11-23-2018, 10:11 PM
When I discuss consent it is assumed that I am speaking of the larger, legal arena. My animal is a full grown, full sized stallion. He is far larger and stronger than me. Even ignoring the impossibility of forcing an erection, I have to exert significant effort to enforce MY consent on him. There is no chance at all that I could ignore his.
With that in mind, he and most horses I have known enjoy being ridden properly. I'm his portable gate opener. With me he gets to go places and see new things. And there is a connection that comes from two bodies moving together and communicating directly, without words or symbols.