Riding crop play is a BDSM practice involving a riding crop, a flexible rod with a small leather or rubber keeper at the tip, used to strike a partner's skin. It typically falls under impact play and is valued for the sharp, precise sensation the flexible tip delivers.
The crop gives a very controlled sting with a small contact area, so a light tap carries more bite than a wider implement like a flogger or paddle. People are drawn to the accuracy, the whip-crack sound, and the visual drama of the tool, and crops often show up in dominance and discipline scenes as well as sensation play.
Worth knowing: The tip concentrates force on a small area, so aim for fleshy zones like the buttocks or upper thighs, avoid the kidneys, spine, joints, and face, and agree on a safeword and check-in before and after.
Also called: crop play, riding crop spanking, crop and flogger play, dressage whip play, sensation play, impact play
