I’ve bought a whip, just like the one this lady is wielding. In case you don’t know, it’s called a dressage whip, and it’s intended for training horses. But I know from previous experience it works pretty well on a submissive too. It delivers a very sharp stinging blow, very precise, which immediately leaves a long red mark. Applied with the right rhythm, and with the degree of force the domme decides is appropriate, you can give your submissive a thrashing he will not soon forget.

Because it’s so flexible, it’s good not only for whipping a bare bottom, but also for whipping the back, or the thighs. (Perhaps the chest too, including the nipples; I have a suspicion she will want to try that.) So you can give him some good marks all over, which I think any domme will find satisfying. She’s very much looking forward to using it when she next comes to visit.

I also bought a wooden paddle. This is an implement I have not much experience of as a submissive, but she ordered me to buy one. It’s the opposite of the dressage whip. Instead of a very focussed stinging blow, it delivers a heavy thudding stroke across both buttocks (well, you can do one at a time if that’s what you prefer). You certainly know you are getting a beating when the heavy paddle comes into play. The pain seems to force itself right down into your guts (whereas the whip is more of a surface thing, making your skin feel on fire). And the paddle leaves substantial, if less sharply defined bruises, some of which will be coming my way in due course, I do not doubt.