. The American farmer's horse book;. Horses. MAEKS OF AGE, AND ABUSES. 471 age of about eight months. At one year old, the central and the second pairs of nippers are worn nearly level, and the corner tooth, which is now of the same length as its neigh- bors, is rapidly becoming so. The two-year old colt has the mark, or kernel—the dark, hard substance in the middle of the crown of the tooth- ground quite out of all the front teeth, or nippers. So far. LOWER NIPPERS AND TUSHES OF A FIVE-YEAR OLD HORSE. 1 1, Central nippers, with their marks almost entirely worn out. 2 2, Next nippers, showing
. The American farmer's horse book;. Horses. MAEKS OF AGE, AND ABUSES. 471 age of about eight months. At one year old, the central and the second pairs of nippers are worn nearly level, and the corner tooth, which is now of the same length as its neigh- bors, is rapidly becoming so. The two-year old colt has the mark, or kernel—the dark, hard substance in the middle of the crown of the tooth- ground quite out of all the front teeth, or nippers. So far. LOWER NIPPERS AND TUSHES OF A FIVE-YEAR OLD HORSE. 1 1, Central nippers, with their marks almost entirely worn out. 2 2, Next nippers, showing marks partially worn. 3 3, Corner nippers, with the marks plainly seen, but the edges giving evi- dence of wear. 4 4, Tushes, with the groove inside almost obliterated. the young animal has got along very well with his milk teeth, but now he begins to need others, not merely larger, but also of a firmer, more durable composition and setting; and this necessity Nature meets by commencing the replacement of the first set by the permanent teeth. This operation begins. 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 Stewart, Robert, veterinary surgeon. [from old catalog]. Cincinnati, C. F. Vent & co. ;
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