*1 – Horse Dentistry – Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about dentistry in horses. General questions about dentistry and questions about dental issues in horses. Made in 2007, not…
Category: Dentistry
*2 – Horse Dentistry – Basic Horse Dentistry Related Videos
8 videos that take apart the key concepts of Horsemanship Dentistry. I made these videos in 2007 but the concepts have not changed and represent the c…
*3 – Horse Dentistry – Videos Of Floating Horses Using Horsemanship
My "Seeing Is Believing Tour" playlist on YouTube. Videos of floating that represent the actions and reactions during and after the approach of Horsem…
75,000 Horses Floated By Hand – Podcast #029
"Common Questions In Equine Dentistry" - Dr. Tucker discusses a variety of issues commonly asked by horse owners and veterinarians. Specifically, myth…
80,000 Horses Floated – Podcast #115
"80,000 Horses Floated" - I floated my 80,000th horse this week since my first one in May 1983. I include horses I helped in training others and a low…
A Deep Look At EOTRH of Horse Teeth – Podcast #123
"Why Pull The Teeth Of Horses?" - This podcast provides an alternative perspective to an interview published in an equine veterinary magazine with a b…
Aging The Horse By The Teeth – Podcast #070
"Can Teeth Tell A Horse's Age?" - Several years ago, I asked owners with horses of verified age (papers or lip tattoos) to allow me to photograph the …
Cavities In Horse Teeth And More – Podcast #047
"Do Horses Get Cavities?" - I go over some of the recent articles showing up in the magazines and news feeds for horse owners discussing 1) cavities i…
Dental Care
Horse's teeth erupt throughout their lives with constant wear occurring from teeth grinding against opposing teeth and continual stropping by the tong…
Dentistry Effects On Nutrition And A Thanksgiving Message – Podcast #105
"Dentistry Effects On Equine Nutrition" - I ran across a brief article filled with so much misinformation about dentistry in horses and its relationsh…
Dentistry Lectures At The 2021 AAEP Meeting – Podcast #041
"Advanced Equine Dentistry - You Be The Judge" - The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held their annual meeting last month and offe…
EOTRH – The Disease Affecting The Incisor Teeth Of Horses – Rounds With Doc T
Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis (EOTRH) is a new disease of horses affecting the health of all horses’ incisors and canine…
EOTRH, Donkey Dentistry, and Cheek Tooth Extractions – Podcast #092
"EOTRH - Equine Odontoplastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis" - This podcast covers three topics within the interest of dentistry in horses. EOT…
Equine Dentistry For 40 Years – Podcast #079
"40 Years Of Horse Dentistry" - Four decades of floating horses have filled me with experiences hard to gain from a textbook. In fact, in 1983, there …
Equine Dentistry Seen Through 75,000 Floats – Rounds With Doc T
I have floated the teeth of horses since 1983, worked on over 75,000 horse mouths and still am floating teeth every day. I have some thoughts, and man…
Frequency Of Floating Horse Teeth – Podcast #004
"When Should Horse Teeth Be Floated?" - The frequency of floating a horse is variable and is related to the individual horse. Often, we think of preve…
General Dentistry – Parrot Mouth
Parrot mouth only affects the relationship of the incisors to each other where the upper incisors are more forward than the lower incisors and complet…
General Dentistry – Sow Mouth
Sow mouth only affects the relationship of the incisors to each other where the lower incisors are more forward than the upper incisors and completely…
General Dentistry – Speculum Injury
The use of the speculum is common in equine dentistry. There are reports of damage to the horse caused by them and this is one of those cases.
Horse Dentistry Questions – Podcast #056
"So Many Horse Dentistry Questions!" - This episode goes over some frequently asked questions I often get asked as I meet horse owners. My answers are…
Horse Microbiome, Dentistry, And More – Podcast #063
"What Is In Your Horse's Gut?" - In this podcast, I talk about a variety of subjects. Some I have discussed in detail elsewhere, and some are new. The…
Horsemen, Surgeons And Equine Dentistry
Within veterinary medicine are recognized divisions (surgery, medicine, ambulatory) and within these are hidden divisions. Do these affect horse owner…
How We Perform Equine Dentistry Matters
Discovering the various ways equine dentistry is performed and the divide between what is good for the horse and what is good for the practitioner. Di…
Incisors – A Question From An Owner
A YouTube visitor asks me several questions about incisors and theories of equine dentistry.
