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# Taylor Swift's Hobby Journey

b. 1989

Global pop/country superstar; one of the best-selling music artists of all time

## Hobby Timeline

### Childhood (Pennsylvania)

Competitive horseback riding  Growing up on a Christmas tree farm

### Teens (Nashville years)

Songwriting  Poetry and journaling

### Peak Career

Baking and cooking  Painting  Antique collecting  Cats  Waterskiing  Hiking  Volleyball

## Surprising hobbies

- ✦  Was a competitive horseback rider from age 9 — she gave it up at 12 specifically to pursue music

- ✦  Is a serious antique collector — photographed buying vintage jewelry, art, and furniture

- ✦  Painting is a private creative outlet she shares only occasionally

## How hobbies shaped their career

The discipline of competitive horseback riding taught her performance and competition skills from a very young age. Her baking and gift-giving habits reflect the personal connection with fans that became her brand signature. Her storytelling instincts — visible in her journaling and songwriting from childhood — are the backbone of her entire career.

> “I'm sorry, but I don't love riding as much as you do. I want to write songs and play guitar.”
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> — age 12, to her mother — choosing her path

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