About Us

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There's no hired help, no partner doing the work. Just me. 

I've been riding for over 50 years.  My first pony, a Shetland, usually just walked over the "jumps" I built by stacking bits of downed branches with broom handle rails.  Sometimes she'd jump, and as a kid I lived for those moments. 

My dad helped me build a birdhouse when I was 5. It wasn't exactly cavaletti, but it was a start. 

Add a lifetime of curiosity, interest in design, appreciation of folk art, a willingness to try new things... and you'll find Schooling Essentials. 

Meet the Herd