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round arrangement of the gums at the earlier age 

 being very significant. The tables of the teeth, 

 however, at this period ought never to be overlooked ; 

 they afford, perhaps, the best indications on which 

 the judgment can be based. The infundibula may 

 or may not be gone in the lateral teeth ; but those 

 of the corner teeth have at this age become defined. 

 Where the corner teeth meet, in consequence of those 

 of the lower jaw being, in many horses, a little the 

 most forward, the upper shell teeth may present 

 posteriorly a small projection, which is seldom seen 

 prior to the seventh year. When this is present, it is 

 so obvious as not to escape observation, therefore, 

 it has not been depicted in the coloured engraving, 

 which has purposely been made to represent the less 

 marked indication that is more difficult to judge by. 

 The reader will see the projection alluded to slightly 

 indicated in the previous coloured engraving, por- 

 traying the mouth at six years off. Where the two 

 shell teeth meet, he will observe that the most back- 

 ward portion of the upper, not being opposed by the 

 lower tooth, and consequently suffering no wear, 

 bulges slightly downwards. It is this particular 

 part, which often at the seventh year, by the wear- 



