4 AGE. 



obstinacy, and called restiveness. If you can 

 convince a horse that he is not in danger, he 

 will obey, and his memory being very retentive, 

 instruction always succeeds with him, by a 

 kind and persevering repetition of the disci- 

 pline required to inure him to whatever he is to 

 perform. 



Age. — The age of horses is generally de- 

 termined by their teeth, because the teeth 

 usually change their appearance annually, until 

 seven years old, viz., 



At 2 1 years, the corner teeth are imper- 

 fect, and all are gradually smaller 

 from the centre, and very short. 



At 3, The two centre teeth are solid, and 

 therefore called a horse-teeth," and 

 are marked with a spot on each; they 

 are also larger than the other teeth. 



At 4, The four centre teeth are marked, 

 and are larger than the other two. 

 Tushes begin to appear. 



At 5 , All the teeth are marked equally ; 

 and the tushes full grown. 



