THE rOWT. 



the organs on wUch tlie speed and endurance of the animal 

 depend. The loins should be broad, the quarters long, the 

 thighs muscular, and the hoclcs well bent and well under the 

 horse. 



The age of the animal should be known by its teeth. I am 

 aware that such an assertion is hlely to provoke a grin on the 

 part of roguish horse-cobblers, who more successfdUy practise 

 their dishonest tricks on the horse's mouth, than on any other 

 part of the poor beast ; but it is very possible, by careful and 

 quiet examination, to ascertain the true state of the case, in 

 spite of the magic and conjuration of every horse-rascal in 

 London. 



BEStSTOH OV IBS BOBSS. 



When th.T colt is bom, in most cases the first and second 

 molar and grinding teeth will appear above the gums. In the 

 course of a week or so his front incisor teeth will show — ^two 

 above and two below. In about six weeks the next two incisorB 

 may be seen, and so on will the colt's teeth increase in regular 

 order, till at the age of eight months it wiU possess its fuU 

 complement of front or cutting teeth. These teeth have an 

 elevated cutting edge of considerable sharpness, and formed of 

 a substance so hard that a steel file will make no impression 

 on it. The sharp ridge is bent somewhat inwards and over 

 the tooth, so that there is a depression behind it, which gra- 



