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How many teeth does a adult horse have ?

[foxie29]

How many teeth does an adult horse have

[Wondergirl]

From Wikipedia (after a Google search) --

Types of teeth
The horse's dentition.

At five years of age a horse has between 36 and 44 teeth. All horses have

* Twelve premolars and twelve molars commonly known as cheek teeth or jaw teeth.
* Twelve incisors, or front teeth.

Additionally, a horse may have:

* Between 4 and 5 canine teeth (tushes, tusks) between the molars and incisors. Generally all male horses have four canines. However, few female horses (less than 28%) have canines, and those that do usually have only one or two, which many times are only partially erupted.

* Between zero to four wolf teeth, which are vestigial premolars and not canines as the name may suggest. About 13-32% of all horses also are born with wolf teeth, with most of those having only one or two. They are equally common in male and female horses and much more likely to be on the upper jaw. If present these can cause problems in the bitting of the horse as they can interfere with the horse's bit contact, and may also make it difficult to rasp the second premolar. Therefore, wolf teeth are commonly removed.