{"podcast":{"title":"The Horse's Advocate Podcast","slug":"the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912","podcast_index_feed_id":3416912,"rss_url":"https://thehorsesadvocate.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://community.thehorsesadvocate.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/2/b/6/42b6fcf71f9b234a40be95ea3302a6a1/THA_Podcast_Cover_Apple_2021_copy.jpg","author":"Geoff Tucker, DVM","episode_count":181,"summary":"The Horse's Advocate Podcast is about helping horse owners find the missing horse owner's manual for owning and caring for horses. Geoff Tucker, DVM (aka, \"Doc T\"), brings you wisdom from almost 50 years with horses. But beware - some of this stuff is NOT what you might expect. When the \"box to think outside of\" was built, he was never included and remained outside! This show aims to Help Horses Thrive In A Human World.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T16:21:17.068713+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912"},"episode":{"title":"The Reason Why Horse Teeth Need To Be Filed (Floated) - #179 The Horse's Advocate Podcast","slug":"the-reason-why-horse-teeth-need-to-be-filed-floated-179-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast","published_at":"2026-06-22T08:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912/the-reason-why-horse-teeth-need-to-be-filed-floated-179-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912","url":"https://thehorsesadvocate.libsyn.com/the-reason-why-horse-teeth-need-to-be-filed-floated-179-the-horses-advocate-podcast","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thehorsesadvocate/PC179_AUDIO_The_Reason_Why_Horse_Teeth_Need_To_Be_Filed_Floated.mp3?dest-id=1330034","summary":"Filing off sharp edges inside a horse's mouth may seem a bit odd at first glance. If nature is perfect, you might wonder, why would horse teeth need this help? How did horses get by without floating, the process that smooths those sharp edges? These are thoughtful questions, and I explore them—and more—in this podcast. Some of the ideas I present are: - It is the threshold of pain, not how sharp the edges are, that determines how often to float. -Not all tooth enamel is the same among horses. -If a horse is chewing, their teeth need doing. -Using a bit moves the soft tissue into the sharp edges. -Waiting until a problem occurs often results in more aggressive treatments and a poorer outcome.","meta_description":"Filing off sharp edges inside a horse's mouth may seem a bit odd at first glance. If nature is perfect, you might wonder, why would horse teeth need this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2353,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912/episodes/the-reason-why-horse-teeth-need-to-be-filed-floated-179-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912/the-reason-why-horse-teeth-need-to-be-filed-floated-179-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}