Equi-Dent Ltd

15/04/2026

Best of luck Rex and the rest of the NZ team competing in Adelaide 16-19 April. Proud to provide dental care and body work for Eccles and wearing my shirt 🙂

15/04/2026

I fit bits as part of my dental services and find I take a lot of horses that are having problems out out of double jointed bits. It's usually due to them having a narrow palate or not liking tongue pressure.

22/03/2026

This guy is trying to bring about change in favour of horses. Go to his page if you would like to see more. Don't kid yourself this isnt also happening in NZ.
As pointed out in this video I am also very appreciative of vets who happily sedate horses for my dental work. That is all of them, now and over the last 23 years.

13/03/2026

All done! Let the healing begin 🙂

06/03/2026

From The IAED: Celebrating the 6th of March as the day of Equine Dental Practitioners.

As a token of appreciation for all our hardworking colleagues in the barns, we would like to honor your work today. We know that equine dentistry that serves the entire equine population would not be possible without equine dental practitioners who treat horses in the field every day.

Similar to human medicine, not every horse requires advanced diagnostics for routine care. Not every case requires an endoscopic, radiographic, or even a CT examination, let alone endodontic treatment or extraction. We thank the equine dental practitioners who, during their examinations with headlamps and mirrors or oral endoscopes, are able to detect issues and decide whether further diagnostic evaluation by a veterinarian, who is specialized in equine dentistry, is necessary. We appreciate those who then refer those cases.

26/02/2026

Have a go at winning yourself this fabulous $2k gold nugget pendant for only $5 in a raffle being run by the Greymouth Pony Club. Details in the photo.

20/02/2026

A big thank you to all involved with my West Coast dental run this week. Especially to the can do attitude of Coasters in helping me out with my booking error. We got home pretty late last night and now Im on a quick turn around to get on a plane today to the NZ Masters Hockey Tournament being held in North Harbour.

19/02/2026

Here's a good example of why using condition isnt a good indicator of whether your horse needs a dental. A client recently became the owner of a new horse and thought she'd get his teeth checked. Fortunately he was referred to me by the dental tech that saw him. The photo shows him after his dental so he is d***y with sedation on board. Check the comparison photos of his teeth.

30/01/2026

Incisor case of the week in a 15 yo miniature before and after collage.
The 303 is erupting behind and into the 301 and 302 causing pressure displacing them forwards and their mobility. A diagonal bite has resulted due to the lack of contact on the upper incisors. Food is being forced between the teeth, PD is present. Function of the mandible has been restored and pressure taken off the 301, 302 at the 'routine' dental visit and X-rays ordered for further diagnostics.

05/01/2026

How do people choose their horse's dentist?

In this video, we take a deep dive into the reality of equine dentistry—what’s being done right, what’s going wrong, and what can go horribly wrong in a hors...

04/01/2026

Happy New Year. Back to work for many today. Im on gear maintenence and my vehicle is getting an emergency treatment thanks to Kirwan's in Rangiora as the window electrics have packed a sad with the driver window stuck on open!
Photos: first photo show some of the instruments that are under maintenance or getting new burrs.
Check out the wear on the burr that goes on the black instrument at the bottom of the first photos. This is the special, very specific instrument I use for reducing protuberances such as ramps and correcting table surfce angle diviations. Second photo is an end on view. See how the diameter has decreased!

24/12/2025

Wishing you a Merry Christmas. Many thanks to all who have supported my business activities diluring the course of the year and especially for the patience and loyalty of those who my injuries have affected. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2026. 🎅🎄 🎁