BY Lux Alptraum
December 11, 2007
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We don’t know much about ponyplay, so we were pretty psyched to receive a copy of “Born in a Barn,” a Three Graces Films documentary about, well, ponyplay. Finally, we thought: all our questions about ponyplay will be answered! Even the ones we didn’t know enough to ask!

And now that we’ve seen the documentary — well, we sorta get what ponyplay is about. “Born in a Barn” provides a fascinating look into the world of ponyplay, examining the fetish through the eyes of four pony enthusiasts. The film explains the hows, whys, and wheres of ponyplay, discussing why it appeals to people — and providing more than a few fascinating demos of what, exactly, a pony scene entails.

What’s lacking, unfortunately, is a strong sense of who the subjects are outside of the pony world. Sure, it’s fascinating to see what makes them tick, and what they get out of being, or being with, ponies, but without the, shall we say, human element, it’s a little hard to identify with, or really understand, the characters.

Though we ultimately enjoyed the exploration of ponyplay, we didn’t really finish the film with a concrete sense of what, exactly, is so erotic about horses. But then again, when we were little, we never wanted a pony.

[Photo by mattholt]