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Edgerrin Cooper, Nazir Stackhouse and other Packers spending their off day at Exceptional Equestrians in De Pere guiding kids through horse therapy. Cooper got two horses right after being drafted and Exceptional Equestrians was his chosen organization for My Cause My Cleats.

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