All equines (horses (sport horses, leisure horses, young horses, old horses, expensive or not...), ponies (small or big, ridden or not), donkeys) have teeth, right?

This is why all of our equines need to be checked by a vet dentist.

Many people associate sports with dental needs... But in the end (or rather at the genesis), an equine dentist is a professional who specializes in the care of equines' teeth and associated structures. He or she performs a variety of tasks including routine dental care, diagnosing and treating dental diseases, correcting dental malocclusions, extracting diseased teeth, and providing nutrition consultation. One of the only aspects related to sport in the job is that he or she can also give you advice related to your bits & bridles in correlation with your horse's anatomy.

An equine who isn't ridden or isn't doing anything else than grazing still requires dental care. He or she can also for sure develop a malocclusion (front or back hooks for example), can also for sure get caries or break a tooth, can also have difficulties to shed at a young age or have a loose tooth when getting old, can also have sharp enamel points damaging his/her cheeks, or even develop a dental related sinusitis... All these issues for which we see all of our patients everyday have only to do with teeth, and nothing to do with the activity of the equine.

Tooth care is a vital part of keeping a healthy pony, donkey, horse, even when not ridden ;-)

Remember, at Equide, we have developed a lift platform to welcome and treat your ponies, even the smallest, in the best conditions: