“I am not saying that being a woman is in itself a painful constraint. Some women do it very well. It’s the obligation which is degrading. Of course the great seductresses are right up there in terms of reputation. Figure skaters are pretty cool, too – but no one expects us all to be figure skaters. Horsewomen have their own special charm – but you don’t get given a saddle and bridle the moment you want to exist.”
