Flying Fox Stables

06/21/2025

06/10/2025

Exciting news!! We are reopening our riding stable at our home barn in Wright City!! New 120x80 indoor will be ready any day !! We also have 150 acres of beautiful trails and outdoor areas to ride!

No boarding, just lessons. We have a wonderful crew of well trained horses for English or Western lessons including some of the lesson horses from our previous location!

Our starting focus is on adult beginners and adults who have been off for a while and need to rebuild their confidence!

05/02/2025

Did my safesport refresher course today!

11/13/2024

This gorgeous 8 year old pure bred ID mare is looking for a new situation. Both parents are Class 1 and she’s eligible for inspection in North America. She was imported as a 4 year old and has been ridden by a professional full-time ever since. She is experienced in Fox-Hunting and has been shown at rated shows in hunters and jumpers. (Reserve champion just this weekend) She is an easy ride and has been shown recently by a teen. She has a lead change. She is kind and safe on the ground and under saddle. 18hh. Mid 5’s. In Missouri. Please pm for more info or videos.

09/14/2024

2016 Irish Draft mare for sale. Currently jumping .95m. No bad habits in the ground or under saddle. Wright city, Missouri.

04/11/2024

11/06/2023

An old mentor of mine once said, “the best are not better than you, they just failed for longer.”

When we look at those we aspire to be like, we likely see them wrapped in a shining aura of success. What we don’t see is their lows, their struggles, and what they came from.

Some folks have more resources and help than others, some have more opportunities than others, but, nobody is without their struggle.

We like to idolize our heroes and put them on a pedestal , I’m guilty just as much as anyone else - what would you think if you saw them at their lowest? If you saw them bucked off in the dirt, or having a meltdown, or met them when their clients had all fired them, or when they couldn’t load a tough horse, or when they were mid divorce or after a loss or otherwise not on top of things?

We want vulnerability, but we praise perfection and punish the mess. We often don’t tolerate professionals making mistakes - but, we know that mistakes are essential to growth.

So this is a two part plea- one, to forgive your mess, to have grace in your bumpy ride down the potholed road to success. It will jar your teeth, it will make you cry, and you will fail. And that is all perfectly normal, necessary even.

And two, to forgive the mess of others, and when you see someone blatantly wrong, to know they can grow. When you see someone fall, know they don’t have to live there. When you see someone’s arrogance or anger or frustration or outright dismal behavior, it isn’t a free pass, but it’s simply a snippet of their life- a bump, a twist, a turn- and they don’t have to live that way in your mind forever.

Success is not a destination but a mindset, that every bump leads somewhere and has value, that the obstacle IS the path.

10/29/2023

Come out to the NEC this weekend to support everyone who is showing! This will be a fun weekend and silver Fox stables first time hosting it!

10/24/2023

Big news for the Silver Fox Stables Fall Classic this weekend!

10/17/2023

Are you prepared for winter 🤣 ?
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10/11/2023

Due to owner health concerns, unfortunately the business Flying Fox Stables is closing. The barn will remain open and providing boarding and lessons. Please check out the new owner’s page at Silver Fox Stables. It has been a joy to work with everyone and we wish you luck in all of your horse adventures !