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The small wolf's teeth, which lie near the 

 molars, and often hurt the tongue, should be 

 removed with the aid of forceps. 



Sometimes horses bolt their oats, not 

 because of bad teeth, but out of sheer greedi- 

 ness. To prevent this, give more chaff, or, 

 as is recommended by many experienced stud 

 grooms, add a handful of dry bran to the oats. 

 These greedy horses should not be fed from 

 nose-bags or from small deep troughs, but on 

 the floor or from large troughs, so that they 

 cannot swallow their grain too quickly. 



Mauy horses, when feeding, push a con- 

 siderable amount of their food out of the 

 manger on to the floor. This may be pre- 

 vented by placing a couple of large rounded 

 cobble stones, or still better, two large lumps 

 of rock salt, in the manger for the horse to 

 knock his nose against. 



In young horses the mouth is often very 

 tender during teething. Sometimes the irri- 

 tation is greatly reduced, if not completely 

 allayed, by the removal of the all but de- 

 tached milk teeth. 



