Black In The Saddle

29/08/2024

Internet friends 🤝🏾 IRL friends

The impact of the Black in the Saddle community is still felt through ripples. Thank you Martha, Kamilah, and Veronika for continuing to show up and support the passions we all share.

Until next time ❤️

03/03/2024

What an amazing article!

Horse shows in the mid-20th century America were society events. The well-heeled and the famous would arrive, be seated in swanky hospitality accommodations with food and drink, and people watch, as well as horse watch. As in horse racing, the horses themselves were sometimes secondary to the specta...

11/02/2024

An incredible opportunity. Go apply!!

We are thrilled to announce that The HERD Institute has partnered with Horses for Mental Health to offer FOUR Scholarship opportunities for 2024 for BIPOC applicants. Grateful to Lynn Thomas for this opportunity to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in our industry. If you are a black, indigenous, or person of color who is interested in incorporating horses into mental health, education, or coaching services, this is your chance to get trained with us. These scholarships will cover the full tuition for our Equine Facilitated Foundation Certifications. Click on the link below to apply! Deadline: Friday, March 1st, 2024.

EFP Scholarships training start date May 13, 2024.
EFL Scholarships training start dates vary (see website for more info).

https://wkf.ms/48kmfHi

11/02/2024

Awww yea!

06/02/2024

Congrats Shariah!!

Philadelphia's trail-blazing Shariah Harris, who will be competing in Okeechobee, on playing polo: "I am always going to get a second look because I'm Black."

05/02/2024

Big Bey stands for BLACK.

We love a girl who rides for her roots .

Adding her to the moodboard ASAP.

26/01/2024

04/12/2023

2024 HORSE GOALS ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Drop yours here, you never know who can help you reach yours

02/11/2023

Can you find The Maestro? 👀

I'm convinced horses know when they blend into their surrounding and will show themselves once they've seen if you're coming with a bucket of a halter... he hasnt proven me wrong yet 😅

01/11/2023

I clicked on the article because it said "sub-culture"...

(Subculture - noun - a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.)

I wonder in which ways beliefs differ amongst Black horsepeople.

Atlanta-based photographer Forest McMullin stumbled across African American cowboy culture by chance when a student of his mentioned her husband’s love of horses and rodeos. Throughout the country, he explains, individuals and communities are working to preserve the oft-overlooked history and heri...

25/10/2023

25/10/2023

One of my favorite things about seeing horses in media is that they are often associated with beauty, power, and presence. We saw that with and the metallic renaissance horse and here in 's Closer to God music video.

I love that the horses in this video were a metaphor for connection and freedom. They didn't have a ton of tack, weren't performing a barrage if tricks and simply carried the imagery of being closer to God in their presence. I know the Black In The Saddle fam feels that way on horseback 🖤

🎶 There's something really special livin' inside of you

Woah, you make it easy in the mind, yo
I can never see my life outside of you
Even though I'm broken, got me feelin' strong
Everything that's spoken doesn't need a song

I only wanna be the one to get along, I
I admire you, naturally I do adore you
With the measure of a woman, I mean to restore you
I love you like a mother loves her only son
I, I, I

Thank you Aunties for bringing us a beautiful representation of horses and Black women.

(I believe the horses are from , Thank yall too!)

28/09/2023

Tell me about a time you're horse made your heart pitter patter...

Maestro neighs as soon as he sees me. We are visiting a friend and he keeps an eye out for me and has been neighing if he hears my voice or sees me come up the driveway.

I love that I can hang with him with no expectation. I'm not always bringing him food, I'm not always taking him out on a ride. We're sharing space and enjoying each other and I like to believe he looks forward to that.

Here's to being in our prime and learning each other on the journey 🙌🏾

27/09/2023

because how many bites should I take so my horse can have the core? 😂😂

19/09/2023

Alright, be real. How many farm shoes do you have? How many non farm shoes have become farm shoes?

Honestly, I try so hard. 😂

17/09/2023

Meet me there... better yet, beat me there.

Dropping some 🖤 in your inbox.

Here's to an unforgettable week ✨️

Music by the incredible . Check her out on Spotify and her episode on the podcast to learn more about her work.

24/04/2023

Excited about this year's campaign!

28/02/2023

Today marks 4 years of intention.

4 years of storytelling.
4 years of listening, sharing wins, connecting, and supporting.
4 years of hearing every excuse in the book but pushing forward anyway.
4 years of watching, waiting, and building in silence.

Happy Birthday to this platform.

I'm not sure when I'll have the capacity and inspiration to hold more conversation, but I hope you have learned something or met someone via this podcast, community, or the shared vision to acknowledgethe impact and influence of Black people on the horse industry.

If so, I would love for you to share below.

🧡

Ps. Black with a capital B and say it witcha chest.

30/12/2022

Do you have some shows coming up in 2023? Let us know your social media handles so we can follow along as you compete in the new year!

29/12/2022

The CREW Urban Youth Equestrians

23/12/2022

Let's see those holiday photos! Drop your social media handles down below so we can drop a few likes on your page!

16/12/2022

Share your social media handles below so we can stay connected!

16/12/2022

13/12/2022

Happy National Day of the Horse!