The realization of Reggie Kester's dream to establish a school for training farriers, O.S.H.S., was built and began attracting students in March of 1975.

Largely built by Reggie and Marcella's own hard labor, the building covers 7,100 square feet, and includes classrooms, office, forge and shoeing area, welding shop, supply shop and restrooms.

Located in the rolling hills of Southern Oklahoma, O.S.H.S. is surrounded by wooded areas and lakes, and near a lovely suburban residential area.

Each student is provided with a gas burning forge while attending school. The school has a portable shoeing rig, forge and anvil trailer for field experience and training.

Reggie Kester was born on a West Texas horse farm near Odell, Texas. From the beginning, Reggie learned about horse care and basic horseshoeing. While rodeoing during his high school and college years, Reggie kept shoeing his own horses, growing more interested in the art of horseshoeing all the time.

In 1966 he went on to learn more about horseshoeing and forge work in a farrier's school, where he later taught. He also built up a large and exclusive private practice, while traveling a large part of the nation shoeing all different breeds and specializing in cutting, halter, polo, barrel and race horses.

Reggie's widely recognized reputation has also included the fact that his speed at shoeing a horse can be matched by very few farriers. Reggie has passed on all of his knowledge to his instructors so they can teach you the speed techniques that he has developed over the years.

Grandkids !!!