This isn't strictly about Enlightened methods, but you are such a knowledgeable lot and I think Bebe mentioned something about Wolf teeth in a previous post.
Davey has Wolf teeth and tushes (I think!) and he is due for a dental anyway. Can anyone recommend a good dentist who might come to North London?
He is also quite difficult to size up for gear, as he is a large beast. His current bit is a 6 inch but he could really do with a size up and you generally need to special order. The bit company I was going to speak to about this has a Q&A about Wolf teeth on their site and they seem to think they should ALWAYS be taken out. Does anyone have any views on this - seems a bit drastic on a 10 year old horse.
One thing he does tend to do is fall out a lot on corners. You can establish a bit of bend but he does still tend to travel in the other direction on corners, so he ends up looking quite stiff - so that his head is going to the inside but his body is definitely drifting out from under him! It could well be my riding, but I have seen him do this with others and was wondering whether this could be a teeth thing as well.
Grateful for any thoughts - but I will arrange that dentist soon!
Amanda
Davey has Wolf teeth and tushes (I think!) and he is due for a dental anyway. Can anyone recommend a good dentist who might come to North London?
He is also quite difficult to size up for gear, as he is a large beast. His current bit is a 6 inch but he could really do with a size up and you generally need to special order. The bit company I was going to speak to about this has a Q&A about Wolf teeth on their site and they seem to think they should ALWAYS be taken out. Does anyone have any views on this - seems a bit drastic on a 10 year old horse.
One thing he does tend to do is fall out a lot on corners. You can establish a bit of bend but he does still tend to travel in the other direction on corners, so he ends up looking quite stiff - so that his head is going to the inside but his body is definitely drifting out from under him! It could well be my riding, but I have seen him do this with others and was wondering whether this could be a teeth thing as well.
Grateful for any thoughts - but I will arrange that dentist soon!
Amanda