CARRIAGE OF THE HEAD AND NECK:, 



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one of brain capacity. In the horse, the occipital crest, 

 which is the highest point of the animal's head, may be 

 regarded as a continuation of his forehead. In man, 

 owing to the bulging-out condition of the brain, it is 

 the bony prominence just above the back of the neck. 



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Fig. 53.— Le Placer. {After Gouhaiix and Barrier.) 



Fig. 54. — Standing at attention. 



When a horse wishes to take a good view of the ground 

 in front of him, he will, by the adjustment of his neck, 

 adopt a lofty carriage of the head, while keeping the 

 line of the face at an angle of about 60° to the 

 ground. If he requires to see an object which is on 

 the ground and which is only a few yards in front of his 



