All our vets carry the equipment required to perform routine dentistry with them at all times, including a gag and a selection of tooth rasps.  Routine dental management is vital for health reasons, and also to prevent problems when ridden.

Wolf Tooth Extraction

Wolf teeth are small additional teeth that sit just in front of the main row of molars.  They often cause problems in accepting the bit, and so are frequently removed.  A horse may have from zero to four wolf teeth in total, with upper wolf teeth occuring more frequently than lower.

We can perform wolf tooth extraction at your own stables.  Your horse will be sedated and given ample pain relief.  After removal, we normally recommend 5 days of pain relief, and a week without bitting, although your vet will go through this with you on an individual horse basis.

Motorised Dentistry

Some dental problems cannot be treated with hand rasps, such as severe overgrowths, and diastemata (gaps between the teeth).  In these cases we are fortunate to have a motorised tooth rasp available, which allows for faster and more accurate work to be done.