Integrity
Integrity is the quality of being honest. It is what we have at the end of the day. What is inside the mouth of the horse is unseen by the owner but t…
Kicked In The Teeth
After 35 years, I still get "kicked in the teeth" by people and professionals who believe in myths. They perpetuate these false beliefs in equine dent…
Medications in Equine Dentistry – Podcast #001
"Medications in Equine Dentistry" - are essential to understand as to why they are used and more importantly, why they are often not used properly. O…
Oral Cavity – Flabby Cheeks
Flabby Cheeks is the description of excessive tissue that lays in front of the first lower cheek teeth of horses. It is one of the three major reason…
Pull The Tooth!
Pulling teeth is the dentistry equivalent of the expression "Do something!" But is "doing something" always in the best interest of the horse? Abscess…
Should Non-veterinarians Be Allowed To Float Horse Teeth? – Podcast #126
"Vet vs Non-Vet" - There is a turf war between veterinarians and non-veterinarians, both wanting to provide horses with preventive dental care. It sta…
Speechless In A Case Of EOTRH In A Horse
This is a story of a horse owner who I never met but called to ask if extracting all of the lower nipper teeth was a normal thing to do in a horse wit…
The Best Interest Of The Horse
Integrity is a trait assumed to exist in all professionals but they are only human. The stories here and my first hand experiences indicate the associ…
The George Washington Bridge
1 - the illegal closing of the GW bridge trapped us for hours as we crossed about midnight. 2 - the threshold of pain as it relates with dentistry. Se…
The Threshold Of Pain In Horses – Podcast #015
"The Threshold Of Pain In Horses" - There is a point where the pain we are experiencing is beyond our ability to control our reaction to it. This poin…
The Trouble With Dentistry As Seen By A Human Doctor
A popular medical doctor wrote an article "The Trouble With Dentistry." I apply his thoughts to equine dentistry, diet, cheek tooth fractures, lectins…
This Client Just Says “Easy” to Equine Dentistry Without Drama™
The "modern" way of horse dentistry is jacking the mouth open and automatically sedating the horses. The traditional way is more difficult using horse…
Top 10 Things To Know Inside Your Horse’s Mouth – HorseTalk Webinar
The top ten things about what is inside the horses' mouth and why I think we all need to clearly understand them as horse owners and trainers.
Various Topics – Rounds With Doc T (see excerpt) February 1, 2023
1)Threshold of pain. 2) Medication v sedation. 3) Cheek tooth fractures. 4) Tooth abscess. 5) Misoprostol & gut ulcers. 7) Laminitis in a donkey.
Various Topics – Rounds With Doc T (see excerpt) March 2, 2023
1) Pin Firing. 2) Fever of unknown origin. 3) Dental pain. 4) Veterinary versus lay dentists. 5) Medications in equine dentistry. 6) Hock surgery.
Various Topics – Rounds With Doc T (see excerpt) October 10, 2022
Questions asked include the following: swollen head, dentistry, soybean meal, dysbiosis, feeding oil and fat, and sugar in the pasture.
Weight Loss In Horses – Dental Or Not? – Podcast #061
"Quidding And Weight Loss In Horses" - Many horse owners associate weight loss in horses with dental issues. The most common sign of a dental problem …
What Is The Cause Of EOTRH In Horses?
The cause of EOTRH in horses is based on the current thought that it is an autoimmune disease. Lectins without mucous leads to leaky gut at the gums.
Who Knocked Out My Front Tooth?
A lost incisor from decay (EOTRH). I also quote a client with her description of how the horses respond to our Horsemanship Dentistry approach. We are…