She said she’s been riding horses for as long as she can remember but she didn’t learn about equine therapy until she began working on a high school senior project in 2008.

If the Canadian boarders open in time, Kersey hopes to compete at the Black Hills Roundup Rodeo. When you’re on the back of a bronc, “it’s a little bit of a rush,” Kersey said.

Images of the Compton Cowboys, Houston’s Nonstop Riders, and other horseback riding Black protesters went viral in early June. Riding through the streets after George Floyd’s murder, they ...

Charles Pryor, 55, a contractor from North Carolina, said he started riding at age 9, but for much of his life, the other Black cowboys he saw were his younger brothers.

Black-owned ranches are becoming more and more prevalent in America’s farmland, and one Atlanta ranch is standing out from the crowd by utilizing horseback riding as a form of meditation.

She was introduced to horseback riding around 2007 by a Black colleague (nicknamed Bronc) who came to their Verizon call-center office every day in boots, a large belt buckle and a cowboy hat.

Black saddle clubs are found across the country, from rodeos to street protests, including protests for George Floyd. Black cowboys and cowgirls have a rich history in helping to settle the West.

Baldwin Hills communities began with an Olympic village in 1932 and later became home to affluent Black families in L.A. It is now facing changing demographics and gentrification.

This riding club is preserving the legacy of Black cowboys even through the COVID-19, or novel coronavirus pandemic, in the Texas area.

The Broken Arrow Horseback Riding Club will host a free Highnoon Ride and Picnic starting at 7 a.m. July 30 at Washington Park, behind the National Guard armory, 5200 S. Payne Dr.