Sure Luck's Spotted Ivy is a beautiful black and white tobiano filly born in the summer of 2016. She is registered MFTHBA. Both of Ivy's parents are 15.2HH and stocky so this girl will be nice and big when she is done maturing! She is already 14.3HH at 2 years old. Ivy is halter broke, ties, is good for the farrier, ponies off of an ATV, and can be easily caught on 300+ acres. She is currently being trained under saddle and is doing wonderful! We will be hitting the trails with her soon. Her dam is a novice safe trail horse and we expect Ivy to turn out just like her! Ivy bonds very strongly with her "person". Once she bonds with you she will let you do anything with her. She has a very willing personality - she is never disrespectful and never shows any attitude.
Ivy is a valuable addition to any breeding program. Ivy is homozygous for BOTH tobiano and black! That means that if she were bred in the future she would produce 100% tobiano foals and would never produce a chestnut based foal no matter what stallion she is bred to. She has not been tested but is also highly likely homozygous for the gait-keeper gene.
**Ivy's left front leg does turn out very slightly. She is totally sound and it does not bother her on the ground or under saddle. We had her vet checked when she was a foal and had x-rays done. The vet said she was positioned poorly in the womb and that is the cause. It is NOT genetic and will not be passed on to any future foals she may have. Both of her parents and her full brother have perfectly straight legs. Ivy is perfectly sound and gaits around happily out in the pasture. Our vet agrees that she is perfectly fine for trail and pleasure riding.
Check out her video! The black and white mare being ridden in the video is Ivy's dam.
Ivy is a valuable addition to any breeding program. Ivy is homozygous for BOTH tobiano and black! That means that if she were bred in the future she would produce 100% tobiano foals and would never produce a chestnut based foal no matter what stallion she is bred to. She has not been tested but is also highly likely homozygous for the gait-keeper gene.
**Ivy's left front leg does turn out very slightly. She is totally sound and it does not bother her on the ground or under saddle. We had her vet checked when she was a foal and had x-rays done. The vet said she was positioned poorly in the womb and that is the cause. It is NOT genetic and will not be passed on to any future foals she may have. Both of her parents and her full brother have perfectly straight legs. Ivy is perfectly sound and gaits around happily out in the pasture. Our vet agrees that she is perfectly fine for trail and pleasure riding.
Check out her video! The black and white mare being ridden in the video is Ivy's dam.
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This is the full length version of one of my favorite videos Francine Dismukes, a gifted trainer, made for Cory and I when she trained him to lie down to help me get on. As my injury progressed - it became more difficult to mount and ride - it never ceases to amaze my how kind and intuitive horses can be.
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SIZZLING SUMMER SPECIAL
We are running a summer special on all of our horses! From now until September 1st take $1,000 off of the list price on any horse here on our website!
Incredible Izzy - $9,500 **SOLD**
You can enjoy the smoothest, sexiest foxtrot we have ever known with this gorgeous, big, stocky, sweet 15.2HH, 11 year old , double-registered MFTHBA and FFHA (Foundation Foxtrotter Heritage Association) mare. Izzy has a "V-Factor" of 62, which indicates she has less than 25% Tennessee Walker Blood. Many registered FoxTrotters now have more than 50% TWH blood. You can read more on that here: http://www.missourifoxtrottersatoz.com/The%20original%20foundation%20of%20the%20Missouri%20Foxtrotting%20horse.htm
She has a very natural, easy, ground covering foxtrot and equally lovely running walk. Izzy has the gait every rider wants. We have clocked her up to 9 miles per hour in her gaits on our hilly, rocky ranch barefoot. She would make an amazing competitive trail mount or endurance horse and you would win with no sore back or knees. She parks out for you to get on and come to catch you in the pasture. Izzy works off of leg pressure, opens and closes gates, crosses water and any other terrain in front of her, and is not spooky. She has been around cattle, goats, zebras, wildebeest, antelope, and lots of deer on our 367 acre exotic ranch! This is one super fun mare to ride and easily one of the smoothest horses you will find!
