The Dom and the Researcher

He led her over to stand beside amber once he had her harnessed and then took off her leash.

"Laura, I want you to just run beside amber. This time it is not a race. Since this is your first time pulling a sulky, we'll only go around the path twice. We'll work up to five miles over the next few weeks and the weight you're pulling will be increased to equal my own."

He flicked amber's reins as soon as he finished saying that and they were off. Laura quickly became aware of two things; first the butt plug felt very strange as it moved inside her ass and, second, pulling the sulky was hard work. She ran 5 miles every day but pulling something used a whole different set of muscles.

It wasn't long before she forgot about the butt plug and began concentrating on just keeping up with amber. It was clear that amber was in much better shape than she was. She was really blowing by the time they finished the run while amber was barely breathing hard. That got Laura's competitive spirit going, something that Charles had counted on.

"You stand there and cool down. I'll get your harness off after I've run amber a couple of more times. She needs more of a workout than that."

Charles shook the reins at amber who started off as though she'd not run a mile pulling a full grown man. Charles hid a grin until he was facing away from Laura as the look on her face was priceless. She prided herself on being in shape and to have it implied that she wasn't really bothered her. But it was clear that she was way too tired to run another lap.

Charles noted that she was still waiting for him to take her harness off as he rounded the next lap. She was not blowing hard anymore but sweat was still running down her body. So he yelled to her "Walk around while I finish this lap! You need to cool down!"

He saw her begin to walk as he turned to enter the path again. This time he really let amber out. He'd deliberately kept her pace slower when she was running with Laura so as to not discourage her. He wanted Laura competitive, not dispirited. It was clear that amber was ready to really run as she sprang forward when she felt the whip hit her ass.

Charles had to be careful to encourage their competitiveness but not make them competitive with each other. He planned on having them race in tandem and that required them to work as a team, not as individuals.

Laura was still walking slowly around when he arrived back at the paddock. He slowed amber down to a stop and jumped out of the sulky, then walked amber over to Laura.

"Laura, stop. I want to take your harness off."

She stopped and stood still while he removed the harness, then handed it to her.

"Take your harness over and hang it up. You'll find a new set of hooks beside where amber's tack is hung. Then get a drink and wait for me. I have to walk amber out."

Laura walked wearily over to hang her harness up. She noted that there were two new hooks. There were two hooks for amber's tack. One for the harness and one for the bridle. Laura grimaced at the sight. There was no way he was putting a bit in her mouth!

But she was definitely going to continue to train with amber if Charles would let her. She hated that she couldn't keep going today. She'd always prided herself on her ability to run with the best and to be left in the proverbial dust like that really bothered her.

So when Charles came back with Amber and started taking her tack off, Laura approached him and said "Sir, I'd like to continue to practice with amber if I may."

"Well, I guess. I'd hoped you'd be a better match for her but maybe you can get into shape if we work up to it. I just don't want to slow her training down. I plan to enter her in a fair in two months and the competition is pretty fierce."

"I won't slow her down, I promise. I run five miles every morning at 6 a.m. How about if I come out here instead and you can harness me up so I can run the path? Then I can come out here in the evenings and run with amber."

"Ok. But I'm not going to go easy on you. I'll increase the weight you pull until you can pull me. Are you up to the challenge?"

"Yes, Sir! I don't want you to go easy on me. I can take whatever you throw at me!"

"We'll see. Now, let's get you two washed down."

With that, he clipped leads to both their collars and walked them over to the bathing area. Laura noted that he used a lead on her like he did on amber rather than a leash. The fact that he had one ready plus the hook for a bridle for her made her wary. What she didn't realize is that he'd just manipulated her into becoming a willing, even eager, participant in her pony training.

He washed her first. This was a new experience for her and, while it felt good to get the sweat off, it was humiliating to be washed like livestock. But all that was forgotten when he got to her pussy. But all he did was quickly scrub it, instead of masturbating her like she wanted. That was the second time today he'd gotten her hopes up and then dashed them.

