20 THE NEW POCKET FARRIER. 



2d.. If the bone is not very thick, and it is perceiva- 

 bly not very round at the bottom, he is from nine to 

 twelve years old, and so on. From twelve to fifieen, 

 the bone is sharper at bottom, and thinner at the sides, 

 the bottom is generally as sharp as the back of a case 

 knife; and from 15 to 18, 19, 20, and upwards, with- 

 out many exceptions, the bone, when divested of its 

 integuments, is as sharp as the dull edge of that instru- 

 ment. 



3d. Allowances nnust always be made between 

 heavy, large western or wagon horses, or carriage 

 horses, and fine blooded ones. By practising and 

 strictly attending to the above rules, upon all descrip- 

 tions of horses, the performer in a little time will become 

 very accurate in the accomplishment of his desires, 

 more especially if he attentively observes the lower jaw 

 bone of dead horses." 



THE BARBS, THE LAMPAS, GIGGS UPON 

 THE LIPS, AND GAGG-TEETH. 



As the defects of the mouth may destroy a horse 

 without any distemper, it will here be proper to give 

 information as follows : 



For the barbs, look under the horse's tongue, and see 

 if he has not two fleshy excrescences on the under palate, 

 like little bladders. It seems to be a mere trifle, but 

 these, however, will hinder a horse from drinking as 

 usual ; and if he does not drink freely, he eats the less, 

 and languishes from day to day, perhaps, without any 

 one's taking notice of it. 



The lampas is known by opening the horse's mouth, 

 and looking at his upper palate, to see if the flesh comes 

 down below the inner teeth : this gives him pain in 



