CONTENTS. ■ xvii 



SECTION FIFTH. 



AGE OF THE HORSE. 



PART I. 



THE TEETH. 



CHAPTEK I. 



PAGE 



The Incisors 597 



A. Of the First Dentition 597 



B. Of the Second Dentition 601 



C. Structure 606 



D. Details of the Dental Table according to the Age 615 



E. Direction 616 



The Tusks or Canine Teeth 619 



CHAPTEK II. 



The Molars 621 



1. Supplementary Premolars 621 



2. Molars Proper 622 



A. Of the First Dentition 622 



B. Of the Second Dentition 625 



C. Development and Structure . 631 



CHAPTEK III. 



Eruption of the Teeth 637 



A. Of the Incisors 637 



B. Of the Canines 640 



C. Of the Molars 640 



PART II. 



DETERMIXATION OF THE AGE. 



CHAPTEK I. 



Duration of Life in the Horse 642 



CHAPTEK II. 



The Parts to be examined for the Determination of the Age . . 645 



CHAPTEK III. 

 The Characters furnished by the Teeth , . 648 



B 



