60 THE AGE. 



horse whose teeth are at all long, and at the same 

 time yellow, and projecting a little obliquely forward, 

 you may be sure is no chicken. At ten years old, the 

 lower horse-nippers also begin to lose their oblong 

 shape, so that at fifteen they are nearly triangular from 

 the front of the mouth backward. (See sketches below.) 



As a horse grows old, the pit above the eye deepens ; 

 but this will also be found sunken in one that is much 

 emaciated, and it is thought to be observable in those 

 that have been got by old stallions."''" 



The comparative ages between horse and man have 

 been estimated at about the following comparison: 

 one year of the horse to every four of man being re- 

 ckoned from the age of two up to that often, and 

 after that less. Thus, 



A horse at 2 years is as a boy of 8 years. 



3 as 12. 



4 as 16. 



5 as a man of 20. 



6 as 24. 



7 - as 28. 



,,8 as 32/ 



,, 9 as 36. 



10 as 40. 



15 as 50. 



20 as 60. 



25 as 70. 



30 as 80. 



35 as 90. 



* It is invariably the case, even from foal-hood, ED. 



