OZ Equine Dentistry

The mouth is the beginning of the digestive system. It gathers and prepares the food for digestion. Any inefficiency to this affects the whole digestive process.
The front teeth need to be free and balanced to perform the task of grazing. With most horses living in an environment where processed foods are necessary, the Incisol (front)teeth often need realigning because wear patterns differ: eating feed from high up feeders, not enough wear because of barren paddocks, position of feeders and feeding patterns. Symptoms
such as chewing of surroundings, wood, trees, buckets and lack of backward movements can signify restrictions in this area.
All horses teeth grow up too 3mm per year, anterior and molars, so both need addressing. Check out your own horses
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Olivia has been involved in horses all her life, with a passion for dressage at a young age she represented the State, and was on the State squad for numerous years. Olivia also operates a successful horse stud, having produced World Cup Show Jumpers and Advanced Eventer’s which have been exported throughout the world.