. Elements of hippology. Horses. 38 ELEMENTS OP FiGUBB 27.—The Tables at Twenty. gums; the edges of the teeth, to see if they are chipped; their margins near the gums; for tartar. Look next at the front faces of the teeth, and compare the relative lengths of the axes of the center teeth, remembering that the greater the disparity in these lengths, the older the horse. Next, open the horse's mouth, and look at the tables. The first thing to notice is the table of the corner teeth to see if the wall has grown up on the inside; look for the mark, the shape of the tables, the dental st
. Elements of hippology. Horses. 38 ELEMENTS OP FiGUBB 27.—The Tables at Twenty. gums; the edges of the teeth, to see if they are chipped; their margins near the gums; for tartar. Look next at the front faces of the teeth, and compare the relative lengths of the axes of the center teeth, remembering that the greater the disparity in these lengths, the older the horse. Next, open the horse's mouth, and look at the tables. The first thing to notice is the table of the corner teeth to see if the wall has grown up on the inside; look for the mark, the shape of the tables, the dental star, the curva- ture of the line joining the centers of the tables, and the slope of the inner faces of the teeth. If the mark is gone from all the lower teeth, look for it in the upper. The horse that has the mark in all his upper teeth is probably not very old—perhaps between nine and thirteen, probably not more than the latter. Beware of triangular tables; they are never found in the young horsfr-always in tl^,^^^^^ ^y Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marshall, Francis Cutler, 1867-; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City, Hudson Press
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