Can you age this pony?..

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You need a more side on photo of that 3rd tooth to the left on your first photo.

My basic understanding is at the age of 10, you will see a line go down the middle, when it's all the way down it's 20, at the age of 20 the like starts to gone again.
 
If you're wanting to be able to determine for yourself the age of a horse with this technique, then you need to know what to look for and how many teeth the horse should have. Keep in mind that the ages are approximate, since horses are much like people in that individuals will develop their teeth at different rates. You should be able to get a decent idea, however. Look at the sides (profile) of the teeth or (if looking to see how wide the teeth are) at the lower teeth, since it's easier to see them than it is the teeth on top.



6 months - 2 years: At a young age, the horse will only have 4 incisors. They will have their milk teeth, but these are small and shouldn't be counted. By the time the horse reaches two years of age, two more incisors should have grown in to bring the total to 6.


2 years - 4 1/2 years: At two years, there should be 6 incisors in addition to the milk teeth. The teeth will continue to grow and spread until the horse is around 4 1/2 years old, at which time they will begin to replace the milk teeth. The milk teeth will disappear as the teeth continue to grow.


5 years - 9 years: It can be difficult to estimate age within this range because there are very few indicators. The milk teeth have disappeared, and the teeth are growing larger (especially the teeth toward the back.) If the teeth still seem somewhat small or appear to be smaller in the back, the horse is likely toward the younger end of this scale; if the teeth are all large, then the horse is likely older.


10 years - 15 years: At 10 years of age, it becomes a bit easier to tell the age of the horse. A groove, known as Galvayne's groove, begins to appear at the top of the rear incisors. This groove will continue to grow until the horse is around 15 years of age, at which point the groove will go down the entire length of the tooth.


15 years - 25 years: This is another span that is hard to tell the age correctly, because there aren't many indicators. As the horse gets older, the Galvayne's groove will slowly begin to disappear starting at the top of the tooth. By 25 years of age, the groove may only appear on the bottom half of the tooth... though it may still be on part of the upper half as well.


25 years - 30 years: During these years Galvayne's groove continues to disappear. A horse with no groove or with only a small groove at the bottom of the tooth is likely 30 years old or older.
 
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He's been sold to a friend as a 4 yr old!!!!!!!! Well I know he's definitely not that. He's done very little in the way of education and was wondering if it'd be worth taking off their hands. Its just been a while since I aged a pony and was wanting some opinions..
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Ok...so the more research I do on this the more I'm thinking 'teens'!!!
Apparently they start going triangular in shape after 11 as in pic 3. He does have what looks like a hook disappearing on the other side:
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Does that help anyone?

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Ha,ha..no.its not 4!!!
So frustrating..he has a passport but theres no age on it. I suppose it may not even necessarily belong to the pony! Arrgghh..some people...
 
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I'd get his teeth looked at by an equine dentist or vet and they can tell you
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Well yes..thanks I realise that but I'm impatient and wanted to know what people thought...
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Oh I thought the hook was 7 and 11!!

I have a little registered Welshie who is 13 so will go and compare teeth today but I think its safe to say he's not the youngster they thought they'd bought...
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Thanks all
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Somewhere between 11 and 14 years old.
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Thanks..thats exactly what I told them them today..they were a little embarressed to say the least
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My estimate based on the angle, shape of the tooth, the dental star/infundibulum, Galvaynes groove and what might be the start/end of a 13yr hook would be 12 - 14years.
Definitely not 4 - ha ha ha!
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Well I compared them with my 13 yr old pony and they were almost identica apartfrom his being alot dirtier, however, apparently the poor thing had been in a shed and was hoovering up leaves when they bought him out!!!
 
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