Twenty years. Three hundred and fifty horses. One school.
My competitive and training career has spanned the highest levels of equestrian sport, including extensive work on the Hunter Jumper 'A' circuit under Olympian Peter Breakwell and international development with Olympian Miguel Leal. My true mastery, though, lies in development. For decades I have specialized in guiding young athletes and young horses from their first foundational steps to national recognition. By pairing a deep understanding of youth development with a patient, respectful approach to the equine partner, my programs have consistently produced Grand Champion horses and shaped sensitive young prospects into elite competitors. That same methodology has guided my students to prestigious Grand Championships and collegiate scholarship offers.
I was born in Palos Verdes Estates and began riding at eight. After three decades in the saddle, 350 horses, and 20 years of teaching, I recognized the pattern: brilliant students mismatched to a system that never saw them. So I built a solution. For Them.
In 2025, I stopped waiting. I filed for 501(c)(3) status, secured a real estate option in Penn Valley, built 27 courses across five professional tracks, and put 345 families on a waitlist. I opened the doors before I had permission to believe it.
Welcome to Equis Amare™ College Preparatory Academy.
Laura Bruner
EACPA ignites a lifelong passion for learning by building the academic life around the equestrian lifestyle. Students grow in knowledge, confidence, and purpose through the bond between rider and horse. A bond no classroom can replicate.
The foundation of every relationship. Peer, family, equine partner.
M.S./Ph.D. faculty. National accreditation in progress. No shortcuts.
Human-animal connection as a vehicle for cognitive and emotional growth.
AI as a force multiplier for teachers. Not a replacement.
Of horses, of students, of capital. Long-term thinking, generational outcomes.
Every graduate leaves with a credential the equine industry recognizes.
A five-director board governs EACPA's mission, capital, and accreditation pathway.
Veterinarians, breeders, educators, and operators lending their expertise to EACPA at the founding stage.
Founders and donors hear it best in her own words. Schedule a 15-minute call to walk through the campaign, the campus, and Cohort 01 details.
