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2025 Bay Fewspot ApHC Stud Colt "Polar" - $3,750
MD's Polar Vortex
ApHC# 699535
DOB 6/14/2025
EE Aa LP/LP PATN1/n nn for DMRT3
MD's Polar Vortex is a handsome bay fewspot stud colt registered with ApHC. He’s foundation bred - 100% FPD and GAP 6. DOB 6/14/25. Polar would make an outstanding stallion prospect or geld him for a great all around partner. He's double homozygous, a guaranteed color producer, and he will never sire a red foal! EE Aa LP/LP PATN1/n. He *IS NOT* a DMRT3 carrier so will be a W/T/C type. So far he's looking to be quite a big, stocky, and versatile colt! He's out of 15HH parents with a 16HH maternal grandsire. He has a fantastic disposition and is doing great learning to lead, tie, and pick up his feet.
Polar has been weaned and is ready to head to a new home!
ApHC# 699535
DOB 6/14/2025
EE Aa LP/LP PATN1/n nn for DMRT3
MD's Polar Vortex is a handsome bay fewspot stud colt registered with ApHC. He’s foundation bred - 100% FPD and GAP 6. DOB 6/14/25. Polar would make an outstanding stallion prospect or geld him for a great all around partner. He's double homozygous, a guaranteed color producer, and he will never sire a red foal! EE Aa LP/LP PATN1/n. He *IS NOT* a DMRT3 carrier so will be a W/T/C type. So far he's looking to be quite a big, stocky, and versatile colt! He's out of 15HH parents with a 16HH maternal grandsire. He has a fantastic disposition and is doing great learning to lead, tie, and pick up his feet.
Polar has been weaned and is ready to head to a new home!
Dam - Blackland Black Bunny
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Sire - FVF Matt Dillon
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2021 Buckskin MFT Mare "Tanzy" - $12,500
Sensations Southern Harley Chick SS
MFTHBA# 21-105405
DOB 6/27/2021
15HH, 900lbs
Tanzy is a stunning gold buckskin Missouri FoxTrotter mare. This is such a fancy mare with a beautiful way of moving. She is broke to ride and has lovely, all natural gaits under saddle. Tanzy is responsive but not hot and has a desire to please. She will open and close gates and move off of leg pressure i.e. move hindquarters, move shoulders, two track, and sidepass. She has been trail ridden on our 367 acre exotic ranch around deer, antelope, zebras, and various terrain.
Tanzy is bred to our shuffling Appaloosa stallion FVF Matt Dillon for a colored up gaited Walkaloosa foal in 2026! This foal could be bay, buckskin, black, or smokey black with appaloosa patterning ranging from varnish roan to blanket to full leopard. Tanzy had her first foal in 2025 and was a wonderful mother with no problems foaling!
MFTHBA# 21-105405
DOB 6/27/2021
15HH, 900lbs
Tanzy is a stunning gold buckskin Missouri FoxTrotter mare. This is such a fancy mare with a beautiful way of moving. She is broke to ride and has lovely, all natural gaits under saddle. Tanzy is responsive but not hot and has a desire to please. She will open and close gates and move off of leg pressure i.e. move hindquarters, move shoulders, two track, and sidepass. She has been trail ridden on our 367 acre exotic ranch around deer, antelope, zebras, and various terrain.
Tanzy is bred to our shuffling Appaloosa stallion FVF Matt Dillon for a colored up gaited Walkaloosa foal in 2026! This foal could be bay, buckskin, black, or smokey black with appaloosa patterning ranging from varnish roan to blanket to full leopard. Tanzy had her first foal in 2025 and was a wonderful mother with no problems foaling!
2025 Buckskin Sabino MFT Gelding "Zeus" - $4,500
Titan's Magnificent Zeus
DOB 3/23/2025
Dam - 14.2HH, Sire - 15.1HH
*Update* Zeus has been gelded!
Zeus is a handsome buckskin sabino MFT gelding registered with the MFTHBA. He shows beautiful, natural gaits in the pasture and has been friendly from day one! He is very bold and inquisitive and is going to make a lovely, flashy trail horse one day! His dam stands at 14.2HH and his sire stands at 15.1HH.
Zeus is trained to lead, tie, pick up all his feet, and knows how to load on the trailer. He is weaned and ready to go!
DOB 3/23/2025
Dam - 14.2HH, Sire - 15.1HH
*Update* Zeus has been gelded!
Zeus is a handsome buckskin sabino MFT gelding registered with the MFTHBA. He shows beautiful, natural gaits in the pasture and has been friendly from day one! He is very bold and inquisitive and is going to make a lovely, flashy trail horse one day! His dam stands at 14.2HH and his sire stands at 15.1HH.
Zeus is trained to lead, tie, pick up all his feet, and knows how to load on the trailer. He is weaned and ready to go!
