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a trotting or running horse they will not take 

 hold of the bit freely. Sometimes they 

 l "bolt," pull on one line, run into the fence, 

 stop short or perhaps collide with another 

 [animal and injure both. 



In operating on horses of this kind it is 

 best to cut the first molar, usually the lower, 

 well down and in some instances the second 

 molar should also be slanted from before 

 backwards and upwards. The teeth are 

 then to be rounded from side to side and 

 left as smooth as possible, so that the tongue 

 and cheeks, though they are drawn between 

 them, will not be injured. 



The driver or rider of a horse should 

 always be consulted about the actions of a 

 horse while at work, before the operation is 

 performed. They are an element which 

 should not and can not be ignored by the 

 veterinary dentist if he wishes to be suc- 

 cessful in relieving the symptoms for which 

 he operates. Sometimes an operation is 

 needed on one side of the mouth only; in 

 such cases, cutting down the teeth on both 

 sides would be as bad, if not worse, than no 



FIG. 42. operation at all. 

 HOUSE'S 

 REVERSI- Horses that are in the habit of running 



BLERASP, 



JOINTED, away while being driven, in the majority of 



