Kissing at Riding School

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Yesterday I was at my local stables for a beach ride (well, it turned out to be a lesson as the roads were too icy). There are a few couples on livery at the stables and two of them were kissing and cuddling each other. Some of the parents then started screaming at Tim (the manager) saying that people shouldn't be allowed to do that at a riding school where kids might be about. What do you think?
 
Dont like public displays of affection ANYWHERE really but if it wasnt over the top sexual then I dont see how people can have an issue. Why shoulnt kids see people have a kiss? Not like he had her bent over the feed bins! lol ;)
 
Whilst I believe that there is a time and place for things, everyone is exploited to kissing and sexual connotations wherever you go! On the T.V there is a perfume advert which shows two people kissing and on music videos, things are intimate.

I think it's human nature and it's not as if they're having sex in front of anyone? I don't know, I do agree that sometimes it can be rather inappropriate at times- my friend has a boyfriend now, and we'll be in the middle of a conversation and she starts snogging her boyfriend and I do find it slightly rude but there we go! Nothing wrong with cuddling though? I cuddle my horse all the time!
 
As liveries it does seem to me inappropriate, but then regardless of being an RS I would think that strange - there is a time and a place for that and TBH that is at your own home! Not a prude and can understand people walking around the shops holding hands, a quick peck to say hello/goodbye etc, but thats as much PDA as I'm happy with to be honest!. How old were the liveries? I can imagine younger people might not see an issue, or might feel like they are showing off. I'm just old :-p
 
I dont particualary like PDA either, and yes agree i would find it unapproapiate if i took my daughter to a riding school i wouldnt really like it either but that said i wouldnt start screaming at the manager either seems a bit OTT!!!
 
OMG how uptight - a little affection between two adults who have just got engaged is not a bad thing for anyone to see. As long as it remains pre water shed then why should people worry about it!
 
Well maybe they are the type of people that sleep in separate beds and only "do it" at Christmas and if the chap is lucky... Birthdays!!!

The amount of moments of affection on TV, films etc as long as it wasn't explicit I'm sure the innocence of childhood hasn't been lost because of a kiss at a riding school...

**runs screaming "Will somebody think of the children"!!**

I wonder if they also cover their table legs!!!
 
*snort* ;-)

Goodness seeing a bit of kissing isn't going to harm any children! In fact how nice to hear of some happy people being affectionate. I probably wouldn't do it myself at my yard but hey cut them some slack - spontaneous affection isn't a bad thing :-)
 
Sedgemoor Chaos said:
Well maybe they are the type of people that sleep in separate beds and only "do it" at Christmas and if the chap is lucky... Birthdays!!!

The amount of moments of affection on TV, films etc as long as it wasn't explicit I'm sure the innocence of childhood hasn't been lost because of a kiss at a riding school...

**runs screaming "Will somebody think of the children"!!**

I wonder if they also cover their table legs!!!
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Agree with this, lol! :D
 
I don't think kissing is that bad, kids just tend to giggle at the wrinklies having a snog. However, one of our younger liveries had her boyfriend up at the yard recently and they were snogging and groping each other - as in hands down the front of each other's pants while on the row. YO had to have a word!
 
QUOTE=Hedgewitch13 I'm 47, maybe I should throw in the towel and order my coffin now ;-

Me too, please do let me know if there are any BOGOF offers when you order yours HW.
 
Huh, my partner comes to yard with me, closest we got to a kiss n cuddle, was him throwing poo at me while poo picking! (he is 32.....will they ever grow up)
 
I can't understand why you are taking this all so lightly.
I personally, have been scarred for life by a couple I saw kissing at the seaside once, when I was young. Now I am phobic of ice cream, seagulls, the sound of waves; basically anything that brings back the awful memory of that day.
I will probably stay a spinster forever. :(
S :(
 
Are parents really that over protective these days??

If I were ever on a conventional livery yard and my OH bothered to come to the stables he would probably get a smooch! As long as they werent moaning and dry humping I dont see the problem.

I actually think its healthy for kids to see affection between adults.
 
littlemisslauren said:
I actually think its healthy for kids to see affection between adults.
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Fully agree - less likely to grow up uptight and thus will probably have better relationships themselves.

People 'urgh' that me and my OH hold hands and do PDAs (without tongues) - these are usually the people that are unhappy in their own relationships. And they wonder why lol
 
I was always telling my parents they were minging for holding hands when I was growing up, but thats what teenagers do.

I also have alot of friends who cringe at PDAs, none of them are very happy in their relationships either.

We hold hands alot and we have a little kiss if we want (Not a snog, just a kiss). It doesnt hurt anybody and when I see couples that are very clearly happy being affectionate I dont run off screaming.
 
Allover said:
Good god, throw a bucket of water over them and tell em to get a room, wrinkly snoggers, euch :D
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Oi!!! That means I fall into the age category of wrinkly. :eek:

Agree yelling at the YM is a bit OTT but also agree it's rather inappropriate behaviour in people of an age who should know better. I think a quiet word by one of the mums would have been sufficient. Why involve the YM? It's not his fault or job to stop his liveries being affectionate.
 
Spyda said:
Oi!!! That means I fall into the age category of wrinkly. :eek:

Agree yelling at the YM is a bit OTT but also agree it's rather inappropriate behaviour in people of an age who should know better. I think a quiet word by one of the mums would have been sufficient. Why involve the YM? It's not his fault or job to stop his liveries being affectionate.
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still not seeing the inappropriate aspect of this behaviour..
 
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