aveky's own farrier. 143 



Will sorae genius have the goodness to tell us in what 

 way we irjay be able to save the life of a glandery horse 

 after the disease has so far advanced that medicine can 

 not save him from his untimely doom? 



CHAPTER XXII. 



CRITERIA OF AGE, &C. 



"It is not what people profess that makes them righteous, but 

 what tliey possess " and practice. 



To be able to judge correctly as to the age of the 

 horse, by those who are dealing in them, is of great im- 

 portance, as the real value of a horse so often depends 

 on this one point, because there is so much jockt-ying 

 practiced in this respect. To do this with perfection 

 would require something more than book learning; it 

 would require the closest observation, with the experi- 

 ence of years, of the teeth and other parts, of such 

 animals as you might know the age of, as well as others, 

 from the youngest to the oldest, which is the true school 

 in which to graduate in this particular branch of instruc- 

 tion. Although much may be learned from books to 

 assist one in his observations, yet after a little experience 

 in this way, he need not be deceived much as to the age 

 of a horse. 



The colt should be foaled with four front teeth, two 

 upper and two lower ones, though it often happens that 

 he is foaled without any; but in this case, these front 

 teeth soon appear, for he can not suck well until they 



