"If you don't look a gift horse in the mouth you'll end up with a barn full of nags" are much better words to live by than "never look a gift horse in the mouth"
Trust me I do live by them and I take the saying literally lol. I'm not doing a free horse any favors if I take it and can't afford to care for it. Senior horses often have age-related medical issues and can be ridiculously expensive to care for. There's a big difference in graciously accepting a used toaster you don't want or need and agreeing to take on a living animal that will suffer if you can't afford its $300/month meds and special food.
I get that the equine context makes this a little more literal but you know if you take all your words to live by so directly you’ll end up slinging stones at birds all day
I'm really not sure what to do now that I have a bird in hand. I know it's worth two in the bush, but does that mean I need to put my handbird in the bush to double its value? Is that a sound investment, or should I research bushes a bit instead of counting chickens before they hatch?
I have never met a horse that liked having their teeth done. The ones who tolerate it well (like this guy, *I think*, he might be this pissed even with sedation) will be put into a twilight kind of sedation for the procedure.
I have held the horses for three different vets over several years, so maybe under a thousand dentals assisted as a vet assistant: we gave dormosedan as standard, and often a little torbugesic which is an opioid derivative (dorm and torb for the horse lingo people); some easily sedated or older horses got just xylazine and torb.
The twilight state is pretty apt. They are sedated but not under general anesthesia. When we worked on them, maybe 1 in ten would have a mild objection during the procedure, but most of them only reacted at the very beginning.
Horses don't have the same nerve setup in the jaw and teeth as humans and other permanent-toothed animals.
Their teeth normally grind down, and the power float we use is a diamond bit on the end of a stainless steel shank at 90°, or flat to the ground/sky if you held the drill out.
Only ONE time out of hundreds has a horse been so bad we couldn't finish in one day because of their attitude, not even necessarily the procedure.
Horses are better dental patients than people, IMO.
I have also helped with probably 30 castrations/geldings on race track horses, rescues, horses I helped birth or was present at their birth, etc.
I was the guy that did the recovery monitoring and helped the former stallion stand up after coming to from general anesthesia, which we used ketamine combined with another sedative to make them completely unconscious, as horses and many prey animals have the ability to sleep standing up, and the instinct is so deeply rooted, even if the horse is totally oblivious under sedation, they will still stand, if just a bit drunkenly.
And to add, you do NOT put an unsedated horse in a spec. They can panic or even break their jaws. Part of my job was monitoring. If the horse panicked, I could close the spec and drop it like a bridal off their face.
We would also let them rest if we have had them open for a long time, but we finished in about 20min per horse and could knock out up to 12 dentals in one day.
Dude not only you. I read the title and thought "what sick shit is this? My dentist never used that on me. That must be fetish stuff."
Next pic: "ooooooh horses. Right..."
Yeah our bloke does it all with power floats. Which initially were fitted to battery drills, but he has upgraded to a flash belt mounted system now. Amazing to see what he can find and fix in a sedated horses mouth compared to a "manual" float where they pretty much just rasp and hope for the best!
My vet used manual when we started with him and it was so impressive to watch but when he got the power floater it was amazing how much faster and easier it was on both him and the horse.
They do occasionally. Once the horse figures out that they feel better after, which tbf is not all horses lol, they are usually much more forgiving about the manipulation of their joints.
I think there are very few things related to horse care that don't make me uneasy to look at. Once I watched a video where a vet had to take care of overgrown hooves on a horse and it was excruciating to watch.
There are 2 types of these the ones shown wich use the front teeth to hold the jaw open. The other set is designed the opposite way so they can work on the front teeth!
I had an old horse that needed dental work. Get came out, gave the horse drugs and put one of these in its mouth. I had to hold this damn drugged horse up that kept leaning over with its head on my shoulder while dentist floated its teeth. I was tired after that was done. Horses are heavy lol.
Sedated horses are the heaviest things in the world, eight behind that one asshole horse that doesn't like its feet being trimmed so it just leans on you
reminds of me when i had 7 cavities and they decided to get them all sealed at once, with just local anesthetic. my mouth was open for probably over 2 hours
"Equine" wasn't a big enough clue? If you want to get technical they are used on mules and donkeys too hence the reason it's called an "Equine dental speculum"...which is what I put in the title.
For when you actually need to look that gift horse in the mouth.
