Mi 



THE ANATOMY oF TUK iluKSE 



of tlie huming-iron without cutting off tlie teeth will seldom answer the 

 jturposes of the "coper." Formerly it was very common to see mouths with 

 the corner nippers burnt to show a " good mark," and nothing else done to 

 them ; but, for the reasons given above, the plan is now almost entirely 

 abandoned. 



Irregul.\rities in the growth of teeth are by no means uncommon in the 

 horse, often caused by the practice of punching out the milk teeth to hasten 

 the growth of the permanent set. Instead of having this effect, however, 



I'lo.ll. — UrPEB NiPi'KRs IN Tin: Kk;iit-Year-Old 

 llonsE. 



A. Anterior maxillary bone. 



1. 1. Centnil nippers," woni to a piano surface. 



2. 2. Next pair, still showing a slight reumaut 



of the cavity. 

 8. 8. Comer nippers, showing the mark plainly 



enough. 

 4. 4. Tushes, more worn down th.in in the lower 



jaw of the six-year-old mouth. 



Fio. 11a.— Lowi R NuTEiw and LEt-r Tush 

 OF A VERY Old Horse, tuu Kight uav- 



INQ KALLEN OUT. 



the teeth are induced to take a wrong direction, and not meeting their 

 fellows they do not wear down as they naturally should. In punching out 

 the corner nipper it is very often broken off, and the fang is allowed to 

 remain in the socket. The consequence is that the picking up of the fcKxl 

 does not hasten the removal of the fang of the milk too|U, and instead of 

 accelerating the growth of the permanent tooth in the -lIHLral position, it 

 retards it and sometimes drives it to seek a passage through Tiie gums behind 

 its proper socket. Here, not meeting the corresponding nipper of the upper 



