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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Doing with out
Doing with out
During The World Equestrian Games (WEG) the FEI invited representatives of Dressage governing bodies from all over the world to a “ get together “ to exchange ideas and learn from each other how to improve the running of the sport .
The leader of the seminar acknowledged that with the globalization of equestrian sports the challenges and concerns are different for one country from another and as a starting point he suggested that each representative will highlight the one point most detrimental to the managing of the sport in their country “WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH OUT”.
The first to rise to this challenge was the Ecuadorian delegate which in one sentence explained that geography is the single most limiting factor for equestrian sports in particularly dressage in his country , as in the whole of the Andean uplands there is not one flat area big enough to lay a 20 by 40 arena.
Regretfully it was agreed by all that it is not within the FEI powers to up root the Ecuadorian nation lock stock and Lamas and relocate them somewhere between Belgium and France.
The next delegate was from Holland for him the most inhibiting element for smooth running of the sport was the Dutch attitude towards “Free speech “.
He explained “ He does believe in democratic principles and freedom of speech but whenever they run an AGM every member exercises their right to be heard , which causes the meeting to run for 364 days and then they have to start the next one “.
Achmed Abdulla from Iran shook his head and said that in his country They have solved this kind of problem by limiting the freedom after the speech .
And then it was the German FN DRESSAGE Director to elaborate about what he could do most without and in his words it is DRUCK what we know as PRESSURE .
Everyone looked in surprise “ pressure ? what? Pressure ? you are German “
“Look guys “ he explained “ It is not as you think, Germans are the best in the world in football , our cars THE BEST , we are even the best in the whole world in X COUNTRY riding , zo at home they expect us to be the same in dressage . BUT this young girl from the island on the left of Europe , the one riding with the short reins keeps SPOILING IT !!! THIS IS PRESSURE I COULD DO VIZOUT”.
So the question moved around the hall and not one answer was the same until it got to the British Dressage official , That woke up from a light snooze as the microphone was pushed in her (yes it was a her ) hand “ Can you repeat the question please “ she asked , to which the FEI course leader obliged to “In managing the sport in the UK What WOULD you LIKE TO DO WITH OUT”.
The reply came instantly “ THE MEMBERS”
During The World Equestrian Games (WEG) the FEI invited representatives of Dressage governing bodies from all over the world to a “ get together “ to exchange ideas and learn from each other how to improve the running of the sport .
The leader of the seminar acknowledged that with the globalization of equestrian sports the challenges and concerns are different for one country from another and as a starting point he suggested that each representative will highlight the one point most detrimental to the managing of the sport in their country “WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH OUT”.
The first to rise to this challenge was the Ecuadorian delegate which in one sentence explained that geography is the single most limiting factor for equestrian sports in particularly dressage in his country , as in the whole of the Andean uplands there is not one flat area big enough to lay a 20 by 40 arena.
Regretfully it was agreed by all that it is not within the FEI powers to up root the Ecuadorian nation lock stock and Lamas and relocate them somewhere between Belgium and France.
The next delegate was from Holland for him the most inhibiting element for smooth running of the sport was the Dutch attitude towards “Free speech “.
He explained “ He does believe in democratic principles and freedom of speech but whenever they run an AGM every member exercises their right to be heard , which causes the meeting to run for 364 days and then they have to start the next one “.
Achmed Abdulla from Iran shook his head and said that in his country They have solved this kind of problem by limiting the freedom after the speech .
And then it was the German FN DRESSAGE Director to elaborate about what he could do most without and in his words it is DRUCK what we know as PRESSURE .
Everyone looked in surprise “ pressure ? what? Pressure ? you are German “
“Look guys “ he explained “ It is not as you think, Germans are the best in the world in football , our cars THE BEST , we are even the best in the whole world in X COUNTRY riding , zo at home they expect us to be the same in dressage . BUT this young girl from the island on the left of Europe , the one riding with the short reins keeps SPOILING IT !!! THIS IS PRESSURE I COULD DO VIZOUT”.
So the question moved around the hall and not one answer was the same until it got to the British Dressage official , That woke up from a light snooze as the microphone was pushed in her (yes it was a her ) hand “ Can you repeat the question please “ she asked , to which the FEI course leader obliged to “In managing the sport in the UK What WOULD you LIKE TO DO WITH OUT”.
The reply came instantly “ THE MEMBERS”