"When you put your foot in the stirrup, and by the time you get your leg over on the other side, all of those cells that attach themselves to you — too old, too slow, too this, too that — they fall off," says Patricia Kelly. "When you come off that horse, you're empowered." Through her foundation, Ebony Horsewomen, Inc., Kelly serves around 300 kids a year, teaching them through hard work and four-legged therapy how to reach their full potential. "When you teach a child to ride a horse, they learn that they are the center of their environment. Once they make that connection, they can change what happens in school, at home, and the community."