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My Cultural Identity: Born And Raised On A Race Track With Horses
My Cultural Identity
My cultural identity is being born and raised on a race track with horses while working with horses and raising them with my family.With that when I turn 16 I’ll be able to ride for my family, which I don't want to do because there is a huge risk that I can be injured or even killed. All exciting stuff but not for me. I’m the type of person that enjoys doing the activity/sport instead of watching it.Most of the time at the track is sitting waiting for races and feeding the horses and going to the races.
Before a race we get the horse it’s shot and let them rest up in the stall and when it’s ten minutes before the race we put on their brittle and blinkers if they need it in the race. Then when they call the five minute

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