She has been bred to our stallion FRD Pure Luck's Sure Luck for a lovely guaranteed spotted foal in 2019.
She has a very natural, easy, ground covering foxtrot and equally lovely running walk. Izzy has the gait every rider wants. We have clocked her up to 9 miles per hour in her gaits on our hilly, rocky ranch barefoot. She would make an amazing competitive trail mount or endurance horse and you would win with no sore back or knees. She parks out for you to get on and come to catch you in the pasture. Izzy works off of leg pressure, opens and closes gates, crosses water and any other terrain in front of her, and is not spooky. She has been around cattle, goats, zebras, wildebeest, antelope, and lots of deer on our 367 acre exotic ranch! This is one super fun mare to ride and easily one of the smoothest horses you will find!
She has been bred to our stallion FRD Pure Luck's Sure Luck for a lovely guaranteed spotted foal in 2019.
Silver Streak Aluminum Trailer - $20,000
1983 Silver Streak 2911 Supreme 30 foot travel trailer
Rear bath, 2 single beds, fridge, microwave, range/oven, electric hot water tank.
Body in good condition; aluminum has some damage in one area behind rear wheel.
We are currently working on repainting the gold trim, shining the aluminum and upgrading and painting the interior with a cool record epoxy floor and music theme with LED lights and guitars. SO COOL! We we can customize it any way you would like if you contact me now.. It can be a concessions trailer, mobile groomer, beauty shop, guest house, pool house, home for mom or dad on your property or just a super cute tiny house. Just think - no real estate taxes to pay anymore and your friends will LOVE it!
Roof AC works wonderfully! I still have the original Motorola 8 track player I had to remove when mounting the split level AC; comes with trailer.
I decoupaged some pictures over some of the wood grain; the hands from Michelangelo's Creation of Adam are by the entrance, Picasso in the living, Rafael in the bedroom, and Lunch Atop a Skyscraper is in the bath.
Mattresses replaced in 2015.
Price will go up as we make it even nicer - so contact me now if you would like us to renovate it for you. Come and tell us what you want and we will give you an estimate! The last 11 pictures are just some of ideas for all of the cool things you can do!
Rear bath, 2 single beds, fridge, microwave, range/oven, electric hot water tank.
Body in good condition; aluminum has some damage in one area behind rear wheel.
We are currently working on repainting the gold trim, shining the aluminum and upgrading and painting the interior with a cool record epoxy floor and music theme with LED lights and guitars. SO COOL! We we can customize it any way you would like if you contact me now.. It can be a concessions trailer, mobile groomer, beauty shop, guest house, pool house, home for mom or dad on your property or just a super cute tiny house. Just think - no real estate taxes to pay anymore and your friends will LOVE it!
Roof AC works wonderfully! I still have the original Motorola 8 track player I had to remove when mounting the split level AC; comes with trailer.
I decoupaged some pictures over some of the wood grain; the hands from Michelangelo's Creation of Adam are by the entrance, Picasso in the living, Rafael in the bedroom, and Lunch Atop a Skyscraper is in the bath.
Mattresses replaced in 2015.
Price will go up as we make it even nicer - so contact me now if you would like us to renovate it for you. Come and tell us what you want and we will give you an estimate! The last 11 pictures are just some of ideas for all of the cool things you can do!
Bombardier 2 seater ATV - HUGE! 3,700 OBO
Very rare! I have never seen another one like this. It is a HUGE 2 seater Bombadier Traxster Max ATV. Very comfortable and rides like a dream! It has barely been used with only 59 original hours on it. We love it, but it is a 2 wheel drive and we use our 4 wheel drives more on the ranch. Brand new this would cost a fortune - I'm guessing around $9,000, but you can't find them anymore. Make me a reasonable offer and come and pick it up...
