Established in 1995 by owner Susan Schramm, Once Upon A Horse boasts an outstanding safety record and a truly stellar history of providing family fun.
Instructor Bios
Susie received her BHSAI (British Horse Society Assistant Instructor) Certificate from Porlock Vale in Somerset County, England in 1973. She was the school horse program director and instructor at the Lake Oswego Hunt Club from 1985 to 1992. Susie founded Once Upon a Horse in 1995 and has since been offering a safe, fun, educational approach to riding. She can instruct both children and adults from a beginner level.
Susie's personal horseback riding experience is primarily in the English riding style but she has also has some experience in eventing competition, as well as Western Pleasure. She respects both English and Western riding disciplines but loved jumping so English was a better fit for her.
Susie directs and coordinates all RidingLessons, Birthday Parties, Field Trips, and Horse & Pony Planet programs at Once Upon a Horse. She's a natural with children, and is also one of the instructors in our Down in the Barnyard farm and garden based learning program.