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Not long after that, we were able to meet up with our friend and Natural Balance Dentistry founder Spencer LaFlure to get Rusty’s teeth done. For those who aren’t familiar with Natural Balance Dentistry, I should probably take a second and explain what I am talking about: Spencer has created a neuromuscular method of equine dentistry, which is basically a more anatomically correct and a safer method of dental care for horses.

When examining a horse, he takes the whole horse into consideration by evaluating all asymmetries, muscle mass, and posturing of the entire body. All of these are either positively or negatively affected by the alignment of the surfaces of the teeth and how that sets the TMJ. After he thoroughly examines the horse’s mouth, Spencer balances the front teeth first, since studies have shown this has the greatest influence on the TMJ. The incisor work he does is performed with extreme precision, and takes into consideration what is anatomically correct for each individual horse.