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June 13, 2013

Skipping School Is Not A Smart Idea

By: Taylor Flury

Does it ever feel like life is just flying by? The other day I was talking to a friend about how crazy busy I have been and how many different jobs I have. We were discussing the Belgian Warmblood Paard Keuring Tour this summer where we travel around the country inspecting horses for the studbook. (More on this subject to come in a later blog.)

May 15, 2013

The Aftermath Of Five Feet Of Water

By: Taylor Flury

Taylor Flury had to completely evacuate AliBoo Farm with the help of family and staff when rain caused substantial flooding on April 18. The flood only lasted one day, but the clean-up continues.

May 15, 2013

The Day The Waters Rose

By: Taylor Flury

I didn’t sleep well on Wednesday night. I’m a natural born worrier, and it was raining so hard I thought we were in the middle of a monsoon. It was one of those rains that usually only lasts a few minutes, but it went on for hours, and I was terrified of what that amount of rain would bring in the morning.

So I was shocked when I went out to feed at 5 a.m., and it wasn’t flooding. I expected the pastures to be full of water, but they weren’t. However, by 7 we knew we were in for it because the rain was coming down hard again, and the water had started to flow south toward us.

May 5, 2013

Who Knows What You Can Learn When You Broaden Your Horizons

By: Taylor Flury

As every great horseman knows, you can never know all there is to know about horses and riding. There is always more to learn, and we can't be picky about where we learn it. Even though I compete in the jumpers primarily, I've realized over the years that I can and want to learn something from everyone.

Comments

chevy_sweetheart_4
5 weeks 4 days ago

Horses

I completely agree about the always learning new things! I recently started a blog myself and I'm going to make my blog all about horses too! For right now it's for my class at school but I'm going to change it. I hope to hear back from you!
AClarke
4 weeks 3 days ago

Thank you!!!

Thank you so much for posting this!!! A friend and I had dinner the other night and were discussing just this. My background is primarily hunters, but I also LOVE watching eventing. I was telling her about how watching Andrew Nicholson win Rolex this year easily could've been a winning medal trip. At the end of the day, good riding is good riding, whether it's dressage, jumpers, hunters, equitation, cross country, reining, horsemanship, whatever. And I think turning down the opportunity to potentially learn from another discipline just because it isn't "yours" can only hurt you in the long run!
March 18, 2013

Sometimes, A Short-Term Sacrifice Can Have Long-Term Rewards

By: Taylor Flury

Chronicle blogger Taylor Flury, who rides out of her family's AliBoo Farm in Minooka, Ill., and competes primarily in the jumpers Flury's top mount is the U.S.-bred Role Model (Roc USA--Darling Devil), who claimed U.S. Equestrian Federation Horse of the Year titles in 2011 and 2012 in the 5- and 6-Year-Old Jumper divisions Their story includes brain surgeries and broken shoulders along with the blue ribbons.