584 DXESS, ETC. 



too that the horsiest man afoot is often the footiest man 

 ahorse, and don't emulate him. The use of a wide double- 

 buckled knee wrap of soft Russia leather enables you to ride 

 in ordinary trousers, and with the " feel " that you are in 

 leather breeches. They are put on in two minutes. The 

 old fashioned strap under the instep is objectionable. 

 Leggings, long gaiters or butcher boots, are orthodox, but 

 your get-up cannot be too distinctive from that of the man 

 going fox hunting. It may be deemed " horsey " to insist 

 on proper terms in speaking of the horse, but all trades 

 have their apposite phraseology. Thus, a horse has a near 

 and off foot, a hind and fore foot. Right and left, and front, 

 are quite inadmissible, and only used by persons who speak 

 of " the dogs barking " when they refer to hounds giving 

 tongue. Similarly, the word " ankle " applied to the horse is 

 out of place, but very commonly used here to signify the 

 fetlock joint. 



