. Elements of hippology. Horses. CHAPTER IV. THE HEAD AND NECK. The relation of the bones to the soft tissues of the head and neck is shown in Figure 38. The face is that part of the head seen from directly in front, between the nostrils and the forelock. The forehead includes that part of the face between the fore- lock and a line drawn between the inner corners of the eyes. The temples are the regions at the sides of the forehead, between the eye and the ear. The nose is that part of the face below the forehead and above the nostrils. The cheeks are the two sides of the head, to right and le
. Elements of hippology. Horses. CHAPTER IV. THE HEAD AND NECK. The relation of the bones to the soft tissues of the head and neck is shown in Figure 38. The face is that part of the head seen from directly in front, between the nostrils and the forelock. The forehead includes that part of the face between the fore- lock and a line drawn between the inner corners of the eyes. The temples are the regions at the sides of the forehead, between the eye and the ear. The nose is that part of the face below the forehead and above the nostrils. The cheeks are the two sides of the head, to right and left of the face. The muzzle includes the nos- trils and lips. The brain of a horse is very small, about the size of a polo ball. To destroy a horse by shooting, aim at the intersection of two imaginary lines drawn from each eye to the diagonally opposite ear. If the revolver is held at right angles to the plane Figure 38,-Skeleton of Forehand. Qf ^ ^ & ^ thug ^^ will instantly and painlessly destroy the animal. In the well-bred horse the head should be of medium size, lean, wide between the eyes, finely chiselled, and terminating wide at the nostrils. It should be wide from the eye to the angle of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marshall, F. C. (Francis Cutler), 1867-; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City : Hudson press
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