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After stumbling on a horse 
stable at Yale University near 
where he lived, Horwitz says he 
was hooked and went regularly 
for years. 
Well-aware of the value of 
horses in terms of teaching 
responsibility, empathy and 
self-confidence, and impressed 
by Silver’s drive, passion, talent 
and commitment — not only to 
the project but also to Detroit’s 
kids — Horwitz says he has 
been compelled to help the 
entrepreneur achieve his vision. 
Today he’s involved in intro-
ducing Silver to people locally 
and nationally in the equestrian 
field who are interested and 
could be helpful. 
“To me, it was besheret that 
we would come across each 
other,
” he says. “I was taken 
first and foremost by his unique 
talent. It’s not just his vision, 
his passion and his resilience, 
his commitment, but he dotted 
every ‘I’ and crossed every ‘T’ as 

it related to relationships with 
people in the neighborhood 
who you think might want a 
14-acre equestrian center in 
their backyard,
” Horwitz says. 
“It turns out the entire Hope 
neighborhood did, largely 
because of the work David 
did — not only to articulate 
a vision for the kids, but how 
this would uplift an entire 
neighborhood.”
The center, which stands to 
be the largest urban equestrian 
center in the country, checks 
all the boxes, he says, and pro-
vides a valuable opportunity 
for underserved children in 
Detroit. “It’s good for the city, 
it’s good for the kids, and it 
will create new opportunities 
for engagement. The kids and 
the residents of Hope Village 
deserve that.” 

Learn more about Detroit 

Horse Power or donate at www.

detroithorsepower.org.

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Detroit Horse Power uses the value of horses to teach children about 
responsibility, empathy and self-confidence.

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