At the November Board Meeting, the MFTHBA Board of Directors voted to remove the canter from the Open 4-year-old division. This change will take effect in 2022 and apply to all shows hosted by the MFTHBA. “This change was made in response to the low numbers of entries at the 2021 Celebration,” shared MFTHBA Read more
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The MFTHBA will be hosting a Spring Fling Horse show on April 29 and 30, 2022. The event will take place at the MFTHBA World Headquarters in Ava, Missouri. A rain date has been set for May 6 and 7, 2022. Currently, the plan is to offer a 12 class performance show on Friday evening, […]Read more
At the October Board Meeting, the MFTHBA Board of Directors approved a change to the rules for the stallion breeding report. The change goes into effect on January 1 making it applicable to the 2021 Stallion Breeder Reports which are due January 15. The approved change allows stallion owners to authorize the Read more
The MFTHBA Judges Committee has proposed a series of potential rule changes and the MFTHBA Board of Directors has approved for these recommendations to be published for member review. These changes will be voted on by the Board of Directors later this year. Members should note that these changes may or may not Read more
Election results were announced on October 12, 2021, MFTHBA Board of Directors Meeting by the independent accounting firm, Compere Robinette CPAs. Secretary/Treasurer – Melvin Snethern -533 Region 1 Director – Hope Adams-46 Region 4 Director – Chris Patterson-86 Region 9 Director – Julie Cook-53 Region 10 Director Read more
Phase 2 on the MFTHBA technology update includes a redesign and upgrade to the Online Horse Records System. This system is the website portal that allows MFTHBA members to access expanded registry information such as extended pedigrees expanding back to the origin of the registry, offspring information, and more. Read more
During this year’s World Show and Celebration, we, unfortunately, had some incidents that must be addressed. There was a very serious threat anonymously made to one of our judges and also some vandalism occurred at an individual’s stalls. The MFTHBA takes these things very seriously and we feel there Read more
The MFTHBA Board of Directors has approved a series of Rule Book changes to be published for member review. These changes will be voted on by the Board of Directors later this year. Members should note that these changes may or may not be implemented and are being provided to allow members a chance to […]Read more
Come Rain or Shine The Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association (MFTHBA) Judges Committee will be hosting a Ranch Horse Seminar on July 24, 2021, in Fulton, Missouri. This seminar will include instruction on scoring and judging versatility Ranch Horse competitions. This seminar will go into detail about what Read more
The Region 10 Director position is vacant. Individuals interested in the open position should send a letter of interest to the MFTHBA office as soon as possible. The position will be open for 30 days. The appointed individual will serve until the next election when the MFTHBA members from Region 10 will vote on Read more