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At four years and a half old, the four corner colt's 

 nippers fall out, and four corner horse nippers come 

 in their stead. When they are well up, he is five. 



These colt's nippers take about four months falling 

 out, commencing two months before the half year, 

 and finishing two months after it. From the day 

 the last corner nipper falls out the colt becomes a 

 horse, and the filly a mare. 



THE TUSHES. 



At three years and a half old to four years and a 

 half old, the four tushes come, two above and two 

 below ; that is, one above and one below on each side 

 of his mouth, and never change. 



The mare has seldom any tushes. 



MARKS THAT SHOW THE AGE. 



At six years old, the marks in the two front horse 

 nippers in the lower jaw are worn out. 



At seven years old, the marks in the two middle 

 horse nippers in the lower jaw are worn out. 



At eight years old, the marks in the two corner 

 horse nippers in the lower jaw are worn out. 



REMARKS. 



As the teeth of horses grow very differently, and 

 the marks are retained much longer in some than in 

 others, it requires a little careful inspection of a few 

 different mouths to enable you to decide at all correct- 

 ly. The common rule of concluding that a horse is 

 six, when the marks in the two front horse nippers in 

 the lower jaw are worn out ; that he is seven, when 



