TEETH. 



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fingers of the examiner, accustomed to handle young horses, to be posi- 

 tively sharp. 



A YOUNG HORSE. AN OLI) HORSE. 



Comparative difference in the channels or in the spaces between the branches of the lower jaws. 



When a person having a horse to sell talks boastfully of all "the 

 marks " being present in the mouth, avoid him as a suspicious individual. 

 Honest men know, or at least all honest men should by this time be aware, 

 that there is no dependence to be placed in these so-called "marks ;" there- 

 fore they do not strive to direct attention toward fallacious indications. 



SHOWING THE HORSE'S TEETH. 



By simply parting the lips of the animal, a judge can see everything 

 which he cares to behold. The kind of teeth present are easily recog- 

 nized ; or when such signs declare the animal to be aged, the position of 

 the teeth, the condition of the bones, and the general aspect enable him 

 to guess as to a probability. Therefore, when a gentleman requests to 

 Bee the mouth, the horse dealer, unless specially commanded to do so, no 

 longer endeavors to tug the jaws asunder, a proceeding which, when 

 conducted hastily, is apt to provoke resistance ; but the groom is ordered 

 i:* merely separate the lips, a measure to which most animals will com- 

 placently submit. 



