On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:10:11 -0500, you wrote: >what a beautiful old girl! I thought the expression "long of tooth" >meant old, and was based on the fact that horses teeth grow longer and >longer with age??
No, it's based on people! As you age your gums recede so your teeth look longer. As horses age, eventually their teeth wear down. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
