172 ON THE AGE OF THE HORSE, 



shedding of the twelve front teeth or inclsores, 

 which process begins at two years and a half old, 

 and is carried on in the following order, namely, 

 from two years and a half until three> he sheds 

 the two middle teeth of the lower jaw, and also 

 of the upper jaw*. Vide pi. 12, Jig.B. From 

 three years and a half until four, he sheds the 

 two next in both jaws. Vide fig. C. From 

 four and a half until five, he sheds the two 

 corner teeth of both jaws; and, at the same 

 time, the canine teeth or tushes make their ap- 

 pearance. Vide fig. D. He is then no longer 

 called a colt. At the upper surface or top of 

 every tooth, there is a small black cavity re- 

 sembling the eye of a bean. This cavity in the 

 teeth of the lower jaw furnishes the age from 

 five years until seven; after which period it is 

 usual to pronounce the horse to be aged, and 



* As the colt cannot bite the grass perfectly -when he 

 has shed the two middle teeth, it will be beneficial to feed 

 him with mashes of bran, and Iiay, until the new teeth are 

 of a sufficient size. 



deprived 



