I HAVE been on the road for two weeks, looking at yearlings. Clients react differently to the face masks that the sales company agents are now wearing and, while some vendors see them as unnecessary, they are undoubtedly reassuring to others. If wearing them allays the fear of just one person, it is a worthwhile course of action.

It was not very long ago that people rode racehorses and bicycles in soft caps, and skiers settled for woolly hats. All are in helmets nowadays. Chainsaws and other machinery were operated without any protective clothing, but no longer, and correctly so. I imagine that we may all get used to masks being here to stay, although perhaps in a reduced number of specific interior situations.