A group of Nevada horse riders are traveling more than 2,800 miles across country with petitions to bring to Congress and Wednesday night they stopped in Topeka.
They call themselves the Grass March Cowboy Express and they began their ride from Bodega Bay, California, on September 26th. They are riding across country with many stops along the way. They are riding relay style, one rider rides one horse about 5-8 miles, while the rest of the horses travel behind inside a horse trailer.
The Grass March Cowboy Express is a group made up of 11 horse riders and 29 horses. According to their website http://www.grassmarchcowboyexpress.com/, they are "raising awareness and bringing attention to the plight of ranchers who are in their opinion having their grazing rights and federal land stripped away."...more
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