May/June 2024 Issue

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For permission please call (717) 509-9800 or email steph@eastcoastequestrian.net Page 50 May/June 2024 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Group Celebrates the History of Black Cowboys but for years she had no interest in farm animals. Then, “I fell in love with horses,” she said. Today she saddles up for the trail rides, team penning and pa- rades and helps organize country line dances that raise funds for the group. The club gives back through an annual coat drive each fall. Perhaps most impactful, Harris said, is the ‘hood ride. The group organizes street rides in downtown Newark and other cities to introduce horses to young people who may have only seen them in pictures or videos. Harris says, “they ask questions and take pictures. They see Black and brown people on horses and owning the horses.” She said on one ride in Newark the group saw balloons flying outside of a house and stopped by, hoping to bring joy to the birthday party. A woman came out in tears. It turned out one of her sons had been killed, probably in gun violence, said Harris. The woman told the group that he loved horses and felt their arrival was her son saying, “it’s ok.” Harris said she believes hors- es can change lives. “When you go out in the community they see themselves in the riders,” said Harris. “It begins the dream and plants the seeds.” Member Deneen Mar- shall-Mike said her faith plays a big role in her love of animals and involvement in the group. “Animals are a blessing from God,” she said. A co-work- er told her about the group, and she initially said, “I don’t do animals.” But Marshall-Mike had been looking for a stress reliever in her life and in 2016 she began working with a pony program run by Harris. She loved learning how to care for horses and sharing her love with young people. Soon Marshall-Mike came to discover horses were her spirit animal. “Animals help you out no matter where you are in life,” she said. Earlier this year she was told of a horse that was available for sale. That’s how Marshall-Mike and her 8-year- old mare, Cinnamon, came together. Now her daughter and grandchildren are interested in horses. She said she’d like to see the club grow, perhaps develop a therapeutic riding program and support older members while nurturing young members. “I’d like to start a new legacy that teaches young people about the role African Americans played” in western culture and the equestrian world, she said. “We want the next generation to come in. So our history doesn’t die.” (Continued from page 45) EVENTS FARMS MISC. HORSES MISC. Sept. 21 SADDLIN' UP for BREAST CANCER. Trail ride through tuckahoe State Park, lunch, Silent Auction, raffles, All Pinked Out Parade, great prizes. Benefits The Red Devils who offer breast cancer patients services. 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