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corresponding one in the other jaw from not being- 

 worn down will become over-grown and fill up the 

 vacant space, even growing so long as to damage 

 the gum or bone in the jaw above or below it, as the 

 case may be, and preventing the horse feeding. If 

 it is one of the front molars, it is possible that the 

 growth may be detected from outside, but the proba- 

 bilities are that a more careful examination will be 

 necessary, and, at all events, professional skill re- 

 quired to set matters right. Horses also suffer from 

 decayed teeth; and, in fact, the whole matter of 

 equine dentistry is much more important than is 

 usually supposed, many animals remaining poor and 

 thin simply because their teeth are not properly 

 attended to. 



Young Horses Cutting Teeth. 



Young horses sometimes have great trouble when 

 cutting their teeth, and if they go off their feed 

 they should be attended to ; but this requires pro- 

 fessional skill. 



Quidding. 



When young horses begin to what is called " quid " 

 their food, it is almost a certain indication that there 

 is something wrong with the mouth. " Quidding " 



