We Create Educated & Compassionate Horse Lovers

Mahogany Bay Farm's Owner/Trainer/Director of Riding & Educational Programs, Erin Sheffer, M.Ed, has had a lifelong passion for horses! She has nearly two decades of training and teaching experience. Erin spent her youth riding young and green horses, mostly off-the-track Thoroughbreds, and having fun competing at horse shows in the hunter and equitation divisions. While receiving her Bachelor's degree in Business and her Master's degree in Education, she worked for several hunter/jumper, dressage, and eventing barns doing everything from mucking stalls to training horses to teaching. She also volunteered at a 24-hour emergency equine veterinarian clinic to solidify her education in horse care and stable management. Erin has realized that teaching is her other passion, either in the classroom teaching business & computer classes to 6th-12th graders, or in the ring! Erin is a firm believer in lifelong learning and continues her riding and training education by attending clinics, workshops, and seminars with top trainers each year. Erin's biggest influencers in her riding and training are five-time Olympian show jumper, Anne Kursinski, international Grand Prix dressage trainer and Olympic alternate, Jane Savoie, and The Retired Racehorse Project's Thoroughbred Makeover Champion Lindsey Partridge of Harmony Horsemanship. Erin creates a relaxed learning environment where lessons are focused on achieving the student's individual goals while learning proper horsemanship. Whether your interest lies in riding for pleasure, competing at horse shows, or somewhere in between, Erin creates personalized riding programs to suit every horse and rider. She is qualified, experienced, and knowledgeable and loves explaining riding theory, the how and why of riding, to her students!