{"id":37307,"date":"2025-07-09T16:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-an-urban-horse-riding-club-is-inspiring-kids-in-philadelphia-to-take-on-challenges-in-their-lives-and-communities\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:13:56","slug":"how-an-urban-horse-riding-club-is-inspiring-kids-in-philadelphia-to-take-on-challenges-in-their-lives-and-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-an-urban-horse-riding-club-is-inspiring-kids-in-philadelphia-to-take-on-challenges-in-their-lives-and-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"How an urban horse riding club is inspiring kids in Philadelphia to take on challenges in their lives and communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A unique nonprofit in Philadelphia is teaching kids to learn how to ride and take care of horses, and along the way take the reins in their own lives and communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>I&#8217;m learning how to ride something that&#8217;s way stronger than me, bigger than me, that I probably can&#8217;t control, but now, I do,&#8221; said 10-year-old Andre Baker.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/fsurc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club<\/a>, the opportunity to saddle up on horses doesn&#8217;t cost families a thing. 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