. The Sportsman's cabinet, and town and country magazine. s been well and kindly treated from early life, hemay be purchased at the age of four or five without any extra-ordinary risk. When, however, a horse has reached eightyears old, free from any serious disease or blemish, he is lessliable to splents, curbs, spavins, roaring, &c. than he was beforehe had attained maturity ; he will also have acquired a knowledgeof his business. The age of a horse may be ascertained by theappearance of his teeth until he reaches his sixth or seventh year,and those who practise it will be able to form a sati
. The Sportsman's cabinet, and town and country magazine. s been well and kindly treated from early life, hemay be purchased at the age of four or five without any extra-ordinary risk. When, however, a horse has reached eightyears old, free from any serious disease or blemish, he is lessliable to splents, curbs, spavins, roaring, &c. than he was beforehe had attained maturity ; he will also have acquired a knowledgeof his business. The age of a horse may be ascertained by theappearance of his teeth until he reaches his sixth or seventh year,and those who practise it will be able to form a satisfactory opinionfor some years afterwards. As the horse becomes old, his teethincrease in length ; and various tricks are played to alter theirappearance to suit the sinister views of designing horse dealers,none of which, however, can deceive a well experienced those unacquainted with the mark of the mouth the followingcuts will be found useful, and will convey more information to themind at a single glance, than many pages of description :.
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