Ebony Horsewomen

Founded in 1984, Ebony Horsewomen is a charity based in Hartford, United States working on mental health, children & youth, community development +2 more.

Ebony Horsewomen, Inc. is a non-profit equestrian and therapeutic centre in Hartford, Connecticut, founded in 1984 by Patricia E. Kelly. It provides culturally competent equine-assisted psychotherapy, therapeutic riding, riding lessons and youth development programmes for youth, families, adults and military veterans. The organisation runs a public horse show, a line dancing social and the Mary Fields Horse and Heritage Museum, and offers continuing education credits for mental health professionals. Its facility sits in Keney Park, where it has access to riding trails. Funding comes from government and private grants, individual donations and in-kind contributions. It describes itself as one of the only Black woman and veteran-owned equine therapeutic centres of its kind in the Northeast.