It is a 2005 model, but basically a brand new ATV! Ride comfortably with your sweetie all cuddled up on the trails. This is truly a HUGE ATV - it is twice as big as our Honda Rancher ATV's.
Clear title in hand.
Located in Lampasas, TX
It is a 2005 model, but basically a brand new ATV! Ride comfortably with your sweetie all cuddled up on the trails. This is truly a HUGE ATV - it is twice as big as our Honda Rancher ATV's.
Clear title in hand.
Located in Lampasas, TX
Awesome 2 horse trailer - $3,700
This HUGE 2 horse trailer is in great condition with a large tackroom! We put a fresh coat of paint on it and it is ready to go for years of hauling horses or anything you need to get places. Clear title in hand. come and check it out, make a reasonable offer and it is yours!
2018 Colt - Blaze - $3,500 |
2018 Filly - Magic - $3,500 |
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Blaze is a super flashy grullo tobiano colt born on April 7, 2018. He is registered as a Spotted Saddle Horse. He shows nice gait in the pasture already and is very sweet. He should mature around 15 hands. We can hold him with a deposit until weaning age. He will be taught to lead, tie, load on a trailer, handle his feet, and will be castrated by weaning age.
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Magic is a lovely smokey black filly born on April 23, 2018. She is a gold-papered Missouri Foxtrotter. She shows nice, smooth gaits in the pasture and has a pretty, feminine head. She should mature around 15 hands. We can hold her with a deposit until weaning age. She will be taught to lead, tie, load on a trailer, and handle her feet prior to weaning age.
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2018 Colt: Tex- $4,500
Sure Luck's Texas Storm is a handsome smokey black tobiano colt that was born on May 16, 2018. He is out of our 15.1HH mare JAKS by our 15.2HH stallion FRD Pure Luck's Sure Luck. He is leggy with great conformation and a sweet disposition. His older full siblings are fantastic riding horses and he should be easy to train when he is older. He can be left intact as a stallion prospect if desired. He can be held with a deposit until weaning age. He will be trained to lead, tie, load on a trailer, and handle his feet.
2018 Colt - Bandit - $3,500
Sure Luck's Smokey Bandit is a pretty, stocky smokey black colt born on May 23, 2018. His sire, FRD Pure Luck's Sure Luck, is homozygous tobiano which means this colt is indeed a minimal white tobiano AKA a "slipped" tobiano. He should mature to 15-15.2HH and be nice and stocky. He can be left intact as a stallion prospect if desired. He can be held with a deposit until weaning age. He will be trained to lead, tie, load on a trailer, and handle his feet.
2018 Colt: Chrome - $15,000 |
2018 Colt: Braveheart - $15,000 |
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Sure Luck's Champagne Chrome is a GORGEOUS classic champagne tobiano stud colt. He was born on May 23, 2018. He should mature to at least 15.2HH and be big and stocky. He is a total sweetheart and would make a fantastic stallion prospect. He can be held with a deposit until weaning age. He will be trained to lead, tie, load on a trailer, and handle his feet.
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Braveheart is a stunning black and white tobiano stud colt born on April 3, 2018. Both his parents are 15.2HH and stocky so he should mature to be nice and big. He has been color tested and is homozygous tobiano and heterozygous black. He would make an excellent stud prospect and will be kept intact for now. This lovely guy has a sweet, teddy bear disposition and is always curious to see what people are up to. He can be held with a deposit until weaning age. He will be trained to lead, tie, load on a trailer, and handle his feet.
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2yo Filly : Ivy - $9,500
2yo Gelding: Noble - $9,500
Sure Luck's Noble Knight is a big minimal white tobiano gelding. Noble was born June 10, 2016 and stands at 15HH already at 2 years old. He is out of our 15.1HH WGC mare JAKS by our 15.2HH stallion FRD Pure Lucks Sure Luck. Noble is currently being trained under saddle and is doing wonderfully! He is hitting the trails already and has a lovely flat walk and foxtrot. Noble is also being trained to lie down on command.
