AGE OF THE HORSE. 



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This is one of the reasons for discarding those teeth in deter- 

 mining the age, as it would have a tendency to deceive or mislead 

 the pupil. (See cut No. 2.) 



No. 2. 



INSIDE VIEW OF THE LOWER JAW OF A FOAL'S MOUTH AT SIX MONTHS.— By 



looking closely at this cut it will be perceived that both the outer and 

 inner edge of the nippers are worn, while only the outer edge of the 

 middle is worn off, and the corner teeth have not yet come in contact with 

 the upper jaw. 



The average time for the foal to get his first four teeth, called 

 nippers, is fourteen days. He gets the next four, called middle, 

 between fourteen days and three months. Between three months 

 and six months he gets the last four, called corner. So you will 

 understand by this that the colt, at the age of six months, has 

 twelve teeth. These are all the teeth we use to tell the age. 



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No. 3. 



The colt's teeth as they appear when drawn out of the jaw. 



This will represent six colt teeth as they would appear if pulled 



out of the jaw. The three on the left, marked H, represent the 



outside view of the crown. The three on the right, marked E, 



