100 THE HOKSE EDUOAtOB. 



TO TELL A horse's AGE. 



There is only one sure way of telling the age 

 of a horse, and that is by an examination of his 

 teeth, and that only extends to a certain age, 

 although an experienced horseman can guess very 

 nearly for some time after that period. There 

 are six teeth in the front part of a horse's mouth, 

 above and below, called the gatherers, fi'om 

 which we may judge of his age. When a colt is 

 foaled he generally has no teeth in the front part 

 of his mouth. In a few days two come in the 

 up23er jaw and two below, and again after a few 

 days, four more appear, but the corner teeth do 

 not make their appearance until he is four or 

 five months old, these twelve teeth remain 

 unchanged in the front of the colt's mouth until 

 he is' about two years old, when he sheds the two 

 center nippers. 



At three years old, a colt sheds the adjoining 

 teeth. At four years old, a colt sheds under or 



