Modern Equine Dentistry for Horse Owners: Understand What You Need to Know to Get the Best Dental Care for Your Horse's Comfort and Safety
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How do you know whether the horse upon which you lavish so much time, attention and, let’s be honest, money, is getting the best dental care possible? How do you know it even needs dentistry, when the most common signs of dental disease are hard to detect, even by the most astute horse owner? Although equine dentistry has rapidly advanced in recent years, not everyone can access that knowledge—so how can you, as an owner, possibly be expected to know what constitutes optimal and safe dentistry for your beloved horse? It’s such a frustrating, anxiety-filled mystery!
This book will unlock that mystery and give you full access! By the end, you’ll be able to relax, knowing everything you need to know about that dark cave called “your horse’s mouth”. You will learn about anatomy, disease, treatment options, and why it’s so vital to use the most effective, modern equine dental methods. Through clear explanations and examples, Dr Thompson hands you the keys to understanding your horse’s mouth and dental needs, plus how to select the right expert help to keep your equine companion or sports teammate in the best possible shape, regardless of your riding or driving style, your horse’s breed, or its age.
Author Elizabeth Thompson DVM, MANZCVS, GradDipTeach is a 1988 U.C. Davis Veterinary School graduate and equine veterinarian with postgraduate qualification in equine dentistry. Dr Thompson’s referral veterinary dental practice encompasses tricky procedures on horses, ponies, minis, donkeys, zebras, white rhinos, and alpacas, along with teaching equine dentistry to veterinarians. Her veterinary journal articles are multiply awarded and she also writes awarded historical and veterinary fiction under the pseudonym Lizzi Tremayne. With an emphasis on the safety of horses, handlers and vets, Dr Thompson has designed Equi-Still Portable Equine Stocks and markets them around the world.
This is a nonfiction resource, textbook, horseowner’s manual, and Q & A all in one, designed to demystify equine dentistry for horse owners. Watch for the upcoming online courses, plus books for younger readers.
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About the author
Lizzi runs a referral equine dental practice from Waihi, NZ. A 1988 graduate of UC Davis in the Equine Track, she entered equine practice in California. Following training in Pennsylvania in acupuncture and chiropractic, she moved to New Zealand, where she worked as a Waikato equine veterinarian, subsequently going out on her own after the birth of her first child. In 2003 she began serious study of equine dentistry with Gary Wilson and in 2004 completed his Equine Dentistry Sydney PostGrad Foundation course, then achieved her MANZCVS. Lizzi serves on NZEVA’s Dental Subcommittee. She has taught at NZ and overseas dental conferences and workshops and has published over 30 articles in veterinary journals and equestrian magazines. Following an injury, she completed a GradDipTeach and taught college chemistry, biology, (and physics!) but now she’s back to referral equine (and rhino, zebra and camelid) dentistry, teaching dentistry, and writing. She rants about dentistry to anyone who stands still long enough. She has also developed Equi-Still Portable Equine Stocks and Dental Instrumentation as well as just published Modern Equine Dentistry for Horse Owners! She’s an awarded author of historical and contemporary fiction as Lizzi Tremayne, as well. She loves hobby-farming Dexters, her retired horses and medieval reenactment.
