Linda, another good thing to have your equine
dentist check is for teeth that are uncomfortable when bitted up.
Sometimes they have woof teeth "not canine teeth" that bother when bitted
up. My horse has two "blind wolf teeth" that for some reason does not
bother, even though the dentist cannot understand why. I don't want to
have them removed since it means major surgery to remove blind wolf teeth since
they are imbeded into the bone under the skin. Wolf teeth should be
removed as soon as they are noticed or the turn into wolf
teeth. Since my horse was already seven when I got him it was to
late to do a simple tooth extraction. He has never
fussed with the bit so I don't worry about it. Just a
thought, Vicki Austin
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