Dam - SG Rarity's Velvet Knickers
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Sire - Titan's Conquest
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2025 Black Blanket App Walkaloosa Filly "Cool" - $7,500
**SOLD**
MD's I'm Cool Lookin
DOB 4/1/2025
Dam - 14.2HH, Sire - 15HH
Color tested Ee aa Cr/n LP/n PATN1/n DMRT3/DMRT3.
6 panel negative for genetic diseases.
This stunning filly is a beautiful smokey black leopard Walkaloosa filly registered with the Walkaloosa Horse Association (WHA). She is homozygous for DMRT3 for gait and has been showing off some lovely gaits since day 1! Her dam is a novice friendly Missouri Foxtrotter and she is sired by a shuffling Appaloosa. Cool is incredibly sweet and friendly and very people oriented! She meets you at the gate, is easy to halter and lead, knows how to tie and pick up her feet. She has also been started on some basic groundwork concepts and taught to load on a trailer. This is an incredibly good minded filly who checks all the boxes! Beautiful gaits, all the color, and a fantastic disposition. She will be an incredible trail partner for someone or a great asset to any Walkaloosa breeding program.
SOLD to Pam in New Mexico!
DOB 4/1/2025
Dam - 14.2HH, Sire - 15HH
Color tested Ee aa Cr/n LP/n PATN1/n DMRT3/DMRT3.
6 panel negative for genetic diseases.
This stunning filly is a beautiful smokey black leopard Walkaloosa filly registered with the Walkaloosa Horse Association (WHA). She is homozygous for DMRT3 for gait and has been showing off some lovely gaits since day 1! Her dam is a novice friendly Missouri Foxtrotter and she is sired by a shuffling Appaloosa. Cool is incredibly sweet and friendly and very people oriented! She meets you at the gate, is easy to halter and lead, knows how to tie and pick up her feet. She has also been started on some basic groundwork concepts and taught to load on a trailer. This is an incredibly good minded filly who checks all the boxes! Beautiful gaits, all the color, and a fantastic disposition. She will be an incredible trail partner for someone or a great asset to any Walkaloosa breeding program.
SOLD to Pam in New Mexico!
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Dam - Sensations Southern Smoken Sass SS "Farrah" |
Sire - FVF Matt Dillon
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2015 Perlino MFT Gelding "Titan" - $9,500
Titan's Conquest
MFTHBA# 15-104177
15.1HH, 1,100lbs
Color/Gait Genetics: Ee Aa CR/CR
*Update* Titan has been gelded and is ready to be your next amazing trail and pleasure horse!
Titan is a stunning 2015 model perlino Missouri Foxtrotter gelding. He has an AMAZING barefoot foxtrot, saddle-rack and totally natural rocking chair canter! Titan has a beautiful head with baby doll ears. He stands at 15.1HH with thick bone and a STOCKY build. He LOVES to have his head scratched and closes his eyes. Titan has the loveliest baby-blue eyes and they are always kind and soft.
Titan had a career as an amazing breeding stallion but is now ready to be someone's amazing trail and pleasure horse for many years to come! Titan is a blast to ride with a lovely flat walk, saddle rack, foxtrot, and rocking chair canter! He is the same ride every time and requires no warmup. He neck reins, you can open and close gates off of him and he knows how to move off of leg pressure i.e. move hindquarters, move shoulders, two track, sidepass. He is responsive but not hot and great for most anyone who knows how to ride.
MFTHBA# 15-104177
15.1HH, 1,100lbs
Color/Gait Genetics: Ee Aa CR/CR
*Update* Titan has been gelded and is ready to be your next amazing trail and pleasure horse!
Titan is a stunning 2015 model perlino Missouri Foxtrotter gelding. He has an AMAZING barefoot foxtrot, saddle-rack and totally natural rocking chair canter! Titan has a beautiful head with baby doll ears. He stands at 15.1HH with thick bone and a STOCKY build. He LOVES to have his head scratched and closes his eyes. Titan has the loveliest baby-blue eyes and they are always kind and soft.
Titan had a career as an amazing breeding stallion but is now ready to be someone's amazing trail and pleasure horse for many years to come! Titan is a blast to ride with a lovely flat walk, saddle rack, foxtrot, and rocking chair canter! He is the same ride every time and requires no warmup. He neck reins, you can open and close gates off of him and he knows how to move off of leg pressure i.e. move hindquarters, move shoulders, two track, sidepass. He is responsive but not hot and great for most anyone who knows how to ride.
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2025 Buckskin MFT Gelding "Jasper" - $5,500
Titan's Bronze Jasper
MFTHBA# 25-107561
DOB 5/21/2025
*Update* Jasper has been gelded and weaned and is ready to head to a new home!
