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How
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Our passion is helping people and
horses learn. This was the driving factor for starting
our farm in 1994. We provide honest and reliable resources.
We have helped educate the horse community by providing educational
documentation and mountain horse breed demonstrations which
describes the breed, temperment, and explains their gaits.
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.
| Some examples of how we help educate... |
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"Going
Gaited" - written by Kim Brighton
Be sure to read the feature article "Going Gaited"
from the May issue of Northwest Horse Source! This article is
based on why gaited horses are so popular for recreational riding,
how their gaits differ from non-gaited breeds, different skills
and tack required for riding a gaited horse, and provides tips
for buying the right gaited horse. [Download
print version of article - 1.4MB] You can also
see a web version of the article at www.nwhorsesource.com. |
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Northwest
Gaited Horse Club - Supporting Natural Gaited Horse Awareness
The Northwest Gaited Horse Club is a non-profit volunteer
organization started in 2003 to promote naturally gaited horses
in the Pacific Northwest. The club motto is “Have fun
and learn!” with an emphasis on natural gait (artificial
action devices, additional weight, or soring are prohibited
from club activities). The gaited horse market is the fastest
growing segment of the horse industry. NGHC is in the forefront
of this market, offering clinics, seminars, and workshops
with nationally known trainers, judges and clinicians to educate
gaited horse owners and enthusiasts. The club's annual show,
the Evergreen Gaited Horse Classic, has become one of the
fastest growing gaited horse events in the country!
Brighton Ridge Farm LLC helped to establish and run the Northwest Gaited Horse Club for 5 years. 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 |
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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 |
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Champ
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 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. Now 100% sound on all four feet, we
ride Champ weekly. 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. |
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"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.
(click to see larger
picture)
Learn more about gaited horses by subscribing to: "The Gaited Horse Magazine"! (The one source for everything you need to know about riding, training, caring for and enjoying your gaited horse!) |
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