06/26/2016
This skull has been cut away to show the root structure of a horse's teeth. It's quite incredible just how large a horse's tooth is!
The teeth are this size for a very good reason. Horses have adapted to grind their teeth as they chew. The average amount they grind away each year is 3mm.
This grinding is why yearly dentistry is so important. Each year, i float the teeth and by the time I return 12 months later, your horse has ground away all the work I did!
Horses grind away their teeth throughout their lifetime and I need to remove the sharp points throughout their lifetime. It doesn't matter whether your horse is ridden or not, this process still happens.
Please get your horses checked at least once a year.