Miracles happen at REINS

Lexington Howe

Intern

The mood was light, smiles radiating off families and guests as they watched three of REINS young student riders mount horses that had stars on their flanks and braids in their tails, while the riders held up bright colored signs that read "Empowerment," "Above the Crowd" and "Confident."

"We are unstoppable, right!" executive director Deborah "Debbie" Shinner said as the crowd cheered.

Western attire was worn all-around: cowboy hats, blue jeans and multicolored flannels. A young girl in pink cowboy boots ran toward the horses as the warm breeze began to grow cooler, the...