What is the difference between floating and equilibration?
Floating refers strictly to removing the sharp points that develop on the sides of horse’s teeth as a result of their eruption pattern and tooth morphology. While sharp points are painful and can significantly affect your horse’s performance, they are easy to remove. Equilibration is the process of ensuring that all teeth are in contact and bear the same amount of pressure and wear. Equilibration distributes the wear and pressure that occurs during mastication onto as many viable teeth as possible. This allows horses to live longer and feel better. As such they also tend to perform better as well. If you would like to learn more equine dentistry and equilibration, please contact us for presentation at your barn.
