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From: regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard)
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Subject: re: riding horses for (?)
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 15:40:31 EDT
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Just for the record, since STella went out on a limb in one direction,
I figured I'd go out in the other.  Moderation in all things. . .

I've ridden horses for years (yes, they are dumb, but kind of sweet.  Like
dogs, only they don't lick you with offensive breath), and I can't say I
ever got much sexual gratification out of the practice.  To ride hunt seat
correctly, one rides off of the _thighs_, carrying a good deal of weight
down into the stirrup, so how the *** one get's one's ******* stimulated by
either saddle or horse escapes me.  Western, with a longer stirrup and
flatter "twist" to the saddle would seem to offer little appeal as well.
Plus, of course, the saddle's tree is hollow in the middle. . .  Somehow,
trying to carefully adjust one's position and maintain it for stimulation
(with flat-felled jean's seams in the way, yet) when one could be galloping
across the country side with the wind in one's hair never seemed worth it.
It's easier to go on home (after a good ride) and take care of that
particular appetite in privacy.

So why do (many) young girls (wish to) ride?  I think the response concerning
power and control, coupled with the social culture differences between boys
and girls (and the differences in the perception of riding from state to
state) has more to do with it.  My horses were my *friends* when I was
lonely, gawky, awkward, and didn't like to talk to other girls about boys.
They just munched their hay and listened to me.  They needed my care, too.
They looked forward to my daily visits (because it was chow time).  They
allowed me to make mistakes, and taught me to feel responsible.  They are
like children in so many respects (rethink the social conditioning).  Why
do so many kids want dogs?  Aggrevate the desire for a pet with the social
conditioning that the two sexes go through, and you've got a natural combo
of horse and girl.

As to being incredibly stupid (Eric McColm), they are smarter than machines.
They will not willingly walk over a cliff, where a motorcycle might.  That
makes them just a bit safer for kids (and adults (-:) than some of the
options.  They do require that _you_ understand _them_ however, since they
haven't the where-with-all to understand you.  It takes a little practice.

Adrienne Regard