Professional riders, many of whom Stutes had known for years on the eventing circuit, looked to her for guidance in marketing and managing their businesses. Before Chatwin flew out to Fair Hill, I think I was apart from him for maybe three days to stay home with the boys., A financial boost from the USET Foundations Jacqueline B. Mars Competition Grant helped fund the trip. . Her respect, gratitude and dedication to his well-being burn bright in every word. We decided to splice the tendon and send him up to one of the major vet hospitals in my area for the surgery for the best chance of recovery. After the birth of her first son, Drake, Stutes came up with the idea of diaper bags that were both functional and fashionable, so she created bags to include zip-out liners for easy washing. Check out this collection of photos from the celebration. Once you have done this, you will want to contact an equine lawyer to create a limited liability company (LLC) for your syndicate and draft the syndicate agreement (known as the Operating Agreement) specifically for you, your horse and your owners. This had to be approved for use at every single FEI competition he did, which meant the FEI vet had to present the situation to them. I was 13 years old and, at 17.2 hands, he was the biggest horse I had ever handled. You take the horse for a walk and kiss him. I want amateurs to know that if they want to compete at the upper levels, they should dare to dream and can hopefully figure out a way to reach those goals, she says. This person used the comparison of how athletes in other professional sports take harsh criticism from the public every day, and the media does not protect them, so why should equine media take a stand for our athletes when comments are made. The shavings on his rig were literally impeccable, the drivers gave me updates along the way. You get out of bed despite having slept only a few hours because somehow the tiny human you are sharing the bed with at the show takes up the majority of the bed and you sleep in an awkward position to avoid waking him. He was 6 years old, and that day would mark the start of a relationship that would change my life and leave me wondering how life ever existed before him. Chatwin finished out the season as the runner-up USEA Horse of the Year. Wow, are you lucky. Gladstone, N.J. - The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grants: Sydney Conley Elliot, Emilee Libby, Frankie Thieriot Stutes and Tamra Smith. Diving into the world of sales has lit a fire under Stutes to start some fresh marketing initiatives with Athletux. Its hard and it takes a really long time., She admits that having kids also changed her perspective on the sport. Photo by Anita Nardine. Stutes was the youngest person at the company by close to 20 years, but she got the chance to learn from some of the best professionals in the industry. Let us know in the comments below! The girls done good: Frankie Thieriot Stutes celebrates a clear round with Chatwin. Aidan Thieriot is his brother, and Frankie Thieriot Stutes is his sister. Thats rewarding to me.. . You start to tack up and once the saddle is on before you get dressed, you know that you either need to pump again or find that kid. About half way around you think about how much fun you are having. Then, in our second season of Advanced together, Fric sustained a horrific tendon injury. What other questions do you have about syndication? Frankie Thieriot Stutes, founder of the equine marketing firm Athletux, is all for riders reaching out to brands on their own, but suggests they get some advice first. The popular Woodside Preliminary Challenge welcomed a record entries 57 this year. The good news is that all of these costs are usually predetermined, and syndications come in many affordable price ranges! Again you wonder how you can ever thank those around you enough. To my best friends and family who have and continue to live this all alongside me THANK YOU! As you are emptying the wheelbarrow you hear someone talking in your truck . A lot of the things I do in running my companies now are because of the way I was trained at NEV and the amazing people who I was fortunate to work with there, she says. Error, group does not exist! BC2A is used during the week on the horses when we incrementally increase the demands of the training, prepare for clinics/shows and before we . So in one hand you walk the horse and in the other you hold him. For his middle school education, Thieriot went to . In a recent blog entry, she addresses a disturbing trend in social media the unnecessary attacking and tearing down of others and suggests a simple yet revelatory alternative: What if instead, we chose to be kind? On his father's side, he is the grandson of Ferdinand . As he explained in an Athletux Volunteer of the Month article in 2016: As a horse show husband, I frequently found myself bored beyond belief at shows. Fric did not miss a beat! The exciting part of it is that I feel like were just starting to see what we can do on the flat. It's not a Maryland-based event without some proper state-flag swag and Old Bay seasoning. But when Stutes popped him over a crossrail, he reminded her of Fric. This should be determined on a case-by-case basis, but you should be prepared to answer any potential questions they may have about the opportunity; why they should support you or join in on your syndicate; and how things such as annual maintenance fees, event passes and other items will be handled. This experience got me thinking that if trainers felt confident in this option, they could maybe stay behind to coach a few extra days while clients horses and their own made the journey to shows such as Rebecca Farm. Its an injury we dont have many answers about. Why should an online publication remove comments citing bullying in equine sports when they do not frequently in mainstream ones? WIN! The support of her family has always been one of the pillars of Frankie Thieriot Stutes riding career. launched a contest from our sponsor, OCD and Docs Products Inc. A post shared by Athletux (@athletuxequine) on Jun 19, 2017 at 5:50pm PDT. Additionally, creating a syndicate allows you to offset the annual expenses of competing and keeping a horse going in the sport. His sister Frances married Michael Stutes. What financial documents should I be giving my syndicate members annually? Why would someone create a syndicate? Stutes retired Fric, now 25, to her home, where he still lives today with Chatwin. You check the phone to see the marketing issue has been laid to rest and that you have 33 new emails that have surfaced since you started tacking up this morning. . Again you go over your course in your head for later in the day, and then look back at your phone to again respond to some work emails. I just wish they made horses today half as stoic as he is, but at the same time I know that is part of what makes him so special. Allentown, N.J. - Frankie