n April 2006, I was in Texas visiting my friends in Austin then up to Dallas to visit with my friends at Equus Eroticus.  While there, they introduced me to Mistress Gwen Freestorm from Minnesota. They were planning a pony event at her 160 acre place that would be a horse show event but with human horses as opposed to bio horses.  Prize money, awards, real competition not just something for everyone to get a ribbon at but more of a true horse show.  The planning was being done by Mistress Gwen and Equus Eroticus was a sponsor who would be shooting video and photos in the sponsorship barter.

After talking with Mistress Gwen a few times on the phone I become involved in the web site and yahoo group areas as well as posting on message boards and trying to promote the event.  She also indicated an interest in having a human horse 24/7 and so we planned that I would be there from September 1 through October 1 in role, 24/7, AS her horse.  I booked the plane tickets and all was set.  A week before I was to leave, I had something come up (a move) that would cause me to change my plans and only go just for the weekend event.  We discussed should it be 24/7 or not and decided to stick with the 24/7 plan but also if things were not going smoothly, to drop back and punt (so to speak).

She arranged for one of her friends from New York (Rennie Darling) to pick me up at the airport and we became instant friends.  I flew into Minneapolis and we drove up toward Duluth Thursday night (9/14).  Since it was getting late and they were still doing things at the farm, I stayed at a hotel with Rennie in Cloquet, MN.  Mistress Gwen said to be at her place Friday morning around 10:00 AM.

We arrived at 10:00 AM, saw Paul Reed and Coffeebean, went and found Mistress Gwen and got the tour of the barn and my stall (See Aerial Photo with Barn location indicated), the trails, and such.  The Twin Cities (T.C.) group was setting up their scaffolding and carousel setup and I had a brief chance to meet Charger Pony.  What a great guy! I am told he had spent a lot of time designing and putting together this set up.  I saw Mistress Amanda Wildefyre and stopped to introduce myself.  She was somewhat short in her hello but I'm sure she had a lot on her mind and all.  I saw a beautiful tall woman who occasionally would give me a glance and a great smile... she was hot! I later met her and had a nice talk with her. Her name is Mistress Erin (more on her later).  There were several other couples, ponies, cute ladies, and people there that I never met during the weekend and a few that I did meet that were really nice (since I don't know all their names or if they would be ok with my mentioning them, I will not mention any unless I do know it's ok).

While at the barn, I saw one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen in person.  She was walking toward me in her tight jeans, western hat, and boots. What a smile, what an awesome body in those tight jeans.. I'm in love I told myself not knowing she was walking to me.  I did not recognize her, her photos were small and more artistic and she was just so breathtaking in person... it was Mistress Sabrina Belladonna.  We had met via a friend online many years earlier and she had been a desired rider for so long.. I was awe struck at her in person (and still can't believe how fantastic this woman is!).  We had talked before the event about a branding, my desire to be branded to show my admiration for the ladies that ride me... not a brand of ownership (yet <LOL>), but a brand of admiration.  She had come up with the perfect design and it was set for her to brand me that weekend.  Since I was uncertain of my schedule, we didn't set an exact time but I felt pretty sure it would not be during her branding workshop.  My branding that weekend did not happen.  While talking, I showed her a new pair of spurs, she loved them and wanted to wear them when riding me on the trail... anticipation of feeling her using them on me is still driving me crazy!  Someone sent me an email a while back asking why they can't see spur marks on me in the photos well I am sure if she had ridden me with these spurs, there would be a LOT of marks from her spurring me. (Note: I check the website where I purchased them to see about getting a pair for her, the website is no longer online... I'll keep looking though!)

Mistress Gwen had told me to not do anything and rest up since I had done my chores the months before the event.  Some of the volunteers had not shown up and some things needed to be moved and cleaned from the indoor riding area so I helped Rennie with that for a few hours.  We then went into town and found a great Mexican Restaurant.  Upon returning, Mistress Alicia arrived.  She is one of the most dedicated riding/cart driving ladies I have ever met.  She also looks great in her riding clothes.  Now, having known her for a few years (via Leather Retreat and Camp), I know she doesn't have any real bio horse experience, but her human horse experience and dedication would not give that away.

I'm talking with Rennie Darling when she arrived and introduced them.  Rennie had not actually done any pony cart pulling and within a few minutes, was putting on tack for her first experience.  I also met a pony named Arrow and his handler (I think her name was Reeann or Rea, I can't remember for sure.. I had hoped she would ride, she didn't but I did enjoy admiring her in her jeans-maybe a ride someday).  I had a chance to talk with him a few times, they were both very friendly and it was great to meet them. 

Later in the afternoon/evening I attended the branding workshop from Mistress Sabrina Belladonna.  Mistress Gwen had told me to socialize and later in the evening she would put me and another pony (who was named at the event by some of the ladies as Ponyboy Gelding) in our stalls and we would begin the 24/7 journey for the weekend (unless things needed to be changed, etc...).  Mistress Erin was asking about a store and was going to make a trip to it, I offered to escort her since I knew where the store was and since it was late.  We had a great talk on the way there and on the way back and she has a big interest in owning a human horse 24/7.  She also told me that she had been told I would not be able to make it and was excited when she saw I was here (hence the glances and smiles).  She was one of the people who made the trip special for me! (thank you Mistress Erin!).

