Black Girl Magic Fact: Dawn King
Now in her 50s, Dawn King joined the Cowgirls of Color as part of the management team. “Then, one day, the girls told me they wanted me to learn how to ride, and I was totally against it,” she says. After praying on it and talking to the cowboys at the ranch, King decided to give it a try.
“Initially, it was a matter of getting the nerve to walk through a herd of horses and bring one back on my own, so that’s what I did,” says King, pictured here with Peyton, a young member of the community. “After they put me up on a horse, I just fell for it – and now I can’t stop. There’s a feeling of comfort, of being natural and free. You feel invincible, almost, just enjoying the moment and enjoying life.”
King also leads a group called the Classic Cowgirls, where she teaches riding to women over the age of 50. “I said I would tell other women my age to never say no, and try things out. when asked what name I would call myself or women over 50, it would be Classic Cowgirl...Nowhere would the word ‘senior’ be used.”
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