Dry Rot
Well-Known Member
Can you explain to me why you pat your horses?
Patting a dog simulates the sensation of being tapped by a wagging tail. That is entirely logical. But why pat horses? I just don't get it! Patting is totally alien to a horse! I am not a hugger, but if I decided to indulge in social bodily contact (I won't!), what would be the reaction to my patting people? How would they react?
Yes, I pat my ponies but only to prepare them for the 'patters' (which most horsey people seem to be!). The first time one of my ponies got patted by a visitor, it shot up into the air with a shocked look on it's face, as if wondering what it had done wrong to deserve a smacking! I tapped a foal on the nose with my finger the other day for nipping. She didn't like it and still hasn't forgiven me. But if I'd patted?<shock! horror!>.
Explanations please. Now, don't be shy. Just own up to your horse abusing fetishes!!
Patting a dog simulates the sensation of being tapped by a wagging tail. That is entirely logical. But why pat horses? I just don't get it! Patting is totally alien to a horse! I am not a hugger, but if I decided to indulge in social bodily contact (I won't!), what would be the reaction to my patting people? How would they react?
Yes, I pat my ponies but only to prepare them for the 'patters' (which most horsey people seem to be!). The first time one of my ponies got patted by a visitor, it shot up into the air with a shocked look on it's face, as if wondering what it had done wrong to deserve a smacking! I tapped a foal on the nose with my finger the other day for nipping. She didn't like it and still hasn't forgiven me. But if I'd patted?<shock! horror!>.
Explanations please. Now, don't be shy. Just own up to your horse abusing fetishes!!