09/24/2026
Horse Dental Day at GHS:
Proper dental care is an essential part of keeping horses healthy, comfortable, and performing at their best.
Regular dental care isn’t just about maintaining a horse’s ability to do its job—it plays a vital role in how effectively they can chew and assimilate their feed. Healthy aligned teeth help horses break down forage properly- horses chew in a circular motion that moves forage from front allllll the way to the back making a bolus that gets further broken down in the GIT. The teeth must grind forage sufficiently for the gut to be able to do its job. This goes beyond just supporting efficient digestion! Teeth that are sharp or misaligned can cause discomfort that can affect eating, behavior, and overall well-being.
By prioritizing routine yearly dental care, we can help our horses feel their best from the inside out. When done regularly it’s not a big deal at all! Prevention is a great approach always!
We are very blessed to have an amazing Horse Dentist. He takes such good care of our ponies. It’s also such a calm, relaxed experience. The horses are allowed to express themselves and move around. He’s able to do even my tallest horses (all without sedation), and moves like a zen Buddha efficiently checking and examining all the teeth, including the hard to reach back ones, and then making sure the grinding surfaces are ready to rock ‘n’ roll for the next year. It’s always incredible to reach in and feel the before and after.
His knowledge of how the whole horse is connected always amazes me- aside from the obvious food and bitting accommodations, he also has helped me with hind end and poll issues that actually have roots in the mouth. It’s just amazing the difference once can see and feel before and after a dental visit.
Shaital had his first GHS Dental today and of course was an ABSOLUTE HAM the whole time. I have never met a happier or sillier horse. Everyone was giggling at his faces, with tongue poking out, rubbing the wall with his nose, and all his General goofiness. But with the teeth done, he is ready to learn about bridles now!
Summit the Mustang watched carefully at this new weird human Thang… he was curiously scared. Maybe next year, little buddy, you can have a go…
