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I second that.Rascal got his canines this  winter.He had just turned 11.They 
were malformed, too far down,  and I had to remove them as there was no room 
for the bit.I have his papers, and he was sold to me from a friend who 
bought him as a weanling. I think it's one of those " it's not in the 
textbooks' kind of thing. (Remember textbooks are often written by one guy 
or one school, and maybe they were in a hurry!!!"(ah, what was it, yeah,  
this sounds good!").
  And different vets will give you different ages on the same horse. Our tb 
was supposed to be 11 when we got him . We have had 4 vets age him and there 
is a 2-5 year guess of his age. He is tatooed, but part of a number is gone  
so we aren't sure who he is. We also had a mare (our surprise babys mom. Who 
was sold to us as 13. Vet said she was 12-15 closer to 15. Found she was 
tatooed (appendix QH) traced it ,it fit her descrip. She was actually 18.  
Had a pony he was supposed to be about 11. Another vet said 15. One said 
about 13.
   If you raise them or someone else does ,you might get the age right. 
MHO.
 ANd I read something that says Arabs teeth often 'age' out younger looking 
than they are and draft horses ofter look 'older'. Then of course if they 
are wood chewers or someone files them down?  Just enjoy them!!!  Laurie 
/Rascal ,it's a stone brusise now, not the shoulder!!!!!!!/Honey ,who gets a 
short ride between storms/Scout, stay away rainrot!!!!



> From: "Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: equus_blue@xxxxxxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]   [RC] Canine teeth and horses age
> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 13:21:15 +0000
>
> Well, we've got a 2 year old starting to get his upper ones.
> Monte's old mare had all 4 by age 4. We have a 6 year old that just cut his 
> this Spring. We raised these, so we know their ages are correct. I'd guess 
> it's not a dependable way to tell.
> Nancy Mitts
>
>
>
> > asked the vet to confirm).   I have had a couple of vets, horseshoers and 
> > trainers look at him and had answers of between 6 and 8, with 7-8 being 
> > the consensus.  Well, in the last couple of weeks he sprouted upper 
> > canines!  Everything I can find on the 'net says the canines come in 
> > between 4 and 5.  His behavior has always been consistant with a younger 
> > animal, but that could be environmental and lack of socialization.  He is 
> > low man in the herd, is very emotionally immature/insecure, and still 
> > "gapes" his whole mouth to show submission like a foal.
> >
> > So, do I take this new tooth development to validate my impression of his 
> > age; or can they come in later and I should go with what the "experts" 
> > have told me?
> >
> > Jena & Temba (who conquered the "horse eating" puddle today!  Good boy!  
> > Mom needs to go take off her wet clothes now...)
> >
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