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^ 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 " 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. 



