Quote:Betty, you are an equestrian; didn't the term four-in-hand come from the type of knot that carriage drivers used on the reins? Being a military brat, I think it also used to be the regulation knot for army uniforms.
Exactly, Laurie! The term "four in hand" refers to the reins of a four horse team - not an easy feat to manage....I don't know about the military reference -
"The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley