Bitfitting
6 July 2023
BIT FITTING SERIES (Dutch)
Equide has created a series of short videos/audios to give you the best advice on the horse's bit and bridle, to avoid injury as much as possible, offer maximum comfort to your horse and therefore communicate more harmoniously with him/her.
5 March 2023
Wolf teeth in horses
Wolf teeth are rudimentary molars found in a portion of our horses
27 January 2022
The nonsense and risks of creating so-called 'bitseats' in horses.
'Bitseats' or the (extreme) shortening and rounding of (part of) the first molars is neither harmless nor scientifically proven.
20 September 2021
Booklet: common bit and bridle related lesions in horses - bitfitting
New creation: an A4 booklet on the most common injuries related to bits and bridles and a lot of advice on correct bit-fitting.
30 June 2021
Bit- and bridle-related injuries in the ridden horse - Part 2
The first part of this article was an overview of the normal anatomy and the most common 'bit-related injuries' in our horses. In addition to a good inspection of the oral cavity and diagnosis of these typical injuries, it is of course essential to be able to give the owner well-founded advice.
31 May 2021
Bit- and bridle-related injuries in the ridden horse - Part 1
Bit- and bridle-related injuries (further abbreviated as "bit injuries") in our horses are common findings during routine dental checkups.
25 April 2021
POSTER: Common bit and bridle related lesions in horses
Equide, in partnership with Vetrident (Dierenarts Stijn Teysen) and supported by the NCED , has recently published a poster (size A0) listing common bit and bridle related injuries.