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.

Draw reins

During the Olympic game there was one equestrian competitor that stuck out clearly as different from all the other competitors.
At all time, in the competition arena or the working in arena the picture of this rider and his horse resembled some of the drawing found in ancient prehistoric caves.
To the modern observers it was not clear if this way of going was intended or simply the riders in ability to persuade his horse that star gazing is not a day time activity.
By the side of the arena a fellow dressed in orange uniforms was grazing 2 horses one in each hand also on a long line were held a batch of yelping terriers snarling at all those not dressed in orange, a mobile phone glued to his left ear and an ear piece cable dangling from his right ear to his breast pocket and obviously the must have ruck sack with equipment to cater for all eventualities which must not be left un attended for one moment in order not to cause a security scare.
Handling all this paraphernalia he was observing this odd specimen of competition rider until he could not bare it any longer, and he shouted to him from the ring side “DO YOU WANT SOME HELP”
The rider looked at the over laden figure in orange coat and said “I know who you are , I know where you come from I know what help you give all you will do is take a per of draw reins from your ruck sack and put it on my horse I don't do instruction like this”
The orange cladded guy slightly offended by the reaction to his kind offer to help replied “how am I going to put a per of draw reins on your horse? I am grazing 2 horses one in each hand also on a long line I have a batch of these terriers snarling at all those which are not dressed in orange, my mobile phone under my chin glued to my left ear and an ear piece cable dangling from my right ear to my breast pocket where the radio is and you have noticed the ruck sack with equipment to cater for all eventualities on my back, how am I even going to get over the fence to get to your horse let alone put draw reins on it.
The Jehovah witness on the horse back looked him straight in the eye and said “I will tell you exactly how you will do it first you will tie one horse to the left post of the gate ,the other one to the right side of the gate, you will put the phone on speaker so you can let go of it ,you will give your rucksack to the security guy over there and I will hold the terriers for you.