One of the most common aspects people consider when selecting a horse to purchase is the animal's conformation. Are his hocks too straight? Is his back strong? And are his pasterns too long? But some ...

Most horse owners are privy to caring for their adult horses' teeth and diligent in obtaining proper dental care. But caring for foals' and young horses' deciduous (or simply put, baby) teeth is a ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: When an equine dentist works on a horse’s teeth, I have always heard it as “floating their teeth.” How did that phrase come about? – Curious in Shartlesville Dear Curious: The term ...

Since February brings us both National Pet Dental Health Month and the year of the horse, now seems like a good time to address equine dental care. According to the Oregon Veterinary Medical ...

Veterinary medicine students from Colorado State University work on the teeth of horses at the Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center on May 16, 2017 in Castle Rock. The students were under the ...

BRENTWOOD — By midmorning Ben Koertje already had treated two elderly patients that had stopped eating, and was on his second house call of the day. Or, more precisely, horse call. Moving quickly, he ...

A team of paleodentists of sorts has examined fossilized horse teeth from as far as 55.5 million years ago and found a timeline of changing tooth features that matches up with the climate record. The ...

Fossil records verify a long-standing theory that horses evolved through natural selection. Scientists arrived at the conclusion after examining the teeth of 6,500 fossil horses representing 222 ...

WILLMAR -- The issue of who should be qualified to "float horse teeth" is drowning at least one legislator in three years' worth of reports, studies, committee meetings and proposed legislation. Rep.