Yearling Filly : Sure Luck's Precious Topaz - $4,500
Topaz is a beautiful black tobiano filly with one blue eye! She was born on May 5, 2017. She has tested homozygous for tobiano! Her dam is our Tennessee Walker mare, Savannah, who stands at 14.3HH. Her sire is our black and white tobiano Missouri FoxTrotter stallion, Tucker, who stands at 15.2HH. Topaz will be registered as a Spotted Saddle Horse. Topaz is halter broke, ties, good for the farrier, loads on the trailer, has been worked over obstacles, and is super sweet and easy to catch.
Yearling Gelding : Captain Morgan - $4,500
Handsome bay and white tobiano gelding colt born on August 13, 2017. Out of our World Champion mare Princess who stands at 14.2HH and by our stallion FRD Pure Luck's Sure Luck who stands at 15.2HH. Captain Morgan is super sweet, loves attention, is halter broke, ties, is good for the farrier, and loads on the trailer.
FRD Pure Luck's Sure Luck "Tucker" - Standing AT STUD
Our homozygous for tobiano and black MFTHBA & SSHBEA Stallion. He is also tested positive for the AA gait gene - which means he carries 2 copies of the gait gene - the strongest a horse can have to potentially throw gait. There is more information on his page about the gait gene and why you should have any stallion you are considering breeding to checked for this if you want a gaited foal. He produces very large foals and they are always spotted as he is tested homozygous for the tobiano gene and the black gene as well, so he will not throw a red gene even out of a chestnut mare. He has thrown two 16.3 hand horses out of 15 hand mares - ANY get, whether the mare is registered or un-registered, that Tucker sires, will be register-able as a Pinto (if not gaited) and both a Pinto and SSHBEA (if gaited). Larger mares only, no ponies, as Tucker tends to throw VERY leggy foals - most foals are 14 hands at 1 year old. Breeding fee for live cover is $1,000 which includes 3 weeks of mare care - live foal guarantee if bred to a mare that has been checked reproductively sound by a veterinarian. See Tucker's full page with additional pictures and video here: http://www.txmft.com/stallion-page.html
Our Zebra Mares
We are SOLD OUT of zebra foals until 2019! We have 4 zebra mares in our herd. Their names are Zambia, Juliet, Hope, and Marty. Keep an eye on our website and facebook page for when zebra foals hit the ground! Foals can be held with a deposit once born. Prices range from $7,500-$9,500 depending on gender and level of training.
Our Foxtrotter Mares
Kate's Dusty Blue Traveler - $9,500 |
Savannah - $7,500 |
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Kate is a flashy registered Missouri Foxtrotter mare that was born in 2011. She stands at 15.2HH and is very stocky. Kate is homozygous tobiano and has one blue eye! She produced a fantastic colt in 2018 sired by FRD Pure Luck's Sure Luck. She is a wonderful mother.
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Savannah is a lovely Spotted Saddle Horse mare born in 2014. She is a rare grulla and white tobiano and she stands at 14.2HH currently. She is coming along very nicely under saddle and is going to make a lovely riding mare. She is a sensitive mare who tries very hard to please. Savannah is confirmed in foal for a April 2019 foal.
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Blondie - $15,000 |
J.A.K.S. - $15,000 |
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Blondie is a 2005 model MFTHBA champagne mare that stands at 15.2HH and is built like a brick house! This mare is absolutely stunning in person and a sweetheart to handle! Blondie has a lovely smooth stepping pace and is SMOOTH all day long. She has some go to her - so can carry most any rider except a total novice. Blondie is confirmed in foal for a late spring 2019 foal.
