No Mouth, No Horse

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340 – May/June, 2025

By Megan Arszman

For an animal as large as the horse, the idea that a small part of his anatomy can render him lame, ill, or worse can be mind-boggling. It’s true for the hoof—after all, the phrase you’re used to seeing is “No hoof, no horse.” But did you know that the horse’s mouth plays a vital role in not only his nutritional health but also his mental health and total body physical health?

The most common picture of a horse having dental care performed on him would be a person floating the teeth—cutting away any points and evening the line of teeth in the mouth so the mouth chews flatly.

But there is so much more to equine dentistry.

An Equine Dentist?

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340 – May/June, 2025