BDSM Pony Play: The Beginning
Delving into pony play based on BDSM (bondage, discipline, dominance/submission, and sadomasochism) could easily slip into the common fantasy of the slave forced into becoming an equine animal so easily found in fantasy material, especially on the internet. However, that type of play often limits itself to that one theme alone rather than delving into a broader vision of pony play seen in the role play type of pony play. BDSM-based pony play exhibits a clear use of a human as an animal in forced behavior with an equine theme. Pony role play combines BDSM play with roles taken out of bio-equine equestrian themes. It could be argued that the two views, in their simplest forms, could be expressed as pony slave versus BDSM pony role play.
How does one tell the difference? Pony slave and the BDSM pony activities often look alike from the outside. The real difference exists within the headspace of both the trainer and the pony. The pony slave indulges in more human-oriented sex themes and devices. Sex fantasies sometimes concern human trainers having sex with human ponies. Although some consider this interest in mock zoophilia strictly taboo, it can also be looked at as using a taboo theme to create excitement. The participants often just do what comes to mind without analyzing, even switching back and forth in their headspaces and play themes, first being humans, then human and animal, and back again. The variety of potentials pushes the limitations of definition and it is not unreasonable to see the BDSM pony as being simultaneously human and animal.
The BDSM pony and trainer adopt activities from biological equine life and accentuate the potential for BDSM therein. For example, a veterinary check-up presents opportunity for a great scene and is something a biological equine will experience on numerous occasions. The equine is checked by a veterinarian for the purpose of sale, sports, racing, basic health check, and so forth. This aligns with BDSM medical play. Whether or not the person playing with the pony identifies as a veterinarian, the play can take on this theme quite easily and adapts to all types of BDSM pony play. Other biological equine themes that adapt well to BDSM play include old school horse breaking, bronco busting and riding, training for a particular discipline, circus pony training, and work pony training. All these themes present opportunities for punishment and discipline, training, forced exercise, resistance play, serious bondage, and role play.
In BDSM pony role play, the human pony tries to experience the pony headspace rather than that of a human forced to be a pony. If the pony likes forced play, or resistance play, then her or she can be a naughty pony and "misbehave."
There is natural potential for BDSM in the life of a biological equine. The life of the biological equine is a life of bondage. Unless the equine spends its life out to pasture or roaming wild, it likely trains to a discipline. Dominance and submission play a part in the relationship-building between any handler and equine, even for an equine with a dominant personality. Sadomasochistic themes exist in the life of a biological equine beyond just force play and impact play. Objectification, service, exhibitionism, fetishism, and medical play are other potential areas of enjoyment. Even sissification can be worked into a scene based on the life of the biological equine!
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The articles following "BDSM Pony Play" cover these areas discussed in greater detail and describe several possible scenes.
