The age of a horse is easily ascertained when 

 the progressive appearances of the teeth are ex- 

 plained. A horse has forty teeth; the twenty- 

 four beyond the bars (the hollow space where the 

 row of teeth is discontinued, and the palate is 

 marked by transverse ridges,) are never changed, 

 and of course give no indication of age ; the twelve 

 front teeth are cast at different periods; till cast, 

 they are called foal teeth. When they change, 

 the two centre teeth in each jaw are called nippers 

 or gatherers ; these appear at the age of three : the 

 two teeth adjoining the gatherers on either side, 

 are called middling ; they appear at four years : 

 the two next the middHng teeth are called the 

 corner teeth ; they rise above the gum at five : the 

 remaining two in either jaw are called tushes, cor- 

 responding in form with the eye-teeth in man ; the 



