REPORTS OF CASES. 
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a light angle in the region of the canines, the analogous por¬ 
tion of the submaxilla being bent upward in the same manner. 
The owner had noticed the condition at birth, and attributes 
it to an injury the mare had received in pregnancy—too late, 
however, in my opinion, to have influenced the growth of the 
bones to this extent. 
When first seen by me the lower incisors (nippers) in pass- 
ing, just touched the upper nippers, thus enabling him to eat 
corn from the ear. 
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As the lower incisors did not touch the gums at the an¬ 
gle foimed by the deformity of the upper jaw, I did not 
operate, as by so doing the teeth would not touch at all in 
passing. Several months later he was seen to fight with one 
of the farm horses, immediately after which he refused to eat 
anything but chop feed, and was brought in for operation. 
The appearance of the upper angle indicated wounding by 
the lower teeth and some absorption of bone. 
I clipped the corners and dividers with the ordinary incis¬ 
or cutters, but to get at the nippers it was necessary to pull 
the jaw to one side. In so doing the upper jaw broke off in 
my hand at the angle. I finished the clipping with the 
molar cutters, and sent him home to be fed on ground feed 
and cut hay. 
The owner thought the horse had wholly or partially 