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JAKS is the 2014 SSHBEA Other Breed Overall World Champion. She took World Champion titles in Jumping and Trail Obstacle, Reserve World Champion in High Jumping and Poles, and Top 4 in Reining, Barrels, and Shotgunning. She is a lovely 15.1 hand palomino MFTHBA mare. JAKS foxtrots and has a fantastic canter. She will do anything for her "person". She is a cadillac all the way and is my trainer's favorite horse to ride. She is light on the bit and a joy to handle. She is one of the greatest horses I have ever known. Jaks is very responsive and versatile and is for experienced riders only. She likes a rider with a light hand and light leg. With my trainer she will work on a loose rein at all gaits and stop quickly from your seat. We have had less experienced riders on her and they will sometimes get her revved up. |
Ella - Arabian Mare - $9,500
Ella is a stunning 8 year old grey Arabian mare. She stands at 14.3HH and is nicely built and stocky. She is considered a "bloody shouldered" grey. You can see the cool dark patches in her light grey coat. This can happen with the grey gene in Arabian horses. (P.S. google search it to learn about a sweet Arabian legend regarding bloody shoulder horses). Ella is currently bred to our Missouri Foxtrotter stallion for an awesome cross due spring 2019. The foal will be guaranteed gaited and tobiano spotted and should have the beautiful half-arab look! The foal will be eligible to be registered as a Spotted Saddle Horse.
President's Sundust Princess - SOLD
Princess is one of the greatest horses that ever lived. She is truly one of a kind. She is one of only two horses in the world that has won world championships in all 3 of her breed associations - MFTHBA, Pinto and SSHBEA as well as tons of RWC's, top 5's and top 10's. She competed at jumping up to the 4'2" level and is the most athletic horse I have ever owned.
She is the 2014 SSHBEA Jumping, Trail, Team Penning, & High Jumping World Champion and Overall AM High Point World Grand Champion, 2013 AM Pinto Jumping World Champion, the 2011 Pinto Youth World Jumping Champion and 2011 MFTHBA World Champion AM Poles. She is a 2005 model, 14.3 hands, stocky, smart and colorful. She is a blue-papered, MFTHBA, SSHBEA & Pinto. She follows you around in the pasture - she is so sweet. Princess last showed in 2014 and has since been producing lovely foals and has been used as a novice trail horse on our exotic ranch. She is wonderful and level headed on trails. She is the kind of mare you can pull out of the pasture at any time and put ANY rider on for a smooth trail ride. She has a natural foxtrot as well as many other great gaits.
SOLD to Janita in California!
She is the 2014 SSHBEA Jumping, Trail, Team Penning, & High Jumping World Champion and Overall AM High Point World Grand Champion, 2013 AM Pinto Jumping World Champion, the 2011 Pinto Youth World Jumping Champion and 2011 MFTHBA World Champion AM Poles. She is a 2005 model, 14.3 hands, stocky, smart and colorful. She is a blue-papered, MFTHBA, SSHBEA & Pinto. She follows you around in the pasture - she is so sweet. Princess last showed in 2014 and has since been producing lovely foals and has been used as a novice trail horse on our exotic ranch. She is wonderful and level headed on trails. She is the kind of mare you can pull out of the pasture at any time and put ANY rider on for a smooth trail ride. She has a natural foxtrot as well as many other great gaits.
SOLD to Janita in California!
Boss's Flashy Sassy - SOLD |
Sure Luck's Funky Cold Medina - SOLD |
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Boss’s Flashy Sassy AKA Flashy is a beautiful sorrel and white tobiano mare, registered MFTHBA. She is 6 years old, 14.2HH, stocky and well-built, and a very easy keeper. Flashy is very personable and in your pocket. She has wonderful work ethic and is a great trail horse! Flashy has a fabulous foxtrot and a good canter. Flashy has a great handle - she neck reins, sidepasses, two-tracks, moves her hindquarters, moves her forequarters, and opens gates. For the more knowledgeable rider Flashy will even ride 100% BRIDLELESS!! She has a bridleless stop and back and steers off of leg cues. She is also trained to lie down on command! SOLD to Mary Ann in Texas!
