[header] How to check whether your horse or donkey needs to see a dentist [title] Understand the impact of an equine's age on their teeth. [substeps] Equines have baby teeth and between the ages of two and a half to four and half years, horses will cut 24 teeth. An equine dentist should be asked to check that all of the teeth have been shed correctly and to check that the new ones are in good condition. 
Older equines need equine dental care too. For a horse, teeth reach their life's end at around the age of 20.