Dental Clinics

AAE sponsors periodic dental clinics open to any horse owner in the community. Dental services are provided by Melissa Shurr, CEqDT, with sedation (usually) by Diana Stolba, DVM, of Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center. Clinics are typically held at Cedar Springs Arena and Livery in Placerville. Please see our Calendar for the next clinic and sign up today to reserve your time.

How Often Should Horses Be Checked?
Routine dental maintenance and equilibration begins in the late yearling. Owners, managers, and trainers should keep in mind that dentition in the horse is ever changing. Horses under five years of age are constantly cutting teeth. For the best performance, horses should be evaluated on a regular basis.

Before Dental

After Dental

Types of Service Provided

• Removal of Incisor Caps
• Incisor Reduction
• Incisor Angle Change
• Incisor Realignment
• Reduce and Buff Canines
• Removal of Wolf Teeth
• Performance Float
• Removal of Molar Caps
• Removal of Rostral Hooks or Ramps
• Removal of Caudal Hooks or Ramps
• Correction of Steps or Waves
• Correction Protuberant Teeth
• Molar Extraction
• Incisor Extraction
• Relief Cuts
• Periodontal Cleaning

Maintenance & Equilibration Schedule

Late Yearlings
  Equilibrate and performance float (Balance) all teeth
  Extract wolf teeth

Two years to Four years old (every six months)
  Equilibrate and performance float all teeth as needed
  Check and remove caps

Four and Half years old and older
Equilibrate and performance float all teeth every 6 months to year as needed

For more info, contact MELISSA SHURR, CEqDT
AED Certified
(916) 849-7500
MeslissaShurr@aol.com