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Medina is a beautiful black and white tobiano filly who was born in June of 2017. She is registered MFTHBA. She is out of a 15.1HH mare and by our 15.2HH stallion so should mature well over 15 hands. Medina has wonderful conformation and is nice and stocky. She is weaned now and is halter broke, ties, picks up her feet, and has been ponied out on trails. SOLD to Carol King in Amarillo.
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Shakers Got More "Mojo" - SOLD |
Zach the Zebra - SOLD |
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Mojo is a stunning 5 year old 15.2HH black and white tobiano gelding registered with the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association (MFTHBA). He is out of a world champion stallion Shaker's Jamaican Pride and has his sire's sweet temperament. Mojo is a fantastic trail horse, is not spooky, and has great smooth gaits! He has been exposed to tons of wildlife on our 367 acre exotic ranch including zebras, wildebeest, antelope, deer, and more! Mojo neck reins, two tracks, sidepasses, moves his hindquarters, and will move his forequarters off of your leg. For the more knowledgeable rider Mojo will even ride 100% BRIDLELESS! He will steer off of your legs and will do a brideless stop and back. Mojo is also trained to lie down on command! We have also shot blanks from our .22 revolver off of him! This is one fantastic guy! SOLD to Cheryl Welty in Arkansas!
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Zach is out of one of our tame, friendly mares and has been handled and worked with consistently since birth. He has been mother raised! He was born November 27, 2017. Zach has a fantastic disposition and is easy to teach. He is friendly and easy to catch. He is halter trained, ties, and picks up his feet! He is smart and a dream to work with! He comes to you when you kiss to him.
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Katie Morton has her degree in Equine Management from West Texas A&M. She is our head trainer. She won the SSHBEA Overall High Point Other Breed World Grand Championship as well as many World Championships in Jumping, Trail Obstacle & Team Penning. She can teach your horse just about anything and is truly gifted with horses, zebras and people. She is a blessing in every way!
One of my favorite videos of Leo and Pride -
It is our mission to breed the perfect horse...
one that a child or amateur rider can win on at show jumping or any versatility event, take on a nice slow trail ride, compete at endurance when you want to go fast - and at the end of the day - give your child a lesson on him. In order to accomplish this - we breed only the best to the best. We have a fanstastic stallion with color, a kind disposition, and great conformation - that we breed to Top 10 in the World or better champion mares - to create the best of the best. You won't find any broodmares here. Dr. Alexandra Cooper says of Leo, Pride, Princess, JAKS & Ms. T - "These are the perfect horses for children to jump - they are effortless to ride, they stop and turn on a dime and they take care of their rider. They are not so huge as to be intimidating, they are willing, kind and a pleasure to jump - and we win consistently at the USEF and Open Jumping shows. I firmly believe that these Foxtrotters, Spotted Saddle Horses and Pintos will be the future of the jumping horse. For us moms that want their child to have a safe jumping horse that can grow with you even up to open jumping – these are the horses for you. The best part being that you can ride them too – they are safe for any rider - that is their greatest gift – their kind temperament and desire to take care of you. "
Happy to show, own, train and ride eight horses that collectively hold 24 World Championships, 37 Reserve World Championships & 190 Top 10's in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 in 3 breed associations - SSHBEA, MFTHBA and Pinto PtHA - one of our former stallions "Leo" was featured on the news as he has won a World Championship in all three of his breed associations. He is the first horse in history to accomplish this. President's Sundust Princess is the 2nd and she is for sale.
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Information about this amazing foxtrotter breed - The Missouri Fox Trotting Trail Horse is known best for the comfortable ride it produces.
Loved as a trail horse, the majority of registered Missouri Fox Trotters are owned by people who use them for trail riding, competition, endurance, and pleasure riding.
The Missouri Fox Trotter Trail horse also makes a wonderful show horse, the Missouri Fox Trotting and presents itself with elegant beauty and style in the show ring. Many professional outfitters and forest rangers choose the Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse for its endurance and surefooted behavior in rugged terrain. The Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse is equally at home doing ranch work because of its versatility and intelligence. Movie producers appreciate The Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse because of its gentle nature. The breed has quickly earned its reputation as a horse for all occasions.
