{"id":145,"date":"2020-04-25T13:21:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T13:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2023-10-14T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:22:02","slug":"teeth-floating-in-mules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/mule-care-guidelines\/teeth-floating-in-mules\/admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Teeth Floating in Mules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/teeth_float-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/teeth_float-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/teeth_float-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/teeth_float-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/teeth_float-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/teeth_float-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/teeth_float-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Loafman of Equine Medical Associates specializes in equine dental care. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Teeth floating is necessary for mules. The process is to &#8220;file&#8221; down points that develop over time in the mule&#8217;s mouth.  Equine teeth are open-rooted, which means that they grow continuously and rely on chewing to keep them ground down to the correct length.  The top set of molars is wider than the lower set; equines chew in a circular motion, which means that over time if the mule has an uneven bite, sharp spurs can develop. Floating is the process whereby the spurs or spikes are &#8220;floated&#8221; or rasped down with a dental file designed for use in equines. Age is not always a factor; have your mule&#8217;s teeth checked during regular vet visits.  Floating your mule&#8217;s teeth is very important in order to prevent oral pain and to ensure your mule is healthy overall. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teeth floating is necessary for mules. The process is to &#8220;file&#8221; down points that develop over time in the mule&#8217;s mouth. Equine teeth are open-rooted, which means that they grow continuously and rely on chewing to keep them ground down to the correct length. The top set of molars is wider than the lower set; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/mule-care-guidelines\/teeth-floating-in-mules\/admin\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Teeth Floating in Mules&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mule-care-guidelines"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145\/revisions\/296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}