Jasper is a stunning buckskin gelding, registered Missouri Foxtrotter. He's a leggy fellow and likely to mature 15+HH. He shows beautiful, all natural gaits like both of his parents. His dam and sire are fabulous, smooth riding horses that excel on the trail and we have plenty of video of them!
Jasper is very confident and people oriented. He's easy to catch and halter, leads, ties, and picks up his feet!
MFTHBA# 25-107561
DOB 5/21/2025
*Update* Jasper has been gelded and weaned and is ready to head to a new home!
Jasper is a stunning buckskin gelding, registered Missouri Foxtrotter. He's a leggy fellow and likely to mature 15+HH. He shows beautiful, all natural gaits like both of his parents. His dam and sire are fabulous, smooth riding horses that excel on the trail and we have plenty of video of them!
Jasper is very confident and people oriented. He's easy to catch and halter, leads, ties, and picks up his feet!
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Dam - Sensations Southern Harley Chick SS "Tanzy" |
Sire - Titan's Conquest
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2025 Perlino MFT Filly "Delight" - $7,500
Titan's Delight
MFTHBA# 25-107786
DOB 9/9/2025
Delight is a stunning blue eyed perlino Missouri Foxtrotter filly. This amazing gal hit the ground running with the most beautiful gaits and the friendliest personality! She is incredibly people oriented and very easy to train. She has had testing done with Etalon and is 6 panel negative for genetic diseases. Her color panel is - Ee Aa CR/CR - and she is homozygous for DMRT3/gait!
This lovely lady would be an amazing asset for a breeding farm to produce flashy, cream based foals with an increased chance of buckskin foals! She will also make an outstanding trail mount with amazing, smooth gaits and her kind disposition. Her parents are 14.2 and 15.1HH so she should reach a nice size.
Delight will be trained to lead, tie, pick up her feet, pony off of the ATV, and load in the trailer prior to weaning.
Delight can also be purchased in a package deal with her dam, Rhythm!
MFTHBA# 25-107786
DOB 9/9/2025
Delight is a stunning blue eyed perlino Missouri Foxtrotter filly. This amazing gal hit the ground running with the most beautiful gaits and the friendliest personality! She is incredibly people oriented and very easy to train. She has had testing done with Etalon and is 6 panel negative for genetic diseases. Her color panel is - Ee Aa CR/CR - and she is homozygous for DMRT3/gait!
This lovely lady would be an amazing asset for a breeding farm to produce flashy, cream based foals with an increased chance of buckskin foals! She will also make an outstanding trail mount with amazing, smooth gaits and her kind disposition. Her parents are 14.2 and 15.1HH so she should reach a nice size.
Delight will be trained to lead, tie, pick up her feet, pony off of the ATV, and load in the trailer prior to weaning.
Delight can also be purchased in a package deal with her dam, Rhythm!
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2022 Buckskin MFT Mare "Rhythm" - $6,500
Rowdy Rhythm's Amazing Grace
MFTHBA# 22-106092
DOB 4/9/2022
14.2HH, 900lbs
Rhythm is a stunning buttermilk buckskin Missouri FoxTrotter mare. She is a naturally SMOOTH gaited trail horse with a flat walk, foxtrot and rocking chair canter! She is suitable for an intermediate rider as she is still young, but is a lovely trail horse. She is responsive but not hot and knows how to move off of leg pressure i.e. move hindquarters, move forequarters, sidepass, two track, started on neck reining, and will open and close gates.
Rhythm produced her first foal in September 2025, a perlino filly! They are available together or separately at weaning. She has been an exceptional mother taking great care of her filly while also allowing us to handle the filly with ease.
Rhythm is a great asset to any breeding program to produce more lovely MFT foals! She has been left open for the next owner. Rhythm has been genetically tested with Etalon. She is 6 panel negative for genetic diseases. Her color genetics are Ee AA Cr/n and she is homozygous for both the gait gene (DMRT3) and the "Curious" gene!
Add her to your breeding program or snap her up for your next fun trail horse!
MFTHBA# 22-106092
DOB 4/9/2022
14.2HH, 900lbs
Rhythm is a stunning buttermilk buckskin Missouri FoxTrotter mare. She is a naturally SMOOTH gaited trail horse with a flat walk, foxtrot and rocking chair canter! She is suitable for an intermediate rider as she is still young, but is a lovely trail horse. She is responsive but not hot and knows how to move off of leg pressure i.e. move hindquarters, move forequarters, sidepass, two track, started on neck reining, and will open and close gates.
Rhythm produced her first foal in September 2025, a perlino filly! They are available together or separately at weaning. She has been an exceptional mother taking great care of her filly while also allowing us to handle the filly with ease.
