: About Me

My name is Will Sawyer and I am 42 years old and have recently moved to Kihei, Hawaii. I live with my partner Bill Swenson. We have 4 children and three horses. Our horses are kept in Kula.

Bill & I own a luxury inn and spa in Sacramento, California.

I have a dual BS from Weber State University in Psychology and Family Studies and a MSW from Brigham Young University.

Every morning you can find us drinking lattes on S. Kihei Rd, then we swim from Charlie Young Beach to the far end of Kama-ole One and back. Our afternoons are spent doing Bikram Yoga and riding horses.

This is the first time in my life I have spent a summer not working but simply relaxing and pursuing my desires. I think everyone deserves time every year to relax for an extended vacation.

My passion is ...

Horses, Politics, Bikram Yoga

I know too much about ...

the Mormon Chruch

My parents always told me ...

that they would never speak to me if I was gay.

My childhood ambition ...

to smell the masculine scent of Dane H. as he became a man.

My favorite memory ...

winning the Gay Rodeo Finals in Pole Bending last year.

Why I write ...

to express my emotions and to learn about others.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Amy Winehouse

My first job ...

was working at a fruit stand in Sunol, California.

My best moment ...

is when I am alone thinking about life while riding my Ms. Franky.

My inspiration ...

comes from reading and experiencing life.

Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Rodeo: Sex discrimination in barrel racing

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It's Just a Horse Race! I can feel each muscle of T-Bone, my golden palomino quarter horse, flexing underneath me. My legs hang loosely at his side as he paws at the ground in the holding pen prior to the race. My breath is deep and steady and my mind is focused on the run as the announcer calls my name, "Next, we have Will Sawyer out of Sacramento, Ca. riding T-Bone". It's our turn to race, my hand pats T-Bones neck and he comes alive like a controlled explosion. Exhaling deeply from my diaphragm, I drop my heels, sit deep in the saddle, lean forward and circle towards the left of the hol...

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