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 SYSTEM 



OF TELLING HORSES' AGE.' 



LOWER JAW 



A horse has forty teeth — twenty-four grinders, twelve front 

 teeth and four tusks. A mare has thirty-six teeth — twenty-four 

 grinders, twelve front teeth, and sometimes they have tusks, but 

 not very often. Fourteen days old a colt has four nipper teeth, 

 at three months old he has four middle teeth, at six months old 

 he has four corner teeth ; at one year old the cups leave the 

 nipper teeth, at two years old the cups leave the middle teeth, 

 at two and a half years old he sheds his nipper teeth, at three 

 years old full size nipper teeth ; three and a half years old he 

 sheds his middle teeth, four years old full-size middle teeth ; 

 at four and a half years old sheds his corner teeth ; five years 

 old, full-size corner teeth ; six years old, large cups in corner 

 teeth, small cups in middle teeth, and still smaller cups in nipper 

 teeth ; seven years old, cups leave nipper teeth ; eight years old, 

 cups leave the middle teeth ; nine years old, cups leave the cor- 

 ner teeth ; at ten years old a dark groove will make its appearance 

 on the upper corner tooth ; at fifteen years old the groove will be 

 one-half way down the upper corner tooth; at twenty-one years 

 old the grooves will be at the bottom. At this age give your 

 horse his time and let him have rest in his future days. 



