Our passion is helping people and horses learn. This was the driving factor for starting our farm in 1994. We have set a precedence by providing honest and reliable information about gaited horses to the equine community in the Northwest. We help educate by: writing educational articles; performing mountain horse breed demonstrations explaining gaits; creating and running a non-profit club for natural gaited horses with clinics and an annual all gaited horse show.

We strive to learn as much as we can and owe special thanks to our mentors and experts in the equine community (equine nutritionists, farriers, saddle and bit specialists, equine chiropractors, feed and tack stores, magazine publishers, stables, breeders, trainers, clinicians, and veterinarians). There is always something new to learn that can benefit the horse and rider.

Brighton Ridge Farm LLC helped to establish and run the Northwest Gaited Horse Club and annual all gaited breed natural horse show for 5 years. The Northwest Gaited Horse Club is a non-profit volunteer organization started in 2003 to promote naturally gaited horses in the Pacific Northwest. With dedicated support from friends, club sponsors, and devoted gaited horse enthusiasts, the Northwest Gaited Horse Club is helping to increase natural gaited horse awareness and activities in the Northwest. Learn more... www.nwgaitedhorse.com

EquiMasters/Northwest Horse Fair and Expo
Brighton Ridge Farm LLC has participated in major horse expos in Washington and Oregon since 1997. We have been dedicated to help educate and promote the breed through breed demonstrations and running a booth to answer questions and provide documentation on gait definitions.

2002 with HWF's Nick's Little Lady

Champ - Surviving a Severe Founder on all Four Feet
Our miracle horse has taught us and can teach you. This horse has survived a severe founder on all four feet with coffin bones exposed. He became ill from an endotoxin release in Tennessee while in training for the 1999 International show, severely foundered on all four feet and almost died.

Champ never gave up and neither did we. He spent the next year with a great vet in Knoxville, TN, Jon Koella, DVM, his wife Sherry, and Don and Betsy Coffey of Rocky Valley Quarter Horses. With his great will to live, they doctored him back to being sound and strong enough to make the trip back home. On the return trip, Champ visited the Kentucky Horse Park where he was intended to show just one year before. Champ is 100% sound on all four feet. He runs and plays in the pasture. The remaining signs of his illness are the permanent scars on his body from having to lay down for 6 months. We are so fortunate to have him in our life. He has such a big heart!

Champ has performed at several major horse expos to help others learn how to survive a severe founder and continues to win the hearts of those that stop by to see him. Spectators are astonished to see a horse can survive such an ordeal and Champ gives encouragement and knowledge to those fighting similar battles. We continue to work with vets in the area and show the before (x-rays and photos) and after of a horse that pulled through such a miracle.

"The Sound Majority" - Champions support sound horse associations and shows
The Winter 2002 and Spring 2003 issues of "The Gaited Horse" magazine featured a "Sore No More" article and the back cover promoted sound champion horses with sound horse associations. 8 time world champion mare, HWF's Nicks Little Lady, is shown in the top left corner and has been helping to promote sound horses with educational breed demonstrations since 2001.

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