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But, finally, morning did arrive and Ashley came in and removed his bondage, massaged his arms and legs, and lead him to the cleaning area for a normal cleaning (or, so he thought). She told him to bend over again, which he did. She fastened his collar to a ring in the floor to keep him tightly secured. She cleaned his insides out and had him empty himself. After a thorough rinsing, she snapped on a glove and lubricated his hole and slid in what felt like a water melon -- fully impaling him until the plug was sucked in by the pressure of his rectal muscle. She fastened a harness onto his butt to hold the plug in place. Next, she fastened his cock in a series of straps and snapped on a leather pouch cover over it. Next came the chest harness, then the ankle cuffs, and a pair of mitts that had what looked like hooves on the ends. These held his hands in a closed position, and were secured with the wrist cuffs which were placed on top of the laced mitts. She pulled his hands behind him and clipped them together, and connected his ankle cuffs with a 12- inch chain. She placed a halter on him, clipped a lead to it, and led him back to his stall. She said "don't go anywhere" and smiled as she closed the gate. "Oh, by the way, I would not sit down. You do not want to get dirty before Lady Equine stops by to inform you of some new rules pertaining to your new status here."
As he waited for the Lady, he paced back and forth -- not too much else to do with his hands tied and feet hobbled.
Finally, Lady Equine came to the gate. He walked over and she pet him on the head and began to tell him of the new rules -- what was now expected of him.
"Hello pony boy -- and how was your evening?"
"It was very different -- punishing and exciting. I am very happy to be hear Lady Equine"
"It seems your choice was an easy one -- although there will be many times in this training period where you may wish you had made a different choice. For example, as I now tell you the new rules you are to abide by, you may wish to change your mind. Let me assure you -- you cannot change your mind now. However, you will be given one chance per week, in these next four weeks of training, to change your mind. And know that, once you say these words, you will be banished from this ranch -- and any other training ranch of this kind -- forever. Is that clear?"
"Yes, Lady Equine" was all he could muster.
"OK -- pony boy -- let me now tell you the rules you will follow for the first week of your training. Let me begin with your schedule. You will be wakened each morning when Ashley desires to wake you -- this time could range from between 3:00 am to 10:00 am -- and you are not to stir until she indeed comes to awaken you. She will then tend to your grooming and morning feeding, and prepare you for riding lessons -- not for work. There will be a different set of gear for these lessons which will change as your training progresses. Susan will then arrive and bring you to the track. Here, for the first week, she will test your abilities as a pony boy. Do not expect much of yourself, as you are quite new to this. Just do what she asks and listen well to her evaluations of your performance, and then try to better yourself. After your riding lessons, she will bring you back to the stables, and Ashley's assistant will groom and feed you, and ready you for work. This will be the outfit you have already come to know, only with green pants, to signify that you are in your second phase of probationary training. The assistant will tell you your work task, and will tend to your watering and feeding as you do this task. At the end of the work day the assistant will again bring you to the stables for your final grooming of the day -- and she will place you in more free attire -- you will understand this later. At this point you will be let out in the field to run and release yourself. Other ponies in training may be there as well. Trainers and inspectors will definitely be there -- as they will be throughout the day -- watching and recording your progress and your areas of improvement. Ashley or Susan will come for you in the evening to bring you back to the stables and ready you for sleep. You will come to learn that Ashley will represent to you a time for pleasure and this will mean you had a pretty productive and progressive day. Susan will usually show herself if there is need for some instruction or discipline. For example, do plan on seeing Susan for several more days, as your punishment for your error of yesterday is still not complete."
"Is all of this understood, pony boy?"
It was quite dizzying -- but pony boy managed to muster a "yes".
"Then I will go on. In terms of what is expected from you --ponies, as you know, do not talk. So your voice is being taken from you. Now this will have some parameters of course. You will be allowed to speak if you are directly told that you can speak in order to answer a question, or to express a need, or to engage in a dialogue, or if you are in any immediate danger. Other than that, however, you will need to learn other new ways to get your point across or your needs met. Like I understand you did when you asked for your shaving."
Pony boy blushed beet red.
"You will always obey commands, from any of my trainers ... and you will never be found to be in dialogue with another pony boy or girl."
"Finally, at the end of one week you will go through another evaluation and inspection -- with very different criteria than your first one. Also, you will not be allowed to sit back during this evaluation, as you chose to do in the last one -- you will be commanded to perform. In this evaluation, several things will be determined. Will you be allowed to stay? What will be added to your training regime to ensure you are becoming the best pony you can be? What patterns have emerged in your behavior that need to be enhanced or diminished? What rules seem not to be understood by you? After these things are determined, you will either be asked to leave, or the next week's training sequence will be put into effect."
"Is this all clear pony boy?"
Another "yes" was meekly stated and the Lady smiled.
