When you first learn that a horse has wolf teeth, you might think he must have sprouted werewolf-like fangs. It is easy to confuse them with the larger canine teeth or tushes. These sit in the middle ...

Wolf teeth can cause problems in some horses but not others — and ultimately that is the main consideration when deciding whether to remove them in the interest of your horse’s health and comfort.

When discussing our dental health, we are familiar with commonly used terms such as plaque, cavity, or root canal. But discussing our horses' teeth can be a bit more confusing: Mesial. Occlusal ...

Like chestnuts, ergots and splint bones, wolf teeth in horses have become functionless in the course of evolution. Yet these pointed or peg-shaped curiosities can be surprisingly problematic. “Wolf ...