Our Trainers
Troy Corbett, Manager / Trainer
Like his dad, Troy was born into and grew up in the horse buisness and it is no wonder he bacame a horse trainer, what with his father being a top trainer and his grandfather being a trainer. Troy was destined to this profession. Troy Grew up Troy in Bothell Washington and Attended Bothell High School where he excelled in many differetnt sports and was an 3 Sport Letterman and was a starter on the Varsity Football Team for 3 years. Troy started riding at age 3 and rode until he was 10, he started showing at age 7 and over those years competed sucsessfully in equitation, 5 gaited and pleasure. When Troy was 10 he felt the need for speed and put riding on hold to master his new love, driving Road Horse's and Pony's. At age 11 he was at the time the youngest person showing Roashorse's in the country. He showed Roadhorse's for 10 years winning up and down the West Coast and in the Northwest beating trainers and exhibitors twice his age. Troy and his horse, Accelerator, where undefeatd in 1990 and 1991 with wins at The Cow Palace, Monterey Springfest, Santa Barbara National and NWSA Fall Classic. Troy took a break from horses and showing in the early 90's to serve his country in the US Air Force where he attained the rank of Sr. Airman. Also during this time he attended College at the University Of Illinois, where he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraturnaty. Due to an injury and military cutbacks Troy was given an early discharge. After an Honorable Discharge from the Air Force Troy returned home and got back into horses helping out his dad. In the end Horses and the horse buisness lured him back, in 1994 Troy turned professional and went to work full time for his father as an Assistant Trainer at Marywood Farm. At Marywood Farm Troy got the opportunity to work along side his dad and ride and drive many top horses as well as break, train and show many young horse's due to Marywood's breeding program. Troy got to hone his horsemanship and training skills at Marywood Farm. In 1999 when Marywood Farm closed, Troy and his wife Brenda ressurrected Corbett Stables along with his parents Les and Andrea. Today Troy and his wife Brenda have built a successfull family friendly buisness that is showing competative horse's and rider's throughout the Northwest, Canada, and California.
troyc@corbettstables.net
Brenda Corbett, Trainer/ Instructor
Brenda started riding when she was 8 years old . She was a horse crazy girl and started taking lessons with a local trainer that was at a barn near to her home. After 2 years of lessons she got her own horse, an Arabian mare that she leased for a year before buying. Brenda showed her mare nicknamed Lady for 7 years on the Washington State Zone Circuit where she was nearly unbeatable in Saddleseat and also did quite well in othe disciplines. In 1995 Brenda sold Lady and bought an Arabian gelding SH Brash who she ahd been riding for her trainer for 2 years before she purchased him. Brenda showed Brash on the Arabian A circuit for 4 years where she was very competative. In the Spring of 1996 Brenda met Troy and they started dating and Brenda became part of the Marywood family helping work horses, handling and breaking baby's, and working at shows as well as showing. Brenda turned from Arabians as she fell in love with the American Saddlebred at Marywood Farm. In 1998 Troy and Brenda got married and Brenda officially became a member of the family. She kept her amateur status until 2001. At that time Brenda decided it would be helpfull if she turned professional and could start helping her husband Troy by giving lessons and working and training horses to lighten his daily load. Brenda has become a top notch instructor who is able to take the most timid and nervous rider and turn them into a top confident show rider. On top of that she has become an accomplished Horse Woman.
Brendacorbett2@yahoo.com