Frequently asked questions about dentistry in horses. General questions about dentistry and questions about dental issues in horses. Made in 2007, not…
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…
My "Seeing Is Believing Tour" playlist on YouTube. Videos of floating that represent the actions and reactions during and after the approach of Horsem…
Dr. Tucker discusses a variety of issues commonly asked by horse owners and veterinarians. Specifically, myths are evaluated and theories are offered …
Several years ago, I asked owners with horses of verified age (papers or lip tattoos) to allow me to photograph the incisors. I shot the left and righ…
I go over some of the recent articles showing up in the magazines and news feeds for horse owners discussing 1) cavities in the cheek teeth of horses …
Horse's teeth erupt throughout their lives with constant wear occurring from teeth grinding against opposing teeth and continual stropping by the tong…
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held their annual meeting last month and offered a section on the current state of equine dent…
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…
The frequency of floating a horse is variable and is related to the individual horse. Often, we think of prevention on a mechanical device, like how o…
This episode goes over some frequently asked questions I often get asked as I meet horse owners. My answers are not based on scientific facts because …
In this podcast, I talk about a variety of subjects. Some I have discussed in detail elsewhere, and some are new. These subjects include the microbiom…
Within veterinary medicine are recognized divisions (surgery, medicine, ambulatory) and within these are hidden divisions. Do these affect horse owner…
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…
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…
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 are essential to understand as to why they are used and more importantly, why they are often not used properly. One of…
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…
Pulling teeth is the dentistry equivalent of the expression "Do something!" But is "doing something" always in the best interest of the horse? Abscess…
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…
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…
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…
There is a point where the pain we are experiencing is beyond our ability to control our reaction to it. This point is our pain threshold and it is di…
A popular medical doctor wrote an article "The Trouble With Dentistry." I apply his thoughts to equine dentistry, diet, cheek tooth fractures, lectins…
The "modern" way of horse dentistry is jacking the mouth open and automatically sedating the horses. The traditional way is more difficult using horse…
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…
The day after Memorial Day. I hope we all paused a moment yesterday to thank our soldiers for their service, commitment, and even their loss of life for our freedoms. If you didn’t, go ahead and thank them now. Then again tomorrow……
Mel and I were in Wellington, FL today working at 3 horse farms. Two things came up for our discussion today. The first was a 20-year-old horse who lost a front tooth. Actually, it was decayed and only the exposed part disintegrated. This horse will be OK missing part of his front tooth.
20-year-old with a darkened #201 that suddenly fractured. No pain or discomfort, the slight smell of decay and trapped food. The owner will watch.
Decay in the incisors is rare. I had one horse where I poked a hole in the dark spot on the front of an incisor and the pus escaped under pressure for a full second and about two feet out. As disgusting as it sounds, horse teeth are put together differently than human teeth. When an infection forms an abscess in a horse tooth, the horse usually shows no pain even when it disintegrates the tooth. They can actually heal their teeth which helps to preserve them. Don’t you wish you had horse teeth now!
Melissa floats an old horse while her buddy, already floated by Melissa, watches with words of encouragement.
The second is depicted in the picture of Mel and the two horses. The observing horse had already been floated by her and the horse had busted out of his stall to come over and help. I had finished the Gypsy Vanner horse behind me and grabbed my camera for this shot. This shows how calm the horses are when we float them. But don’t take my word for it. Let me quote the owner:
“Dr Tucker - I came out to the barn because I knew you were here - the horses were having their teeth floated and it is the only peaceful place on my property! How about that! Even I am starting to relax.”
Thanks, Joy for this descriptive testimonial of how things usually go using The Tucker Technique Of Equine Dentistry™.
This reminds me, the online school for equine dentistry is steadily coming along. It is a huge project. More later. Until tomorrow, this is Doc T
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