SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



referred to this under the heading of 

 '* Rising Three." 

 Three Years and Six Months. — 



The middle pair of incisors is now about 

 half way up, and they bear the same 

 relationship — so far as appearances go 

 — to the temporary " corners," when 

 the mouth is closed. 



INCISORS AT FOUR YEARS. 



Rising- Four. — A veterinary surgeon 

 is frequently called upon to decide as 

 to whether a particular animal is rising 

 to his fourth birthday, or whether he 

 has passed it ; in other words, four 

 "off." 



The best evidence will be gleaned by 



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