YOUNG LADIES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND THE LAS CABALLERAS

 Ebony Horsewomen celebrates our young ladies and promotes activities to help develop character, experiences and opportunities, educationally and socially.  The Rodeo Queen and Princess Contest as well as the Las Caballeras Unit are opportunities of our Young Ladies Leadership Academy. 

The Young Ladies Leadership Academy  is a comprehensive youth development program whose  “hook” for the ladies is usually surrounding the horse, but is designed to provide a full range of leadership and developmental life skills geared toward independent thinking. health, education problem solving, employment opportunities and  character development. The Academy will also provide a variety of experiences within the horse industry - from cross country trail riding, English and Western Horse Shows parades, Polo and exhibition.  Ebony Horsewomen has a 25 year reputation within the horse community that help provide young women with experiences that will provide lasting life benefits. 

 The Young Ladies Academy provide  young ladies with mentors derived from our Board of Directors whose occupations includes, attorneys, teachers, principals, business owners, CEO's, nurses, judges and great mom and single women.  These mentors affords the young ladies with a range of experiences and activities. The Academy also provides forums on topics affecting young women today such as management of personal health, safety and education.  The Academy provides an annual college and university road trips to allow our young ladies to visit a number of colleges.  Call our office for more information regarding entry into this amazing program for young ladies.                                    

                                        Las Caballeras

Las Caballeras is a skilled equestrian group of hispanic young ladies who carry out the tradition of the Escaramuza  Equestrian Units

Escaramuza is an equestrian display of choreographed patterns that was established as the tenth official event of charreada in 1992. The event consists of teams of six to twelve horsewomen who ride sidesaddle dressed in lacy, full skirts that suggest the aristocratic nineteenth century Mexican women who were only allowed to ride during particular fiestas and processions. The origins of escaramuza are traced to the 1950s with Luis Ortega or the Rancho del Charro being cited as its creators. The word means "skirmish" in Spanish with connotations suggesting the role of women in the Mexican Revolution.