Showing Neuter With Worn Down Teeth

[LizT]

Isnt that interesting. I went back to our breed rule book which says in regards to Halter classes "All mares and stallions shall be

examined for parrot mouth." hence geldings are not. We dont check any teeth in ridden classes either. Also have never had teeth checked at an Ag show in our breed classes either.

Interesting, as with many years of Showing horses in hand, never once has a judge touched my horses!

[sas]

Anyone know how you would go showing an open neuter who has worn down all their front teeth between their canines? You can still see the tooth base in the gum. I know with horses they dont check teeth in the "neuter" classes as they are not breeding animals therefore it doesn't matter.

Thanks in advance.

umm as a horse judge, well i certainly does matter if a horse has a bad mouth & yes i do check every mouth wether it be a gelding, mare or stallion. i dont know where you got your information from but you need to go to a real horse show.

Also from a horse breed judge perspective, I always check teeth on led exhibits, be it Stallion, Mare or Gelding, Perhaps saddle judges dont as it is performance based placing.

Ok, seriously....who cares....this is a dog thread not a horse one.

[Merrirose]

Ok, seriously....who cares....this is a dog thread not a horse one.

Good point lol.

So the consensus is that some judges don't though most judges do check teeth in the DOG neuter classes.