“I’ve learned to come off as nonthreatening as possible, whitewashing myself in a way, so that people are comfortable around me.” In the elite, predominantly white world of horseback riding, Black women face a painful set of challenges.
At 10 a.m., it’s already as hot as midday. Shaquilla “Shaq” Blake, a rising Black equestrian, finishes feeding the horses at a stable in Massachusetts as part of her student work in exchange for riding lessons. Wearing black breeches and a T-shirt that proclaims “Coffee” in AC/DC font, she squints at the rising sun.
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