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N Stands for nipper teeth; M for middle teeth, C 

 for corner teeth. The groove comes on the upper 

 corner teeth at lo years old; one-fourth way down, 12 

 years old; one-half way down, 15 years old; three- 

 fourths way down, 18 years old; all the way out to the 

 bottom, 21 years old. 



The groove alluded to will be found on the corner 

 tooth of the upper jaw, running down the middle of 

 the tooth. When a horse is from fourteen days to six 

 years old, I judge by the appearance of both jaws; 

 when from six to ten years, by the lower jaw, and 

 when from ten to twenty-one years, by the upper jaw. 



The above is the only true system in the world for 

 telling a horse's age. It may be added, however, 

 that long study and practical familiarity with horses 

 are necessary in order to tell a horse's age readily and 

 correctly. 



