MARKS OF AGE, AND ABUSES. 



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and about the time oj entering upon the fifth year, the tushes, 



or bridle teeth, are generally in plain sight. 



\ At the age of five years, the mouth is complete in the 



dumber of its teeth, and is now said to be " a full mouth." 



six years, the central nippers of the lower jaw are so 



UPPER NIPPERS IN T^eIGHT-TEAR OLD HORSE. 



A, Anterior maxillary bone. 



1 1, Central nippers, worn to a plane ^face, or nearly so. 



2 2, Next pair, still showing some remny of the cavity. 



3 3, Corner nippers, showing the mark plV^iy enough. 



4 4, Tushes, worn down more than in the \o\j. jaw of the six-year old mouth. 



much worn down that the kernel \^ obliterated, and the 

 tushes have attained their full growth\ 



At seven years, a hook has been form6(^on the corner teeth 

 of the upper jaw, the kernel of the seconVpair of nippers in 

 the lower jaw is no longer visible, and t^e tushes plainly 



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