Equine Dentistry, Nutrition & Management Consultation
Equine Dentistry
Morgan Equine - Motorized Dentistry
Horses teeth continue to grow and change shape throughout their lives. That is why dentistry is important to a horse's well being and partially why horses are living longer healthier lives.
There is a difference between floating and dentistry. Typically, non-veterinary (lay) persons preform floating by using hand tools to remove sharp points on the large teeth along the sides of the mouth called molars.
Veterinary dentistry includes the use of sedation, pain medication and full mouth examination with a mouth speculum. With this method, the overall condition of all of the teeth and gingiva are assessed, incisors are aligned, table surfaces leveled and canines are reduced if needed.
Dr. Morgan uses a Power Float with a rotating diamond disc to reduce teeth. Unlike hand floats, it allows access to the last molars and the greatest benefit is how kind the equipment is to the soft tissue.
We can also determine the best interval for dentistry. Contrary to common belief, once the mouth is balanced, every other year dentistry is adequate for most horses. It's not always about taking off as much tooth as you can. It's knowing how much tooth to leave.
There is a difference between floating and dentistry. Typically, non-veterinary (lay) persons preform floating by using hand tools to remove sharp points on the large teeth along the sides of the mouth called molars.
Veterinary dentistry includes the use of sedation, pain medication and full mouth examination with a mouth speculum. With this method, the overall condition of all of the teeth and gingiva are assessed, incisors are aligned, table surfaces leveled and canines are reduced if needed.
Dr. Morgan uses a Power Float with a rotating diamond disc to reduce teeth. Unlike hand floats, it allows access to the last molars and the greatest benefit is how kind the equipment is to the soft tissue.
We can also determine the best interval for dentistry. Contrary to common belief, once the mouth is balanced, every other year dentistry is adequate for most horses. It's not always about taking off as much tooth as you can. It's knowing how much tooth to leave.
Equine Nutrition & Management Consultation
Nutrition and supplementation is one of those life long learning subject matters that horse persons find very challenging .
In the beginning it's easy because you just feed hay and maybe some oats or grain, right?
Your humming right along, maybe for years, then you get an easy or hard keeper or an athletic horse who needs more or less umph.
Now you have to think about nutrition so your horse does not die (probably not this extreme, but this is a real thing) or allow them to be physically capable of doing their job. Then, nutrition becomes confusing because every horse person you know and feed store clerk has an opinion they swear by.
You are diligent. You do your own internet or tack store research and there it is. All of it. So much information. Too many products to choose from. Each of them with the very best claim to fame often with a 100% satisfaction guarantee with incredible and sometimes miraculous results.
How are you supposed to deal with nutrition and supplementation when there is an overwhelming amount of information and products? Approach it scientifically, calculating the requirements and finding foodstuff and nutrients that fill those requirements. That's how.
Dr. Morgan can help you with this in a way that makes sense nutritionally, economically and fits into the management style the horse is currently in. You will be surprised at how simple it can be once you understand a few principles of feeding and nutrition.
In the beginning it's easy because you just feed hay and maybe some oats or grain, right?
Your humming right along, maybe for years, then you get an easy or hard keeper or an athletic horse who needs more or less umph.
Now you have to think about nutrition so your horse does not die (probably not this extreme, but this is a real thing) or allow them to be physically capable of doing their job. Then, nutrition becomes confusing because every horse person you know and feed store clerk has an opinion they swear by.
You are diligent. You do your own internet or tack store research and there it is. All of it. So much information. Too many products to choose from. Each of them with the very best claim to fame often with a 100% satisfaction guarantee with incredible and sometimes miraculous results.
How are you supposed to deal with nutrition and supplementation when there is an overwhelming amount of information and products? Approach it scientifically, calculating the requirements and finding foodstuff and nutrients that fill those requirements. That's how.
Dr. Morgan can help you with this in a way that makes sense nutritionally, economically and fits into the management style the horse is currently in. You will be surprised at how simple it can be once you understand a few principles of feeding and nutrition.