Randy Riedinger grew up on a horse ranch in North Dakota and competed in rodeo most of his life.  He spent many years training and competing in cutting, reining, and roping.  Randy lived in Denver, Colorado, from 1984 until 1990.  He then moved to Cottonwood, California where he started his practice in Equine Dentistry in 1992 and was awarded Master Certified Equine Dentist in 1999. 

Over the years he has gained a great understanding of the problems that can occur in a horse’s mouth, often hindering health and peak performance.  Because of his deep love for horses he has dedicated the last 18 years to studying and correcting malocclusions and abnormalities in equine.  He remains at the forefront of the industry with his development of instruments, techniques and procedures.  Randy is known for perfecting the process of inter-oral molar extraction, done on horses of all ages and the development of the Riedinger Procedure, which is a proven method that can correct a major parrot mouth in most young horses.  This procedure has been published in the 1998 version of Oral Biomechanics and Dental Equilibration and Equidae, used at many institutions of equine dentistry. 

Randy studied and taught at the Academy of Equine Dentistry in Idaho from 1996 until 2001, and was director in 1999.  He has served the school since 1997 as an active member of the Teaching Policy Committee until 2002.  He was one of the original members of the committee that helped establish and design the certification programs at AED and was chairman of the committee from 1999 until 2001. 

In 2002 Riedinger established the Texas Institute of Equine Dentistry, Inc., located in Weatherford, Texas, which is the only state licensed equine dentistry school.  He is also Vice President of American Association of Equine Dentistry, an active member of the International Association of Equine Dentistry, as well as the Association of Equine Dental Equilibration.

Randy’s clientele spans the United States.  Between school sessions he travels from Alaska to South Texas and from coast to coast.  His practice takes him to other countries as well including Germany and the Netherlands.  Many top-performance horse owners and trainers rely on his skills and expertise to keep their horses at optimum performance level.   Randy has always enjoyed sharing and informing the public and now perspective students this knowledge that has earned him the respect of top horsemen around the world. 

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