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ANIMAL DENTISTRY. 



latter is, however, an essential feature of the cure. The 

 proficient teacher of the horse of quality will always demand 

 that the anterior extremities of the molar arcades be rid of 

 all projections that may irritate the buccal surfaces, as a 

 prerequisite to the development of the tactile sense of the 

 seat of the bit. The dental operation for this purpose con- 

 sists of trimming and filing the anterior molars smooth and 

 round with the angular cutter and file. The horse must, in 

 addition, be made to become gradually accustomed to the 



A. 

 B. 



Fig. 158. Fig. 



Bits for Confirmed Luggers. 

 J. I. C. bit. 

 California curb, and port. 



complicated riggings. In the coach and saddle horse the 

 dumb-jockey is indispensable, to develop the sensibility of 

 the mouth. It should be equipped with a soft bit one to one 

 and a half inches in diameter to develop the tactile sense 

 over as large an area as possible, and the elastic reins should 

 be made tighter from day to day as the horse becomes more 

 and more accustomed to its mechanism. Among the best 

 coachmen it is the custom to equip the dumb-jockey with a 



