The horse's mouth, showing the age by the teethMayhew, Edward
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The horse's mouth, showing the age by the teeth
Mayhew, Edward
Horses -- Age
36. At six weeks, &c. 69
37. At six months, &c. 69
38. At nine months old, the corner milk teeth are up,
but their edges do not yet meet. 70
39. At one year, &c. 70
40. At eighteen months, &c. 71
41. At two years old, there is a full mouth of milk
incisors, all of which show considerable wear. 71
42. At three years old, the centre horse teeth are well
up, and are distinguished by their size, shape,
and colour. 72
43. At three years off, the lateral milk teeth are shed,
and the permanent teeth are coming up. 80
44. When rising four years old the lateral horse teeth
are in the mouth, but their edges do not fairly
meet. 81
45. At four years, four pair of horse teeth are well up,
but the corner milk teeth are retained. 82
46. When rising five years old all the horse teeth are in
the mouth, but the corner teeth have yet to meet. 90
47. At five years old there is a full mouth of horse
incisors, all the edges of which fairly meet. 94
48. At five years off the corner teeth only show slight
wear, and the posterior margins are round. 95
49. At six years of age the corner teeth look more
firmly set, and their edges begin to be uneven; &c. 97
50. At seven years off, the corner teeth, without showing
age, exhibit further evidence of wear. 99
51. At eight years off, the gum of the lower corner tooth
has become square, and the lower tush blunt. 104
52. After the eighth year, &c. 106
53. At twelve years old, there may be tartar on the
lower tush. The teeth are longer, narrower, and
the enamel darker. 110
54. At sixteen years old, when the teeth are viewed
from the side, only two incisors can be seen in the
lower jaw, &c. 112
55. At twenty years old, the form of the mouth has
changed, and the lower teeth are imperfectly seen
from the front. 115
56. At thirty years old, the jaws are contracted; the
lower are not seen when the upper teeth are in
view. 117
57. The tricks that are practised on the teeth, &c. 123
58. The irregularities of growth in the horse's teeth &c. 138
59. The diseases to which the teeth of the horse are
subjected, &c. 149
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