25/08/2025
Combining craniosacral therapy with your horses dental appointment is actually very important.
My horse is lucky because I’m able to do this for him.
The teeth, jaw, tmj, feet and body alignment are linked.
The horse’s teeth aren’t just about chewing they influence the temporomandibular joint (tmj), poll, neck, feet and even posture through the fascial chains.
So, any imbalance or restriction in the jaw can travel through the body, affecting how the horse moves and carries itself. Hence why it bugs me to see a tight noseband.
A dental technician can correct sharp points and balance the bite, but if the fascia and cranial bones around the tmj are tight, the horse may continue to hold tension.
By doing craniosacral therapy it releases these restrictions so the dental corrections “hold” more effectively.
On this occasion I opted for Hank to have sedation because horses often brace against dental work, masking how they really carry their jaw.
Sedation allows the dentist to see the horse’s natural holding pattern, and craniosacral work afterwards helps the horse integrate the changes.
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