Yes ears back will help, stay away from bigger swell forms, semi sneak or sneak is best, don't use an offset shoulder form, never cut cape away from neck to make it smaller, fairly aggressive turn to the head may help, however he is your trophy and if you are proud enough to put him on the wall it shouldn't matter how big the rack looks, it is what it is and if this is a client requesting it of you tell them the same thing. Only pictures can make them look 20+ inches bigger. WCL