20/06/2025
I’ve been doing some work on an equine dentist’s personal horses. He had these horse skulls for studying purposes, (both horses tragically died from strangles many years ago). While looking at these skulls, there are a few things to contemplate. One being the size and development difference between them. The skull on the left was a 10 year old horse and the one on the right a four year old of the same breed. While the 10 year old was large for his breed, the development is difference is still mind boggling. The second is truly looking at the skulls and thinking about how much of a horse’s head/ face is soft tissue. That is a lot of tissue to have tension, pain, TMJ, etc. The face muscles are often overlooked when a horse shows signs of discomfort such as head tossing. If you have this issue with your horse and have tried doing their teeth and chiropractics, it is very likely to be pain in the soft tissues.
