Flossy is well known to many on the British Dressage Forum as a teller of interesting stories and perhaps the odd joke or two. We have selected a few tales for your pleasure.

Choosing

Choosing
 
Junior Trainer  asked Senior Trainer what was the secret for  Senior Trainer's success  as a trop trainer and dressage rider.
Senior   Trainer’s  reply was  clear  and simple “ WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING, WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING, WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING    and  Making the right choices”,
“What do you mean ?“ Junior asked
Senior Trainer explained  that at every junction of life ,equestrianism no different,  one has to choose   which way, what road , left or right,  make the right decision  and the goal gets nearer   a wrong turn and the journey may never end. 
He continued to elaborate , our first decision when setting up on the voyage of  riding  is what discipline should we choose to spend our life dedicated for.
If the fear of heights causes our body  in  to   rigour mortise  like  posture  then obviously Show jumping should not be our  choice of equestrian activity, if from child hood we learnt that haste is the root of all evil  then a race horse is unlikely to satisfy our inner needs.
Once dressage been identified as the most compatible activity to our character  then choosing the right trainer for us is the next major decision to be made, it is pertinent that the trainers teaching style compliment our learning style.
And then comes the long mundane period of  ; WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING, WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING, WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING  , until it is time to make another choice  that will influence the rest of our life”.
“WHICH ONE ?”  Junior asked excitedly.
Senior Trainer  smiled and continued “  it is the all important   SELECTING OUR LIFE PARTNER  choosing the right horse to ferry us on the voyage  to stardom , the right  horse for us and the judges, and   more WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING, WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING, WATCHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING .
“Competing    competing brings us  to  the next junction that requires consideration  and  not to be taken lightly , which shows shell we take our horse to ,  where will we  gain the all important  positive experience  and create the   long lasting feel good effect “
At that moment Junior Trainer  interrupted Senior Trainer  and said  “I am glad you touched on this ,it is something I wanted to ask you ages ago HOW DO YOU CHOOSE which show to go to?”
Senior  Trainer  replied   “Simple my son, Simple  LOGIC,   according to the chosen JUDGES”