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The Horse's Mouth, Showing the age by the teeth

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A concise practical manual explaining how to estimate a horse’s age by examining dental features. The text describes tooth eruption and replacement, characteristic wear patterns and changes in shape and surface, and the visible markers used at different stages of life. It provides step-by-step inspection guidance, cautions about conditions that can obscure age signs, and suggests basic dental care to preserve reliable indicators. Plates or engravings accompany descriptions to illustrate diagnostic features and aid quick, hands-on assessment.


THE HORSE’S MOUTH,

SHOWING THE AGE

BY

THE TEETH.

CONTAINING


A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PERIODS WHEN THE TEETH ARE CUT;

THE APPEARANCES THEY PRESENT;

THE TRICKS TO WHICH THEY ARE EXPOSED;

THE ECCENTRICITIES TO WHICH THEY ARE LIABLE;

AND

THE DISEASES TO WHICH THEY ARE SUBJECT.


BY

EDWARD MAYHEW, M. R. C. V. S.



DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION,

TO

THE PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL

OF

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons,

AND EMBELLISHED WITH

NUMEROUS COLOURED ENGRAVINGS FROM

DRAWINGS MADE EXPRESSLY FOR THE WORK, AND

TAKEN FROM AUTHENTICATED MOUTHS;

WITH

THIRTY-TWO WOOD-CUTS, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE LETTER-PRESS.


FOURTH EDITION.


LONDON:

MESSRS. FORES, 41, PICCADILLY.