So it was a dejected Laura who stood and watched him wash amber. She got angry when he started masturbating her, cooing to her "Good girl amber, good pony, you are such a good pony. Does my little pony want to cum? Such a good pony."

She so wanted him to give her relief. She would have let him call her a pony if that's what it took. All she could do was run her thighs together and hope it got her the orgasm she wanted so badly.

But he saw her rubbing her thighs together and snapped "Stop that! I just got you clean. Besides, what have you done to earn an orgasm? You barely made it around two laps at a moderate pace. That after you talked back to me when you saw I was going to harness you! A sub knows better than that."

Laura immediately ceased her movement and hung her head in shame. She was already ashamed of her physical performance today but to be reminded of another slip up in her performance as a submissive really hit home. How was she ever going to fully understand the lifestyle if she kept rebelling like that? She needed to understand to write that paper!

Charles finished washing amber and put her in her stable with some granola. Then he switched Laura's lead for a leash and walked her back to the house. He was quiet the whole time which made Laura even more ashamed that she'd make him angry.

Not that he was angry. In fact, he was very pleased with himself. He'd staged the whole thing today just to get her in the right frame of mind to accept being turned into a pony girl. And it worked!

The next few weeks were grueling for Laura but she put her heart and soul into it. She so wanted to be able to pull him like amber could. Luckily for her, school was on break for a week so she was able to put in an extra workout in the afternoons each day. She even lived at his house during the break to save on driving time.

That gave her her first experience as a full time submissive. At first it was strange to wear a collar and butt plug all the time but she quickly got used to them. He spot welded a metal collar on her so she could shower without taking off her collar. She slept on amber's mat at the foot of his bed while amber was moved to the stable full time. That meant she was expected to wake him with a blow job each morning, a task she found she loved. She also was responsible for cooking and cleaning, something she did not enjoy, but did anyway.

She felt bereft when the week was over and she returned to her apartment. But it was closer to school and she occasionally tutored students there. She missed being available to him for his sexual needs on a 24/7 basis and tried to get him to use her each time she was at his house.

The day finally came when she was able to pull his weight in sand bags as fast as amber.

"Congratulations Laura! I knew you could do it."

"Thank you. Now I'm ready to pull you. Please let me!"

"Why would I do that? I have amber to pull me. Besides, if you pull me, I'm just a passenger. You know I like to be in charge. No, I think we'll continue as we are."

"Please! I've worked so hard. I'll even accept a bit and you can guide me. Please!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. I'll be your pony girl. I promise to be obedient."

"All right, we'll do it tomorrow in the afternoon. Don't come for the morning run."

Laura awoke the next morning and went for a run. It felt so strange not having a harness on and pulling a sulky. So strange that the run was unsatisfying and left her out of sorts.

She went about her normal routine, teaching classes and having office hours. The whole time, she was all aquiver with excitement over finally being able to pull him. Finally, it was time to go to his house.

She jumped into her car and drove over. Letting herself in, she immediately stripped and put on her running shoes. Then she went in search of him. Not finding him anywhere in the house, she looked out the back door and spotted him near the paddock getting her sulky ready. She wanted to run over to him but felt uncomfortable going outside without a leash. So she called out to him "Master, I'm here."

Hearing her voice, he turned and smiled, then made his way over to her with her lead rope.

"Ah, my beautiful pony. It is good to see you. I can't wait to see your beautiful ass in front of me as you pull me."

Laura was both very pleased by his compliments and disturbed to be called his pony. But she shrugged and decided that, today, she was his pony, so it was ok.

He put her collar on her and then attached the lead before leading her to her sulky. Laura could see amber watching her from her stall. She could not tell if the pony girl was upset about being displaced. Laura, on the other hand, was elated to finally be his pony girl, at least for a day.

