1 8 A Question of Bits 



consist altogether of sitting on at a fence. It implies a 

 knowledge of the horse and his ways, that everyone who 

 climbs into a saddle and hangs on by the reins hasn't 

 got ! Wasn't that it ? I don't mean to say that you 

 hang on by the reins, but when it comes to horsemanship 

 you are several lengths behind Chippenham.' 



