114 MEANS OF DETERMINING THE AGE. 



Skewbald is a combination of colors other than black and 

 white. 



Sorrel is of a yellowish or reddish brown shade. 



In doubtful cases the color of the horse is determined by 

 the color of the muzzles or lower part of the face. 



Cross-matched is the term used to describe the alternate 

 shade of color of a four-horse team, that is, where the nigh 

 wheeler is dark, the off wheeler light, the nigh leader light 

 and the off leader dark ; or when in the reverse order. 



Fancy-matched is the term used to describe a distinct 

 difference in color between horses driven as a pair or in 

 tandem. A star is a white spot on the forehead. A snip is 

 a white mark extending from the nostril to the mouth. A 

 race is a white streak on the face. A blaze is a broad patch 

 of white covering part of or the entire face. 



MEANS OF determining THE AGE. 



The age of a horse between birth and the sixth year can 

 be accurately determined by the changing peculiarities in 

 the formation and development of the teeth, especially those 

 of the lower jaw. After the sixth year the age can only be 

 approximately known, yet many persons profess to be able 

 to tell the exact age of any horse by examining the teeth. 



" After the mouth is fully completed, the age can only be approximately 

 determined by the effect of wear in altering the shape of the teeth, by the 

 receding of the gums and by other such signs. 



" Many circumstances, however, often contribute to modify the effect of 

 wear on the teeth, and also to increase or decrease the action of time in 

 other respects. Hence, after six years old, a correct opinion can only be 



