The family horse : its stabling, care and feedingA practical manual for horse-keepers . Fiff. 7.—TEN TEARS. Fig. 8. —TWELVE TEARS. front ones very long from front to rear. The central enamel has alldisappeared from the upper nippers, and the tushes point for-ward. From this time on the teeth continue to become flattenedfrom side to side, and longer from front to rear. Another mark ofage is the angular protrusion of the front teeth, which increasesrapidly after the eighteenth year. The teeth ai-e sometimes mani-pulated by unprincipled dealers in a manner called * bishoping,with intent to deceiv
The family horse : its stabling, care and feedingA practical manual for horse-keepers . Fiff. 7.—TEN TEARS. Fig. 8. —TWELVE TEARS. front ones very long from front to rear. The central enamel has alldisappeared from the upper nippers, and the tushes point for-ward. From this time on the teeth continue to become flattenedfrom side to side, and longer from front to rear. Another mark ofage is the angular protrusion of the front teeth, which increasesrapidly after the eighteenth year. The teeth ai-e sometimes mani-pulated by unprincipled dealers in a manner called * bishoping,with intent to deceive. But the trick is easily detected by closeexamination. Where the cavity or mark in the center of a tooth isartificially produced, it will have no enamel lining, but instead willshow the raw dentine inside. The gums of old hordes shrink away,the under lip hangs down. For ordinary light driving four years is old enough to beginwith, but where heavy or regular work is required, the horse should
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