2006-09-24 08:25:50 · 7 answers · asked by Julie L 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I'm not actually sure if I am right but, I always thought that the saying came from the fact that when somebody was trying to sell a horse and they would maybe lie about the horse's age, you can tell by looking at a horse's teeth how old he his so you, in a sense, get the real truth "straight from the horse's mouth."
Some one feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about this. I'm here to learn.
Peace
2006-09-24 08:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a boast of confidence from a racetrack tipster, who says he gets his information from the horses themselves—thereby assuring the bettor that the info is the correct.
A horse trader would bend the ear of a prospective buyer with all kinds of talk about the animal, but for a clear measure of its worth, one can simply look in the animal's mouth. You can tell a great deal about a horse from its mouth. Age, nutrition, general health of the horse, and if it had been over reined.
If a horse is unruly you have to rein it in a lot, and this shows in the horse's mouth.
2006-09-24 15:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by leckscheid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I think it has to do with the other saying "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Something to do with being able to tell a horses true age from his teeth.
2006-09-24 15:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by Swan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first thing I thought of was Mr Ed too he was a pretty smart horse
2006-09-28 02:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by cino_bean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your right tree hugger, someone tried to sell a horse as a two year old, and when the horse yawned they could see he had the molars of a seven year old
2006-09-27 15:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by olecreaux 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It must have been Mr Ed.
2006-09-27 04:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by Countess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on the sound stage for the old television show " mr. ed " lol
2006-09-26 06:09:58 · answer #7 · answered by MAGICKMAN1055 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