. The horse: its selection and purchase : together with the law of warranty, sale, &c. . nent pair. These changes areobvious in the gum just about two years, beingindicated by redness of it. At two years and ahalf the centrals are about half-way up, and atthree years they are well developed, and theircutting surfaces have come into wear. At threeyears off —that is, three years and three months—precisely the same stages take place in the lateral teeth—, the permanent laterals arein the mouth. They are about half-way up atthree years and a half, and by the time that theanimal is rising four,
. The horse: its selection and purchase : together with the law of warranty, sale, &c. . nent pair. These changes areobvious in the gum just about two years, beingindicated by redness of it. At two years and ahalf the centrals are about half-way up, and atthree years they are well developed, and theircutting surfaces have come into wear. At threeyears off —that is, three years and three months—precisely the same stages take place in the lateral teeth—, the permanent laterals arein the mouth. They are about half-way up atthree years and a half, and by the time that theanimal is rising four, their front edges meetand their tables come into wear. At four years off these changes are repeated in the corners ; and at five years old, the mouth has a very full andcompact appearance. It will be noted that theincisor teeth of a yearling and those of a five-year-old are not unlike at first sight; but inthe former, of course, we have temporary teeth,and in the latter permanent ones. The termfull mouth is apphed to that of a five-year-,old. Up to the age last named the means. LOWER INCISORS. 1. At three years the central pcriiianent incisors are well up, only the portion of thetable behind the m irk does not show much signs of wear. It is soon after two years andthree months that the central sucking-teeth are shed. 2. Soon after three years and three months, or more correctly, three years oft,the lateral milk teeth are replaced by the permanent ones. 3. Again at four years off the corner sucking teeth are replaced. When theanimal reaches five or thereabouts it has a full level set of permanent incisors, and themouth has a very neat and full appearance. The corner incisors show very little wearupon their tables, unless in front of the mark, , the so-called infundibuhini. 4. If the corner incisors are carefully inspected in a horse that is rising six, it will beseen that the hinder part of the table of the tooth is not in proper wear ; the front is,however. This is t
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