The Missouri Fox Trotting Trail Horse has three natural gaits: an easy-going flat foot walk, the smooth and comfortable fox trot characteristic of its name, and a relaxed and free-flowing canter. No special shoeing or training is required for these horses to perform their gaits, and their good dispositions and willing attitudes are among their many desirable characteristics, making them one of the most versatile and loved of horse breeds within the equine registries.
Developed from horses in the Missouri Ozarks, the breed is characterized by a gentle demeanor and its signature gait, the fluid, diagonal 4-beat fox trot. Bloodlines can be traced from the horses of early settlers coming to the Ozarks from neighboring states of Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Arkansas. Their horses were depended upon f in this mountainous region and their ability to do whatever was needed around the homestead ranging from plowing to and working livestock, while at the same time being able to double as a stylish buggy horse or riding horse for the family. Whatever the need, this using horse proved capable and adaptable, later becoming known as the Missouri Fox Trotter Horse.
By 1948 a breed association was formed for this talented horse for the purpose of maintaining an accurate stud book for the breed. In 1958 the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association located in Ava, Missouri was reorganized and reincorporated as a stock company. In 1973 the corporation was changed from a stock company to a membership organization. The Association had kept its registry open for qualifying stock until 1983. After that time, horses approved for registration had to have both parents permanently registered in the MFTHBA, effectively becoming a “closed book” registry.
Surefooted in mountainous terrain, gentle in temperament, and smooth of gait for the comfort of both horse and rider, the Missouri Fox Trotting Trail Horse Breed’s
If you ride a Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse today you will want to own one tomorrow.
Loved as a trail horse, the majority of registered Missouri Fox Trotters are owned by people who use them for trail riding, competition, endurance, and pleasure riding.
The Missouri Fox Trotter Trail horse also makes a wonderful show horse, the Missouri Fox Trotting and presents itself with elegant beauty and style in the show ring. Many professional outfitters and forest rangers choose the Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse for its endurance and surefooted behavior in rugged terrain. The Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse is equally at home doing ranch work because of its versatility and intelligence. Movie producers appreciate The Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse because of its gentle nature. The breed has quickly earned its reputation as a horse for all occasions.
The Missouri Fox Trotting Trail Horse has three natural gaits: an easy-going flat foot walk, the smooth and comfortable fox trot characteristic of its name, and a relaxed and free-flowing canter. No special shoeing or training is required for these horses to perform their gaits, and their good dispositions and willing attitudes are among their many desirable characteristics, making them one of the most versatile and loved of horse breeds within the equine registries.
Developed from horses in the Missouri Ozarks, the breed is characterized by a gentle demeanor and its signature gait, the fluid, diagonal 4-beat fox trot. Bloodlines can be traced from the horses of early settlers coming to the Ozarks from neighboring states of Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Arkansas. Their horses were depended upon f in this mountainous region and their ability to do whatever was needed around the homestead ranging from plowing to and working livestock, while at the same time being able to double as a stylish buggy horse or riding horse for the family. Whatever the need, this using horse proved capable and adaptable, later becoming known as the Missouri Fox Trotter Horse.
By 1948 a breed association was formed for this talented horse for the purpose of maintaining an accurate stud book for the breed. In 1958 the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association located in Ava, Missouri was reorganized and reincorporated as a stock company. In 1973 the corporation was changed from a stock company to a membership organization. The Association had kept its registry open for qualifying stock until 1983. After that time, horses approved for registration had to have both parents permanently registered in the MFTHBA, effectively becoming a “closed book” registry.
Surefooted in mountainous terrain, gentle in temperament, and smooth of gait for the comfort of both horse and rider, the Missouri Fox Trotting Trail Horse Breed’s
If you ride a Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse today you will want to own one tomorrow.
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