Thieriot-Stutes of Occidental, Calif. leads the CCI** following dressage scoring 44.5 penalties on Chatwin in the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI), presented by BW Furlong & Associates.Local rider Holly Payne Caravella and Bruisyard Hall are second with 46.3. Chatwin arrived looking terrific, all of my things were able to come with him, and I can not say enough good things about the drivers or care he was given on his way home. After getting him scanned as a precaution, I found out he had torn the left front tendon. In this particular comment, a person saying particularly horrific things about an athlete they confirmed they had never met, said it was their right to make judgements and say things about any equine athlete who puts them self on the public stage. An annual maintenance fee is split between all syndicate members and is put into an account annually in order to cover the expenses related to the horse. In the spring of 2016, they made their first trip east together, finishing fifth in the Jersey Fresh CCI**. 6. This young and talented personality has reached the age of 33, which is surprising given his success. Preliminary Challenge competitors were the first to tackle Ian Stark's redesigned country course on Saturday morning, and both Frankie and Tristen flew around clear, coming in just seconds under the . You think maybe you should like baseball like your dad rather than ride horses, because it will be much more cost efficient. I cannot explain him, nor can I say why he is so stoic, but he is a remarkable example of overcoming the unthinkable time and time again. You take the kid back into one arm and with the other put on a halter (harder to do one-handed than you would think). The kid helps too by holding one end of the rope. Is it normal for them to not pass manure for 10 hours while on the rig? Gladstone, N.J. - Oct. 4, 2018 - The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grants: Sydney Conley Elliot, Emilee Libby, Frankie Thieriot Stutes and Tamra Smith. I can assure you no one has ever said, I cant wait to take a lesson from that person, they go off on various social media rants all the time, and likewise no sponsor I have ever worked with said, We would love to work with that rider because of the degrading comments they make about their peers.. If nothing else, it will certainly be an option I always consider heading from coast to coast or on any long journeys and one I hope people will consider rather than missing out on events they dream of attending. After Chatwin unexpectedly overreached prior to dressage at Jersey Fresh and had to be scratched before the jumping phases of competition due to an infection in his foot, our time on the East Coast was extended much longer than expected. Right before we took him, my mom was looking at his scan with our vet. Like it or not, this is the way things are in todays world. I cannot say enough good things about this company. Shes always had an outgoing, bubbly personality and was a real go-getter, says Sauvignon. Frankie Thieriot and Fric Frac Berence. This comes in a multitude of forms, both real and fake. [She] was always drawn to tough ponies and loved the challenge. They go to bed at night sometimes, thinking about what has been said, and like it or not, it wears on them in some capacity. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Frances Thieriot Stutes and is located at 16969 Taylor Lane, Occidental, CA 95465. Frankie Thieriot Stutes / USEF National Champion 3-day Eventing "I started using BC2A over 4 years ago. In fact he was a bit rude and horrible if things were under Intermediate height. What happens if I dont sell all theshares in my syndicate? Here is her January posting. Once this has been completed, you should then determine what the total amount you will need to raise through your syndicate would be (see number 4 for further information on price). That experience of riding while pregnant is different for everybody. From that moment you are not a mom, you are not a business owner, you are a an upper level rider moving a horse up to Advanced, fully focused on the task at hand. The couple announced they had welcomed their first child, a boy named Beaux Thieriot, in late December 2015. You wonder what people with twins do, and you realize that somehow because of all the people you are blessed to be surrounded by, even though you are an amateur with just one horse, a full time business and a kid, it all works in madness together somehow. He knows that riding, for me, is so important emotionally, she notes. Frankie Thieriot Stutes and Chatwin share a quiet moment after successfully presenting to the ground jury at Luhmhlen 2019. You give the kid a kiss and tell him you love him and kiss your mom, too. Stutes juggled a corporate career while competing, but then in 2011 she launched her own sports marketing agency, Athletux. You dont have much control over the horse, but he somehow knows that his little friend requires that he behave better than usual on walks and not pull you to every single patch of grass, just some. It's mid-day, and Frankie finds herself with a rare gap in between meetings and calls for her marketing and retail companies, Athletux and Frankie Cameron. On June 1, 2013, they were married in Arizona. As a 5-year-old, the Oldenburg gelding had competed in the Bundeschampionate, the national championship of the German breed associations, and had done a handful of events in the U.S. with Fredericks. Pam has suggested the best way to honor Dons memory is to go volunteer. Adult Amateur rider, Frankie Thieriot Stutes was the recipient of the 2018 Rebecca Broussard International Developing Rider's Grant in December. Fric also continued at the top levels after the loss of vision in one eye due to a pasture accident. Chatwin didnt have a conventional jumping style and he still doesnt, explains Stutes. Red on right, white on left, insanity in the middle. Being able to have a point person to connect with to make the lives of our mutual athletes less hectic is ideal from a marketing perspective. What is an annual maintenance fee? You will address those after the horse has been completely cared for . As a rider, creating a syndicate allows you to afford to purchase a horse and share in the experience of competing a horse with a group of supporters. Photo by Tilly Berendt. Movies: House at the End of the Street, The Pacifier, My Soul to Take, Catch That Kid, Nancy Drew, Jumper, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, Foreverland, The Astronaut Farmer, Chloe, Point Break, The Family Tree, Disconnect, Yellow . We are people, we will have opinions, but we also get to decide if we let them impact others in a negative way. His right eye would in time be blind, more likely than not. Frankie Thieriot Stutes and Chatwin. Fric never had a cross-country jump penalty in any FEI competition he did. You just do the best you can to reach your goals.