"You do not even know if it is clear, pony boy. You look overwhelmed and you just spoke, so it is clear that all this information is not fully entering your brain. But it is a lot, I admit. So, come, let us take a walk in the fields -- just quietly -- you and I -- so that you have some time to think this all through. Think now pony boy, because at the end of this walk I will expect that you will have some questions for me.
And with this, the Lady put a lead on pony boy and walked out into a lovely field. He knew to walk right by, and slightly behind her. As they walked, she held the lead in her outer hand, and used the hand closest to him to stroke his neck and side. Ahh, he did like this. And every so often, on this walk, the Lady would say something -- so her voice intermingled with the sounds of nature.
walking
"We will need to do something about your stride so that you are more comfortable and more pleasing to look at"
Pony boy was a bit embarrassed, but continued walking.
"Yes, we will grow your hair longer in the back, and comb it back from your face, so that you will have a delightful salt and pepper mane -- I am quite fond of manes."
Ahh, her touch was so nice, and he could imagine her fingers running through his hair -- how nice this will be.
And as they continued to walk, the Lady pulled on a lock of hair in the back of pony boy's head.
"I especially like the control manes offer me to do what I wish"
Pony boy shuddered with delight.
walking
"It will be nice to see you with your tail. It is being made for you now -- to match your hair."
His own tail -- ahh - how glorious this sounded.
walking
"I will choose a name for you at some point. I will watch you a part of each day -- you will never be sure when I might show up -- but when I do -- I will watch you carefully -- and in watching you I will come to learn a name that is perfectly suited to you. And -- if you move into further training, you will be given this name -- and it will be the only name we use with you. It will be the only name you will have."
I will loose my name -- I will be given another name -- but...but ... he stopped thinking and continued walking.
"What a ceremony it will be pony boy -- when boy becomes pony boy and is given a name. The whole ranch comes out for such an event -- as do buyers from around the country -- to see if this might be the pony they will want after training is complete. You see, when the buyers hear that someone has made it to have a name, they want to see his or her potential. And, if they have a keen interest in the merchandise, then they want to be consulted a bit about the rest of the training, so that the pony boy or girl learns some of the ways of his or her potential new home. What we do is get a sense of all the people who might be interested in you, and teach you a little bit about each one, so that, in effect -- you learn a broad range of skills that would be pleasing to a vast array of owners. As you near the end of your training period, the buyers who showed interest are invited to a day of activity and a great feast. They will watch you and inspect you. Each may ask for some time alone with you -- to test how much you have grown and how well you respond. This time is always granted, as it serves to increase your price on the market. Later, we here at the stables look at all the bids offered -- but we do not simply choose the best price -- we choose a good price and the best match. We want all of our pony boys and girls to be happy with their new lives."
Pony boy was not sure he liked much of what he heard in that
part of the walk. He did not really understand this selling part.
What if he did not want to go? Would he have any say? What if
he was unhappy once he got to his new home? How would he let the
Stables know? But then he also thought about how exciting it would
be -- to be good enough -- to be sold as a pony boy. He wondered
what owners were like -- and if he would like who bought him and
where this might lead him. He did not know what to do with all
of these questions, so he shut them out of his head, and tried
to just enjoy the walk.
And, before he knew it, he was back at his stall in the stables.
"Now pony boy, I give you permission for a brief dialogue with me. It can last up to 15 minutes. I want you to ask any questions you might have now -- any at all. Now is your time to ask me. I will stay here with you for 15 minutes, and I will wait patiently for you to think on this. Take your time, and then ask me what you want to know, and I will answer honestly and forthright."
She sat on a bench outside his stall, and gestured for him to kneel next to her. She placed his head in her lap, and petted his head and shoulders.
"Come now pony boy...this will be your only chance this entire week. And I expect at least five questions from you -- five well thought out questions -- and yes -- you have permission to be in a dialogue with me to complete this task.
1. "How long will I be in training ?"
The Lady answered --" this depends on how well you proceed with the program".
2. "Why do I feel I am doing nothing but screwing up and seem to be a lost cause?"
She answered that "this is how you see your self. This is not how I or the staff see you. Yes you have made mistakes, but as long as you learn form them, there is something good in all of this."
3. "I am so confused at times, I am unsure of what to do, when to do it, and when not to. Is there any way I can get answers during the training period?"
The Lady smiled and said "I understand the confusion but I am sorry to say that the tasks and trials of the training depend on your reactions and on how you hold up under these conditions."
4. "What help can I look forward to in my training -- to help guide me, like if I forget and speak, or use my hands to pick up food or drink, or similar things of this nature. I seem to mess up even more each time I catch myself, and I end up making my problem much larger.
The Lady said..." these things will work themselves out. For instance, if you do speak out of turn you will wear a special bit on your halter. It holds the tongue down and you will not be able to talk. This will be used from time to time, even if you do not speak, as it might be used for other violations, and you may have to wear it for a whole day. The same with hands and other things. We have many devices to assist our ponies to reach their goals and to remind them to stay on track.
5. "Will I have any time to myself at any point ?"
