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out, rounder on the inside, and meet at a sharper angle than 
when they first made their appearance (Fig. 20). 
49. Eight years old. — At eight 
years, the cups are gone ‘from all the 
nippers of the lower jaw. They are 
present in all of the upper jaw 
(Fig. 21). 
50. Nine years old. — The cups 
in the center pair of nippers of the 
upper jaw have disappeared, but 
are still present in the intermediate 
and corner nippers. The cups are 
not likely to disappear at as regular 
intervals in the upper jaw as they 
did in the lower. Therefore it is not 
always possible to tell the age of the 
horse so accurately (Fig. 22). 
51. Tenyears old.— At ten years 
of age, the cups have disappeared 
from the upper intermediates, but 
are still retained in the corner nip- 
pers, though shallow. The teeth are 
more triangular in shape, and those 
of the upper and lower jaw meet at 
a sharper angle as the age increases 
(Fig. 23). 
52. Eleven years old.— Ateleven 
years, the cups are gone from all the 
nippers of the upper jaw. However, 
because of the fact that some horses 
have denser bones than others, it is 
not uncommon to find shallow cups 
late as the twelfth or the fifteenth 
Poe: ee \, 
lig. 24.— Upper front teeth at 
eleven years of age. Cups all out. 
—Upper front teeth ut 
twenty-one years of age. Note 
the triangular form. 
Fig. 26.—Side view at five years 
of age. 
in the upper corner teeth as 
year (Fig. 24). 
53. Aged horses. — After the horse has passed the twelfth year, 
