The Blackfeet Buffalo Horse Coalition, founded in 1994, was established to bring the Buffalo Runner horse back to the Blackfeet Nation. The BBHC goals are to preserve the Buffalo Runner horse, offer a positive cultural lifestyle to youth, and aid in the creation of a viable economy for the reservation.

Historically, Blackfeet children have always tended to the tribe's horses. This was an important rite of passage into responsible adulthood. Using the conditional equestrian training technique known as "gentling", the BBHC program builds a strong relationship between horse and human. This gentling philosophy instills the traditional Blackfeet values of generosity, service, and honor, and is applied not only to the horses and but to the children as well.

The program is outlined in these pages. All funding is provided through monetary and in-kind donations. Please use the buttons to the left for more information.

Acknowledgements: Graphic Design - Ann Feldman, Text - Patty Rambo writing for "Join Up Journal", Abigail Hornik, and Toni Rush, Photographs - Abigail Hornik, Toni Rush, Bear Thomas, and the BBHC.

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