Fallon Taylor Nails a Grid & Diffuses Social Media Trolls In Just 1 Video

Yeah, that’s BARREL RACER Fallon Taylor.

Recognize this rider? If you’re having trouble placing this equestrian, swap the half chaps and gloves for glitter, fringe and tie-dye, and swap the hunter/jumper arena for a rodeo pen. That’s right — this is NFR champion barrel racer Fallon Taylor, putting in a little cross-training like a total boss.

Fallon’s been taking some jumping lessons on the side between training her highly-successful string of barrel horses from her home base in Texas, and we think she perfectly illustrates the equestrian truth: an athlete is an athlete, regardless of discipline.

But not only is she rocking two TOTALLY different disciplines, she’s laying down some truth while she does so. How many of us have ever posted something on social media only to have a flood of gratuitous riding advice we never asked for in response — or worse, downright criticisms of our hands, legs, seat, horse, arena, riding outfit of the day and more?

Fallon has a message for the “armchair jockeys” of the internet — and it’s truly inspiring:

REALEST INSTA POST YOU’LL READ ALL DAY
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I’m gonna big sister you for a minute! Have you wondered why I started jumping? Like really wondered.
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I’ll break it down. When you gain some level of success you often forget what it felt like to be a beginner. Being a beginner makes you tough, shows character and perseverance — should you stick with it and begin to master your craft. It shows your humility to submit your fears to a purpose larger than yourself and it shows action into the unknown scary abyss that holds your bliss.
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Being a beginner is the scariest, craziest, most intimidating thing a person could ever do for themselves ESPECIALLY when they could just rest on being a winner in another area of life.
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I get to feel the negativity again of “you should work on…….” several times a day and for that I’m so thankful for those people. They drive me to continue to push myself and by pushing me the ripple effect of me pushing my friends @codiharman @jessieharman and @stormeyward to be better has begun!
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So — to you — the person still trying to be the best at something but constantly hear criticisms — PUSH HARDER! We are all beginners at something.
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To the “you need to work on”…..people….I would like to donate back to you. When your thumbs reach the urge to type “you need to work on”…..instead of donating your mastery knowledge to me for FREE….whip out a pen and paper and write down 3 things that you should work on today to improve yourself. 3 things that would help you master something.
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While I love experiencing being a beginner I knew tons of backlash came with it and it helps me relate to my Flomies even more! For that I am beyond grateful….. Now for FREE I’m spitting my knowledge back atcha!
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You need to work on…….YOU!
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Go get all the life you can out of this world and do amazing things!!

Preach it, Fallon. Keep on being yourself, and keep on inspiring us all!

Go riding!