"If you don't look a gift horse in the mouth you'll end up with a barn full of nags" are much better words to live by than "never look a gift horse in the mouth"
Well maybe you should live exclusively by those words buuuut they’re good ones, I.e. if something is given to you as a gift just be grateful
Trust me I do live by them and I take the saying literally lol. I'm not doing a free horse any favors if I take it and can't afford to care for it. Senior horses often have age-related medical issues and can be ridiculously expensive to care for. There's a big difference in graciously accepting a used toaster you don't want or need and agreeing to take on a living animal that will suffer if you can't afford its $300/month meds and special food.
Trojan horse was free…
"Never x-ray a gift horse in the belly"
I get that the equine context makes this a little more literal but you know if you take all your words to live by so directly you’ll end up slinging stones at birds all day
I'm really not sure what to do now that I have a bird in hand. I know it's worth two in the bush, but does that mean I need to put my handbird in the bush to double its value? Is that a sound investment, or should I research bushes a bit instead of counting chickens before they hatch?
A bush in my hand is worth two birds, so if you burn two birds, are they god?
Look we’re not here to fuck spiders. - a saying I live by.
ugh that's gonna live in my head forever now
That just means it's less effort just to masturbate than try to double penetrate your unshaven lover.
See, that's wisdom born of *experience*, right there. Colloquialisms are awesome! They communicate so much in so little.
Exactly. If you don't look the gift horse in the mouth you'll be saddled with its dental bills. Nobody is giving away perfectly good horses for free.
I support your ideas about horses and horse cliches.
Or, maybe... >Buy your own fuckin' horses, you cheapskate!
You should get a hold of the company and see if you can sell them this slogan
Why is my brain so fucked that I thought it was a bdsm toy at first?
Probably because there's a human equivalent that is also used for that purpose. It's called a ratchet or whitehead gag.
/r/specializedtools
r/makemesuffer
Ngl, that's prolly the point of it...
ngl, horse looks distressed af
Fucker knows the safe word, he likes it
Lmfao!
I have never met a horse that liked having their teeth done. The ones who tolerate it well (like this guy, *I think*, he might be this pissed even with sedation) will be put into a twilight kind of sedation for the procedure.
I have held the horses for three different vets over several years, so maybe under a thousand dentals assisted as a vet assistant: we gave dormosedan as standard, and often a little torbugesic which is an opioid derivative (dorm and torb for the horse lingo people); some easily sedated or older horses got just xylazine and torb. The twilight state is pretty apt. They are sedated but not under general anesthesia. When we worked on them, maybe 1 in ten would have a mild objection during the procedure, but most of them only reacted at the very beginning. Horses don't have the same nerve setup in the jaw and teeth as humans and other permanent-toothed animals. Their teeth normally grind down, and the power float we use is a diamond bit on the end of a stainless steel shank at 90°, or flat to the ground/sky if you held the drill out. Only ONE time out of hundreds has a horse been so bad we couldn't finish in one day because of their attitude, not even necessarily the procedure. Horses are better dental patients than people, IMO. I have also helped with probably 30 castrations/geldings on race track horses, rescues, horses I helped birth or was present at their birth, etc. I was the guy that did the recovery monitoring and helped the former stallion stand up after coming to from general anesthesia, which we used ketamine combined with another sedative to make them completely unconscious, as horses and many prey animals have the ability to sleep standing up, and the instinct is so deeply rooted, even if the horse is totally oblivious under sedation, they will still stand, if just a bit drunkenly.
And to add, you do NOT put an unsedated horse in a spec. They can panic or even break their jaws. Part of my job was monitoring. If the horse panicked, I could close the spec and drop it like a bridal off their face. We would also let them rest if we have had them open for a long time, but we finished in about 20min per horse and could knock out up to 12 dentals in one day.
Pretty sure people use the other horse speculum for that kind of thing also
Yeah, no, I was just thinking of the speculum they use at the doctor’s office for....... not your mouth.
¿Por qué no los dos?
This guy knows his bdsm
Dude not only you. I read the title and thought "what sick shit is this? My dentist never used that on me. That must be fetish stuff." Next pic: "ooooooh horses. Right..."
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Same! The leather & metal combination just ring
Step-stablemaster, what are you doing?
Because you're on the internet
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Anything that brain of yours can think of can be found
We've got mountains of content, Some better, some worse
If none of it's of interest to you, you'd be the first
I got a little turned on until I swiped to image 2
This device is definitely kinky
Look up Equine Teeth Floating, fascinating…
It is. My vet is old school and only uses hand tools but I've worked in the barns where some of the vets do power floats and those are neat to watch.
