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head. When the horse is young, the roots of the teeth extend far into 

 the bone and give the face and lower jaw a rounded appearance. As the 

 horse grows older, the face becomes more concave, the jaws get thinner 

 and sharper, the bones become more prominent, and the hollows above the 

 eyes deepen. As the animal becomes still older, the hair turns gray about 

 the muzzle, and the general appearance of the face indicates advancing 

 years. 



A HORSE'S The adult horse has twelve teeth for biting, called incisors, 

 TEETH six in each jaw within the lips. There are twenty-four 



molars, or "grinders," with which to grind or masticate the 

 food. Of these there are six on each side of the upper and lower jaws. 

 In males there is an extra tooth, called the bridle or canine tooth, on each 



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Changes in canine tooth or "tusk" (not found in mares) 



side of each jaw, between the incisors and the molars. These may some- 

 times be found in mares, but they are usually small and undeveloped. Small, 

 extra molars are sometimes found forward of the first molars on the upper 

 jaw (rarely on the lower), commonly called "wolf teeth." They are use- 

 less, and also harmless, although old-time "hoss doctors" blamed them for 

 many eye troubles. 



The different molars are indicated by numbering them from front to 

 back, calling right and left, as the second right upper molar. The incisor 

 teeth take their names from their position; the two middle teeth are called 

 the central incisors; one on either side is called a lateral incisor; and the 

 two outer ones, one on either side, are called the corner incisors. 



A horse has, in his life time, two sets of teeth. The first temporary, 

 or "milk" set, twenty-four in number, consists of twelve incisors and twelve 

 molars. There are three incisors and three molars in each side of each jaw. 

 They are smaller and whiter than the permanent set, and have a "neck," 

 or constriction, at the gum. 



The temporary teeth in colts are cut as follows: When born, a colt has 

 three molars on each jaw, and the two central nippers or incisors. They 

 may be covered by a thin skin which breaks in a day or two. The lateral 

 incisors are cut at from four to six weeks; and the corner incisors at from 

 six to ten months. At one year old the colt has a full set of twenty-four 

 temporary teeth. 



The two central incisors are shed at about two and a half years, and 

 the permanent ones are in use at three years. The lateral incisors are shed 

 at three and a half years, and the permanent ones are in use at four years. 

 The corner incisors are shed at four years and a half, and the permanent 

 ones are in use at five years. 



FACTS "No foot no horse" is a trite but truthful saying?. 



ABOUT FEET Keep the feet in good shape. The greatest care 



a horse's feet is not in curing them after they are knocked 

 out, but in keeping them in good working normal condition. In their 



