Equine Dental Solutions w/ Katie Herman

07/22/2024

Cute little halflinger that is learning to drive with the Amish. Bye , bye wolf teeth!

05/19/2024

Here are some cool cases I’ve come across lately!

05/01/2024

Last Wednesday our residents were treated to top-knotch dental care by Equine Dental Solutions w/ Katie Herman! We wanted to share a few photos and give Katie a proper shout out for all she does!
We rely on an expert team of professionals to help us keep our rescue animals healthy. Between our dentist, veterinarian, farrier, hay supplier, and more -- it quite literally takes a village to make sure these guys have the best! We are so grateful to have Katie on our team 🥰

03/22/2024

Donkeys need dentals too! This is Dominic 🐎 🦷

03/15/2024

This 3 year old fractured its incisor to an unknown cause. Believe it or not, I see this often.

03/14/2024

Big thanks to Thomas C Jett and Dr. Petruskie for overseeing these extractions with two different horses the last few days, I’m sure both horses are feeling so much better. What you see is expired molars in horses over 20 years old that were slightly loose, worn or infected causing pain and discomfort.

02/14/2024

7 year old standardbred with a severe parrot mouth

01/31/2024

January has been plenty busy!
Love my awesome clients🦷 🐎

01/16/2024

This was a fun one today. 7 year old BLM mustang. 107 hyper-erupted. Opposing molar is mostly missing. I will be seeing this guy again in 2 months for a follow up. You’d never know he had this malocclusion as he’s fat and chewing normally.

01/01/2024

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful business year! I saw just about 1700 horses for the year of 2023. Thank you to Dearson Veterinary for supplying me with tools to perform my best work. I also appreciate all the local and non local veterinarians that help sedate and support my trade.
I love what I do everyday and it never feels like work.
For 2024-be mindful to reach out ahead of time as I am booking up quickly throughout the year!

Happy new year everyone ❤️

12/21/2023

Here is lower wolf tooth that I discovered and removed in a 6 year old TB. Owner had mentioned that she’s uncomfortable in several different bits. I do believe she will be so much more comfortable now!

10/19/2023

Here is a 14 year old that had a float 2 years ago. This is why regular dental care and exams are so important especially in our young horses as their mouths can change rapidly. This horse presented with two fractured molars , a wave complex on the lower arcade and hooks. With all that said- this gelding was a healthy weight. So just because your horses is fat and happy does not mean they are comfortable in the mouth.

Pink arrow- Rostral hook forming.
Purple arrow- enamel sharp points.
Red arrow- abrasions to cheek from the sharp points
Green arrow- 108 fractured molars

08/04/2023

Here’s a 8 year old mare with a decidous incisor(baby tooth) that never fell out when this horse was 4.5/5 years old.

07/21/2023

Lecture day as to why dentistry is important at CSM campus for teen college camp!

05/07/2023

05/05/2023

Sometimes all you need is a pool noodle and three 💪women to help get the job done 🥹😅

04/22/2023

Incisor malocclusions/
Picture 1- young mini horse with crowded incisors.
Picture 2- aged horse that lost 1 incisor

03/28/2023

Another fun case! First visit for this 7 year old mini mare. Nice hooks she had-Let's stop assuming just because a horse is fat doesn't mean they have good teeth. This girl will feel so much better now ❤️

03/18/2023

This 12 year old Belgium gelding had 4 different visits from two different providers in PA over the last 8 months. The owner came to me saying he's still dropping feed and we can't get the weight on him we want. The blue arrows show the front which is normal and then the back which is tall. You can certainly tell that this horse has caudal hooks that were not addressed creating the concerns his owners had. 

03/15/2023

Thank you Dearson Veterinary for providing me the best tools on the market. For over 7 years now I have used your system and plan to continue to do so. For the amount of horses I see daily, these tools make my life so much easier , more time efficient and can better address malocclusions.

03/02/2023

This is a 14 year old standardbred with a hyper-erupted Step 209. It's so important to have your horses checked and floated yearly. The opposing molar on the lower arcade was fractured with a portion missing. Just to keep in mind that these malocclusions are easy to manage if caught before they continue to erupt and cause destruction to opposing molars.

01/31/2023

This donkey is going to feel much better.
208 that was decaying and mobile - causing weight loss , inappetence and a foul odor

01/12/2023

Yes I'll clean your horses sheath if you ask 😂🙈 I must say I feel bad for this gelding today. Although I'm sure he feels better!

01/06/2023

First wolf tooth extraction of 2023, from a 2 year old standardbred.