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. Fig. 9.—FOURTEEN YEARS. Fig. 10.—SEVENTEEN TEARS. not be less than six years. There is clearly an advantage in buyingyoung horses, as they increase in value for several years, whilethose which have passed their prime deteriorate in a still morerapid ratio. Whatever may be the age or breed, it is essential that the horse 14 THE FAMILY HORSE. should possess a sound constitution, correct form, intelligence andgood temper. A narrow browed or Roman nosed horse with eviltemper is undesirable, however many good points it may have inspeed, age or shape. A horse naturally gentle but lacking in intel-ligence is unsafe, for it will become panic-stricken and lose its of the quietest horses have been known to run away and kickthings to pieces from fright, when an intelhgent animal would haveseen nothing to excite panic. A stupid horse will never show aflfec-
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