Do young horses ever lose baby teeth?

Dental care is really important on a horse. Yes young horses lose their "baby teeth", also known as deciduous teeth. The first deciduous incisors may erupt before the foal is born. The last baby teeth come in when the horse is about 8 months of age. These teeth begin to be replaced by adult teeth around age 2 1/2. By age 5, most horses have their full complement of permanent teeth. An adult male horse has 40 permanent teeth. A mare may have between 36-40, because mares are less likely to have canine (bridle) teeth. Here's some ages when different teeth erupt in a young horse:





1st incisors (centrals) Birth or 1st week


2nd incisors (intermediates) 4-6 weeks


3rd incisors (corners) 6-9 months


1st, 2nd, %26amp; 3rd premolars (cheek teeth) Birth or first 2 weeks for all premolars





Here's some ages for when different teeth erupt in yearlings and up:





1st incisors (centrals) 2 1/2 years


2nd incisors (intermediates) 3 1/2 years


3rd incisors (corners) 4 1/2 years


Canines (bridle) 4-5 years


Wolf teeth (1st premolars) 5-6 months


2nd premolars (1st cheek teeth) 2 1/2 years


3rd premolars (2nd cheek teeth) 3 years


4th premolars (3rd cheek teeth) 4 years


1st molars (4th cheek teeth) 9-12 months


2nd molars (5th cheek teeth) 2 years


3rd molars (6th cheek teeth) 3 1/2 - 4 years





I hope this helps! These are my notes from class....





-megan

Do young horses ever lose baby teeth?
Yes they do. They have "milk" teeth first and loose them later
Reply:Yes they do.
Reply:Cant say anything your other readers haven't already said


If this is your first horse then get a good manual or vet guide
Reply:Yes they do.They have what they call "milk teeth" and they come in at the following ages.





Deciduous (Baby Teeth)





Ist incisors(centrals) Birth or 1st week


2nd incisors (intermediates) 4 - 6 weeks


3rd incisors (corners) 6 - 9 months


Ist, 2nd, %26amp; 3rd premolars


(cheekteeth) Birth or first 2 weeks for all premolars








Permanent (Adult Teeth)





1st incisors (centrals) 2 1/2 years


2nd incisors (intermediates) 3 1/2 years


3rd incisors (corners) 4 1/2 years


Canines (bridle) 4 - 5 years


Wolf teeth (Ist premolars) 5 - 6 months


2nd premolars (Ist cheek teeth) 2 1/2 years


3rd premolars (2nd cheek teeth) 3 years


4th premolars (3rd cheek teeth) 4 years


1st molars (4th cheek teeth) 9 - 12 months


2nd molars (5th cheek teeth) 2 years


3rd molars (6th cheek teeth) 3 1/2 - 4 years