Getting to School by Horseback
![Five horses lined up in front of school. Two children atop each. One horse and buggy with three children riding and a dog.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/education-beiseker-alberta_enseignement/wp-content/uploads/sites/148/2021/02/MacEwan-District.tif_-scaled.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Glenbow Museum (na-3535-203)
Schools were built every five miles, to minimize the distance. Children may travel nearly three miles in all types of weather. Horses and buggies were common for children to use.