She stood passively while he put her in harness but shied a little when he started putting the bridle on. At first she clenched her jaws when she saw the bit but opened her mouth as she saw his eyes tighten with displeasure. The bit felt strange in her mouth at first, it was rather large due to the rubber covering the metal. She knew the rubber was to protect her teeth but it had an odd taste and impeded her breathing some.

Just then she felt him get in the sulky. She then felt him shake the reins and her him say "Walk." This was it! She started walking, remembering to wait for the pull of the reins to tell her where to walk. He guided her to the path and they walked a full circuit to get her used to following his commands.

Laura felt the sting of the whip as they approached the entrance to the path and she started to jog. She found herself zoning out as she pulled, letting him guide her. It was an incredibly freeing experience. He set a moderate pace the first few laps but finally really let her go for the final four laps.

She was surprised at how she felt those last few laps. She was so proud of herself but she was also getting increasingly horny. So horny that, by the time he pulled her to a stop, she was on the verge of having an orgasm.

But the tidal wave that was threatening her receded when he jumped out of the cart and hooked the lead to her collar to walk her around. She was still very horny but no longer about to cum.

Charles spoke to her as he walked her out. "You did very well today. What a great pony you are. Perhaps I should race you and amber at the fair. I bet you'd like that, wouldn't you?"

She beamed at his praise and nodded.

"You and amber will make a great matched pair. I'll harness you in tandem and we'll win. Hands down! I'll start training you two to run together starting tomorrow. I can't wait."

Laura was so elated by her accomplishment and his praise that she failed to register that he was speaking of making her a pony girl full time.

He walked her over the stable and took off her tack. She noticed that he hung her bridle on the hook next to her harness' hook. The hook that a few weeks ago, she's sworn would be forever bare.

He led her over to the bathing area and started washing her down. The whole time he crooned to her "Good girl, princess, good pony, you are such a good pony. Does my little pony want to cum? Such a good pony."

His hands felt so good on her body and she came as soon as he touched her clit.

He led her over to a vacant stall after he finished washing her. There he tied her lead to a hook in the wall and pushed her so that she was bent over. Then shoved his cock in her and fucked her hard. It was just what she needed and she came all over his cock. Coming twice in such a short time after pulling the sulky had an effect on her. She was so sleepy. He untied the lead from the wall and led her to a low bed along the wall of the stall.

"Lie down here for a while. I have to exercise amber. I'll get you when I'm done."

Laura fell right to sleep and didn't waken until she heard Charles outside washing amber down after her work out. At first she was disoriented but then she realized she was in a stall. That realization startled her and she jumped up.

"NO. This can't be. I am not one of his ponies! But he's going to race me in the fair. He needs me. I can't let him down." She paced her stall as these thoughts churned through her mind. She was mostly calm when he came to get her.

"How are you? Did you sleep? I am so proud of you! Come, I have to get going and I believe you have some papers to grade."

With that, he hooked her leash to her collar and led her back to the house. She got dressed and returned to office at school to grade papers. That night she spent a lot of time in self reflection and came to a decision. Knowing she might falter if she told him face to face, she emailed him.

"Charles. I have treasured our time together. You have shown me a part of myself I never knew about, a part that I revel in now. I love serving you. But you don't keep submissives, only slaves. I love your control but I can't give up all that I am to be your slave. And I know, that is what I'd be if I continued with you. As it is, I was ready today to be one of your pony girls. In fact, I would have been proud to have you race me in the fair. But I know you'd take me too far down that path. I've watched amber and, while I know she's happy, I don't want to be like that. I'm sorry. Thank you for everything you've done

Love

Laura."

Laura cried herself to sleep that night. That was the hardest decision she'd ever had to make and this was the second most difficult night in her short life. The most difficult was the night her parents were killed but this was a close second.

Charles was devastated when he read her email. He was so sure she'd sign a contract with him. She was so close to that point. More than that, he realized he loved her. Her quick mind, obvious beauty, budding submissiveness, and poise made her close to his ideal woman. Much as he wanted to reach out to her, he felt he had to respect her decision. He knew he had an over powering presence and that he could convince her to come back. But he also knew that she needed to make that decision on her own if he was to ever truly own her.

