November 2007
Jockeys are small an pious men
Witch knees beneath their chins
They ride in attitudes of prayer
As if confessing sins
And, poised in constant genuflection,
They plead for Heavenly protection:
Often seen in riders who have been treated for crib-biting. Sometimes also observed in mounted from by apparently dyslexic riders who interpret the dressage commande "Enetr at A, proceed to X" as mea