Welcome to Brighton Ridge Farm LLC!
We specialize in natural gaited horsemanship in a fun, honest environment. Developing a willing, respectful partnership between horse and rider is our top priority. From start to finish, pleasure riding or show. We provide training (starting, tune-ups, problem horses), lessons, evaluations, breed certification, and consignment services. All breeds welcome.

Do you want to learn how to: Buy? ride? care for? be safe? and connect with your gaited horse? Make an appointment today and begin your connection!

Rick Brighton - Trainer
Rick Brighton is a natural horsemanship trainer and instructor with experience training, showing, evaluating, and instructing riders of Rocky Mountain Horses, Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses, Tennessee Walkers, Gaited Morgan's, Paso Fino's, Fox Trotters, and cross breeds. He has trained and shown successfully at regional and world levels. Rick is an examiner for the Kentucky Mountain Horse Association and is experienced and trained in equine reproduction, shoeing, bitting and saddle fitting.

Richard Shrake
Internationally Acclaimed Instructor, Trainer, Lecturer,
and World Class Horse Show Judge introduces...

Rick Brighton
Resistance Free Accredited Trainer and Instructor

September 18-20, 2009
(Free Friday 6:30pm Horse Owners Workshop, Saturday and Sunday)
Reber Ranch
28606 132nd Avenue SE, Kent WA 98042
Download application and clinic schedule

Do you and your horse have a positive relationship?
The Richard Shrake riding and training methods will allow all who follow them to gain the greatest possible insight into their horse's minds and their own riding ability. Richard's gift of being able to break down each problem into a solvable situation is what makes his teaching far above all other trainer's methods. If you want to excel in your riding and training skills, you've got to have a mastery of fundamentals and be aware of your talents and have the teacher with the credentials to take you to the level you want to reach. Richard has devoted his life to training horses and instructs people to reach their top goals, and he has done this by reaching the top rankings in the professional horse world.

Richard's primary purpose in creating the Resistance Free methods has been to develop cooperation between horse and rider, which results in a way of training and riding that is humane and always has respect for the partnership between the horse and rider. Your goals may be: 1) to build confidence in your riding skills; 2) to be better equipped to communicate with your horse; 3) to ride and train your horse with greater knowledge; 4) to prepare you and your horse for the show ring; and 5) to retrain an older or problem horse.

Clinic includes:
Horse Psychology & Groundwork (halter/showmanship); Bits & Bitting, Resistance Free Riding; Measuring Your Horse’s Potential; Trail Training; Horsemanship (mounted); Q & A’s; Find out if your riding tools are hurting or helping.

Mr. Shrake is an approved horse show judge for 7 breeds and has judged over 16 world and national championship shows: American Quarter Horse, American Paint Horse, Appaloosa Horse Club, Arabian, Ponies of the Americas, etc. He also originated and coached the U.S. World Cup Team.

For more information: Call Rick Brighton 425-226-6943 or email horses@brightonridge.com