Question of the Day

Wolf teeth are permanent FIRST PREMOLARS (P1) seen in the upper arcade of 20-60% of horses.

Wolf teeth (P1) are caniform (ie: canine-like) and erupt at around five to six months.

Rarely occur in the lower arcade.

Most horses that work with a bit in their mouth benefit from having the wolf teeth removed.

Because the wolf-tooth looks like a little canine tooth, the first so-called “cheek tooth” in horses is actually the SECOND premolar (P2).

Follow this link to a Merck Manual tooth eruption table.

References vary by about six months, but here is a good rule of thumb for permanent tooth eruption in horses: I1-2.5 yr, I2-3.5 yr, I3-4.5 yr, C-4-5 yr.