HEAD COLLAR — HEART 



situation being at the top corners, but not too high up, else 

 the poll will be too narrow, and spoil the horse's appearance. 

 The length of the head in a well-proportioned horse should 

 be the same as from the top of the withers to the point of 

 the shoulders, and from the point of the hock to the ground. 



The principal bones of the head are — the Frontal or 

 forehead bone, the Parietal, of which one is on each side 

 from the Frontal to the Poll ; the Occipital at the back ; 

 the Temporal, which connects the Parietal and Occipital ; 

 the Lacrymal, situated in front of the eyes ; the Nasal or 

 nose bone; and the Superior and Inferior Maxillary bones, 

 which are the upper and lower jaws. (See Bones^ Ears, Eyes, 

 Poll^ Roman Nose.) 



Head Collar. — The 



leather halter which is 

 worn in the stable. 



Head Collar Rope. — 



The rope attached to the 



head collar, which runs 



through a ring in the 



manger, the other end 



being fixed to a log or 



weight, in order that the 



rope may not become 



slack, and get over the 



horse's leg. Ropes or Head Collar. 



leather lines are infinitely superior to chains for fastening 



up horses, as the noise of the latter running through rings 



deprives other animals of their rest. 



Head-Stall.— See Head Collar. 



Heart. — The heart is situated in the chest between the 

 fore-arms, and its use is to act as a pump to force the blood 

 through the arteries and capillaries towards the veins, by 

 which it is carried back to the heart, which is in two parts, 



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