Reply #4: Most Virginians who ride horses don't wear "shit-kickers".

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They tend to wear English-style equestrian clothing, and ride in the same manner.

Remember, a lot of the northern part of Virgnia is equestrian country, and the talk around the weekends gravitates to social events like a horse-jumping show or a classic English foxhunt.

Heck, the schools in the area reflect this passion - the private schools like Madeira and Foxcroft offer horseback riding programs, and SweetBriar College allegedly has one of the best equestrian programs in the country. A number of folks from this region are world-and-Olympic-class caliber equestrians.

George Allen, to them, is a NOCD (Not Our Class Dear) kind of fellow.

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