She stated .." as a pony boy, yes. You will have times where you are allowed to run in the fields and nuzzle up to some of the female ponies (with this, she grinned when pony boy turned red) but remember no human talk to another pony -- ever. You can use whinny's or jesters ... also at these times, to help keep you free but prevent you from going too far, your arms will be fastened behind your back up high to give good posture.
As pony boy went to ask one more question, Lady Equine held up a finger to his mouth and said "time is up pony boy. You will see me each day for inspection which can be any time during the day. Also, I will test you at the end of each week, the day before your formal evaluation."
After this time, the Lady fed pony boy some apples from her hand -- which he grabbed -- with pleasure -- using his mouth. Susan walked in . The Lady and she regarded one another. Susan took the lead, which had been on the floor, and said "Come on pony boy -- we are off to begin the week ahead."
He did not really want to go, but he also wanted to be a perfect pony boy, so he got up and followed Susan's lead. She led him out to a fenced in area of sorts, hooked on a long lead, and stood in the center of the arena with a long whip in her hand. She snapped this whip and started to talk to pony boy. "OK pony boy, we are going to work on your walk today. This will take a lot of practice, so do not get discouraged. OK walk..." And pony boy walked. She said stand up straight and cracked the whip real close to him and he stood up like a statue. Other commands went on and on. It seemed like he had been there all day, but really it was only a little over an hour. Susan came up to pony boy and shook her head. She said " it looks like you will need some help with posture while doing these tasks." She tied off the lead and went digging through a bag she had brought out. Pony boy remembered this bag, as it had everything needed to tie him down the previous night.
This time Susan brought over his halter and another item. She put his halter on and made a comment about how she probably should have him wear this more often to get used to it. Then she also told pony boy to turn around. As he did, Susan grabbed his arms, brought them up so they were over lapping, behind his back, and up real high. He felt a wide leather strap wrapping around his upper arms and smaller straps that went around his elbows. She cinched these straps tight and brought another strap -- attached to the halter -- to his arms and pulled his head back so he was almost looking up into the sky.
Susan was putting some things back into the bag when Lady Equine was strolling by. She told Susan what a good job she had done with his restraints. Susan thanked her and walked back to pony boy .
"OK pony boy lets see if this helps you out." And they went through the walking trails again, making sure his steps were high and proud.
One of Ashley's assistants came over and Susan knew it was time to check on the pony boy. She brought him over to the side and had him kneel. The groomer wiped him down, sponged cool water over him, dried him down, and brushed his hair. The groomer asked Susan if she could undue some bondage to get at all of him with the water, but Susan said she could not at this time, but that he would be more available for the next check up. The groomer held the water bucket up to pony boy's mouth, as he could not lower his head. She had to tip the bucket for him to get a drink. She asked him if he had enough and he nodded. She petted him on the head and said "good boy" ... then off she went .
Susan ran pony boy though this walking in a circle for most of the morning. It was now lunch time, as pony boy could tell by the sound of the bell . Susan said "lunch time, pony boy". She walked him over to the table. One of the groomer's was there and was telling Susan that he was a mess. Susan said that he had to keep the bondage on until after dinner, so the groomers had better get some one to feed him. With this, Susan took pony boy over to two poles and fastened him to one of the poles like he was going to be burned at the stake ... Another man came over with some food and fed him. Spoons were allowed for others to feed a pony as they did not want any hands to be touching the food. Everything was so clean, and no one ever seemed to get sick around here.
After dinner, Susan untied pony boy from the pole, hooked a lead to his halter, and started to run saying "come on pony boy -- lets see how you do with a run.". It was hard to keep up as he could not see the ground. He had to high step just to make sure he did not trip over things. She made it back to the arena area, tied off his lead, and removed his bondage. She then made him naked, except for his collar. In the sun, she said it was time to exercise. She put him through push ups, sit ups, and various other exercises, the whole time hitting him with the crop when ever he was slacking off. She had him do jumping jacks, and run in place with knees as high as he could manage. He was working up a great deal of sweat. She kept this up until Ashley came by. Then Susan stopped and said she was going to get some refreshment while Ashley was checking on pony boy. Ashley came over and talked with pony boy the whole time. "Wow", she said, " you sweat a lot. Come over to the poles". Ashley lowered the cuffs and fastened these to pony boy's wrists. Then the ankle cuffs were placed on and the pulleys were use to make the chains taught. She first scraped off as much sweat as she could. She hosed him down and brushed him with a soft brush. He was getting a bit sun burned but not bad so she dried him off and put more sun block on. Then she had a new set of cloths and dressed him.
She was just giving him a bucket of water after lowering him
down when Susan came back.
She said it was time to start walking again and she wanted to
determine if he could manage with out the bondage this time.
Pony boy tried his best but, after doing this all day, he was getting very tired and Susan noted this as she had to use the whip more and more. She decided to stop for the day and to let him go rest up after his bath.