I think it was after midnight when we were finally put in our stalls.  Very nice stalls in an old barn that was on a hill so when you go in the front door, you go downstairs to the stalls and the back of the stalls open to the back of the paddock and close to the trails.  Basically, almost like a basement.  I was stripped, put in my stall with a water bucket, the door closed and locked.  Ponyboy Gelding, who had negotiated directly with Mistress Gwen, had a desire for a more elaborate experience including some bondage and such.  He was fixed up as requested and put in his stall as well.  The ladies (Mistress Gwen had some friends who were with her.. one very, VERY hot lesbian or bi female who goes by "Corporal" Punisher who was dressed in all leather.. wow!, Nicole aka trouble who was just a hot looking young woman and with a great smile, another Dominant from NYC and another lady who I didn't meet) walked out of the barn and turned off the lights in the barn.  I could see them from my stall under the outdoor light as they talked.  The had been in the upper area of the barn doing some play with Craig.  It was only a few minutes after they went outside that Ponyboy Gelding was having second thoughts and was calling to me for help.  I could not get to him, I was locked in my stall.  I told him that I was trying to stay in 24/7 role but if he really had a problem to use his safe word.  He said he should have set one but had not.  I said, then use the generic safe word "RED". 

As he started saying the words, no one could hear him except me. I told him, you need to be louder as they are talking and probably can not hear you.  When they did hear him, they of course were laughing at him and the lady from NYC said "shut up, you a horse...horses don't talk".  Now, the negotiations between Ponyboy Gelding and Mistress Gwen, I am told, were pretty specific.  Needless to say, the mostly ignored him.  After a few minutes or more of this, Mistress Gwen came to the door and gave me a glance of do I need to check on him... I signaled to her to come in and she did.  Once he was set up a little differently where he could get loose if he wanted to, he was fine.  It was about this time that someone from outside the barn in one of the tents that could hear him came in to check on him as well.  They were frustrated at the disturbance but having been at many camps, this disturbance was minor.  I later talked with them and they said the generator on the RV was also to blame for the lack of rest.  I was so tired, I noticed it come on but it didn't keep me awake.  Ben (the resident barn mouse) did however wake me a few times scurrying around in the barn.

The next morning, I was honored with a visit from Mistress Sabrina Belladonna who came to see the horse she would later ride.  Oh the thoughts of actually being her 24/7 horse in "her" barn were just so powerful.  She also indicated how she loved that while she was in her bed in the RV, she loved knowing I was locked in my stall as a horse.  She also mentioned that she hoped to see me at the morning's workshops and left.  WOW, she looked awesome in her tight black pants, boots, hat, and such.. She is a 100 on a scale of 1-10!  After she left, Mistress Alicia came in to pet the horses and to get Ponyboy Gelding, who they had set up some pony play fun.  Pet, a wonderful submissive and sometimes ponygirl who belongs to Mistress Gwen, brought my breakfast bowl of oats.  A while later, Mistress Gwen came in and told me what to expect for the day and that I probably would not be in role the entire time.  She told me pet would probably come get me later in the day, take me around for the ladies to ride.  She also had told me to not put on the cover ups that I usually wear and that it was her place and there is no need for it..  She told me I would be Mistress Sabrina Belladonna's horse for the horse show.  I had mentioned this to Mistress Sabrina the day before and she had indicated she wasn't going to be in the show so I thought she had changed her mind.  I later found out that Mistress Gwen was going to ask her to ride me for the show in a pleasure class but had not done so at the time.  Not long after that, Mistress Alicia returned with instructions from Mistress Gwen to take me out and do some riding.  I was also taken out of 24/7 role at this time.  We put on my tack, without my cover ups, and went to ride.  Mistress Alicia is such a good rider and although we didn't ride the trail, she did get to do a little more riding than usually happens at Camp.

She rode me up to where the carousel activities were going on. After she rode me a while, I had the honor of Goldie Fortune riding me.  She is a petite woman and competes on bio horses.  She was there as a judge for the horse show.  I must say she is a fantastic rider and was using leg commands as well as rein commands.  She rode me at a trot for a while and I do think she could have ridden me for a few hours as she felt perfect in her seat.  I was then taken to Mistress Sabrina Belladonna for her first ride.  She rode me a few minutes before they connected me to the carousel wheel.  This was a pole that had 4 bars going out from it.  2 of the bars were for connecting to the ponies, the other 2 had rings for acrobats to perform on while the carousel was going in circles (powered by the ponies).

