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I want to write a story about my daughter, Boo Major, who is the Head Coach of the USC Equestrian Team. Boo was always interested in horses. I think it is something that she was born with. She started riding at the age of three at the JJ Ranch in Blythewood. They had an overnight sleep over for all those interested in horseback and she was one of the first ones to sign up. Her sisters rode also but it was not that important to them; they ventured out in other fields. As time passed Boo was really serious and wanted her own horse...

Blackville is a small town in South Carolina and it is located in Barnwell County about 52 miles southwest of Columbia. I grew up with two sisters, a brother, mother, grandparents, and a host of cousins. I think there were at least 22 of us...

My childhood days were full of frustrations, fears and anxieties. On December 31, 1931, while riding his bicycle home to his family at the end of a work-day; my father, as a gardener, was intentionally run-down by automobile and killed, reportedly, by a racially charged man who hated blacks...

Mama and Papa's bedroom was also the family sitting room. The blazing logs in the fireplace warmed us despite the frigid air seeping in through the floor boards. My little cold bedroom was between that room and the kitchen...