Molars — Three upper on each side and three 

 lower on each side. 



Permanent. 



Incisors — Three upper on each side, and 

 three lower on each side. 



Canines — One upper on each side, and one 

 lower on each side. 



Molars — Six upper on each side, and six 

 lower on each side. 



Symptons of Bad Teeth. 



There are thousands of horses suffering day 

 in and day out on account of their teeth. The 

 upper jaw is about one inch wider than the lower 

 jaw, which causes the upper molars to close over 

 the lower teeth about half an inch on each side. 

 The upper molars wear sharp and pointed on the 

 outside of the teeth, next to the cheek, and when 

 pulling upon the lines it causes the check piece of 

 the bit to press against the cheek, pressing the in- 

 side part of the upper cheek against the sharp 

 edges of the upper molars, thereby causing the 

 cheek to become sore and lacerated. The lower 

 molars become sharp on the inside part of the 

 teeth, next to the tongue, thereby causing inflam- 

 mation and many times cutting large gashes on 

 the tongue, when trying to masticate the food. 



The general symptoms which will direct 

 your attention to the mouth are: Discharges of 

 saliva from the mouth, with continual slobbering, 

 while chewing the food ; difficulty of masticating 

 the food proper, by passing the food through the 

 bow r els without being masticated; bad breath as 

 w r ell ; more or less discharge from the eyes ; ner- 

 vousness; showing pain while drinking; throw- 

 ing his head up and down while at work; run 

 from one side of the street to the other ; driving 



