real writing yet

[rhaen]

Yeah, I'm a scab. Instead, I have a quote from an old friend.

"'What makes a draft horse is not the willingness to submission, but the willingness to help where wanted or needed. It is the affection towards kindness and a gentle, stoic nature that makes a draft horse, not some petty association with bondage, straps and gear. One’s fantasy is their own, but do not saddle me with a nature that is not my own. I am a draft horse, not your pony. I am not a sex object, I am a living breathing creature with thoughts and ideas and feelings. I may look huge, but I am more than my size. My personality is what is truly larger than life. Judge me not for my mass, but for my mind.'

One of the worst things you can do to me is objectify me. I am not a means to an end, but an end in of itself. I am a human being first and foremost, and as such I demand respect. Being a draft horse, a rather large one, is fun for my own sake and for the sake of those around me as well. I would be lying to myself and those around me if I said I didn't enjoy flirting or being a big bulky draft horse. But I am not your sex toy, I am not your pet, I am not your thing. I am a strong, thoughtful, emotional creature that would use my strength to help those around me rather than play into someone's illusionist fantasy of dominance.

I'm a big draft horse, yes, and I enjoy being big and I enjoy others enjoying me being big. But I'm more dynamic than that. I'm much more than a facade or a pretty face."

I agreed! The part that stuck out most was "What makes a draft horse is not the willingness to submission, but the willingness to help where wanted or needed. It is the affection towards kindness and a gentle, stoic nature that makes a draft horse" This is important to me, because it's finally validated feelings that I've had all along about myself. I wasn't sure if I was the only one who associated draft horses with helping the needy and being a sturdy place in loved one's lives. Seems I'm not the only one who feels this way! This has bolstered my resolve, and every day I'm reminded how well my animal fits me. 

Comments

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That is beautifully described. Thank you for sharing. It reminds me of a filk song, "Tribes of the Draft" by Michael Longcor. "We built the world that created yours..."

[altivo]

I imagine you know the Jethro Tull song "Heavy Horses" but just in case you don't, I'll mention it. Go listen.

This is very well stated. More than once I've been tempted to abandon furry entirely or at least to change my fursona to something else because of all the sex talk and snickering about horses. Damn it, furs, get your little brains out of the gutter and learn to appreciate what our totems and symbols really are and what they stand for. It's about archetypes, not sex. And this little description for the draft horse is very accurate.

[avon_deer]

That's pretty well written. :)

Very true considering I know two draft horses now ;)