To confess that you are totally Ignorant about the horse, is social suicide: you will be despised by everybody, especially the horse.
W. C. SellarThe Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).
W. C. Sellar