I was connected to the carousel with my fantastic rider mounted on me.  Away we went, at a slow walk pace.  I have no idea how long she rode me like this, it seemed like only a minute but was probably more like 5 - 10 minutes.  She could have ridden me for hours as well as she was fantastic! (do you think I like Mistress Sabrina Belladonna? is it too obvious? <LOL> There are those that just win your heart right away.. I have no choice).  After the riding, I am there watching the happenings and waiting for the horse show to start.  Most of the other ponies are getting ready or are on the carousel thingy.  After about an hour or so, Mistress Amanda Wildefyre grabs a plastic bag and comes to me and wraps my genitals up making a diaper like thingy (very creative I might add) and saying how she was tired of seeing a flaccid penis.  I have no problems with or without cover ups in a private setting, at a private event, and especially as the "chattel" for the owner of the private property/place and event who told me NOT to wear cover ups.  I would not do anything to offend anyone intentionally as well.  I was later told there were some "vanilla" people with the T.C. group and that was her reason.  In MHO, If nudity was a problem, she should not have invited/brought them.  Plus, right after that she wanted grabbed another male pony who was nude to be on the carousel.. but then covered after a minute or so decided to cover his up as well...

Nikki Prantz was walking by on her way to the horse show that was about to begin when she was grabbed by the "Mistress of the Carousel"  and put on the carousel.  I am told, this was a factor in the horse show being delayed.  Now, I'm not going to get on a soap box here (that's not my style), and pony play has some variations on what is a normal protocol for subs and slaves in the bdsm lifestyle/pro scene but for the most part, everyone still follows the basic protocol. That is you don't touch someone else's property (sub/slave/pony/etc...) without permission... One would not go out to her pasture and grab a bio horse to ride without first asking, etc... you get the point and enough said.

Now, the entire weekend I was owned by Mistress Gwen who was so busy trying to make sure the things needed to get done got done.  Some of the support staff and volunteers did not come through and with the help of a very select few, she did most of the work.  So much so that she became physically sick.  What some people don't know is that just a month or so prior she had major surgery then complications from the surgery and almost didn't make it.  But she is a trouper and gave it her all.  I am surprised that I actually was ridden by her for the 2 or 3 minutes (prior to the horse show) that she did get to ride.

So, the horse show got started and a few of the entrants had to leave (Corporal Punishment, ponyboy tights) for work and could not be in it.  Another one or two from the T.C. group also decided to un-tack and not participate.  Most of the T.C. group didn't even come to the horse show area but stayed with the carousel.  A few of them were also working on a cart for 6 ponies that they later entered into the Fine Harness class.  I don't have all the results of who won what, they will be listed in the next issue of Equus Eroticus Magazine.  There were some really nice pony and rider entries.  Mistress Alicia rode me in one of the pleasure classes, she also showed a few other ponies.  Mistress Erin and her pony Tristan won best of show and 2 other awards, can't remember what they were.  They were awesome.

That evening we sat around the grill and on the deck and all socialized, later some of us got in the hot tub and spent a few hours cutting up and having a great time.  I finally made my way to my stall for the night.  The next morning, most of the T.C. group was packing up.  They did not want to stay for the Sunday fun.  Part of the morning was spent in a round table discussion with Dr. M.  Later in the day, we took some photos (ok, there were major camera problems) of coffeebean and Paul Reed with Rennie's camera and a borrowed CF card.  All the photos on Rennie's CF Card became corrupted somehow and so many photos were lost.  Paul's D70 worked the first day then died so there were a few photos done but not many and only 7 of me being ridden by Mistress Erin.  I think some photos were taken by the T.C. group, Charger Pony and/or Mistress Sabrina Belladonna but I have not seen them.

So, some of the people who did not leave did some pony play fun.  Nicole mounted and did a very short ride.  I think the stirrups were not set for her height and we didn't get to try again.  I am in hopes my next visit will have her riding me more.  Mistress Erin took her first ride and WOW.. she was fantastic.  Then some of the ponies went to the indoor riding arena and did a tractor pull... the ponies were harnessed to an ATV with Nicole sitting on it and using the breaks to make it hard for the horses.  After that, Mistress Erin rode me for an hour or so and rode me down the trail (Mistress Gwen said it's over a mile - See Photo for aerial view of trail).  I'm told just on the trail we were gone 45 minutes to an hour.  She is one of my all time favorite riders now and I hope to be ridden by her a lot more and lot longer in the future!

At the end of the day, we grilled more food, relaxed in the hot tub and started planning the return trips to the airports and such.  I was told I could sleep in the house that night but being the horse that I am, and being that close to my stall and what could someday be my permanent stall (if Mistress Gwen decides she wants a 24/7 horse), I went to my natural habitat.  I was awaken at some point by Mistress Gwen and her friend from NYC.  Mistress Gwen has a great smile looking at her horse in his stall and I could tell she saw her horse not the guy who had been in and out of role that weekend.

The next morning, she stopped by the barn on her way out and gave me some last minute getting ready to leave instructions.  Rennie was on his way and he took me and Laura to Minneapolis.  Timing was perfect and I had an uneventful flight home.

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