If you’re new to human-animal roleplay, then you’ve come to the right place! On this page you will find external resources and links to help you learn about petplay. At the bottom we have a link to a petplay forum as well as some links to sites where you can find petplay gear.
First things first, our top 3 picks for books on petplay, with links to Amazon for your convenience!
Pony Play with SubMissAnn
By SubMissAnn, the 2009 Pony/Trainer Leather titleholder and founder of the LAPCC herself, this illustrated book walks, trots, and canters you through activities, protocols, submission, training, and scenarios. It includes photos and illustrations, plus do-it-yourself rope bridles. This comprehensive guide is now available on Kindle! A portion of the proceeds go to the travel fund for the North American Pony/Trainer Leather title, so we really do encourage you to support this event by buying a copy (or two copies… or three… or eight…)
The Human Pony: a Handbook for Owners, Trainers, and Admirers
By Rebecca Wilcox, joint winner of the 2009 Pony and Trainer Leather title, this beginner’s guide focuses on the training and outfitting of human ponies, and draws from Rebecca’s experience training both human ponies as well as bio-horses!
Woof!
“Woof! Perspectives into the Erotic Care and Training of the Human Dog,” by Michael Daniels, is considered one of the authoritative guides for training human pups, particularly leather pups. Written from the trainer’s point of view, it provides a detailed insight into the responsibilities, requirements, and fun of human pup training.
Links to Articles and Sites
- Let’s start with the basics. Here’s the Wikipedia entry on human-animal roleplay.
- Our club was featured in a Playboy article on petplay. Check out the article and video here!
- We cannot recommend CPony’s site enough. This site includes links to training protocols, articles, tack and gear resources, negotiation forms, and anything else your pony heart might possibly desire!
- If you are looking for gear, this list will help you get started. We cannot emphasize enough that there are many incredible, talented people out there who make custom pieces, and we encourage you to search for them before making a purchase.
- Equus Eroticus: a magazine for human pony lovers including articles, pictures, and erotica!
- Puppy play article in The Stranger.
- Nipper’s “Pup Manifesto” gives an early perspective of pup play in the leather community.
- Our unofficial Tumblr blog, run by our wonderful pig friend, is an ever-changing collection of sexy art, erotica, and other petplay material.
- Even when our club first began, we got quite a bit of attention! LA Weekly covered one of our fox hunts in 2010 and had some nice things to say about us. Click here for the teaser article and then go here for the main article, entitled “Giddy Up.”
PetPlay 101
As part of our ongoing outreach to other communities, we try to have regular petplay classes in our local communities. Please check our calendar for upcoming events and classes. We also try to hold semi-regular socials or “munches,” which provide a safe, vanilla context for people to meet each other face-to-face and discuss human-animal roleplay. We would love to see you there!
(Our gatherings look a little something like this…)