Our Trainers
Kenton Wright
Kenton Wright has been riding horses since he was five days old as his mom rode pens in a feedlot. A sixth-generation rancher/horse trainer in the Pacific Northwest, Kenton grew up training ranch horses with an emphasis on producing safe, versatile mounts for all walks of life. Even during his collegiate baseball career, Kenton continued to train horses in various disciplines from rope and barrel futurity horses in Texas to horses for mounted police. As his professional baseball career took him all over he still found time to add new equestrian disciplines to his repertoire including, eventers, jumpers, polo and mounted archery. He is an accomplished polo player and has garnered numerous accolades in mounted archery. Kenton earned national top honors his first year in working equitation (2017) winning the Novice Horse/Rider pair division; since then he has had numerous horse of the years and competed up through Master’s Level both domestically and internationally. Early in 2018, at his first rated dressage show, he brought home the high score award from Heart of the Valley Dressage. Kenton has earned numerous USDF and USAWE medals including the Platinum medal. Kenton was selected as a member of the inaugural international Team USA for working equitation in 2026, competing in Jerez, Spain.
Kenton diligently continues his education by seeking out instruction, most recently from: FEI Five Star Judge Mike Osinski, World Champion Gilberto Silva and Portuguese Rejoneador David Gomes. Kenton currently competes in dressage and Working Equitation with WoW horses as well as client horses.
Maverick “Pavito” Wright
Maverick “Pavito” Wright has been on a horse since the day of birth. A seventh-generation rancher/horse trainer in the Pacific Northwest, Maverick is training ponies/horses with an emphasis on producing safe, versatile mounts for all walks of life. A busy show schedule of Working Equtiation and dressage events, Maverick also enjoys going to rodeos, roping events, riding in the mountains and jumping. Recent accomplishments include earning national pony cup top honors in 2022 and 2023 top rider in dressage seat equitation for USDF Region 6 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 and will represent them at Lamplight for the third consecutive year in 2026. Additionally he won a bronze medal at the North American Youth for the inaugural Children's division in 2025. In Working Equitation Maverick was the first youth to compete at a WAWE event in the USA where he competed two horses and is the highest ranking junior in the United States. Maverick is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and continues to work on his USDF and USAWE medals.
Maverick diligently continues his education by seeking out instruction, most recently from: FEI Five Star Judge Mike Osinski, World Champion Gilberto Silva and Rejoneador David Gomes. Maverick currently competes both WoW and client ponies/horses in dressage and Working Equitation.