They both went on with their lives, throwing themselves into their endeavors. Charles continued building his business and training amber. He won with her at the next two fairs, something that made him both sad and happy. Happy he'd won and sad that he could not also enter the tandem race. He also continued to search for suitable slaves. He had a few close calls but they didn't work out until finally he found one that made a good domestic slave. She was 38 with a nice body, pretty face and docile personality. She'd belonged to her husband and had been left adrift when he died. That meant that amber could be moved permanently to pony girl status. She signed her permanent slave papers at her one year anniversary and was promptly branded. Then a week later she had some molars removed so a bit would fit more comfortably.

Laura moped for a while after but gradually pulled herself together. She put her heart into writing her paper and it was published in a refereed journal. It attracted a great amount of interest in the academic community and she was invited to headline a prestigious conference. Then a publisher discovered it and she was asked to rewrite it for the public. She did, and the book reached the best seller list in its first week.

Her success was also noticed by the FBI and they asked for her help when they had a case involving women abducted for breaking and training as slaves. Laura showed up at the local FBI office the next morning and was escorted to a conference room by the agent in charge, Tom Miller.

"Dr. Baxter. I want to thank you for coming so quickly. We've also asked another expert to help out. His expertise is from a different perspective as he's very involved in the BDSM community and might give us clues as to who is doing this and how."

Entering the conference room, Miller said "Dr. Baxter, I'd like you to meet Charles Poindexter."

Laura stopped suddenly and said "Charles!"

Charles turned and looked at her, his eyes widening in surprise. "Laura! How nice to see you again. How have you been?"

"I take it you two know each other?"

Laura looked down and said "Yes, I interviewed him extensively when I was researching my paper. He's...., well, he was very helpful."

"Good, then you two should work very well together."

The rest of the morning was spent going over what was known and speculating who might be doing this. Charles called all his contacts to no avail while Laura advised the FBI on the psychology of the breaking and training of the abductees. By lunch time both Laura and Charles had been sucked dry of any helpful information and thanked for their assistance.

Charles and Laura walked out of the building together. Charles said "I thought you might be interested to know that I won the races at two fairs."

"You did! That's great. I wish I'd been there."

"I do too. I thought of you and how great it would to have been able to compete in the tandem races too. I know we'd have won them too."

Laura hung her head and said quietly "I wish I could have won them for you. I'm sorry I let you down."

"Don't be sorry. You'd reached a decision point in your life and had to make a decision. While it's not the one I wanted, I respect it."

Tears came to Laura's eyes at his words. "Charles, Sir. You are so special. I wish you would accept a submissive. I'd love to submit to you every day for the rest of my life."

"I've been thinking about that. If you come back to me, I will take you as my sub. I will respect your limits. I won't even brand you."

Laura's face erupted in a huge smile and she burst out "But I want you to brand me! I would be proud to wear your brand."

The people around them heard this and stared at them.

Charles noticed and pulled Laura into an alcove where he pulled her to his chest and said "Laura. Laura. I want you in my life. I can't wait to see my brand on your beautiful ass."

She pulled back from him and looked into his eyes. "There is one thing. I hate that bit. I want you to remove my molars so I can wear a proper bit. But I'll need a bridge so people won't notice when I'm in public."

"You amaze me. Shall we have lunch and celebrate?"

"No, I want to go home, your home and strip for my Master. Then I want him to use me for his pleasure. But don't be surprised if I do something bad and you have to whip me. I love it when you hold me after you given me a good whipping."

After a couple of months, she sold her apartment and moved in with him, becoming his submissive. She continued to teach, but now her income went straight to him. They signed a contract which laid out her limits but still giving him possession of her, body and soul. He gave her a new name, princess. Together, amber and princess won all pony competitions for the next two years until princess had to retire in order to give birth to their first child.