They say you can find how old a horse is by his teeth.What are you looking for to tell the age?

Yes you definately can. There are a few things you want to look for and take note of...





1. State of wear: A tooth that has recently erupted has an infundibulum-- which is an enamel ring on the flat of the teeth that dissapears and wears down with age.


2. Shape-- as the horse gets older the teeth go from round-- to triangular to oval.


3. The slope-- a teeth will make a 160 degree angle when first born then slowly contract out to an 80 degree angle as they get older (about 20 years)


4. the seven year hook-- a hook appearing at the top of the incisiors in the gum line when the horse is seven-eight... isn't always correct but has worked for me!


5. Galwaynes groove-- a mark that appears on the upper corner of the incisors (around 10 years) and grows down the tooth as the horse gets older and reaches the bottom around age twenty and will stay or graduallly descend down until it faintens or dissapears!

They say you can find how old a horse is by his teeth.What are you looking for to tell the age?
Number and size of the teeth. That's what it is with sheep and cattle anyway. Never heard of using it on horses.
Reply:You are looking for how much wear the teeth have, whether the gums are receded,and whether you are seeing "baby" teeth or permanent teeth.





For more detail, check out this site:


http://horses-arizona.com/pages/articles...
Reply:Awesome Sarah C. . . Awesome!





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