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Horses' Teeth. Their Care and Treatment. 



There are hundreds and thousands of horses that are suffering 

 daily on account of their teeth. The upper jaw of the horse is one 

 inch wider than the lower jaw, causing the r.pper grinders to shrtt 

 half an inch over the lower grinders. This causes the upper set 

 of teeth to wear sharp on the outside next to the cheek, and the 

 lower grinders to wear sharp on the inside next to the tongue. After 

 these teeth become sharp, in using a bridle on a horse, the j^ulling of 

 the lines brings the cheek-pieces of the bit against the horse's mouth, 

 pressing the inside of the cheek against the sharp edges of the 

 grinders, causing inflammation and many times cutting large gashes. 

 The horse will throw its head up and down, slobber, drive uneven, 

 pull on the lines, many times will balk; his grain passes through 

 him whole, he cannot masticate it properly. During my professional 

 career, I have seen hundreds of horses become balky for no other rea- 

 son than that their teeth were sharp on the edges, causing the mouth 