Rhythm is a great asset to any breeding program to produce more lovely MFT foals! She has been left open for the next owner. Rhythm has been genetically tested with Etalon. She is 6 panel negative for genetic diseases. Her color genetics are Ee AA Cr/n and she is homozygous for both the gait gene (DMRT3) and the "Curious" gene!
Add her to your breeding program or snap her up for your next fun trail horse!
2019 Chestnut Sabino MFT Mare "Sabina" - $17,500
SG Rarity's Velvet Knickers
MFTHBA # 19-103807
DOB 6/10/2019
14.2HH, 900lbs
Sabina is a beautiful 2019 model Missouri Foxtrotter mare that is as sweet as can be. She is a lovely chestnut sabino and is the dam to our stud prospect Genesis. Sabina is amazingly smooth under saddle and a joy to ride. She has been ridden all over our 367 acre exotic ranch around various species of deer, antelope, zebras, cattle, etc. She is a confident mare that rarely startles at anything.
Sabina is bred to our perlino MFT stud Titan's Conquest for a Spring 2026 foal! This foal will be a palomino, buckskin, or smokey black with a 50% chance of sabino patterning!
MFTHBA # 19-103807
DOB 6/10/2019
14.2HH, 900lbs
Sabina is a beautiful 2019 model Missouri Foxtrotter mare that is as sweet as can be. She is a lovely chestnut sabino and is the dam to our stud prospect Genesis. Sabina is amazingly smooth under saddle and a joy to ride. She has been ridden all over our 367 acre exotic ranch around various species of deer, antelope, zebras, cattle, etc. She is a confident mare that rarely startles at anything.
Sabina is bred to our perlino MFT stud Titan's Conquest for a Spring 2026 foal! This foal will be a palomino, buckskin, or smokey black with a 50% chance of sabino patterning!
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2016 Bay Fewspot ApHC Stallion "Matt Dillon" $20,000
*DMRT3 Carrier!*
*Triple Registered ApHC, WHA, & ICAA*
2016 ApHC Bay Fewspot Appaloosa Stallion with one copy of the gait gene. Will always throw color, even on a solid mare!
FVF Matt Dillon
ApHC# 681456
DOB 4/03/2016
Color/Gait Genetics: EE Aa LP/LP PATN1/n DMRT3/n
Triple Registered ApHC, WHA, and ICAA
2025 Stud Fee: $950, Live Cover Only (Lampasas, Texas) - standing until sold.
FVF Matt Dillon is an amazing 2016 model bay fewspot, foundation bred Appaloosa stallion. He is a guaranteed color producer AND he carries a copy of the gait gene (DMRT3)! Full color genetics EE Aa LP/LP PATN1/n DMRT3/n. Matt Dillon stands 15HH with a great build, pretty head, and a nice mane and tail! He is also 6 panel negative for genetic diseases and Gap 6 foundation bred registered ICAA.
Matt is trained to ride and is a lovely, easy trail stallion! He has a great 4 beat gait that is fun to ride. He is very good natured and easy to work with and throws his lovely disposition to his foals! Matt hasn't been ridden in 2 years so would need a refresher before riding again.
He will produce leopards and varnish roan appaloosas when bred to solid colored mares. Matt Dillon is an ideal stallion to breed gaited mares to for well gaited Walkaloosa foals with guaranteed color!
FVF Matt Dillon
ApHC# 681456
DOB 4/03/2016
Color/Gait Genetics: EE Aa LP/LP PATN1/n DMRT3/n
Triple Registered ApHC, WHA, and ICAA
2025 Stud Fee: $950, Live Cover Only (Lampasas, Texas) - standing until sold.
FVF Matt Dillon is an amazing 2016 model bay fewspot, foundation bred Appaloosa stallion. He is a guaranteed color producer AND he carries a copy of the gait gene (DMRT3)! Full color genetics EE Aa LP/LP PATN1/n DMRT3/n. Matt Dillon stands 15HH with a great build, pretty head, and a nice mane and tail! He is also 6 panel negative for genetic diseases and Gap 6 foundation bred registered ICAA.
Matt is trained to ride and is a lovely, easy trail stallion! He has a great 4 beat gait that is fun to ride. He is very good natured and easy to work with and throws his lovely disposition to his foals! Matt hasn't been ridden in 2 years so would need a refresher before riding again.
He will produce leopards and varnish roan appaloosas when bred to solid colored mares. Matt Dillon is an ideal stallion to breed gaited mares to for well gaited Walkaloosa foals with guaranteed color!
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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 me how kind and intuitive horses can be.
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Katie McCauley 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!
Happy buyers with their new friends...
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 fantastic stallions with color, kind dispositions , great conformation and smooth gaits - so we can all enjoy our rides - no matter what type of discipline you enjoy: trails, jumping, versatility , endurance - ANYTHING!
Our team 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 and President's Sundust Princess is the 2nd.
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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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