Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy Awarded A Half-Million Dollars In Hopes Of Keeping Horseback Riding Back Alive In West Philly

By Howard Monroe, CBS Philadelphia

April 27, 2022

Philadelphia’s horseback riding community is getting a boost. The Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy was just awarded a half-million dollars to help with its capital fundraising campaign.

“I thought it was a dream,” Erin Brown, executive director of the Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy, said.

A dream coming true. Erin Brown goes by “The Concrete Cowgirl.” She’s also the executive director of the Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy. Their goal is to bring horseback riding back to West Philly. It’s a community she says has been dwindling.

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