584 DRESS, 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, Ions: sfaiters 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. 



