This message is from: "Margaret Strachan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We have had wolf teeth pulled on nearly every young horse and also some older horses we have bought. I will not bit a new or young horse until I have had the vet check their mouth. The problems we have seen with wolf teeth range from a slight tenseness in the horse's neck to a bolt when the right rein was pulled. These problems have disappeared immediately when the teeth have been pulled. A vet who insists on pulling the teeth has the horse's comfort and the rider's safety in mind. I believe that many horses who exhibit behavior problems may actually have easily fixed wolf teeth problems. The mare who bolted never has done it again and it was the vet's opinion that the wolf teeth were the direct cause. Wolf teeth can be a safety issue. We learned about the sedation dosage when we had a Fjord yearling and a boarded QH yearling gelded the same day. The QH took more than twice the dosage to lay him down. Last year when the regular vet was on vacation I had another vet out. I told him about the experience with the gelding and he said he had worked in Germany and that it was common knowledge there about the sedation dosage with the Fjords. I will be attending the Blue Earth show sans horses this year. It will be nice to visit with and match people with their names and pictures. Margaret Strachan Village Farm Nuevo, CA http://www.pe.net/~barry/ Warm, clear, and pretty in Southern California--not too hot and cool evenings.
