28 LESSONS IN HORSE JUDGING. 



which are called ' tusks.' As the nippers and tusks 

 are most exposed to our view when we open the 

 mouth, we pay most regard to them, so in speak-, 

 ing of the teeth we shall mean the ' nippers.' 



17. — During the remainder of the lesson I 

 must often draw your attention to the diagrams 

 of Fig. 4 (page 27). So to begin: if you examine 

 and compare a temporary tooth A B with a per- 

 manent tooth C, you will see well marked differ- 

 ences in size, shape, and colo7\ If you look at 

 the front vieiu you will see that Avhile the milk 

 or temporary tooth is quite narrow near the gum 

 (Fig 4, B) (which is represented by a straight line 

 in the figure), the permanent tooth is seen to be 

 nearly as wide at the gum as at the upper or cut- 

 ting surface ; so that a milk tooth is said to have 

 a neck, whilst a i-yeynnanent tooth has no nech. 

 You will see the permanent teeth are a very little 

 narrower at the part next the gum than they are 

 at the cutting surface, or, in other words, they 

 have no neck. Then again, the permanent teeth 

 are very much larger tlmn the temporary ones, 

 and are not nearly so white. Then again, the 

 temporary teeth are quite smooth on their front 

 surface. Not so the permanent teeth. In the 

 permanent tooth you see a groove, or perhaps 

 two grooves, running from their cutting suiface 

 to the gum. 



18. — Having determined which set of teeth you 

 are examining, let us now consider the history of 

 each set in its turn. 



The temporary or milk teeth, are ' cut ' in the 

 following order: At birth, or a few days after. 



