L7 Equine Dentistry LLC

19/05/2025

Product review for practitioners.

WorldWide Equine’s new incisor cutoff wheel.

This wheel runs cooler, is self cleaning, self sharpening and fast-cutting. It lasts a lot longer than the less expensive and lower quality wheels many of us are used to using.

I recommend you use the vacuum guard that is made for the small Foredom hand piece, also a WW Equine product.

World Wide Equine

10/05/2025

4-year old mare with some seriously sharp teeth.

Notice the lower teeth have made deep ulcers in both sides of the rear portion of the tongue. The upper molars were cutting into her cheeks, causing cheek ulcers. The angle of the chewing surfaces of those cheek teeth were steep.This mare could not eat well and was quite skinny.

We performed a rather aggressive angle reduction of the chewing surfaces and made sure to remove all sharp points. After the major work is finished, it is important to remove the speculum from the mouth and “fine tune” the chewing surfaces. This ensures a comfortable grinding motion as this horse learns how to properly chew again.

22/04/2025

It is refreshing when a veterinarian has advanced education in dentistry and can talk about the subject in depth. He clearly points out that a typical education in veterinary medicine is never sufficient to perform to the advanced standards of current equine dentistry.

https://westernhorseman.com/horsemanship/horse-health-horsemanship/taking-a-big-bite-out-of-equine-dentistry/?

Equine dentistry is a complex subject, but Dr. Matt Moskosky breaks down the must-know issues for horse owners.

10/04/2025

When long-time clients’ kids grow up and go to college, so do their horses. Here Dora, the rope horse, is showing off her amazing smile. She didn’t forget to show off her lateral TMJ movement as well.

Did I mention that I love my job?!

07/04/2025

Hopefully this rodeo flag will be visible from the grandstands!

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01/04/2025

How to avoid paying for dental maintenance TWICE:

1-find someone with a full education in dentistry
2-make sure that person believes in working on the chewing surface as well as the sharp edges.

This horse had a dental within the last couple months. Since she is required to do “performance things”, the new owner decided to have her mouth checked. Initial evaluation showed the rostral aspects (front edge) of the first cheek teeth had been over worked and the sharp edges down the cheeks had been floated…and that’s where the work stopped.

Jaw movement and TMJ comfort is directly related to the chewing surfaces of horse teeth. If a practitioner is unwilling (or unable) to address the chewing surfaces, you may be paying someone else to come back and finish the job.

This horse owner understands full well that a new horse with “recent dental work” probably needs to be rechecked by someone with a fully verifiable dental education! Using an IAED certified dental practitioner, with a current certification, shows that your dental professional has met a certain level of education!

28/03/2025

It pays to re-evaluate wolf tooth extraction sites during regular dentals. Sometimes wolf teeth fracture. Sometimes there will be multiple wolf teeth in one location. Sometimes you can see the tooth fragment, and sometimes it looks like a tiny pimple in the gum tissue.

Here we have a horse and a mule that were in for training. This trainer requires dental work be performed on every equine they take in. This ensures there are no unseen obstacles in the mouth that will interfere with training. Fragmented, abscessed, or hidden wolf teeth will commonly cause training issues.

A note to practitioners. When removing wolf teeth it’s important to note, on the chart, whether the entire tooth came out or if a root might remain. This can clue you in to what to watch for at future dentals. Instead of digging a larger crater, causing more trauma to the area, it might benefit you to come back at a future date. The body will do one of two things to that tooth fragment: it will wall it off and forget about it, or it will fester slightly and move it closer to the surface.

Making sure the bars of the mouth are smooth and healthy is vital to comfort in bitting!

24/03/2025

These are, without a doubt, the best saddle pads in the western world.

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Custom Order: Fuchsia pink and dark chocolate brown. 30 x 31.25 x 1.5, leaves SE Idaho and heads to Utah in a few days!

22/03/2025

Goodbyes are always challenging. This is the last horse from a 6 year working relationship with a corporate owned group of horses. Corporations change with the times and this impressive horse program is taking a pause, for now.

In the last 6 years we’ve created hundreds of dental charts on some of the biggest and proudest Percherons and Friesians in the industry. Most of the staff I came to know has now moved on and the remaining horses have been sold.

The horse world revolves around some of the best relationships and friendships. If life ended tomorrow, my soul could rest easy knowing that I worked with some impressive horses and even more amazing humans.

21/03/2025

A major benefit of working in the horse industry are the people. Over the last couple of weeks I have had some very meaningful conversations with a few horse owners. We have discussed marriage, divorce, religion, life, parenting, and several other relevant topics. Every conversation that I engage in which involves more than merely surface-level topics, it is an entire experience for me.

In these powerful conversations, I’ve laughed, I’ve pondered, and I’ve fought back tears. It is a moment of connection between two souls that teaches me something. These recent conversations were not with long time friends but with near strangers.

I appreciate every one of my clients and, even though we might not be “besties”, you can know that I am better off having known each of you. Your life experiences are valuable to me.

I feel blessed.

15/03/2025

Running a business in the horse world is rewarding. Taking advantage of opportunities to give back is a privilege!

18/02/2025

Dental providers, the L7 Optics headlamp is next-level

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