Although looking into your horse’s mouth for signs of dental problems can be a difficult task, there are other signals you can watch for that may indicate your horse needs to have its teeth floated. These include:
- Throwing of head
- Acting up under saddle
- Unusual head movements
- Tilting of head while eating or riding
- Bit discomfort
- Unable to stay in frame when riding
- Dropping or losing grain
- Undigested food in manure
- Excessive saliva
- Soaking food in water
- Chewing food on only one side of the mouth
- Unexplained weight loss
- Eating slowly or showing excessive effort to eat