Glade Valley Equine Dental Services, LLC

11/02/2025

✨Horse girls, horse teeth, and high school flashbacks✨

Sometimes I swear the horse community feels like a popularity contest I never actually signed up for—except instead of voting for prom queen, it’s “Who floats your horse’s teeth?” and “What sedative protocol do you believe in?”

Here’s the thing… you can like one dentist without trashing another. You can appreciate someone’s style without insisting it’s the only right way. We are incredibly lucky to live in an area with so many talented equine dental providers—and different techniques, tools, philosophies, and personalities to fit different horses and owners. Variety is not the problem, It’s actually the gift.

And when someone recommends me? Truly—it’s the biggest compliment. You’ll never catch me complaining about that. A referral means more to me than any social media ad ever could. You trust me with your horse’s mouth—that’s huge. I’m always honored and so grateful.

But here’s my friendly PSA:
📌 If you’re looking for a dentist—ask the person at the show who has a horse with comfortable head carriage.
📌 Ask your trainer.
📌 ASK YOUR VET
📌Ask your farrier.
📌Ask your equine bodyworker.

Not the loudest stranger on Facebook. Some of those people don't even have horses 😵‍💫

Because good care isn’t a competition. It’s a community. And I promise, we can support one person’s work without tearing someone else down in the process.

So thank you to everyone who shares my name with kindness—even quietly. You don’t know how much it means. And if equestrian dental politics ever become an Olympic sport… please don’t nominate me. I’ll be over here balancing mouths, minding my business, and staying out of the group chat. 🦷 🧚‍♀️

11/02/2025

Borrowed from a Facebook friend-

When someone asks if you can do it cheaper...

In one of my college marketing classes, I was told — and it was one of the greatest things I learned in college — that in any service or product sales transaction, a business can only provide two out of the following three things, best price, best quality and best service, and still make enough money to stay in business. So as a customer of anything, you get to ask yourself which two of those three are important to you. You can not expect all three, or the person/company you are doing business with will not survive. And if you’re getting what you want, of course you’d want them to survive, right?

Every business I have ever been associated with, I have focused on the best quality and the best service. Why? Those two things make me tick. I don’t want to be a part of it if it’s not quality and service oriented. So, you probably won’t see anything I am associated with in the bargain bucket. And I am ok with that, because there are plenty of customers whose values align with mine, and that’s our target market.

And this doesn’t mean if you sell something cheap, it’s bad. There’s a market for that too. But if you’re shopping price, be educated enough to know that you will be giving up on one of the other two components available. And sometimes the cost of that isn’t worth it.

10/24/2025

Facebook has gotten a little… well… ya know…

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10/23/2025

Hay!

Check yours for foxtail

10/21/2025

Is your horse quidding or disinterested in hay?

Time for a dental exam 🦷 🧚‍♀️

10/17/2025

The message that Alli sent me in 2021 is similar to messages I receive every few weeks from people wanting to get into the field. I’m always happy to answer questions, give recommendations, and have people ride along. I’ve even had a few working apprentices over the years, but no one that ever put the work in like Alli.

She shadowed, enrolled in the Academy of Equine Dentistry, shadowed some more, attended the school again and showed up on all of her days off from the job she was working. She mastered charting and anatomy and eventually started doing dentistry with me over her shoulder and checking before and after, until there was no reason for me to check at all. She attends conferences and continues to go back to the academy for education

She’s always on time, super thorough, and remembers what I forget. I’m lucky to have her on my team and happy to share her with all of you

She’s available for appointments evenings and weekends, thank goodness

10/11/2025

Yes, your mini needs their teeth done too

10/09/2025

10/08/2025

Routine dental work and more extensive dental procedures aren’t priced the same — and for good reason.

Just like in human dentistry, every horse’s mouth is different. Some require only routine maintenance to keep things balanced and comfortable, while others may need more in-depth corrections or additional time to address existing issues.

At Glade Valley Equine Dental Services, we tailor each appointment to the individual horse — ensuring the right level of care, comfort, and precision every time.

If you’re unsure what your horse might need, we’re happy to assess and explain exactly what’s involved before we begin.

Because every mouth tells its own story.

10/07/2025

Unlike the US insurance and healthcare system, we recognize that the mouth is indeed part of the body and not exempt from it 😵‍💫

10/02/2025

Don’t ghost your dentist!

If we had a payment agreement for the month of September or a reschedule pre pay, it’s officially overdue