Others have already defined what floating teeth means. Just think of yourself, and what your parents had to face when they realized what you required, and then realize that a horse needs the same kinds of things. It’s not all that different from becoming a parent, except for the fact that a horse is much much easier. From the standpoint of cost, it is through the ceiling either way.

Its recommended that you float your horses teeth every year but I usually do it every 2 years.
Floating is where they grind the teeth down even. Horses chew in a side to side motion that makes one side sharp, it can cause problems with horses eating and can cause sores on the inside of the mouth.
It can also spot problem areas like wolf teeth, impacted teeth and other problems.
Horses are expensive animals, They require a lot of care, but if you budget it right it wont be a problem.

Floating is another word for rasping. Any animal eating hard food is liable to get sharp edges which can cause discomfort in the mouth, ie ulceration, tongue and cheek rubbing etc and may go on to cause further problems while in work, ie refusing, pulling, running off etc and can also cause trouble with eating. A horse with a sore mouth will not eat.
Floating or rasping teeth simply prevents problems before they occur.

Hey, your not alone I just found this out a few days ago also.But some people I know said that you don`t need to have it done unless you start seing that your horse has problems eating, they said they have never done it because their horse didn`t need it.So I wouldn`t worry about it unless you will be showing and really want to take really good care of your horse just watch it and if it`s not having trouble eating then it should be fine. You don`t have to do it every six months or twelve months like people say you have to KK hope I helped. Wild horses munch constantly is what I was told so they don`t have to have it done ,not that you could catch them even if it did need it. it don`t make much sense I know .

Floating is a term given to filing a horse’s teeth so that they don’t get too sharp and cut the inside of their mouth and tongue. If your horse starts quidding (dropping large amounts of food when chewing), throwing its head when ridden, difficult to bridle (with no previous head shyness) then you may want to call the dentist to have a look. Hope this helps

A horse’s teeth aren’t perfectly lined up. When they chew they chew side to side. Part of their upper teeth hang off on the outside and part of their lower teeth hang out on the inside. When their teeth are floated these parts of their teeth are ground down. If you don’t have your horse’s teeth done their teeth grow and grow and will prevent them from chewing and can become sharp and painful against their cheeks. Good thing is you only have to have this done once a year. I pay about $75 to have my horse’s teeth floated. If you don’t do this you will be paying more down the line. The dentist/vet can only take off so much before getting to the sensitive part of the horse’s teeth. If you wait and let their teeth get bad the dentist/vet will have to float their teeth often to get them back to normal. You will also be paying more for feed because your horse won’t be able to chew and a lot of their food will fall out of their mouths. It is very easy for them to lose weight if they get like this.

It is when you run a file on our horses teeth to even them out. A horse chews from side to side, so the edges of their teeth can become very sharp. I usually have my mare floated every year because she is rather old. (25)

The reason the horse’s don’t need it doing in the wild is because the vegetation is poor, so they work harder to eat and that keeps their teeth down, whereas domesticated horses have big paddocks of grass so don’t have to work to eat it.

horses like most ruminants have consistently growing teeth to counteract the harsh diet of a herbivorous lifestyle
they take a rasp and file the teeth down.
if it is not done the horse cannot eat.

Horses teeth get points that prevent them from grinding their hay/grass/oats properly. The points need to be ‘floated’ ie filed off – like filing finger nails for smoothness. It’s VERY necessary, otherwise the horse may eventually starve.

It means to smooth or clean your horses teeth with a file. This so when at times your horses teeth may get sharp they can smotthen out for once again easy eating.

It’s like… filing the horse’s teeth to prevent the teeth from becoming too sharp.

This means that the vet filer to flatten the horses teeth so that they have an easier time eating.

It is dental care pretty much.

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it means you need to pee really bad…