aging animals, in which Dr Winston spoke about aging strategies, and
demonstrated floating teeth, before allowing the members to try.
Dr. Eric Winston and his Technician Judy Wagner had already set up
their supplies by the time the members arrived, and three horses were
outside and ready to go. Initially, Dr Winston was talking about how
to age horses based solely on their teeth size, shape, etc. His aging
techniques were recognized to be reliable, based on his ability to
guess the correct ages of three different horses by simply looking
into their mouths. The meeting soon was redirected to a large file,
called a float, used to smooth horses' teeth. Unlike human teeth,
horses' teeth continue to grow. This creates sharp edges of the teeth
making it difficult or uncomfortable to chew food. A horse by the name
of Frosty, was sedated, his head placed in a halter hung from a tree,
and his mouth pried open with a metal brace. After explaining how a
float works, Dr Winston proceeded to let the members try their hand at
large animal dentistry.
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