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Finding Their Passion With Riders United: Morganne Craig

Meet twelve-year-old rider Morganne Craig. As an 8th grader at Girls Academic Leadership Academy, she balances her STEM-focused curriculum with her riding training at Riders United in Thousand Oaks, California. Riders United evolved out of Compton Junior Posse (CJP), a former inner-city riding group designed to introduce urban youth to the world of horses. Riders United is one of only a few programs in the U.S. designed to provide minority riders of all ages and from many different socioeconomic backgrounds, the educational groundwork of horsemanship and the opportunities to compete in the show ring. … Read More on https://www.phelpssports.com/finding-passion-riders-united-morganne-craig/