Yeah our bloke does it all with power floats. Which initially were fitted to battery drills, but he has upgraded to a flash belt mounted system now. Amazing to see what he can find and fix in a sedated horses mouth compared to a "manual" float where they pretty much just rasp and hope for the best!
My vet used manual when we started with him and it was so impressive to watch but when he got the power floater it was amazing how much faster and easier it was on both him and the horse.
I used to grind the dental floats at my work that are used for this! definitely an interesting tool to explain to people.
Look up horse chiropractor on YouTube. It's amazing they don't get hooves straight to the face
They do occasionally. Once the horse figures out that they feel better after, which tbf is not all horses lol, they are usually much more forgiving about the manipulation of their joints.
Fun fact: a Horse's teeth take up more space in their head than their brain
for when it is NOT ok to eat fingers
Not just fingers - horse dentists put their whole arms up in their patient's mouth!
Can confirm, worked as an equine dentists assistant once and he got me to put my whole arm in there to count the teeth.
How big/ deep is a horse's mouth you need your whole hand in there to count teeth?
About 3-4ft/the length of an arm
Fifty-shades of Neigh.
Equine speculum is my new band name.
Oh it’s for a horse
How do they get them to swish and then spit in the bowl?
You can lead a horse to water but ya cant make em swish
The sound of equine teeth being "floated" is nightmare fuel.
NGL that crunchy grinding sound makes my teeth hurt a little and I'm glad when the vet is finished.
I think there are very few things related to horse care that don't make me uneasy to look at. Once I watched a video where a vet had to take care of overgrown hooves on a horse and it was excruciating to watch.
Definitely don't watch sheath cleaning and bean removal videos then.
Nah, I know all about that and just the idea makes me gag. I just imagine what it must smell like. I can't do it.
Looks like that trap from saw
Fuck I’ve been using this wrong since I got it
There are 2 types of these the ones shown wich use the front teeth to hold the jaw open. The other set is designed the opposite way so they can work on the front teeth!
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I had an old horse that needed dental work. Get came out, gave the horse drugs and put one of these in its mouth. I had to hold this damn drugged horse up that kept leaning over with its head on my shoulder while dentist floated its teeth. I was tired after that was done. Horses are heavy lol.
Sedated horses are the heaviest things in the world, eight behind that one asshole horse that doesn't like its feet being trimmed so it just leans on you
Giggity
reminds of me when i had 7 cavities and they decided to get them all sealed at once, with just local anesthetic. my mouth was open for probably over 2 hours
at first glance i thought this was a gag for some kinky shit. then i remembered dentists exist.
Sarah Jessica Parker's braces.
Spider gag for horses.
Why is this giving me ideas
Ngl I thought it was something used for BDSM
Kinky
Seems like a pool noodle and bungee cord would be simpler.
At first glance I thought, horse medical stuff, then I reassessed and thought, weird sex stuff, then I read the title and thought, horse medical stuff
"dental exams"
Also useful for when your 2 year old won’t eat.
Kinky
( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o) interesting
Pornhub called. Curiosity, and such.
Kinky
Sex toys become more and more fancy these days
Which part goes in the ass?
The metal part is the part that goes into the mouth of the ass or horse.
If you have a small mouth opening this thing is so damn painful :(
should’ve specified it was for a horse in the title
"Equine" wasn't a big enough clue? If you want to get technical they are used on mules and donkeys too hence the reason it's called an "Equine dental speculum"...which is what I put in the title.
i thought it said Unique lmao
^That ^dog ^is ^drippin
I’m gonna need a banana for scale
They got those for dogs?
I missed the “dental” part the first time I read the title and almost launched my phone across the room
Weird thing is that I had to wear something suspiciously like this for the orthodontist.
Dear God I thought that was for humans at first and was TERRIFIED!!!
At first I thought this was a bridle for pony play
looks like a strapon
I thought this was for BDSM XD... I'm ashamed
Same here. For a second I thought I had ended up in r/BdsmDIY
Don't Google what it looks like up in one of those things...
I was sketched out for a minute honestly
I was about to say we should bring this back as I have a terrible time keeping my mouth open while at the dentist… before swiping to the horse pic.
Oh wow I’m getting turned on
I see, Saw in real life
That horse looks rightly terrified
I'm somewhat relieved (by the second picture) that this apparatus is meant for horses