Am I the only person that didn't know...

I didn't know that.
My trainer (who is straight, fwiw) has a theory that gay guys make better dr riders than straight ones, that they tend to be kinder, don't have a macho temper, don't want to dominate the horse to look manly etc. Interesting thought...
 
dressage does seem to have a higher proportion of gay riders.....I wonder how the stats compare with sj and eventing?

Must say I remember years ago being shocked when someone told me Carl Hester was gay - Now I look back on that and think 'how the hell did I not realise that!?!?'

My gaydar must be pretty bad however, everyone thought my best friend in school was gay and I didnt think so. a few years later when he came out I had to admit I was completely wrong!!!
 
georgiegirl said:
dressage does seem to have a higher proportion of gay riders.....I wonder how the stats compare with sj and eventing?
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I suppose that does make sense. If you think about the fact that dressage is a highly "aesthetic" discipline, it puts it right up there with ballet, which also has a high proportion of gay male participants.
 
kerilli said:
I didn't know that.
My trainer (who is straight, fwiw) has a theory that gay guys make better dr riders than straight ones, that they tend to be kinder, don't have a macho temper, don't want to dominate the horse to look manly etc. Interesting thought...
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That was my thinking too! I only personally know about a douzen straight male riders and they all bar one have a strange theory they must over power the horse in anyways. Guys ehhh
 
There you go, a whole article: http://www.eurodressage.com/equestr...gal-and-hans-peter-minderhoud-one-track-minds

I can think of quite a few showjumpers but I don't know the British ones well enough.

I've heard the same theory about gay male riders - essentially that they bring all the physical advantages that men have without some of the, um, more aggressive aspects. Hard to say and probably individual. I think what they might do relative to straight boys, is stick with it through adolescence, especially in North America where most boys stop in their teens, perhaps because they are already "different", perhaps because they find the horse world relatively welcoming. Obviously numbers dictate there are going to be gay riders, what is interesting is the percentage who rise to the top.
 
In Scotland there are quite a few gay SJers and i think you would have heard of most of them :)
Interesting that there are alot of gay men that ride but i can't think of any gay women? Pointless trivia!!
Q
 
There are a couple of high profile women but it doesn't seem to be a discussed subject. The only two I can think of that are out are Americans.
 
Don't kid yourselfs there are loads of gay showjumpers! (p.s Quadro when I was at the Dumfrieshire show this year there was a SJ I rather liked, I wonder if he is gay? :( )

More importantly, forget Edward Gal, but is Toto's new rider gay?
or the german rider who won WEG indivdual gold Eventing for Germany, forgot his name...
Thanks peeps
 
Pm me his name and ill do my best to let you know ;)
I **think** that Toto's new rider has a girlfriend and may even be engaged, don't hold me to that though!!
Q
 
dominobrown, no, definitely not gay, he has a steady girlfriend who is absolutely stunning and also rides (used to be based at my yard before they got together).

TarrSteps said:
There are a couple of high profile women but it doesn't seem to be a discussed subject. The only two I can think of that are out are Americans.
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I think Heike Kemmer is an out lesbian.
 
yep i knew.

As for eventers well there are those that are gay and admit it and those that are but don't and lastly those that swing both ways but publicly say they're straight!

I have heard some interesting gossip over the years about who is/isn't but not suitable for a public forum ;)

At end of day doesn't matter what way they swing that is their business!
 
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