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Growing up in Philadelphia, Erin Brown didn’t know a thing about being a cowgirl. Her dad, a metal fabricator, would repair horse trailers for local horsemen. (Read More)
Erin Brown tugs at the brim of her cowboy hat, snugging it against her fore. head before slipping the toe of her boot into the stirrup. Gracefully, (Read More)
For decades, Fletcher Street — a slice of North Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood — had been home to urban horse stables, and a hub for Black equestrians, and Staub had started spending time there after befriending a local rider. (Read More)
Erin Brown’s love of horses has taken her far, but not far from home. She’s a Philly girl, with all the “baggage” Philly girls carry. Proudly. She’s loyal to her friends, kind to horses, not afraid to speak her mind and always ready help others. (Read More)
The myth of The Cowboy looms large over American culture. While you’d never know it from the movies, history was filled with daring characters that looked a lot more like Philadelphia’s “Concrete Cowgirl” Erin Brown than Roy Rogers. (Read More)
Black urban cowboys have been a part of the Philadelphia landscape for more than a hundred years, with stables tucked into mostly hidden corners of the city and a community that has used horses as both teaching tools and a balm against the stresses of life in a large city with a high violent crime rate. (Read More)
In the spring magazine feature “Urban Horsekeeping,” we talk to several urban equestrians about the challenges and benefits of operating a stable in a city and about how their facilities are introducing more people to horses and equestrian sport. (Read More)
For horse trainer Erin Brown (a.k.a. “The Concrete Cowgirl”), Philly’s Fletcher Street Stables was the birthplace of her successful career. (Read More)
Erin Brown's introduction to cowgirl culture was unexpected, but it changed her life forever. As a young girl, Erin's father (who repaired horse trailers for local riders) introduced her to the Fletcher Street Stables in Philadelphia. (Read More)
Philadelphia’s “Concrete Cowgirl”- Erin Brown- is a woman on a mission. As the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy (PURA), she is determined to find a permanent home for the program she lovingly describes as “planting seeds” in the city. (Read More)
‘The Concrete Cowgirl’ Talks About Preserving Philadelphia’s Urban Riding Community & Her Modeling Gig With Red Wing (Read More)
PURA is a growing project that provides urban Philadelphia residents continued access to horses and the healing and recreation that the four-legged animals. (Read More)
