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.

Leaving your trainer

A Junior Dressage Diva had the heart breaking task of informing her Trainer that she made the decision to leave Junior Trainer and join Senior Trainers out fit.
No amount of “ I am ever so


Judges training



High on the FEI priorities is the quality of dressage judging, in order to insure that judges have both the skill and knowledge to maintain the highest level of judging the FEI regularly run


Secret of winning dressage


Junior trainer was standing by the bar at the Hartpury arena during the winters championship, in front of him 3 large whiskies .

Senior trainer crept on him un noticed and with a tap on the


Vetting at the winter championship



The most entertaining place in Hartpury during the Winter Championship must have been the corner by the car park where the vetting was taking place.

All arrivals were directed to that


Good seat and good teaching


Good riders has few distinctive characteristics.

Not in a particular order they are talent, knowledge, experience and a good seat. (in some cases the lack of some or all of these