-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of wcobpony Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 10:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IceHorses] Re: Gaits Preference...canter..bucking..Thankyou!
>I am going to take her to the vet to get her teeth done. Here in >Canada it is not legal to practice equine dentistry unless you are a >Vet. That is not quite true. In British Columbia a non-veterinary equine dentist may practice his/her trade but may not administer drugs. There are some vets that do not like this but that is the current law. To my knowledge the BC lay dentist that was recently prosecuted was charged with administering drugs. While I am sure the Vet society went after him because he was performing dentistry the only was to "get" him was because of the drugs. In Alberta a lay dentist recently won a suit brought against him by the Alberta Veterinary Society where they charged him with Practicing Veterinary Medicine without a license strictly for the dental work he was doing. We are lucky that we have a vet that is a good dentist for regular floats and most normal procedures but for any specialized procedures arranges to have a lay equine dentist come out. The vet then tranquillizes the horses as required for the dentist. Phil Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
