I02 HOW TO CHOOSE A HORSE 



is no wear on them, because these teeth 

 do not generally touch the edges of the 

 corresponding upper ones until the fifth 

 birthday. 



A very important matter is that of being- 

 able to distinguish between a horse "rising" 

 6 years and one 6 "off," a task certainly not 

 easy for an amateur. 



The best evidence of this is afforded by 

 referring to the shape of the tables of the 

 central and lateral incisors, and the amount 

 of wear that the edges of the corner incisors 

 have undergone. 



If the "central" mark (Infundibulum) of 

 the corner teeth has the front and hinder 

 edge evenly worn around it, and the mark 

 in the "centrals" is almost gone, one may 

 conclude the age as 6 "off." 



