SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



stances, when noting the animal's age, 

 it is usual to inspect the incisors in the 

 lower jaw only. 



SHEDDING THE INCISORS. 



Two Years Off. — If the gums are 

 examined they will be seen to be con- 

 gested, and the new central permanent 

 incisors either through, or breaking 

 through the gum. 



Two Years and a Half. ^ — The 

 central pair of permanents are just about 

 half way up, and have each a cavit}^ 

 running across the nipping surfaces. 

 The difference between them and 

 the worn temporary ones is very strik- 

 ing. 



Rising- Three Years — Sometimes it 

 becomes an urgent matter to decide 

 whether a colt is *' Rising three years,'' 

 or " Three years off." 



Look very critically at the middle 



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