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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Ahorse caled Heaven
Junior rider was one of the most popular riders on the dressage scene , well at least until he won the prestigious BD “ Halt and immobility” championship and then his popularity some what diminished as his true character , of an ambitious stop at nothing pot hunter , came to light .
He was loved by men women and husbands, each kind found a different reason for their feelings towards Junior Trainer. Men , well this is obvious , women, no it is not obvious but it is so often the case and husbands as the old saying says “who cares where one gets the apatite as long that one eats at home” .
Junior Trainer’s mount for this memorable championship was a big Black 14 yo gelding of non de script breeding , owned by his boss Senior Trainer , aptly named Heaven (the horse) .
Heaven was most suitable for this kind of demanding competition , where complete equine concentration for the full duration of the halt is required, fortunately non of his fan club or judges new that Heaven’s preferred pace was actually the halt and the challenging part for his rider always been how to get him down the centre, to the required spot, within the time allowed .
Heavens like many top competition horses had many gears which in his case were ; halt, immobility, complete immobility and a perfect stand still.
As always in these situation horse and rider developed a bond , a complete harmony and trust between horse and rider, the horse knew that this rider will never succeed to push him out of his preferred pace and the rider new that what ever may be the situation this horse will never get out of this preferred pace, very comforting thought when one is only a junior rider at his first ever championship.
With dressage’s “ Halt immobility” competitions becoming so popular among BD membership, horses with Heaven’s talent were in big demands and commanded big money on the open market.
Senior Trainer’s plans were to take over the ride from Junior one day , when “Halt immobility” competitions would open up for senior riders too and not kept restricted for grass root riders only , However when an offer that could not be refused came he had to let Heaven go.
Knowing of the bond between Junior and the best horse he ever rode, the deal and the departure of the horse all took place when Junior rider was away out of the yard, on his return he straight away went to Heavens box to offer him an apple and a cuddle , he turned to the nearest girl and asked “do you know where Heaven is?” no reply, just the customary working pupil vacant look of total disassociation from this world. He walked towards the indoor school , maybe the boss implemented the take over earlier then planned , no Heaven there either . He shouted at the top of his voice “WHERE IS Heaven” to which there was no acknowledgement from any body present that the question was even registered . By now Junior had the feeling that some thing is not quit right, even at his top speed, for the time Junior was absent, Heaven could not have been more then just few yards from his stable, “DO YOU KNOW WHERE IS HEAVEN ?” he turned to the latest recruit of the yard Seniors Trainer’s assistant rider , a Gorgeously looking German girl that just realizes that the UK dressage scene is the place to learn dressage but not where a husband will be easily found.
She signalled to Junior to follow her and proceeded to march to wards the barn situated at the end of the yard Junior following in anticipation , there just as Junior caught up with her, she laid on one of the large hay bales spread her legs wide open and in a strong German accent said to Junior “HERE IS WHERE HEAVEN IS”
He was loved by men women and husbands, each kind found a different reason for their feelings towards Junior Trainer. Men , well this is obvious , women, no it is not obvious but it is so often the case and husbands as the old saying says “who cares where one gets the apatite as long that one eats at home” .
Junior Trainer’s mount for this memorable championship was a big Black 14 yo gelding of non de script breeding , owned by his boss Senior Trainer , aptly named Heaven (the horse) .
Heaven was most suitable for this kind of demanding competition , where complete equine concentration for the full duration of the halt is required, fortunately non of his fan club or judges new that Heaven’s preferred pace was actually the halt and the challenging part for his rider always been how to get him down the centre, to the required spot, within the time allowed .
Heavens like many top competition horses had many gears which in his case were ; halt, immobility, complete immobility and a perfect stand still.
As always in these situation horse and rider developed a bond , a complete harmony and trust between horse and rider, the horse knew that this rider will never succeed to push him out of his preferred pace and the rider new that what ever may be the situation this horse will never get out of this preferred pace, very comforting thought when one is only a junior rider at his first ever championship.
With dressage’s “ Halt immobility” competitions becoming so popular among BD membership, horses with Heaven’s talent were in big demands and commanded big money on the open market.
Senior Trainer’s plans were to take over the ride from Junior one day , when “Halt immobility” competitions would open up for senior riders too and not kept restricted for grass root riders only , However when an offer that could not be refused came he had to let Heaven go.
Knowing of the bond between Junior and the best horse he ever rode, the deal and the departure of the horse all took place when Junior rider was away out of the yard, on his return he straight away went to Heavens box to offer him an apple and a cuddle , he turned to the nearest girl and asked “do you know where Heaven is?” no reply, just the customary working pupil vacant look of total disassociation from this world. He walked towards the indoor school , maybe the boss implemented the take over earlier then planned , no Heaven there either . He shouted at the top of his voice “WHERE IS Heaven” to which there was no acknowledgement from any body present that the question was even registered . By now Junior had the feeling that some thing is not quit right, even at his top speed, for the time Junior was absent, Heaven could not have been more then just few yards from his stable, “DO YOU KNOW WHERE IS HEAVEN ?” he turned to the latest recruit of the yard Seniors Trainer’s assistant rider , a Gorgeously looking German girl that just realizes that the UK dressage scene is the place to learn dressage but not where a husband will be easily found.
She signalled to Junior to follow her and proceeded to march to wards the barn situated at the end of the yard Junior following in anticipation , there just as Junior caught up with her, she laid on one of the large hay bales spread her legs wide open and in a strong German accent said to Junior “HERE IS WHERE HEAVEN IS”