parrott mouth would you buy

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only if it was a gelding and was a slight parrot mouth; never buy a mare with one as it is a conformation defect which could be passed onto foal (I think
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depends on how severe it is really
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One of mine is only slightly parrott mouthed. If it was quite sever and several dentists said it would be ok then yes I would still buy it but only if it was a gelding as I would try and keep confomational defaults to a minimum with mares if I intented to breed from her.
 
Get a dentist to assess it. I did, as my gelding is ever so slightly, but dentist said he'd seen a million times worse and unlikely to ever affect him as so slight.
 
had a mare who was very slightly parrot mouthed, in fact her whole jaw was slightly misaligned. Vet wasnt worried and she never had a problem keeping weight on although she did need a very strong electric rasp every 9 months or so to keep the hooks on her molars at the back down (which did make her unsettled in her mouth if they got too long)
 
No, never.

We once travelled 300 miles to see a horse who in all his photos, and all his descriptions, sounded perfect. When we got there, we found he had a four inch parrot mouth - let's say the photos had been tastefully and carefully selected
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We turned straight round, didnt even bother trying him - especially when the owner told us to "f*ck off then if it's such a big deal" when we asked her why she had not told us beforehand
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My mare is slightly parrot mouthed - but the overbite is only slight and doesnt cause her a problem when eating. I do ride her in a bitless bridle though as she isnt happy with a bitted bridle.
 
My horse has a really bad parrot mouth, i spend all of my time trying to keep the weight off of her and riding wise she's fine! I was concerned before i brought her and got the vet to have a good look, she was happy and so am i
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I bought a well bred 5 month old palomino colt with a bad parrot mouth for £120 years ago. Apart from definitely needing his annual tooth rasps I never had a problem with it. He ate okay and did well on his feed and/or at grass. In fact, when the woman from the BPS came out to check him over for their stud book she told me I should take him to the National Championships because, and I quote, "Show him - he'll win. I've given championship placings to horses no where near as good as him because there is nothing better being shown". Hmmm..... not sure if that was a back handed compliment or not
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, but I did show him successfully a few times in BPS classes. I'm NOT suggesting anyone should buy a parrot mouthed show horse! This was back in the mid 1980's. I'm sure the BPS is a lot fussier these days. LOL.

Seriously though, this horse was never any trouble to keep or compete on. He went on to be a successful event horse and probably one of my favouries.
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mine has a slight parrot mouth, the only thing is he scatters food everywhere when he's eating so just watch out for that. if the floor of the stable is any way dirty at all he won't hoover up the scattered bits though so I usually end up giving him an extra half scoop!
 
definitely a gelding, wouldn't worry me at all, different if it's a mare who might be used for breeding in future.
fwiw i have a filly who knocked out all her top incisors the day she arrived (long, horrific story) and has damaged her adult teeth too, so they're never going to come through properly. she eats grass, hay and feed with lips and 1/2 a set of teeth. it doesn't bother her at all.
 
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