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The Trainer of the Year award was designed to recognize the achievements of professional horsemen and women involved in the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse breed.  The three nominees for the 2017 award represent the work ethic, dedication, and hard work needed to make a living in the equine world. “David Ogle, Brian Read more

Good sportsmanship is part of the tradition of equine events.  Whether it is following rules and playing fair at a horses show, lending a hand to a fellow trail rider, or treating fellow equestrians with respect and courtesy, MFTHBA members exhibit good sportsmanship on a daily basis.  The MFTHBA Sportsmanship Read more

From its beginnings in the American West, the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) has spread roots both nationally and internationally. The AERC sanctions more than 700 rides each year throughout North America. In 1978 the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) recognized endurance riding as an Read more

The 2017 MFTHBA Stallion of the Year is Grand Central. He was bred by Steve Maxey of Watkinsville, Georgia, and he is owned by Joe and Jennifer Stewart of Farmington, Arkansas. This is the fifth straight year that Grand Central has been named to the Stallion of the Year Top 5 and the fourth year […]Read more

Congratulations to Jester’s Charming Legend for being named a 2017 Top 5 Stallion. Jester’s Charming Legend was recently named the MFTHBA Breeding Sire of the Year for the third year in a row, and this is the third year that he has been named a Top 5 stallion.  Jester’s Charming Legend was bred by Larry […]Read more

Southern Playboy is a familiar name when it comes to MFTHBA Stallion of the Year award. Since the inception of the Stallion of the Year award in 2012, Southern Playboy has been in the Top 5 every year, including winning the 2013 Stallion of the Year. Bred, owned, and shown by Clyde Connelly of Ava, […]Read more

Jester’s Charming King R. was bred by Larry Robbins of Farmington, Arkansas, and he is owned by Becky Bailey of Russellville, Arkansas.Congratulations to Jester’s Charming King R. on being named a 2017 Top 5 Stallion. He has been named a Top 5 stallion five of the six years the award has been given.  He was Read more

Congratulations to Gunslinger’s Guns and Roses A. on being named a 2017 Top 5 Stallion. Gunslinger’s Guns and Roses A. is being named a Top 5 Stallion for the first time.  He was bred by Brent Abbott of London, Arkansas, and he is owned by Brent and William Abbott of London, Arkansas. Gunslinger’s Guns and […]Read more

The MFTHBA congratulates Jester’s Charming Legend on being named the 2017 Breeding Sire of the Year.  This is is the third year in a row in which Jester’s Charming Legend has been named the winner of this prestigious award.  Owned by Brian Oglesby of Perry, Missouri, this sorrel stallion has had an accomplished Read more

The MFTHBA congratulates Sunrise’s Golden Image on being named a Top 5 MFTHBA Breeding sire.  Owned by Brian and Tara Land of Dora, Missouri, Sunrise’s Golden Image is named a Top 5 Breeding Sire for the second straight year.  Bred by Larry Stevens of Marshfield, Missouri, the Lands have owned Sunrise’s Golden Read more