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New Member:
pablo

Posted on Sunday, Sep 14, 2008 - 2:30 pm:

I have not had a young horse before. It appears the left incisor tooth next to her upper front tooth is growing crooked and beginning to crowd forward to her front tooth. Yet I am not certain whether young teeth look odd as they grow, or if this is a baby tooth yet to come out. How straight should a young horse's teeth look as they erupt? My vet will be out soon to do fall shots, I just didn't want to panic over a future dental problem if it is normal for young horses' teeth to look odd as they are developing.
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Monday, Sep 15, 2008 - 7:46 am:

Welcome Edmond,
They can look odd as they come in only to straighten out as the baby teeth are lost but occasionally do need help if the baby tooth is retained.
DrO
New Member:
joannr24

Posted on Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 - 7:27 am:

Hi Dr. I
I looked at a 3 yr old. Cleveland Bay/TB cross yesterday. My prepurchase is scheduled for next week but I have a quick question. When I looked at his front teeth I noticed there was a dark brown material lining his gumline? He had been on pasture all his life. Is that normal? It struck me as odd because my baby always had clean teeth but he was never on pasture.
Thanks
Joann
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 - 9:22 am:

Hello joAnn,
Though without examining the horse I cannot say if this is the case, horses commonly have brown staining on their teeth. This is from the iron that occurs in the grass.
DrO

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