I was lucky enough to receive a lovely, incredibly thoughtful gift on Saturday at Eliane‘s lovely party from our friend Mr Allen: a fabulous riding crop, pictured here on the school desk in my office:
Ah, but this isn’t any old riding crop. Oh no! First of all, it’s made by Ian – The London Tanner – whose craftsmanship I’ve recommended several times here in the past. As such, it’s a truly lovely implement – beautifully weighted and balanced, and by far the nicest crop that I’ve ever had the pleasure to use. As he describes it on his site, its “flexible shaft and handle are made by one of the oldest and finest British Equestrian riding whip-makers in the world; they’ve been making riding whips since 1887.”
But what makes it special is the tip – heavy, high-quality leather, and personalised for yours truly to use:
Yes, by the end of the evening, Emma Jane was sporting the initials ‘AJ’ embossed (branded?) onto the front of her thighs. Such a generous gift – and such a brave girl to tolerate me trying it with such force, especially after an afternoon that had earlier included some very hard caning…
What a lovely implement!
How beautiful and I bet Emma Jane looked stunning with those marks.
I am very fond of riding crops and have no idea why at all- but they make me a bit wibbly in a good way.
The Dutchess of Cornwall, you know, Prince Charles’s wife needs of to have her riding breeches taken down, along with her bloomer’s, for a good taste of the riding crop, upon her naked rear .If you wish to test this spanking implement out.
I’ve often wondered: Why is the tip curved?
..strangely enough the idea of getting a good crop had crossed my mind recently…runs straight to London Tanners site…
Nobody to answer my question? Snif!
@Ordalie So as when the leather slaps together it makes a cracking sound which the horse hears. Some crops are not a bent piece of leather but just two layers that smack together
Thank you Ian, I had never thought of that!