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.
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Lady Sucly and new competition system
Lady Sucly and the new competition structure
Lady suckly was delighted to hear about the proposed BD rule changes. She had become increasingly frustrated over the last years because neither of her £500,000 imported horses were producing good results and her personal best plummeted to at best JUST finishing a test still in contact with the saddle , she was at her wits end. She had tried 34 different bits and 27 different saddles each with a combination of 18 different pads and numnahs but nothing had improved her scores. The horses received regular physio, Mactimony, Reiki and massage but nothing had made a difference, even the mystical scenar had not improved her percentages. In a final attempt lady suckly had consulted the forum about wearing the right clothing but after testing 109 different pairs of knickers and still only scoring an average of 61.32% she was ready to give the horses to the first one willing to take them, transport costs included.
The proposed rule changes had given her new hope and she was busy making arrangements to buy Lavegro. The thought of being able to compete him in the walk halt test (with rising optional), in her own private championship where the qualifying score is set according to ones achievable regular target even if it is only staying on board, She accepted that dressage Shouldn't be just about winning but it would be nice once in a while to beat junior trainer on bluey the cob, the thoughts of all this delighted her. Better still, she would be able to stay at that level forever. She phoned Marco de grabber her BEF mentor who advises her on all matters equestrian and others. His suggestion that with ambitions like hers, she would need the best trainer possible and recommended a Senior Trainer as the most suitable for the job.
The senior trainer listened patiently while lady suckly explained the situation and how her previous horses and the BD competition system had failed her . 'So what can we do to ensure this will not be the case with Lavegro?' she asked.
The senior trainer paused thoughtfully and said “I can see that you have spent a lot of money , time and effort , you have tried almost everything to improve your scores, YOU deserve all the successes husband’s money could buy , There is only one last thing you could try !!!
LEARN TO RIDE”.
Lady suckly was delighted to hear about the proposed BD rule changes. She had become increasingly frustrated over the last years because neither of her £500,000 imported horses were producing good results and her personal best plummeted to at best JUST finishing a test still in contact with the saddle , she was at her wits end. She had tried 34 different bits and 27 different saddles each with a combination of 18 different pads and numnahs but nothing had improved her scores. The horses received regular physio, Mactimony, Reiki and massage but nothing had made a difference, even the mystical scenar had not improved her percentages. In a final attempt lady suckly had consulted the forum about wearing the right clothing but after testing 109 different pairs of knickers and still only scoring an average of 61.32% she was ready to give the horses to the first one willing to take them, transport costs included.
The proposed rule changes had given her new hope and she was busy making arrangements to buy Lavegro. The thought of being able to compete him in the walk halt test (with rising optional), in her own private championship where the qualifying score is set according to ones achievable regular target even if it is only staying on board, She accepted that dressage Shouldn't be just about winning but it would be nice once in a while to beat junior trainer on bluey the cob, the thoughts of all this delighted her. Better still, she would be able to stay at that level forever. She phoned Marco de grabber her BEF mentor who advises her on all matters equestrian and others. His suggestion that with ambitions like hers, she would need the best trainer possible and recommended a Senior Trainer as the most suitable for the job.
The senior trainer listened patiently while lady suckly explained the situation and how her previous horses and the BD competition system had failed her . 'So what can we do to ensure this will not be the case with Lavegro?' she asked.
The senior trainer paused thoughtfully and said “I can see that you have spent a lot of money , time and effort , you have tried almost everything to improve your scores, YOU deserve all the successes husband’s money could buy , There is only one last thing you could try !!!
LEARN TO RIDE”.