Lillian Floyd and Law and Order

Team #68

Lillian Floyd is a resident of Wellington, Florida.  She recently had the good fortune to meet Dru Nagle of The Riding School at Lancaster Farms in Little Ranches.  Dru put her on Law & Order (aka Dreamer) and it was love at first sight when Lillian realized what a lovely, kind gentleman of a horse he was.  When they added up Lillian's 72 years and Dreamer's 28 years they realized they would be eligible for The Dressage Foundation's Century Club.  Dreamer had lost the sight of his right eye over 15 years ago but it didn't stop him from being a successful jumper and eventer.  So Lillian and Dreamer began their friendship and training for the March 21, 2010 Gold Coast Dressage Schooling Show to be judged by "S" Judge Kathy Connelly.
 
Lillian started riding in 1947 in Brooklyn, New York.  At that time, there was a very active riding community with many stables and access to trail riding in Prospect Park.  She belonged to a riding club during high school and later was elected to the 12 member Quirt and Crop Club when she attended college in Colorado.  Needless to say, a New York girl that rode horses was quite a revelation to the other girls, mostly from Western states.
 
During her career as a New York model and later as a marketing executive, Lillian didn't have much time for riding.  However, she put her daughter on a horse when she was 9 years old and Suzy has been riding ever since.  Suzy Floyd is a USDF Silver Medalist, Trainer and L* Judge and operates from her Meadowood Dressage Farm in Brookeville, Maryland.  Suzy's interest in dressage inspired Lillian to ride again.

When Lillian was approaching 70 she had hoped to ride Suzy's wonderful Grand Prix Dressage schoolmaster in The Dressage Foundation Century Club Ride.  Unfortunately, as Epos died suddenly at 30 and Lillian's dream could not be realized.  She kind of gave up hope of finding another suitable partner.....until she met Dreamer.  This proves that one is never too old to realize a dream, and how apropos that it was on a horse called Dreamer.

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