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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People Skill
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””
“PEOPLE SKILL”
How I admire those with “people skill” apart from all the other skills I regretfully never mastered THE lack of “people skill “ probably have been the most costly to me.
I would hate to think of the number of clients I have DRIVEN AWAY OVER THE YEARS BY TELLING THEM THE RIGHT THING IN THE WRONG MANNER instead of making sure it was at least in the RIGHT MANNER. .
An experience I had the other day highlighted to me again my short coming in that department .
The child was taking part in the Hartpury Advanced Apprenticeship scheme .This program is led by the ”Equine Academy” director Nick Burton .
For those that don’t know , Nick Burton is one of the guys that quietly without much fuss he amassed an impressive resume of achievements .
His CV includes experience as an international event rider , through a spell OF chief selector for British Dressage to an Olympic judge and these are only few of the positions he held over the years ,there are rumours that he turned down an American republican presidential nomination in favour of an equally influential post in the far East.
The important prerequisite to succeed in any of these rolls is an excellent level of “PEOPLE SKILL”.
Only with high degree of “PEOPLE SKILL” one would have survived the complex situation of having to inform an ambitious dressage rider that their score of 79% in the “halt only test” does not qualify as minimum required score for a team place , “whatever your Granny said when you finished your test”.
Due to the Globalization of the sport and the new cultural trends ,walking out of the judges booth on one’s own two legs with both knee caps intact , after two full judging days in the Olympics, THIS is the living proof for the highest level of “PEOPLE SKILL” .
So the child was riding in the “Hartpury arena” and Nick was guiding her through the moves and exercises of the PSG test . To be fair for once I was impressed , there she was ears pricked a focused look on her face attempting and if not for the two morons occupying every available space in this vast arena , succeeding to perform Nick’s every request.
Just to remind everyone the arena in Hartpury is as vast as the Goby desert , it is so large that competitors are permitted to use a satellite navigation device in order to find their way out of this place at the end of a test.
In spite of this the two other riders, that were just cooling their horses down from the previous session ,managed to occupy every required space that the child aimed at. Although they were immersed in deep conversation with each other while walking their horses on a loose reins , they were so tuned into Nicks instructions (aimed at the child) “Take a long diagonal from H TO f “ he would authoritatively command , and like a well-targeted missile, the two will hone themselves to the F-H diagonal with the child having to perform aerobatics avoidance manoeuvres to prevent an equestrian collision .
Nick in his calm and polite manner reminded the two leisure riders that the child is now under orders and would they PLEASE leave the centre line free . “YES” they nodded their heads in acknowledgment while busily exchanging text messages with each other, one from the one end of the centreline to the other rider situated on the other end of the centre line .
Like flies to the honey pot , if the child aimed at any square inch of that arena (size of the Goby desert ) , there they will be with the friendliest smile on their faces , welcoming the child to that section of the arena “WE BEAT YOU WE GOT HERE FIRST” was the distinct message of their body language.
And Nick ,in the most composed tone of voice , requested the two delinquents if they “ PPPpppllleeeaaassssse allow us the freedom of the far corner just that corner “ so the child could practice at least the halt once uninterrupted.
The only one attending that work session to show any sign of agitation or irritation was ME.
Skipping angrily from leg to leg “HOW DARE THEY SABBOTAGE my child’s effort to show off her dressage skills” I turned to Nick and said “Lucky it is not me taking this lesson , if it was me, by now the air would have seen 50 shades of BLUE from the use of the FFFF word, telling the two to F,,,,,,OFF out of the way would have been the polite version of my command of the English language.
Nick turned to me and said “ that is EXACTLY !! what I would have done
if their parents were not SITTING IN THE GALARY over there!!”””