Ultimate shoulder rides

Storm8Girl:

I'm not being  modest when I say  that I'm less experienced in much of this than others h=on this forum appear to be, but I  will try to answer  based on my  feelings and experiences.

>1. Do riders go on a diet?<

In  a  voluntary rider/carrier partnership, the  carrier should know  his/her limitations  and excuse themselves from tasks  they can't perform adequately. My weight  fluctuates  between 125 and 135  lbs.  without exercising or  dieting and I have  no intention of concerning myself with my weight  to  accommodate someone who wishes to  carry  me. I don't have a tummy but if I  did  I would expect my  carrier to position himself to  accommodate  my sitting position on him  or simply refrain  from  the activity with  me as his rider . I may agree to a  compromise if I wish to  indulge a carrier such as riding him on  all fours or just sitting on his back if I'm in the  mood,  but in  any case my weight is my  carrier's problem if he chooses to  engage in any such activity with me.

>2. sexual satisfaction? do riders mind choosing/allowing carriers who are sexually turned on while being ridden?

If  my  carrier derives sexual  satisfaction  from his position  beneath  me or anything connected to his service,   assuming   it  doesn't  otherwise involve  me,  I would see it as a private matter. A rider might well experience sexual  enjoyment from his/her  position and again ,  this is a private matter and should remain so  unless  their relationship  implies otherwise. 
I think I would be very  annoyed, if for example  my carrier  achieved  climax  and  upon doing so  chose not to carry me  further.  As a woman  you  know that degrees of sexual enjoyment short of climax can be had for a  very  long period of time. I  imagine  men may  experience similar effects.

>3. Do You think Carriers have the right to choose their riders?

Again this  depends on the relationship as well as the  limitations of the carrier  and other factors. If  for example,  a  master/mistress has a submissive carrier  in  a  dominate/submissive relationship, the  submissive carrier  should be required to  carry  any person  the master directs the carrier to serve.  True slavery  is illegal in  western  society ,so of course  the submissive partner  has a  choice  to  refuse  and  bear the  consequences of that refusal. If I  were in  such a  relationship with  a submissive carrier, he/she would be required to carry whoever I designated  regardless of the slave/carrier's  desires and carry  that person in  the manner that person chooses.
I was carried by a  gay  man on three occasions  by the orders of his  master  and if I had a  heterosexual  male submissive or a lesbian submissive, they would be required to serve whoever I  put upon them or  be dismissed from serving me.  The  choice is still up to the carrier of course  but I  prefer to  see it just as I  would if I were loaning a horse to  a friend. A  horse doesn't choose who  might sit on him and a carrier should be regarded as  much  as one would a real  horse to the degree  that  such is  possible.

>4. Carrier's responsibilities for well being of riders?<

Yes,  as much as this is possible and also for the comfort of  the  rider as well.
I wouldn't object to  carrier informing me of a  potential  hazard  that I may  have not seen. If  I'm  riding him  across a  stream  etc. and his footing  might fail  I would  prefer not to be  dropped and may even dismount or take whatever  precautions  my carrier suggests for my safety.

>5. do carriers have complete obedience towards their rider?<

Yes in all matters  other than ensuring the safety of the rider.
If the carrier  falls,  the rider will  also  fall  and I may  not be fortunate enough to land  on the carrier who  would cushion  my  fall. The rider's  judgment should  supersede the  carrier's in most cases but in doing so the rider  must assume the responsibility for errors in that  judgment.

>6. Carrier/rider communication, understanding and permission?<

There is no  single answer to  this. The  relationship  would dictate how much  the  carrier  would be allowed to talk and if the rider chooses  to talk  to the  carrier or communicate  by other means.

>7. carrier/pony accessories?<

I prefer only the most  basic  such as a halter/reins at the  most  and never a  saddle.
Other riders  may have different views. I prefer to feel the  rhythm of the  body  beneath me  and  adjust  my carrier and my  sitting position to my own  liking.

>8. touch? sexual? forceful?<

My carrier is a beast of  burden  and is not allowed any liberties in touching  me beyond  what is required to  ensure my  comfort and safety.  A carrier who  assumes that he  can take such liberties simply because I'm sitting on  him would require harsh  correction for such actions. I  my opinion,  a carrier has no  more right to intimacy  than  a horse or a  chair would unless I say otherwise. Again I stress  that what  a  rider or  carrier  feels, enjoys or  imagines is  a private matter to  each  of them. Intimacy between  them may  or may  not exist   and  nothing should be assumed  by either.