011 | Building a Future with Erin Brown

You might know Erin Brown as the Concrete Cowgirl on social media. In this episode you'll get to know the halter horse loving, non-profit professional who is ON A MISSION!

Erin begins early in the morning with feeding, golf cart workouts, and neck sweats for her two halter stallions, FG Dawns Legacy (AQHA) and Strike Acclaim (ApHC) who are actively showing at the breed level. Then, she transitions to her role as Executive Director of the Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy, also known as PURA.  

In this episode she touches on where her love of horses began, shares stories of how her family invested in her show career early on and how a fairy godmother helped catapult her into the world of halter as a successful amateur exhibitor. 

She began her riding career in the early 90’s at the legendary Fletcher Street Stables and is keeping the legacy alive through PURA by raising funds to convert a city building into a modern riding facility right in the heart of Philadelphia.  Just $400k from her goal of $3 million dollars, the facility will provide a safe space for inner-city kids with a place to learn about horses, connect with one another, and enjoy the cowboy lifestyle and tradition that runs deep in Philly.  

She is on a mission to “preserve the life, legacy, and culture of Black urban cowboys in the city of Philadelphia and the riders of Fletcher Street Stable as seen on Netflix’s Concrete Cowboy” (thepura.org). 

https://www.thepura.org/

See Concrete Cowboy on Nexflix!