Purchasing dilemma...v bad teeth!!

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Also in veterinary but a bit more traffic here. Basically seen & tried a lovely pony for my daughter that seems almost perfect for her in every way except looking at its mouth it's got the teeth of a 30 yo donkey when it's half that age! Gapped overgrown not straight hence my dilemma re progressing with sale. Worries about future ability to feed & keep weight on, increased chances of colic, abscesses, poss bitting issues if mouth got sore...etc!! Any comments to assist me with my decision,,I'm thinking it's too big a risk & walk away but riding wise it's a perfect fit,,,hmm...
Thanks for any suggestions!!
 
If the horse/pony ticks all the boxes get it vetted and discuss getting a good dentist out to look at teeth at the same time as part of the vetting. could the horses age be wrong?
personally I would walk away
 
You need to get advice from a vet who is a dental specialist .
While much much more now can be done to help a horse with bad teeth the costs are eye popping you need to understand what you are taking on .
 
Thanks so much..all v helpful responses & great help being able to air my concerns. Think if in doubt don't & there are usually enough things that can & will go wrong without buying into a pot big issue :-(
 
id rather good legs and bad teeth than other way round!

my EDT always says i like to challenge him and its certainly true with the boys-CS has ramps and waves and a parrot mouth and Fig has a slight parrot mouth and is so narrow at the back theres zero room for manouvre.

he has sorted their problems out brilliantly and neither has issues eating, colic, etc. They are poor doers but that is nature and work load not teeth.

I use Dean Andrews and i would not use anyone else, he's fab. Pm me if you want his number :)

crappy teeth wont put me off an otherwise perfect horse but we buy cheap and take a punt, for big money i would maybe not be so airy fairy about it!!!!!
 
Thanks but this wasn't cheap so wary of taking the risk...esp as only just sold the last one that wasn't right & I took quite a financial hit on :-(
 
DonkeyClub said:
The only person who can advise you is a good dentist and vet.it may not be as bad as you think!
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my horse has horrific teeth , his tushes are in the wrong place and he has upper front teeth missing , his back teeth are also wonky
the only problem they've caused me is having to get the vet to do his teeth every 3-4 years (EDT does him yearly) as he needs sedated and his front bottom teeth smoothed down as there is nothing to grind against
you also cannot age him by his teeth now as he looks a lot older than he is due to having so much work done
 
Are you sure the passport belongs to the horse !

I sent a black mare to the vet, 5k 6 year old. Mouth of a 16 year old. Close inspection of horse and passport didn't quite match. Clever dealer, wonder how many times she did get away with it !
 
I'd expect some money off as tooth problems can be very expensive! After working at a vets I'd avoid bad teeth and now check if I was buying. If he has gappy teeth food can get stuck between and rot gums ect. Overgrown only a bit can be done at a time.
But.. if he is brilliantin every other way just get a vet/EDT check him
 
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