Girls/women: What is it in particular that attracts you to horses and ponies?
I can reason with quite a few things about a child’s mind on toys, but what is it about horses?
It appears to be the only thing i couldn’t figure out:
girls play with cookery toys and cabbage patch toys or dolls with big round eyes because they have a maternal instinct and a tendency to model after their mothers
boys like playing with action figurines and cars because of their spatial awareness. Their tendency towards gadgets is because of their desire for novelty.
but ponies and horses are the things I couldn’t quite figure out
I am not expecting anyone to give me a thorough 100 page PhD thesis on the subject matter, but I would like to at least get a thorough and detailed description of what it is in particular about horses and ponies that draw women and girls to them. It doesn’t even have to be technical, just detailed
Any abuse or ranting will be reported. otherwise, cheers in advance
I don’t remember being particularly attracted to either. I guess it would be the idea of moving at fast speed and at the same time being in nature. It relates very much to the idea of freedom. The one time I tried to ride a horse, I failed awfully, because while it may appear like a lot of fun from the outside, if you are afraid of heights, like I am, you realize you might be a little too high up on a horse and you really don’t have as much support as you imagine you would. You have to rely on the muscles in your legs to keep you in balance up there and it’s difficult for someone who is attempting it the for the first time.
I’m not convinced by your motivation for this one, sorry: “boys like playing with action figurines and cars because of their spatial awareness.” I used to play with dolls with my girl friends and with cars with my boy friends. I think I actually have horrible spatial awareness. Although I focus and perform very well when I am exercising or playing a physical game, in day-to-day life I pretty much bump into anything. Or maybe it’s lack of attention.
Your statements omit a lot of games children play. In my circle of childhood friends, we also preferred outdoor games or if we were indoors we played with Lego or board games-chess especially was a popular game. We would organize competitions and have a lot of fun. For the most part, my childhood friends were boys.
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