Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . outh is almost per-fect. The corner nippers are quite up, with along, deep, irregular mark on the inside, and theother nippers are showing the effects of increasedwear. The tush is much grown, the grooves onthe inside have almost or quite disappeared, andthe outer surface is regularly convex. It is still as concave within,and the edge nearly as sharp as it was six months before. At six years the mark on the central nippers is worn the next pair the mark is shorter, broader, and f
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . outh is almost per-fect. The corner nippers are quite up, with along, deep, irregular mark on the inside, and theother nippers are showing the effects of increasedwear. The tush is much grown, the grooves onthe inside have almost or quite disappeared, andthe outer surface is regularly convex. It is still as concave within,and the edge nearly as sharp as it was six months before. At six years the mark on the central nippers is worn the next pair the mark is shorter, broader, and fainter ; and inthe corner teeth the edges of the enamel are more regular, and thesurface is evidently worn. The tush has attained its full growth,being nearly or quite an inch in length ; convex outward, concavewithin ; tending to a point, and the extremity somewhat horse may now be said to have a perfect mouth, as all the teethare produced and fully grown Wk TO ^g^BaHi 1 p H 1 1 Wk Ik fl MJJB u ^9 ^HH H Ml P^SI s ? ^91 3 ^m ^^^pi ^ s ^ai Fig. 382—About FourYears. NOW TO TELL THE AGE. 125. Fig. 383.—At Five Years. At seven years, the mark, in the way in which we have de-scribed it, is worn out in the central nippers, and fast wearing awayin the corner teeth ; the tush also is beginning to be altered. It isrounded at the point, rounded atthe edges, still round without,and beginning to get round eight years the tush isrounder in every way ; the markis gone from all the bottom nip-pers, and it may almost be said tobe out of the mouth. There isnothing remaining in the bottomnippers that can afterward clearlyshow the age of the horse. Theupper nippers will give some indi-cations, but nothing certain. After the age of eight years,there are no points that will en-able determining age with any degree of accuracy. A horse thatis fed on corn will show an older mouth than one that is fed on oatsand sloppy feed. The usual time for determininga horses age is in May
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