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A HORSES MOUTHStraight from the Horses Mouth When a wild horse is hungry, he goes to a place where there is grass to eat and then he puts his nose down and begins tearing off the blades. To do this, he uses his upper lip to grasp a group of blades; his tongue to orient the blades as they come into his mouth; and his jaw muscles and incisor teeth to grasp and pinch the blades. With an abrupt, obliquely-backwards motion of the head, he then tears off the blades. Chewing action thoroughly mixes the chopped blades with saliva, which is the first digestive juice. (It’s important not to forget that the oral cavity is the first part of the horse’s digestive system). After chewing and swallowing a segment of one “cigar”, the horse lowers its head to bite off another bunch of blades. The next mouthful may be chewed on either the right or left side, but horses can chew on only one side of the mouth at a time. A normal horse distributes the effort evenly.
Why Your Horse Needs Dentistry Your horse lives under conditions quite different from those found in the wild. Artificial conditions which impact your horse’s mouth are:
Radio-tracking studies of mustangs show that the animals travel an average of thirty to forty miles per day throughout the year. They do this as a natural consequence of their search for food and water. The impact of fences (confinement) on domestic horses has often been documented -- for example, on stress levels, on the condition of their feet and legs, and on parasite loads. Fences enclosing groups of horses often create dry lot conditions under which there is little or no plant material available to graze. This makes feeding hay and grain necessary.
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The decayed tooth is clearly visible. The large molar (right) need to be filed down, or floated, at regular intervals or they interfere with the horse's chewing.
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The Tooth Whisperer services the following areas with equine dentistry :Sydney suburbs and areas : Arcacia, Annangrove, Asquith, Auburn, Balmain, Baulkham Hills, Beaumont Hills, Beecroft, Bella Vista, Berowra, Birchgrove, Blacktown, Bonnyrigg, Bosley Park, Canada Bay, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Chatswood, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Concord, Denistone, Drummoyne, Dundas, Dural, East Killara, Eastwood, Epping, Ermington, Fairfield, Galston, Girraween, Gladesville, Glenhaven, Glenwood, Greystanes, Guildford, Harris Park, Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Kellyville, Kenthurst, Killara, Kings Langley, Lalor Park, Lane Cove, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Middle Dural, Normanhurst, North Epping, North Parramatta, North Rocks, North Ryde, Oatlands, Parklea, Parramatta, Pendle Hill, Pennant Hills, Pymble, Rydalmere, Ryde, St Ives, Seven Hills, Silverwater, Smithfield, South Western Sydney, Stanhope Gardens, Sydney, Telopea, The Oaks, Thornleigh, Toongabbie, Turramurra, Wahroonga, Witaria, Wentworthville, Westmead, West Pennant Hills, West Pymble, West Ryde, Western Sydney, Wetherill Park, Winston Hills, Woodcroft, Woodpark, Regional NSW areas covered by our Horse Dentistry services include: North Coast, Grafton, Lismore, Ballina, Central Coast, Port Macqarie, Coffs Harbour, Port Stephens, South Coast, Eden, Nowra, Kiama, Illawarra, Northern Tablelands, Tamworth, Moree, Inverell, Armidale, Central Tablelands, Dubbo, Forbes, Parkes, Southern Tablelands, Jamberoo, Wollongong, North-West Slopes, Central Western Slopes, Dubbo, Parkes, Cowra, Wellington, Condoblin, South-West Slopes, Wagga Wagga, Deniliquin, Albury, Finley, Western Plains Bourke, Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina,Mid North Coast,Northern Rivers, Illawarra, Hunter Valley, Scone, Muswellbrook, Aberdeen,Lake Macquarie,Riverina, Murrumbidgee, Murray We also provide equine dentistry services in New Zealand, Interstate and Internationally upon request.
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