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Quality Equine Dentistry by Claire Murray CEqD/IAED certified the through the Academy of Equine Dentistry (Idaho) and the International Association of Equine Dentists for the health, comfort and performance of your horse.

29/10/2026

For those who believe unsedated dentals are ok:
The reasons I believe they are not ok are numerous but when I see things like this it makes me so mad at an industry where owners believe they are doing the right thing at the detriment of their horse. Just because your horse stands and let's somebody into its mouth with dental instruments does not mean the whole mouth is being attended to or that a fully functioning mouth is the end result. If the mouth isn't fully functioning, the follow on problems affect the whole horse. It's way more complex than just being able to chew food.
This large premolar cap fragment presented in a 6 year old like it was possibly a malformed super-numerary (extra tooth) in a horse I did yesterday. It was on the medial side of the permanent tooth and would have been putting pressure on the palantine artery. This would have been going on for 2.5 years and the horse had a routine unsedated dental 12 months ago. Unfortunately I didnt take an in-situ photo. But this situation is not ok and I commonly find cap fragments in horses that are long past the age of changing their baby teeth.

14/10/2026

Uno and Trilly enjoyed very thorough chiro treatments from Jo Jo Catlin Bentley from Well Adjusted Animal Chiropractic Services yesterday. Trilly is 27 years old now and teaching young Guard about life so think he deserves a bit of a tune up 🥰

02/10/2026

Phew! It was a big week working in Nelson and Blenheim. Many thanks to horse owners, those who are new, those who are long term loyals and everybody in between for trusting me with your horses. These trips wouldn't go ahead without your support. Also special thanks to those who allowed clinics on their property, continued support from Clinton Day and Richmond Saddlery And Horse Feed Store and the expert veterinary services of Nathan Broerse Kaiapoi Farm Veterinary Services.

We had an unusual case today with a mini in his 20s that hadnt had a dental for a long time requiring 3 loose canines extracting. These teeth have a 90 degree curved root and are generally very stable. It is the first time in 24 years of practice that I have seen such a case. This is a vet only procedure and is an example of combined expertise to provide efficient and affordable care whilst we are on the road.

01/10/2026

These photos show a significant diagonal bite being corrected in stages.
The top photo was before dental work on 29th Oct 2025, the bottom photo after dental care 1st Oct 2026. Today was the second adjustment.

30/09/2026

The last horse of the day has had regular dentals, both with hand floats and under sedation by a vet. Yet again nobody adjusted her incisors. Sorry, I neglected to take an after photo of this one but the owner was impressed at the change.

29/09/2026

I have the upmost respect for veterinarians who refer horses to me for dentistry. I did one such case today

27/09/2026

A before and after of a diagonal bite from a dental today. The teeth were allowed to sit naturally in both photos it was not staged.
Compare the alignment where the upper and lower central teeth meet between the two photos.
The after is not perfect, however it allowed unrestricted function and also contact between all incisors at rest.

23/09/2026

Trust me! The first photos I take of the recent addition to my herd, Guard are dental related 🤣
Here he is in all his glory, post dental and sleeping off the sedation.
He had signs of dental care but needed his 506 and 606 retained premolar caps removing. These normally exfoliate around 2.5 years of age and he will be physically 3 in a couple of weeks. The permant premolars had erupted some time ago and were being affected by the caps allowing their opposing permanent teeth to become ramps. He had other cheek teeth imbalances that I also corrected.
Never waste a good sedation! I also removed a couple of beans (something I always offer as a complimentary when doing dentals) and trimmed his feet some more.

11/09/2026

FB seems to have decided on an 'upgrade' of my page and only left me with 7 reviews!
I would really appreciate if you have used my services and found them beneficial if you could leave me a review, explaining to potential clients what you liked, if you think it was good value, changes to your horse(s) after their dental care, photos of them out winning or anything else you think people might like to know.

Address

22 Bruces Road Sefton
Rangiora
7477

Telephone

+6433129779

Website

http://www.equi-dent.co.nz/

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