Truibhs – Friend Or Foe ?

[Tobus]

Umm, because he is a gentleman, and because he is walking.

First you said he was mounted. Now you say he was walking. Which is it?

Or was it customary for them to take a walking stick with them when they rode a horse somewhere, so that when they dismounted they'd never have to take a step without it?

I just don't see any reason to believe that the only reason people wore trews was for riding.