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ANTHONY is at home with his granddaughters. He rode his horse to pick one of them up at school. He tends to do this on Fridays. They are in the Imperial Courts housing projects in Watts, California.

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ANTHONY is at his granddaughter’s elementary school in Watts, California. All of the kids are petting his horse, Dakota. He rode his horse from the Richland Farms ranch. It took about thirty minutes to get to the school.

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ANTHONY is having a moment with his horse, Dakota, on the Richland Farms ranch. He works at the ranch every day from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. Anthony takes care of all the horses, but he has the strongest bond with Dakota.

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ANTHONY is washing Dakota in the driveway. Every cowboy contributes to the grooming of the horses.

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CARLTON HOOK is posing for a photograph on the Compton Cowboys’ ranch. This photo was taken after he finished feeding the horses one early afternoon.

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COMPTON COWBOYS members Charles Harris and Randy Hook are sitting on their horses during the middle of the Compton Christmas Parade.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMPTON COWBOYS attend fellow cowboy, close friend, and Richland Farms native, Slim’s funeral during the summer of 2018.

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CARLTON HOOK, KEENAN ABERCROMBIA, AND KENNETH ATKINS wait for their order of food to arrive from the local Louisiana Fried Chicken restaurant in Compton, California. (New York Times)

MEMBERS OF THE COMPTON COWBOYS wait for the rest of the group to arrive so they can ride together in the Compton Christmas Parade.

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KEENAN ABERCROMBIA gets ready to start his day in the bathroom mirror.

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KEENAN washes dishes in his mother’s home.

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KEENAN rides through the streets of Compton, California.

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KEENAN ABERCROMBIA poses for a photograph with his stepdaughter.

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KEIARA poses for a photograph with her daughter, Taylor.

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KEIARA AND HER DAUGHTER, TAYLOR, ride around the stables in nearby, Gardena, California.

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KENNETH stands on the corner with his horse, Ebony, while the light turns green.

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KENNETH waits for the light to turn green on his horse, Ebony. They are standing on the intersection of Wilmington Avenue and Alondra Boulevard.

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RANDY HOOK AND KENNETH ATKINS ride through the streets of Compton, California.

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RANDY poses with his son, Lux.

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RANDY HOOK puts on his cowboy hat in his home in the Richland Farms before attending the PBR event in downtown Los Angeles, California.

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TRE HOSLEY is breaking a horse in in Kenneth’s backyard stable while his friend watches on.

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TRE HOSLEY, a part-time barber, cuts Keenan’s hair near the ranch’s riding arena.

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TRE HOSLEY takes a break from practicing with other local black cowboys in Palos Verdes, California.

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TRE HOSLEY’S championship saddle.

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TRE HOSLEY tends to one of his horses on the Richland Farms ranch.

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