tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post62325747645508954..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Another worldFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-85969611469290098952009-04-04T20:23:00.000-07:002009-04-04T20:23:00.000-07:00Not all vets suck at doing teeth. Mine is by far ...Not all vets suck at doing teeth. Mine is by far better than any equine dentist I have ever used. He has even patented some dentistry equipment.<BR/><BR/>But he damn sure does not work for $35 a head. More like $135Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552625379617724485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-32782023045549495302009-03-27T04:57:00.000-07:002009-03-27T04:57:00.000-07:00No, it's not visible from that picture. I'll have...No, it's not visible from that picture. I'll have to dig up a picture of Gene or at least draw something up. I don't know if it's visible from photographs - it's more subtle than that in my experience. I'll see what I can do. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794050418919719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-82760996616182647232009-03-26T18:41:00.000-07:002009-03-26T18:41:00.000-07:00LOL, I'm sure I'm generating plenty of gossip. I'...LOL, I'm sure I'm generating plenty of gossip. I've only briefly met a few of the boarders - while I have the opportunity, I go riding during the day. Everybody else comes after work... but I don't want to deal with rush hour, and I'm not sure I want to deal with a bunch of new people. They probably all have saddles that cost more than my horses!<BR/><BR/>I think the dentist is cheap because he comes to the barn on a set schedule and does all the horses at once. I don't know! It sounds inexpensive to me, too, but I don't have a basis for comparison. <BR/><BR/>Sara - I dunno if they have weird muscles on their heads. Cause, uh, see, I've only ever been around <I>other</I> unfloated horses. Does <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/funderspix/284175354/" REL="nofollow">this picture</A> show what you're talking about?<BR/><BR/>Kac - The new place has, mmm, maybe 30 horses max. And not much acreage at all, maybe 10 acres. It's all subdivided into turnout paddocks, with "buddies" going out together. Champ and Dixie go out together, every day that it's not raining (or sleeting or snowing!) Some of the show horses only go out at night, to keep their coats from bleaching.<BR/><BR/>Julian - good to hear that they might not need floating every year. I've read some horror stories of horses that were improperly floated and had worse problems from it :( I just hope this is an improvement for them!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-24910026442206389062009-03-26T13:36:00.000-07:002009-03-26T13:36:00.000-07:00It sounds like you are in a good place. I am sure ...It sounds like you are in a good place. I am sure that you are generating gossip all the time - we are quite alike in that respect! $35 does sound cheap for the teeth rasping. In Britain we might spend the equivalent of $60 per horse, though the standard of the better equine dentists seems quite respectable. It may be a type of work that the vets are happy not to be asked to do! The local equine dentist has a nice new car so he must be doing well, on the other hand he may get a decent volume of work from the racing yards. Back when I hd the riding centre, there seemed to be a lot of variation between horses regarding which ones needed their teeth rasping, some at least yearly, a few of them almost never.whitehorsepilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336201990231834504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-27415331942325181942009-03-26T12:31:00.000-07:002009-03-26T12:31:00.000-07:00WOW!That is such a good thing for you in that stab...WOW!<BR/>That is such a good thing for you in that stable Funder! I looked at all the pictures...HUGE-O- diff! How many acres does the current facility have and horses?<BR/>I just went to a grass and pasture manegment class and am all farmy minded now!<BR/>I use one of only 3 qualified Equine dentists her in Oregon. Dr Steve Sundholm. he has an awesome veternary clinic really close to us. he is the one that "Qualifies" vets to practice the dentistry in Oregon -IF- they desire the knowledge. You see, you can say you know what you are doing as you float..but you are not required the further traing to REALLY know . Pantz...my sissy's horse could not chew at all and she had been done 5 years in a row at the coast. Whne we told Steve this...he just looked at us and said, "There is no-one there to do the job". he knows, he trains them!<BR/>It cost me over $200 for my mare the first time!<BR/>Your price sounds amazingly low!<BR/>Not ness better though...ask about the dentistry training program...not to intimidate but to gain the perspective of them.<BR/>Kacallhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-34707919967471111472009-03-26T09:13:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:13:00.000-07:00I bet that's definitely why he didn't like the bit...I bet that's definitely why he didn't like the bitless at all, since it goes over the molars and they need to be free of hooks etc.<BR/><BR/>$35 per float is a steal. My horses are getting done Saturday morning and it will be over $100 per - even with a discount for being one of Dawn's clients! That's about what it runs around here, though, and I love their dentist so it's worth it.<BR/><BR/>Do either of them have large (or even visible) muscles above their eyes going back to their ears? Gene had big ones until his current dentist worked on him and his mouth got to a state where he could chew properly (aka mainly sideways), and suddenly they started going down fast. Peanut's forehead is and always has been flat.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794050418919719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-73168122194042705222009-03-26T08:34:00.000-07:002009-03-26T08:34:00.000-07:00I wonder how much gossip you've got fired up aroun...I wonder how much gossip you've got fired up around there? But what a nice change for you. There is nothing like being around good, knowledgeable people to help you learn.<BR/><BR/>Kerstin does Tonka and Raven's teeth -- some vets are quite trustworthy with teeth, but not all. Champ especially is going to feel great!<BR/><BR/>peobasm: a pleasant reaction to eating very tasty peas.dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072031429438530210noreply@blogger.com