Dear Dr. Vittoria: When an equine dentist works on a horse’s teeth, I have always heard it as “floating their teeth.” How did that phrase come about? – Curious in Shartlesville Dear Curious: The term ...

EAGLE COUNTY — Wildman doesn’t generally live up to his name, and he was downright sedate when Dr. Susan O’Brien went to work on his teeth. O’Brien is a local veterinarian who focuses on equine ...

Just like cats and dogs, horses need oral examinations from veterinarians. The health of a horse's mouth greatly impacts its well-being, behavior and performance. Dr. Dennis French, a professor who ...

If you've spent as much time on farms as I have, you may imagine that floating horse teeth has something to do with a backup of equine urine. It actually refers to the time-honored practice of filing ...