Animals

How many teeth does an adult horse have?

40

Background

An adult horse usually has 40 teeth. Mares sometimes have a few less. Riders can roughly guess a horse's age from the wear on its teeth. That is also where the saying comes from about not looking a gift horse in the mouth.

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