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Academic Program · Grades 9 to 12 · Fall 2026

A curriculum built around equine accelerated learning.

Twenty-seven certified courses. Five professional tracks. UC a-g portfolio complete by graduation, and an industry credential the working horse world recognizes the day a student walks across the stage.

A student cleans a horse's hoof while an instructor observes
The pedagogy

Three forces, woven daily.

Force 01

Academic rigor.

UC a-g portfolio complete by graduation. Twenty-seven certified courses across the five tracks. WASC pathway active. AALRR counsel on legal review.

Force 02

Equestrian discipline.

We offer a variety of flexible, accredited learning formats designed to meet the needs and support a diverse student population, both domestically and globally. Industry credentialing begins in ninth grade with USEF, USHJA, ARIA, and RACE.

Force 03

Wellness, medically defensible.

Equine-assisted curriculum produces a large effect on adolescent anxiety and depression (d = 0.535). Sixteen peer-reviewed studies. One thousand and nine youth participants. Not a side program.

How enrollment works

Accredited partner. Equine campus. One tuition.

Accreditation
WASC partner school
Core curriculum
Included in EACPA tuition
Where it happens
On campus, real time, live instructor
Public-school families
Pay per course

Every EACPA student is also enrolled in a WASC accredited school, and we make this seamless through established partnerships with accredited institutions. The student completes all core academic curriculum through the accredited partner, while the equine studies, athletics, professional experience, and internships come from EACPA. The WASC accredited courses are included in EACPA tuition.

The student comes to campus and follows our daily schedule. Core coursework is completed online within a classroom, surrounded by peers and supported by a credentialed teacher on site. All equine electives and activities take place on the EACPA campus in real time with a live instructor.

Students enrolled in a public school can take individual EACPA courses on a pay per course basis.

Covered arena

A 140-by-280-foot covered arena. Five days a week, the classroom is the saddle.

Campus · Working equestrian facility
Five professional tracks

Pick a track in sophomore year. Graduate with the credential.

Each track is twenty-seven certified courses with CTE (Career Technical Education) credentialing and full UC a-g alignment.

Track 01

Equine Science

Pre-vet · CTE · UC a-g

Anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and clinical practicum with partnering veterinarians. Foundation for a pre-veterinary DVM pathway.

Industry credentials
AVMA shadowing logs · NAVTA assistant track · clinical hours portfolio
Track 02

Equine Business

Management · Marketing · CTE

Stable management, equine economics, breeding finance, and marketing for the working horse industry. Case studies on barn ownership and racing operations.

Industry credentials
USHJA trainer pathway · ARIA instructor track · barn management portfolio
Track 03

Equine Law

Pre-law · Policy · CTE

Contracts, liability, animal welfare statute, and the regulatory frameworks the working horse world depends on. Equine law-mentored capstone in senior year.

Industry credentials
Equine Law mentored capstone · equine law mentorships · case-brief portfolio · pre-law college pathway
Track 04

Reproduction & Genetics

Breeding · Biology · CTE

Equine reproduction, genetics, pedigree analysis, and the science of producing conformationally sound and biddable horses.

Industry credentials
RACE partnership · breeding records portfolio · genetics lab hours
Track 05

Biotechnology in Sport

Sports science · Pre-med · CTE

Sports medicine for horse and rider. Biomechanics, performance physiology, injury prevention, and the emerging biotechnology shaping equestrian sport.

Industry credentials
Sports science · Pre-med · CTE · Pre-vet med CTE
Common to all tracks
English, history, math, science, and college counseling. Two hundred service hours. We offer a variety of flexible, accredited learning formats designed to meet the needs and support a diverse student population, both domestically and globally.
The day

A schedule built out for Real-World Application, On-Campus/Distance learning.

Standard schedule · Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Stable Helping Hands. Morning barn rotation, equine care, facility management, attendance.
Barns · Daily
8:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Academic Block One. Core curriculum instruction.
Classrooms
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Brunch. Mid-morning meal & break.
Outdoor covered pavilion
10:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Academic Block Two. Core curriculum instruction.
Classrooms
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch. Study hall & community.
Outdoor covered pavilion
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Academic Block Three. Track-specific lecture & technical labs.
Classrooms · Labs
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Horsemanship Instruction. Lessons & IEA discipline trainers.
Covered arena 140 × 280 ft ·
Outdoor arena 120 × 180 ft
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Evening Barn Rotation. Cool-out, untack, evening feed. Final dismissal.
Standards & accreditation

A working institutional spine.

EACPA is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with full 501(c)(3) federal recognition. The WASC accreditation pathway is active. UC a-g course approval is in progress. Industry credentialing partnerships are in motion across the working horse world.

Legal counsel: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR). Donor agreements include the capital firewall provision. Every dollar restricted by donor intent.

27
Certified courses across five tracks
UC a-g · CTE
5
Professional tracks
Pre-Veterinary · Business · Law · Repro · Biotech
200+
Service hours per graduate
College application portfolio
912
Grades served
Day school · Cohort 01 Fall 2026
Credentialing & partnership lattice
USEF USHJA ARIA RACE AVMA NAVTA AALRR
What graduates leave with

A student walks across the stage with their professional portfolio already in motion.

01
A complete UC a-g
portfolio.
All a-g course approvals in progress. Track-specific honors and Advanced Placement coursework tailored to the student’s trajectory. College counseling from the founding faculty across all four years.
02
An industry credential the working horse world recognizes.
Depending on track: USEF, USHJA, ARIA, RACE, AVMA, or NAVTA pathway credentials. Logged clinical or working hours documented for college and industry application.
03
200 hours of industry experience.
Documented work inside the working horse world. Therapeutic riding, breeding rotation, rescue partnership, community programs. Quantifiable and verifiable.
04
A capstone project.
Senior year. A working artifact: a research paper, a business plan, a case brief, a breeding record, or a clinical hours log defended in front of faculty and an industry panel.
05
A college application unlike any other.
Twelve years of rigor. Five years inside a working barn. A capstone, a credential, and a service record. The student is not asking admissions to see them differently. The portfolio does that for them.
The school is taking shape

For the Passionate Equestrian. This is your program, and this is where you belong.

Cohort 01 opens Fall 2026. Tuition is $35,000 per year, horse care included. Applications are open.

Every dollar restricted by donor intent. Capital firewall provision in every donor agreement. Legal counsel · AALRR