this ride was doing to his kidneys

English translation: Moist's kidneys

03:02 Aug 9, 2019

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English term or phrase: this ride was doing to his kidneys

Context:
If he’d had spurs, Moist would have spurred Boris on at this point, and would probably have been thrown, trampled and eaten for his pains. Instead, he lay low over the horse’s back and tried not to think about what *this ride was doing to his kidneys*.
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--quoted from Going Postal (2004, fantasy fiction) by Terry Pratchett

As the text says, Moist was riding a tough horse, Boris, without saddle. The author used “he/his” to refer to both Moist and Boris, and I nearly know nothing about horse riding, so I cannot determine whether “his kidneys” refers to Moist’s or Boris’s. What I know is that when you sit (or put a saddle, but in this case, no saddle) improperly on the back of a horse, you may hurt the horse’s kidneys, but Moist was a good rider, who would avoid this situation if he could. On the other hand, Moist’s kidneys seem may be hurt by continuous vibrating during the uncomfortable riding.
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Selected answer:Moist's kidneys

Explanation:
A simple clue is the "his" in reference to the kidneys. If it rererred to the horse, there would have been a clearer indication such as "the horse's kidneys".

Aso, horseriding is known to cause kidney problems for riders.

See:
Benefits of horse riding for kids and types of competitions - For kids plus
https://forkidsplus.com/horse-riding-for-kids/
Jul 5, 2019 - There are many types of horseback riding competitions; only Eight types are .... Diseases of the pelvic organs, kidney disease, are exacerbated ...

Evidence-Based Sports Medicine - Page 128 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.it/books?isbn=0470994215
Domhnall MacAuley, ‎Thomas Best - 2008 - ‎Medical
One possible study would be to design a trial of patients with a single kidney or ... the risks of renal injury will be greater with sports such as skiing, horse-riding ...

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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 01:48

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Moist's kidneys

Shera Lyn Parpia

此次骑行对其肾的伤害

Sophia Sherwood

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Moist's kidneys

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 01:48
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PRO pts in category: 23

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此次骑行对其肾的伤害

Explanation:
Definitely Moist's kidney. The whole sentence is talking about Moist. He might be thrown, trampled, eaten his pain and tried to not think about 'this ride was doing to his kidneys'.

Sophia Sherwood
United States
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: Chinese

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