Lifelong equestrian Brianna Noble showed up to Oakland protest on horseback

ByJason Beal Localish logo
Friday, June 26, 2020
Woman rides her horse to Oakland protest
Brianna Noble took her 17-hand horse to a protest in Oakland against police brutality.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- On the morning of May 29, Brianna Noble took her 17-hand horse "Dapper Dan" to a protest in Oakland against police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.



With a "Black Lives Matter" sign slung over Dapper Dan's back, Brianna was not aware of the impact she was about to have as she trotted down Broadway.



"Any time a black woman is going to get on a very large horse and walk through Oakland, it's not something you see every day," said Noble.



Noble is a lifelong equestrian and she offers beginner lessons and trail training for horses at Mulatto Meadows.



She's also working on a project called Humble. She's hoping to get donations that would give horseback riding lessons to children for free.



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Brianna Noble took her horse "Dapper Dan" to a protest in Oakland against police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. With a "Black Lives Matter" sign slung over Dapper Dan's back.