Article updated: 12/21/2012 8:57 PM

Equestrian skills earn Batavia's Schmidt scholarship to SMU

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Batavia's Taylor Schmidt will be going to SMU in the fall on a full ride equestrian scholarship.

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Taylor Schmidt competes at one of many competitions that she travels to all over the country. Schmidt is enrolled in online classes for her senior year to allow her the flexibility to compete in these events.

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Who knew there were college scholarships for theatre? I didn't until about 10 years ago when my neighbor told me that her son, an actor in the high school plays, was in line for one. It was déjà vu for me this week when I got an education about equestrian. Who knew there were college scholarships for that, too? Taylor Schmidt, 17, has been riding horses since she was 8 years old, and competing in national competitions since she was 13. Yet, even she didn't know that going to college for free was a possibility through riding.