Their maybe any number of signs you pick up on not necessarily will all apply.Each horse has a mouth of their own and even though they are alike there are different things going on from one horses mouth to the other. Listed below are a few signs that a horse can have dental needs.
- A horse that shows signs of colic ( a stomach ache in a horse )
- Not being able to gain or maintain good body weight (sometimes considered a hard keeper)
- Feed even hay found in the stool uncrushed wasting its food value to the horse
- Dropping feed while eating
- The horse may turn its head to one side or the other or lift its head up while chewing
- The horse pushes its head deeply into its feed as if to try to fill its mouth while eating
- Bucking, pitching, rearing, pawing or just having a poor attitude (may still have wolfteeth)
- Resisting being caught , not accepting the bit, head tossing or twisting when bitted
- Not turning or responding well to the bit
- Chewing or grinding on the bit , having a busy mouth as if the bit is annoying