114 ON TIIf HORSE IN GENERAL. 



with which they come afterwards to be mixed. 

 At fome period between two and three years 

 old, the colt changes his teeth ; that is to fay, 

 he fheds the four middle fore teeth, two above* 

 and two below, w T hich are fome time after 

 replaced with Horfes teeth. After three years 

 old, two others are changed, one on each fide 

 the former; he has then eight colt's, and four 

 horfe's teeth. After four years old, he cuts 

 four new teeth, one on each fide thofe lad 

 replaced, and has at that age, eight horfe's, 

 and four foal's teeth. Thefe laft new teeth 

 are (low growers, compared with the preced- 

 ing; they are the corner teeth, next the tuflies, 

 are called pincers, and are thofe which bear 

 the mark; this mark confifls in the tooth being 

 hollow, and in the cavity bearing a black fpot, 

 refembling the eye of a bean. At four years 

 and a half old, thefe mark teeth are juft vifible 

 above the gum, and the cavity is very confpi- 

 cuous. At five years old, the Horfe fheds his 

 remaining four colt's teeth, and his tuflies 

 appear. At fix, his tuflies are up, and appear 

 white, fmall, and (harp, near about which, is 

 obfervable a fmall circle of youngs growing 

 flefh ; the Horfe's mouth is now complete, and 

 the black mark has arrived at, or very near 

 the upper extremity of the corner teeth. At 

 feven, the two middle teeth fill up. Between 

 the feventh and eighth year, all the teeth are 



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