Vlll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VI. 



PACK 

 P^XAMINATION OF THE MoUTH FOR AgE . . . .74 



Means of ascertaining a horse's age — Different kinds of teeth — 

 Form of the teeth — Structure of the teeth — Changes under- 

 gone by the teeth with age — Dates of teething — Causes 

 which may hasten or retard the appearance of the permanent 

 teeth — Dates from which horses are aged — Plates showing 

 the different ages by the incisors. 



CHAPTER Vn. 



Irregularities of the Teeth ..... 95 



Teeth which retain the mark and central enamel beyond the 

 ordinary time — Irregularities in the respective size of the 

 upper and lower jaws — Irregularities in the number of the 

 incisor teeth — Irregularities in the form of the incisors — 

 Irregularities in the length of the crown of the incisors — 

 Abnormal wear of the teeth from crib-biting — Bishoping. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Plates Illustrative of the Dentition of the Horse. 



1, At birth ; 2, One month ; 3, Five months ; 4, One year ; 5, 

 Sixteen months ; 6, Two years ; 7, Rising three ; 8, Three 

 off; 9, Rising four; 10, Four years; 11, Four off; 12, 

 Rising five; 13, Five years ; 14, Six years; 15, Seven years; 

 16, Eight years ; 17, Nine years ; 18, Ten years ; 19, Eleven 

 years ; 20, Thirteen years ; 21, Fifteen years ; 22, Seventeen 

 years ; 23, Twenty-one years ; 24, Thirty years ; 25, Nine 

 years, abnormal ; 26, Fourteen years, abnormal ; 27, Bishoped 

 mouth. 



