Like most animals of prey, the horse’s eyes are set on the sides of its head, allowing it close to a 350 degree range of monocular vision. This provides it the best chance to spot predators. The horse’s wide range of monocular vision has two “blind spots,” or areas where the animal can not see: in front of the face (making a cone that comes to a point at about 3-4 feet in front of the horse) and right behind his head, which extends over the back and behind the tail. Therefore, as a horse jumps an obstacle, it briefly disappears from slight right before the horse takes off.