Rural Equine Dental Services

26/09/2025

21/07/2025

Grass seed impaction from a lesser quality hay. Unfortunately I am seeing more of this when the quality and quantity of hay is scarce. Please check for grass seed heads when purchasing your hay.

03/06/2025

With over 20 years experience in Equine Dentistry and trained in the traditional methods of all hand tools, good horsemanship (over 50 years horse handling) and no sedation for routine treatment. I am able to provide your equine friend with quality Equine Dental care in a calm and professional manner. All ages and sizes from Clydesdales to Miniatures and Donkeys require regular dental checks to help maintain a healthy life. I service the southern NSW region, High Country, North East and Central Victoria regions.

Please pm me for any questions or bookings.
Rural Equine Dental Services
Lisa Kuronya
Mob 0419591557

23/05/2025

Happy Friday!
A little house keeping to make things easier for everyone.

1. Booking an Appointment
To schedule an appointment, please provide the following details:
o Full name
o Contact number
o Address
o Email address
o Number of horses to be treated
2. Preferred Appointment Times
Including your preferred days and times helps with scheduling. While I’ll do my best to accommodate your availability, appointment times will be confirmed based on the overall schedule.
3. Owner or Representative Attendance
The owner or a responsible representative must be present at the time of treatment. This ensures effective communication, consent for treatment, and immediate attention to any horse handling or safety matters.
4. Payment Terms
Payment is required on the day of service via cash or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).
5. Cancellation Policy
Appointments cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice will incur a late cancellation fee of $60 or 10% of the scheduled service cost, whichever is greater. This policy allows time to reallocate your appointment and manage the day effectively.
6. Contact Information
To book, confirm, or cancel an appointment, please contact me via:
o Phone call or text: 0419 591 557
o Messenger (via Facebook)
These are the preferred communication methods for all appointment-related matters.

20/05/2025

I am in the Albury Wodonga area this Thursday 22nd May and some appointment times have become available.
If you would like to make a booking please pm, txt or call me on 0419591557 🐴🦄

18/05/2025

Why underdosing your horse with wormers is such a problem and how to calculate your horses weight - strap in for a long post.
Its almost time to start our late autumn/early winter worming and one of the biggest problems we see is people guessing the weight of their horses which then leads to underdosing. This is a problem because wormers contain a specific concentration of active ingredient that is required to be administered to kill the parasites in your horse. When the dosage is too low parasites survive the worming and continue to breed, increasing the population of resistant parasites. Therefore it is very important to determine your horses weight correctly and give the required dose.
Before we go into how to determine your horses weight, Yes we are aware that overdosing can occur and is particularly dangerous for foals, horses with health conditions, low body fat horses and miniatures/ponies. This is again why it's important to select the correct wormer, know your horses weight and read the product information sheet and/or seek veterinary advice.
Recent studies have shown that 85% of owners tend to underestimate their horses weight rather than over estimate, and were out by between 68 to 83 kg!!!! The study also found there was no correlation between the accuracy of estimates and the persons years of experience. This means no matter how long you have been in the horse industry you are still underestimating your horses weight.
There are several ways to determine your horses weight:
Scales - the most accurate method. Most vet clinics have equine scales and several mobile vets in the region have potable scales. There are also some equine professionals such as Integral Equine Nutrition who visit the area and have portable scales.
Public Weigh Bridges - You can take your horse and float over the public weigh bridge, get the amount and then deduct the float weight.
Body Estimation Formula - This is the preferred method when using a tape measure. You need 2 measurements. Girth - place the tape over the horses back at the base/lowest part of wither and around directly behind the elbow or where the girth sits. Note this may mean the tape is at an angle / this is ok. The second measurement is Length - which is from the point of the shoulder (NOT the middle of the chest) diagonally to the point of the buttock. Keep the tape taut and when reading the hind end measurement stand at the horse back leg and read it without peering around the horses body. The calculation is then Girth (cm) x Girth (cm) x Length (cm) / 11877 and that will give body weight in kg.
Weight Tape - this is tape you buy from most horse shops or feed stores and has the horse weights marked on it. The tape is placed in the same position as the Girth measurement above - behind withers and where the girth sits and then you read the horse weight of the tape with no additional math. This method is considered the least accurate of all methods and is more suitable for monitoring horse condition than actual weight.
General advice for either of the tape methods is be consistent - make sure the horse is standing square on a flat surface, done before a meal, use the same tape and have the same person do the measuring.
What happens if my horse is between the markers on the worming tube - the advice is to round up to the nearest 50kg, never round down.
Our challenge to you is to get prepared for worming and determine your horses weight now.

18/05/2025

Go Go Go it time to worm your horse and remember - ALL horses should be wormed now regardless of their current FEC results.
Before you worm your horse here a few things we want you to do:
• FEC before you worm and 14 days after - If you dont FEC before there is no point getting a FEC(RT) afterwards. Doing both tests allows us to monitor for resistance, uncommon parasites, and monitor your horses health.
• Know the weight of you horse - to avoid under or over dosing with the wormer
• Use one of the following wormers - Ultimum, Equest plus Tape, Neovemox plus Tape and Equigel with Tape.
• Dont move paddocks after you worm, you need to wait 1 to 2 weeks and then move - otherwise you are building a population of resistant parasites.
• Keep dogs away whilst worming and from the horse poo of horses that have been wormed for at least 11 days - all wormers are toxic to dogs.
For more information on the topics listed above see our previous posts 🪱💩🪱

29/01/2025

Here is a little bit of information I’m finding a lot of my clients are getting confused with.
Canines V Wolf teeth.
In this diagram I have circled the canines in blue and a red arrow for wolf teeth.
Canines are a fighting tooth, so stallions and geldings have these. Occasionally mares will have them but they are usually very small and we call them rudimentary canines.
We do not remove canines unless they are broken or diseased etc. as the root curves back along the jaw line and quite long and difficult to remove. Generally they do not pose an issue with oral health. Sometimes we may reduce the length as they can get quite long. They are prone to collecting scaling so a regular clean keeps the gum line healthy.
Wolf teeth are a nuisance tooth. Originally they were the same size as the molars but over the years they are evolving out as the horses head is getting smaller. This tooth placement means that it can interfere with the bit and is prone to gum disease. We recommend removing these at an early age. Wolf teeth are placed on the upper arcades directly in front of the 1st top molar, rarely I see them on the lower arcades directly in front of the 1st lower molars.

11/12/2024

📣My next Albury Wodonga run is on Wednesday 18th December. If you would like an appointment please pm me or call 0419591557.
Cheers Lisa 🐴

08/10/2024

Next Tuesday 15th October, I will be in the Euroa/Benalla/Swanpool area and have time in the afternoon for more dentals. Please pm, txt or call 0419591557 if you want to make an appointment.
Photo of my beautiful brumby just because 😍

20/08/2024

🔔 📣 I will be in the Myrtleford area this Friday 23rd August and have appointment times available if you are needing a horse or two treated.
Pm, txt or call 0419591557 🐴🐎🦷