About Our Equine Operations
Both partners in this Smithtown ambulatory practice qualified summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee — Cathe Montesano Tallarico in 1986, Nicholas J. Tallarico in 1990, he since certified in acupuncture and Tui-na through the Chi Institute. Dentistry is her stated special interest and it has a page to itself: horses are sedated and a full-mouth speculum fitted so every tooth can be seen and palpated with mirror, pick and light, floating is done with water-cooled power instruments alongside hand tools, and digital radiographs show the reserve crown and roots. Wolf teeth, retained caps and diseased or loose teeth are extracted. Shock wave, Class IV laser, regenerative therapies and pre-purchase work run from 305 Old Willets Path.