. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 330 THE AMERICAN FARMER S HORSE BOOK. II. The Horse's Teeth. The palate and teeth of the upper jaw of the mature horse are de- picted in the cut herewith presented, showing the six incisors, or nip- per,s; the two canine teeth, or tushes—sometimes called bridle-teeth ; and the twelve molars, or grinders. Upon one side of the roof of the mouth is a natural view of the bars of the palate, and upon the other is indicated the appearance which would be presented if the bars were dissected
. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 330 THE AMERICAN FARMER S HORSE BOOK. II. The Horse's Teeth. The palate and teeth of the upper jaw of the mature horse are de- picted in the cut herewith presented, showing the six incisors, or nip- per,s; the two canine teeth, or tushes—sometimes called bridle-teeth ; and the twelve molars, or grinders. Upon one side of the roof of the mouth is a natural view of the bars of the palate, and upon the other is indicated the appearance which would be presented if the bars were dissected off so as to reveal the intricate net- work of blood-vessels and nerves below. The colt cuts his first front teeth when very young, which operation is known as teething. After this, at different stages of his growth, these are displaced by a new set, larger and better adapted to the needs of the mature horse. For the sake of convenience, this pro- cess is distinguished by the name of shedding. The horse has, or should have, when full}^ grown, forty teeth—in each jaw six nippers, two tushes, and twelve grinders. In the mare, the tushes are either not developed at all, or else do not make their appearance before old age, although bony protuberances, correspond- ing to them, are hidden below the gums. The tush is a long, sharp tooth, occupying a posi- tion on each side of the jaw, between the nip- pers and the grinders, but somewhat nearer the former than to the back teeth. What a great many farmers caW blind teeth, or wolf teeth, and ignorantly imagine to be the cause of almost numl)erless ills, come on the upper and lower jaw between the bridle-teeth and the grinders. (See Section III in next Chapter). The changes which the teeth undergo before attaining their full de- velopment, with the derangements Avhicli attend these changes, will first claim our attention. III. Teething, or Dentition. When the foal is born into the world, no teeth are visible except the first or secon
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