equine dentists

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as you will still need to spend a hell of a lot of money on practical training and then equipment....maybe try get out with a few different dentists and make sure its exactly what you want to do.........its not as easy as some like to think


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That's very true. My rider went to Idaho and despite being a strong, fit young man who works full time with BIG horses including colts and stallions, found the actual dentistry work a hell of a strain on arms and shoulders - and generally very tiring. Presumably this has a lot to do with the tension in the muscles as a 'beginner' tries to ensure fine control over the floats.

Another young local man who also went to Idaho and then came here for a bit of extra horse handling experience had SO little horse handling experience that I think it would be hellishly difficult for him to work on horses that weren't sedated (as they all are on the course.)

I believe a LOT of the Hartbury graduates go into other careers after completing their course because the dentistry is much harder than they expect.
 
That's a very sweeping statement about the Hartpury graduates. People change careers for all sorts of reasons and as stated before the course introduces you to many different areas, not just dentistry.

You don't just have to go to the USA for training, there are many other places, UK and abroad.
 
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That's a very sweeping statement about the Hartpury graduates. People change careers for all sorts of reasons and as stated before the course introduces you to many different areas, not just dentistry.

You don't just have to go to the USA for training, there are many other places, UK and abroad.

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That's why I said 'I believe' - it's what I've been told by a current Hartpury student AND by an EDT who takes some of the Hartpury students around with him. And yes - the course is a BSc with a concentration on the Dentistry part - but still a BSc. However, I don't think you'd choose to do the BSc in dentistry if you didn't want to BE an equine dentist - you'd take a BSc Equine Science, or something else.

And if there's anywhere DECENT to do the practical training in the UK - that offers a course as comprehensive as Idaho in a concentrated 3 week course - I'd sure like to know where. Neither I nor my employee could locate anything similar here that stood up to close examination.
 
there is nothing in the uk at present and its a shame.
i would really recomend gofering a few different dentists before you take the plunge either or any way....its a lot of time and money if you find its not for you.i have countless people ask me if they can come and i always say yes but 99% of them had no idea how hard it was how much there was to constantly learn and how much money it costs not to mention how long it takes for you to (a) marginally perfect your technique(spelling) and (b)how long it takes to build up a regular and decent client base
 
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