My brother and I don't talk much but he enthusiastically texted me about an experience he had after I shared with him how many farrier accounts I follow on Insta ❤️

He met the owner of #EbonyHorsewomen.

EHI is a one-of-a-kind, urban riding center in Hartford Connecticut. They provide equine-assisted psychotherapy services directly to clients and offer advanced, credited, professional development programs for therapists, horse specialists and college students.

https://ebonyhorsewomen.org/

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He was so moved by the experience and the tour he received that he is planning to carve out time to try and get certified in equine therapy which I think would be a fascinating area to go into the provide unique services for those suffering from trauma.

He was most impressed by the founder and owner Patricia E. Kelly, a U.S. Marine Corp Vietnam-era veteran and African-American cowgirl.

https://www.cowgirl.net/portfolios/patricia-e-kelly/

https://ebonyhorsewomen.org/history

And in case you have no knowledge of the history of cowboys, specifically Black cowboys, here's some info:

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙧-𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣-𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨
One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lesser-known-history-african-american-cowboys-180962144/

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𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘫𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯 1875 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 1903, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘪𝘮 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘐𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵, 15 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 28 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘫𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘴.

https://www.derbymuseum.org/blackheritage.html

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