FOLLY BEACH — A well-known pair of Lowcountry cowboys will ride in the island’s Christmas parade again this year after a period of absence.

City leaders on Dec. 9 approved the James Island Cowboys ’ request to be in this year’s parade, despite the city’s ban on horses. At the same time, they gave the initial thumbs-up to alter the local ordinance that kept the cowboys from participating in the parade for a handful of years.

Dexter Flynn and his uncle Desmond Green are known as the James Island Cowboys. They can often be spotted galloping down Folly Road , the busy roadway that takes travelers from James Island onto Folly Beach. The pair also make regular appearances in downtown Charleston at the Sawdust Supper Club hosted at Frontier Lounge.

Green recalled riding horses on the beach

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