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Preparing Your Horse for Spring

Lucile Vigouroux, MSc March 31, 2025

Are you and your horse ready for spring? Check off all the items on this list to prepare for a healthy, successful riding season.

Feeding Horses With EOTRH

Madeline Boast, MSc March 24, 2025

An equine nutritionist explains how to address common nutrition challenges when feeding horses with the dental condition EOTRH, before and after surgery.

What to Consider Before Tooth Removal in Horses (AAEP 2012)

Study: Narrow-Diameter Repulsion Pins for Equine Cheek Tooth Extraction

Tanja Bornmann January 3, 2025

Researchers say this method of extracting horses’ cheek teeth could reduce complications during and after surgery when traditional extraction methods fail.

Horse Care: When Less is More

Nancy S. Loving, DVM December 30, 2024

Find out what commonly applied practices horse owners and caretakers tend to overdo.

EOTRH: Facing a Scary-Sounding Dental Disease

Wendy Krebs, DVM December 27, 2024

What could cause a horse to develop equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis (EOTRH)?

5 Things Your Senior Horse Wants for Christmas

Haylie Kerstetter December 24, 2024

Here’s what might be on your senior horse’s wish list this year.

Advances in Diagnosing Equine Dental Disease

Lucile Vigouroux, MSc December 24, 2024

Emerging technologies are giving veterinarians the tools they need to best address dental disease in horses.

Dental Pain and Equine Behavior

Anna Sochocky December 22, 2024

Dental pain can often be mistaken for behavior problems, so it is important for owners to understand the signs of dental pain and disease.

Study: Dental Sectioning for Extracting Equine Cheek Teeth

Tanja Bornmann December 19, 2024

Researchers have identified several benefits to this method for removing teeth in horses, such as reducing postoperative complications.

Open Up and Say Zzz: Why Horse Dental Exams Require Sedation

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA December 17, 2024

Your veterinarian needs a good look into your horse’s deep, dark mouth to perform a thorough dental exam. The answer? Proper sedation.

Senior Horse Dental Health

Heather Smith Thomas December 14, 2024

When your older horse’s pearly whites are past their prime, keep an eye out for signs of specific problems.

What To Feed Senior Horses With Dental and Digestive Dysfunction

Lucile Vigouroux, MSc December 12, 2024

Learn why dental and digestive problems in geriatric horses often go hand in hand and what you can do to help your horse thrive in his golden years.

Do I Need a Dental Exam For My Horse?

W. Leon Scrutchfield, DVM December 10, 2024

An owner’s Morgan mare might have something wrong with her teeth. A veterinarian with an interest in equine dentistry explains what to expect from the dental examination.