Clothing - and the reasons for it

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From: Madeleine Eid <eid_at_maddye.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 00:30:44 +0100

Same reason for the use of split saddles by the cavalry.

TTFN
Maddy E

> Trousers (including shorts) make their first appearance in the RW with
> horseriding basically because no man wants his balls flapping around
> between himself and a horse's spine, so he wears tight trousers to
> hold them out of the way. Everything else is status, fashion and social
> convention.
>
> - --
> Donald Oddy
> http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/

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