With four months complete in 2015, we thought it was a perfect time to sit down with various MFTHBA committees and personnel to discuss what they are working on. In this Question & Answer article, we talked with Jessica Moore, MFTHBA Youth Committee Chairman. Be sure to check back throughout the month of May Read more
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The MFTHBA is proud to announce a new partnership with TrailGuard. TrailGuard, a specialized roadside assistance company, will be joining our Member Benefit program. Through May 15th, MFTHBA members will receive 20% off their membership rate and will lock in this savings for as long as they remain a TrailGuard Read more
Do you have a horse older than 18 months that you forgot to get registered? Now is your chance to complete the registration and save a little money! Throughout the month of April, the MFTHBA will be discounting Stallion, Mare and Gelding registrations. Until April 30, adult stallions can be registered for $100 Read more
Larry Keener and Sadies Ramblin Playboy, Reg. # 04-82225 My first fox trotter was a lanky sorrel gelding that as a colt had got hung in the barb wire fence and was all cut up and had scars all over his body. As a 7 year old that didn’t seem to matter though because he […]Read more
Anna Arnold and Rebel’s B-E-A-Utiful Patina, Reg. #08-92961 Each year at carnival, there is “horse market” in my little town, Gerabronn, in the south of Germany. It is not actually a market to sell (I think that´s what it was in earlier days) but more like a little show, kinda like a model class. I Read more
Samm Pitz and Hard Rock’s Misty Moonlight, Reg. #10-96348 After losing my 42 year old Thoroughbred, I was looking for another horse. After admiring her full sisters, Hard Rick’s Sara & Hard Rock’s Frosty, Mipsi came into my life. Our bond was immediate! As a 3 yr old, she proved to be every Read more
Texas Trail Riders: Join the MFTHBA for a desensitizing clinic with Paco Suarez on May 2 at the Reynolds Creek Equestrian Campground in Waco, Texas. Cost is $35.00 per person and ALL proceeds will go to support the trails via the Texas Equestrian Trail Riders Association. The clinic will begin at 9 am. The event Read more
Tori Blankenship and Playboy’s Sampson, Reg. #00-64803 My most special Fox Trotter is Playboy’s Sampson. When Bud told me that he had bought Sampson in 2006, I was totally against his decision. The reputation of Sam was of a very powerful outlaw. Did he actually expect me to ride this horse? Best thing that has Read more
Andrew Hendrix and Southern Sunrise’s Romeo Reg. #04-82187 This stallion is Southern Sunrise’s Romeo. I bought him when he was four months old with his mother. I had looked at horses all over Missouri and when I pulled in the driveway I knew this was the pair I wanted! As a yearling I modeled him […]Read more
Susan Stanifer, standing, with Quentin Middleton and Zane’s Queen of Hearts, Reg.# F-9732 “I was born into Fox Trotters. Here I am with my grandfather at the Two-Year-Old Futurity.” More About Humans and Horses of the MFTHBA: The Human and Horses of the MFTHBA online series provides an opportunity for Read more