[joylee123]

I have a very small mare 26.5, a coming three year old, who has awful bumps. Her head is very small and her bumps are the worst I've ever seen, although that being said, not unusual because of her size. I take her to the vet every 6 weeks. They file her teeth down and leave a very slight gap between the upper and lowers molars. The gap is small enough not to interfere with her chewing, but allows the teeth to grow out faster, without interference. She has gone 4 times now (two days ago was the last time) and her bumps have gone down DRASTICALLY! and her front bite is almost perfect

With this little girl, had I left her alone to allow the teeth to grow out by themselves, she may have had some serious problems (her upper bumps were and still are, interfereing with her breathing, she sounds like something is up her nose) and most likely would have had a permanant off bite in the front. I have also, during this time, been feeding her up higher than I normally would, placing her feeder up a little higher than chest high to help encourage her bite to come out straight. So far so good vet thinks two to three more times (over the next 21 weeks) and her caps should be far enough along to pull, hopefully
She has such an araby little face Can't wait to see her all done with the bumps

Joy

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from the past 11 years of me breeding Miniature Horses, my horses had always started to get toothbumps at around 2 years and up to 3 years (infact my show gelding Rowdy has them now) and i have never had a problem, they are nothing to worry about and they do go away in time, by all means get the vet out to check them, but its not really necessary, if they look too big then i would consider the vet, but to me, toothbumps that are the natural ugliness that all of them have to go through lol

[ddeeva]

I have been told that the bumps under the jaw come from teeth that are ready to grow up but can not due to caps not coming off naturally. If you plan to show or want to eliminate the rough looking under jaw, have a dentist or compitent vet check especially around age 4 or as soon as you notice bumps. Some caps pop off on their own, some need help.
SOme vets dont have the proper dental equip or dont want to mess with dental issues. Ive been told that someone who is trained & specializes would be the best.