Body Positivity Part I: Restriction
Real talk, I’ve never felt that my body was welcome in the horse world. I’m to curvy, to brown, and don’t have the hard sculpted edges that most riders in mainstream media are portrayed with. My height, a tall 5’9, is the only concession to conformity that I possess. From a young age I was told that my body needed to change if I wanted to achieve my goals. That I needed to lose the baby fat, get on a diet, and run 5-7 miles a day. I was 12, going through a hellish growth period, and not that it matters but I