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School for the Blind Students Cowboy Up

Students from the Oklahoma School for the Blind get to become cowboys for a day in Haskell.

Volunteer Linda Graber says about 60 students from grade school and middle school are taking part in the ninth Western Heritage Day at the Silver Spur Western Lodge today.

"They have horseback rides, hayrides and stage coach. The kids get to go fishing, hiking. There's a mechanical bull"

Graber, who has a granddaughter in the school, says today’s event allows them to play in a social environment, but also get an education on animals and the outdoors.

"Learning about the old west. It's kind of like a history lesson and other lessons like math all involved in a whole day of fun for the kids and they don't even realize they're learning."

The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association sponsors the event which also includes volunteers from the equine program at Connors State College in Warner.

Michael Cross is the host of KOSU's Morning Edition.
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