THE AGE OF THE HORSE 93 



to examine the teeth of every horse affording 

 hhn an opportunity of so doing. In this 

 way one may soon become very expert. 



The age of the horse is judged by the 

 followino- conditions, so far as some of these 

 are applicable : ■ 



1. Whether the teeth are temporary or 

 permanent. 



2. Amount of ivear upon their nipping 

 and grinding su rfaces . 



3. Season of the year zvhen the ''tem- 

 porary'' teeth are ''cut,'' or "replaced'' by 

 " permanent'' ones. 



4. Appearance of the lower corner teeth 

 zvhen the mouth is open and when it is closed. 



The number of temporary teeth is 24, 



and in the mare there are 36 permanent 



