Ways Your Horse Tells You It Needs Its Teeth Checked

How do you know when your horse needs its teeth checked? Quite often they tell you but you might mistake it for bad or odd behavior.
You may discipline your horse or put on a noseband to make it mind the bit. Or you may change bits put on martingales or tie downs or use other gear designed to keep your horses head where it belongs. You may change feeds buckets or other aspects of your horses environment. But your horse could be acting up or doing strange things because it is experiencing discomfort and pain.
Ideally your horses teeth should be checked by a professional at least once a year. Learn the signs that tell you its time to call an equine dentist or veterinarian to check your horses teeth even if it has been less than a year.
A horse that fusses with the bit may be reacting to discomfort caused solely by the bit or as with head tossing dental problems that make holding onto the bit uncomfortable. Sometimes extra teeth could be the problem and your horse might need either a bit seat or to have teeth removed. 
Quidding is when a horse spits out balls of hay it has already chewed. A horse that quids is not swallowing its food properly. This can cause the horse to lose conditioning as its full nutritional needs are not being met.
There are a few reasons your horse might toss its head while being ridden. It may be reacting to how you use the reins. It could have problems carrying the bit or it may have dental problems that cause continuous discomfort or just when it wears a bit.
If your horse cannot chew properly it will not be able to extract all the nutrition it needs out of fibrous fodder such as grass or hay. Bad teeth can contribute to weight loss. A horse that