Horses’ teeth are specially adapted for a life of grazing and are designed to grow continuously throughout the horse’s life. This means that regular dental care is a vital element of keeping your horse both healthy and performing well.

The RVC's team of equine practice vets are all experienced in equine dentistry, having performed routine rasping and corrective work on over 30,000 horses, ranging from the elite equine athlete to the geriatric donkey.  

We use both specialised motorised dental equipment and hand rasps to carry out most dental treatments on your yard, including minor surgery such as wolf tooth extraction. We are also able to use intravenous sedation, as well as painkillers and local anaesthetics, which enables us to give even the most nervous of equine patients a calm quiet experience whilst delivering the highest quality of dental care.