Mouth Ulceration
Mary DeLorey, DVM
May 1, 2006
My 7-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse has developed ulcers on the bars of his mouth. Any ideas why this would happen?
My 7-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse has developed ulcers on the bars of his mouth. Any ideas why this would happen?
Equine dentistry started centuries ago with filing horses? teeth, but it was not until the past decade that motorized dental instrumentation coupled with research allowed vast improvements. These advances have helped all horses, but performance
Abby is a Tennessee Walking Horse mare who was recently purchased by a Virginia family as a 5-year-old and shipped there from Tennessee to train and show. A dental examination six months after purchase found that her right and left lower first
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