Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . HOW TO TELIx THE AGE. IT is sometimes very important to be able to determine the age ofa horse ; and as this is indicated most surely by the teeth, I havehad made, under my special supervision, a large proportion ofthe illustrations here given, which will be found the fullest and most. Fig. 373.—The Teeth. complete published in this country. I encountered very serious dif-ficulties in obtaining these illustrations, as I found it next to impos-sible to give the artist an idea of the chan
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . HOW TO TELIx THE AGE. IT is sometimes very important to be able to determine the age ofa horse ; and as this is indicated most surely by the teeth, I havehad made, under my special supervision, a large proportion ofthe illustrations here given, which will be found the fullest and most. Fig. 373.—The Teeth. complete published in this country. I encountered very serious dif-ficulties in obtaining these illustrations, as I found it next to impos-sible to give the artist an idea of the changes occurring in the teethand form of the jaw with age, but they are as accurate as I could se-cure. I have tried also to make the description so simple as to enable any ordinary person to determine the age of horses with considerable accuracy, or so nearly as to prevent being seriously imposed upon. In doing this, I have not hesitated to appropriate the language o others when adapted to my purpose. At first the jaw is small, andto accommodate the position, temporary, or what is termed milkteeth, are grown ; these are succeeded by permanent teeth, as thejaws become larger and stronger. As the front teeth, or nippers,only are usually studied to note the changes which determine the (121)
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