the disease called carrot mouth(horses)?

Question

i was told about this and was wondering what it consists of.

Answer 1

I think you mean parrot mouth, it is a serious defect and horses that have it should never be bred as it is hereditary. It's basically an overbite, so that the teeth do not meet.

Answer 2

STEP 1: Slice several carrots lengthwise, into "fingers." Carrots should never be fed in chunks because they can lodge in a horse's throat and cause suffocation. STEP 2: Ask the horse to have good manners. He should not rush you or crowd you when he sees that you have carrots in your hand or pocket. STEP 3: Spread your hand out flat, palm up. Be careful not to let your fingertips roll up. It is best if you arch your palm slightly backward, with your fingertips bent toward the ground. STEP 4: Place one carrot finger in your palm. STEP 5: Put your hand a few feet away from the horse's mouth. The horse should extend his neck to get to your palm. Never let the horse overpower you with his head, shoulders and body when he eats the carrot. STEP 6: Let the horse finish the carrot. Don't put another carrot on the palm of your hand until he has chewed the first piece. This will encourage him to eat slowly. He'll be tempted to wolf down the first carrot if he thinks he can hurry on to the second piece. Tips & Warnings
Letting small children feed carrots to a horse is acceptable, but caution must be exercised. Let the child place her flattened hand, palm up, in your flattened hand. Tell the child that she must always keep her fingernails against your palm when she is feeding the horse. Lay the carrot on the child's palm, which is nestled into your palm, and invite the horse to eat.
Horses' jaws are powerful, and their teeth are enormous. In a split second, a horse can bite through a finger, bone and all. Don't feed carrots to strange, irritable or wild horses unless the horse's owner is with you. DO NOT KNOW OF A DISEASE CALLED "CARROT MOUTH"! SOMEONE IS PULLING YOUR TAIL!!

Parrot Mouth is genetic.

In the wild, an equine born with this deformity, was never intended to survive or breed, The horse would not be able to take in enough food to sustain a healthy life, then starve to death.

Genetics, don't breed. Some times it will be passed on,through genes, and her foal may not present this deformity, but down the line, within her offspring, will probably have a few Parrot mouth deformities.

Answer 3

I don't know but I think you meant CAROTE Mouth in horses. It is widely known as the foot and mouth disease in the horse world.

Symptoms are ulcers or pus like sores in the equines mouth- mostly on tongue and lips.
And laminitis and founder like symptoms in horses. This would include swollen forelimbs, limping and lameness.

If your horse is exhibiting any of those signs you need to consult your vet.

Then there is Parrot mouth-
it's hereditary and horses that have this either have a very bad over bite and in some cases vets have even seen horses display an underbite- where the lower teeth jut out further than the top.

Answer 4

I believe you are referring to parrot mouth. It is basically an overbite in the equine species. It can be very mild or extremely severe.