Dolly, Scotty and Shady all had their teeth done this week. I was able to video Shady's dentistry and put together a sampling of what she had done. You should know that all the horses get sedated before we start. The thing in Shady's mouth is a speculum, lightweight because it's made of aluminum, it holds her mouth open and keeps her from biting the tools and Heather. Heather uses a dental mirror (on a very long handle), a couple of different kinds of files (long and short), a long pick, a big syringe for rinsing - since they can't really rinse and spit like we can, and the electric drill which has a rotating disc on the end that files down the sharp points on the teeth. NONE of this hurts the horse. You may see Shady react by pulling back at times, that's not because of pain, the filing vibrates and makes noise and that is what the horses react to.
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