In the year 2525 (sitting trot) The latest move of British Dressage to allow rising trot in stead of Sitting at elementary and now medium level tests must ring some alarm bells . It did with an Old trainer that woke up in a middle of a lesson , he had a dream it was a night mare, some thing had to be done. He called an emergency meeting , it was Christmas eve but the matter was so important and every one had to attend , all the dressage elements, movements and exercises were there. In the front row sitting together were the old classical movements of shoulder in, half pass and their immediate relatives of travers , renvers and pirouettes in their different forms . On the second row together not in any particular order were many movements with out such aristocratic pedigree but still with recognized importance to the community like turn on the forehand , leg yield and a little stretching of long and low, sitting by the bar was piaffe full of his own importance now he got the double coefficient, very much to extended trot annoyance that could not stop flailing his legs around every time he talked about the unfairness of it. There were few foreigners like Rassembler, Ramener and effets d’ensemble, every one thought how pretentious they are when our balance, collection and relaxation are just as effective with out the posh names. On the door Levade , Courbette and Capriole were stopped “sorry guys you are persona non gratia cant let you in by order of the FEI chief secretary” said the bouncer guarding the entrance, “STUFF YOU” they all replied together “it is not our fault present day riders cant sit a proper jump, it would have been a different story if our boss Guerinier was still in charge”. They did allow RK in , on the condition that he was to stay at the back ,hand cuffed and properly supervised by LDR. One time changes was indecisive he could not make his mind up where to sit ? with the Classical lot or join the circus crowd , at the end he jumped from side to side the whole meeting. Just as Old Trainer was about ready to start “Halt and immobility” entered the room and came to a screeching stop “THANK GOD WE MADE IT we never got the message the postman did not recognize us we were so STILL” (they lived in Holland) Old Trainer opened the meeting and said “ Glad you are all here , you know I am ever so old and probably will not be around for much longer, before I go to join my mates Filis ,Klimke and the others, I have a message, I want you to take note of what I have to say , IN LIGHT OF BRITISH DRESSAGE COMMITTEE interference with our old friend Sitting Trot . DONT LET THE ISSUE EVER BE RESOLVED”. There was silence , a long one , and then the hall erupted all the dressage elements shouting “ and this is what you called us for, on Christmas eve, WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS SITTING TROT” Old trainer raised his hand and hushed them “ I will tell you what is so important with this Sitting Trot , once BRITISH DRESSAGE resolve their problems with the Sitting Trot they will pick on another one of you and another one of you until non of you are LEFT”
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 20:25:33 +0000
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