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tenth to the twelfth month and is permanent. At 

 two to two and a half years, the fifth molar is cut, 

 and the first and second temporary molars replaced 

 by permanent ones. At three and one half-years the 

 third temporary molar is replaced by a permanent 

 one, and at four and one-half to five years the sixth 

 permanent is cut. At five the molars, as well as 

 the incisors, are up and in wear and the horse is then 

 said to have a "full mouth." 



The temporary canine teeth are rarelv ever 

 noticed by the casual observer, they being very rudi- 

 mentary, and thus far have received but very little 

 consideration from veterinarians. This is probably 

 due to the fact that they produce no serious results, 

 and are so small that they are rarely ever seen. 



*"Some veterinarians, and among them For- 

 thomme and Rigot, have witnessed instances in 

 which they were replaced; but the very rare excep- 

 tions cannot make us look upon these teeth as liable 

 to be renewed. We must not, however, confound 

 with these exceptional cases, the shedding of a small 

 spicula or joint, which, in the majority of horses, pre- 

 cedes the eruption of the real tusks." 



("The small deciduous canine is cut about the 

 sixth month, at about the time the third or corner 

 incisors are cut. The lower tusk, owing to its dimin- 

 utive size, and its being so close to the incisor, is shed 



*Chauveau. t Prof. Owen. 



