Monday News and Notes from Fleeceworks

Frankie Thieriot-Stutes and Chatwin, 2018 USEF National CCI3* Champions. Photo by Shannon Brinkman.

Frankie Thieriot-Stutes is proof that you can do it all — be a supermom, run your own business(es) and ride at the top levels of the sport… as an amateur! If you need some motivation and inspiration, look no further! Huge congrats to Frankie and Chatwin for their incredible start to finish win at Fair Hill International CCI3* this weekend.

Major Events This Weekend:

Fair Hill: WebsiteYEH ResultsCCI ResultsLive StreamEN’s CoverageEN’s TwitterEN’s Instagram

Hagyard Midsouth Three-day Event & Team Challenge H.T.: WebsiteResultsEN’s Coverage

Le Lion d’Angers: Website6-year-old Entries7-year-old EntriesResultsEN’s CoverageLive Stream

U.S. Weekend Action:

Tryon Riding & Hunt Club H.T. [Website] [Results]

Pine Hill Fall H.T. [Website] [Results]

Fresno County Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Results]

Monday News and Notes: 

Talk about a rags to riches story. A freezing foal found abandoned with his emaciated mother was rescued by World Horse Welfare in 2013. At age 2, he found his perfect forever home in Colleen and today they enjoy eventing together. [Meet Lucas]

Just because a horse can do something, should we ask him to do it? What shortcuts are we taking with bitting and headgear? Are we preparing our horses properly for the questions modern course designers ask? Jim Wofford ponders these and other tough questions. [Cross Country with Jim Wofford]

Avery Whisman left eventing behind for an even bigger adrenaline rush – to become a racehorse jockey. Hooked on the need for speed, Avery is following a newly found dream despite the naysayers. And when it’s all said and done – he doesn’t want to be remembered for wins, but for horsemanship above all. [‘I Want to Prove Them Wrong’]

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