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Yo, how's it going? This is a fairly straight forward question, just wondering if anyone here has given or received a reverse shoulder ride. If so, I would like to hear about your experience from whichever side you were on. And if not, is it something that you're interested in and would like to attempt some day?
Now, clearly a reverse ride isn't entirely practical, given the carrier is unable to see where they're walking, but it's definitely not impossible. Therefore I see the reverse shoulder ride as somewhat of a final boss for the Lift and Carry community. It's one of the more difficult positions, and one of the most dominant for the rider to be in, given how and where they're sitting.
Looking forward to any and all responses.
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ArchivingTrade1221:
This subject has been broached before and is interesting in itself. However I wonder if it could properly be call "shoulder-riding" and it certainly has strong sexual connotations involved.
To start with , while the rider would have his/her legs somewhat resting on the shoulders of the carrier, the position of head on the human body offers no support for the rider's buttocks and of course wouldn't be sitting on the carrier's chest . Most likely the carry would be supporting the riders, butt with his hands or arms. I doubt the carrier could lean back far enough to support the rider.
With that said, I do find the subject interesting and would like to hear how others who might attempt this form of riding and carrying and what solutions they might consider.
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MissBaron wrote:
ArchivingTrade1221:
This subject has been broached before and is interesting in itself. However I wonder if it could properly be call "shoulder-riding" and it certainly has strong sexual connotations involved.
To start with , while the rider would have his/her legs somewhat resting on the shoulders of the carrier, the position of head on the human body offers no support for the rider's buttocks and of course wouldn't be sitting on the carrier's chest . Most likely the carry would be supporting the riders, butt with his hands or arms. I doubt the carrier could lean back far enough to support the rider.
With that said, I do find the subject interesting and would like to hear how others who might attempt this form of riding and carrying and what solutions they might consider.
I do believe it can fall under the "shoulder riding" banner for the most part, and you're right in what you say about the connotations as well. I doubt very many people are doing a reverse shoulder ride just for innocent fun, the way you can do with a normal shoulder ride. It definitely serves a very specific purpose, though I've seen many reverse rides done clothed, which looks better than the alternative to me.
So I've mainly seen two different types of reverse riding. There's the way you describe here, where the rider has to have their buttocks supported by the carriers hands. This almost always seems very unsteady, with the riders legs also just swinging freely while the carrier walks around.
Then there's what I can only call the more experienced form, where the rider sits as forward as possible, wraps their legs around the carrier and hooks in their feet by the rib cage, and holds onto the carriers head. In this instance the carrier usually can get away with just holding the rider up by wrapping their arms around the rider's upper thighs. The carrier's face will be pressing right against the rider's crotch, but, that is most likely what everyone involved is there for.
I do think that's mainly where people find issue. They don't want to lean too forward/press their crotch against the rider's face, and so it seems like an impossible position, but in reality if one is gonna do it, they've just gotta go for it. It won't be a long ride either way, but it'll be a memorable one.
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I like being the rider in that reverse position very much. But it takes a really big and strong carrier to handle my whole weight without me having to use some sort of a support.
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Bulgarian Rider wrote:
I like being the rider in that reverse position very much. But it takes a really big and strong carrier to handle my whole weight without me having to use some sort of a support.
Oh yeah? Do you at least attempt it also on the less strong men? Or do you reserve it only for the strong guys who you know will carry you well?
Also, what's your riding style? Do you have your legs dangle free? Or do you wrap around for extra support?
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