Does every horse need a specially trained veterinarian?
Every horse will benefit from the care that a specialized veterinarian can provide. As you know, it is much better to prevent a problem than try to correct it once it’s well established. A horse’s mouth is no exception. Domestic horses by virtue of being domesticated are prone to dental aberrations for a host of reasons. On a basic level: wild horses with dental problems can’t eat and will die. By natural selection, their genes are removed from the pool. We humans don’t usually breed or buy our dream horse for dental soundness. Natural selection is removed from the cycle and dental problems accumulate. Secondly, domestic horses don’t exactly live as their wild cousins do. Horses evolved over the centuries with access to mainly grass forage 24 hours a day. Most of our horses aren’t so lucky. Thirdly, domestic horses do things for us that wild horses don’t have to worry about. Remember, we communicate with our horses through their mouths! If things are amiss inside that mouth, how good i
