Tim Prices ride, the experienced 17-year-old Falco, has several teeth fewer than all the other horses in the Mars Badminton field, after the top ones were removed earlier this year due to disease and the bottom ones may need to be taken out too.He had to have all his top, front teeth removed at the start of the year. Its just a disease that sometimes strikes in older horses and he is a little bit older, hes 17 and the only solution was to remove his top teeth, confirmed Tim. He might have to have the bottom ones taken out sometime in the near future as well.Tim added that the horse is much happier, much more comfortable without the gnashers.He can still eat and do everything like a normal horse, he said. His tongue sometimes comes out and its quite cute. His tongue lolls out a bit, and he looks even more like a grandpa. He just needs some little round glasses and a pipe and hed be the full package.The German-bred gelding, who is co-owned by Tim and Sue Benson a former British team rider, Badminton runner-up (in 1979) and course-designer for the London Olympics is still able to eat hay and grass.It needs to be a bit longer now, because hes got to use his tongue and get it to the back of his mouth, but hes always been a good eater. Hes a bit of an overgrown pony anyway and foods never been a problem. Hes still happy.Collarbone injuryTim is recovering from a recent collarbone injury.Its just healing away in the background. Its bad timing really, just before a couple of five-stars [Tim also competed in Kentucky two weeks ago], when you hurt yourself properly.Its been a little bit mind over matter, but interestingly, the horse has been going well now that I cant pull as hard on the reins.Tim and Falco lie 10th after dressage on 29.9 penalties.I wanted a low, proper score that sounds a stupid, doesnt it? but he is capable, and he can really get a great test.It just takes a couple of mistakes, especially if theres a little bit of tension, but overall he was relaxed and had a soft, nice way of going.Tim and Falco won team and individual bronze medals at the 2022 world championships in Italy. They are a long-term partnership, having been together 10 years, and were sixth individually at the Paris Olympics.In 2024, Tim took the horse on the Sunshine Tour in Spain and they won a 1.20m showjumping class.Hes a bit of a fake event horse, because hes an amazing jumper, confessed Tim. Hes learned how to be a good cross-country horse, and I think this [Badminton] course should really suit him. Great ground conditions and very obvious questions will really work in his favour.Main image by Tim PriceRelated contentHow to watch BadmintonMare, 16, makes Badminton debut after recovering from tendon injuryI was hypnotised: Simon Grieve combats confidence wobble to return to Badminton after six-year absenceChange in warm-up plan pays off for New Zealands Jesse CampbellIt makes him at ease: American rider uses nosenet in dressage testThe post No teeth? No problem! Tim Prices Badminton ride is even more like a grandpa but as happy as ever appeared first on Your Horse.