The Standard Class List Committee has completed its review and proposed updates to the MFTHBA Standard Class List to be used at the World Show and Celebration from 2026 through 2028. They are now seeking input from our members, exhibitors, and horse owners on the changes before they are finalized.

Why a Standard Class List Matters

This list outlines the classes guaranteed to be on the World Show & Celebration schedule in the format presented and will count toward year-end points and awards. The Show and Versatility Committees retain the flexibility to add or trial additional classes beyond this list.

Having a consistent and published list of classes provides many benefits to our members:

• Predictability for Planning: Exhibitors and trainers can plan their show schedules and training programs more confidently knowing which classes will be offered.
• Horse Value and Development: Owners benefit from knowing how their horses can be showcased over time, encouraging development across a variety of divisions.
• Transparency: Posting the class list years in advance helps members make informed decisions about training, breeding, and participation.

The proposed list builds on past formats with adjustments based on participation data and feedback. Some key enhancements include an emphasis on aligning divisions with current exhibitor trends.

Your Voice Matters

The updated list will be in effect for a three-year cycle (2026–2028) before the next review. This is your opportunity to offer suggestions, express support, or raise concerns.  Feedback, comments, and suggestions should be shared with Anita Dunham, MFTHBA Standard Class List Committee Chairman (816-284-3197 or dunhamanita@gmail.com).  Be sure to reference any specific class or division you are commenting on.

Thank you for helping us build a strong, exhibitor-focused Celebration that continues to grow the visibility and value of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse.

2021-2023 Standard Class List	2026-2028 Standard Class List
OPEN	OPEN
Open 2 year old	eliminated
Open 2 year old preliminary	eliminated
Open 3 year old	Open 3 year old
Open 3 year old Mares	Open 3 year old Mares
Open 3 year old Stallions & Geldings	Open 3 year old Stallions & Geldings
Open 4 year old	Open 4 year old
Open 4 year old preliminary	Open 4 year old preliminary
Open 5 years & older (will canter)	Open 5 years & older (will canter)
Open 5 years & older Mares (will canter)	Open 5 years & older Mares (will canter)
Open 5 years & older Stallions & Geldings (will canter)	Open 5 years & older Stallions & Geldings (will canter)
Out of State Horse & Rider	Out of State
Out of State Horse & Rider (A)	Out of State(A)
Out of State Horse & Rider (B)	Out of State(B)
Pleasure	Pleasure
English Pleasure	English Pleasure
Country Pleasure	Country Pleasure
Classic Horse 10 years and older	Classic Horse 10 years and older
Classic Horse 10 years and older (A)	Classic Horse 10 years and older (A)
Classic Horse 10 years and older (B)	Classic Horse 10 years and older (B)
Bareback Equitation (Rider 15 & over)	Bareback Equitation (Rider 15 & over)
Open Costume	Open Costume
Jockey Change -Any age or sex rider	Jockey Change -Any age or sex rider
Senior Citizen	Expanded to Ladies & Mens 60 years and older
	Matched Pair
AMATEUR OWNED	AMATEUR OWNED
Amateur Owned 3 year old	Amateur Owned 3 year old
Amateur Owned 3 year old Mares	Amateur Owned 3 year old (A)
Amateur Owned 3 year old Stallions and Geldings	Amateur Owned 3 year old (B)
Amateur Owned 4 year old	Amateur Owned 4 year old
Amateur Owned 4 year old Mares	Amateur Owned 4 year old (A)
Amateur Owned 4 year old Stallions and Geldings	Amateur Owned 4 year old (B)
Amateur Owned 5 years & older (will canter)	Amateur Owned 5 years & older (will canter)
Amateur Owned 5 years & older Mares (will canter)	Amateur Owned 5 years & older (A) (will canter)
Amateur Owned 5 years & older Stallions & Geldings (will canter)	Amateur Owned 5 years & older (B) (will canter)
Amateur Owned Specialty 5 years & older	Amateur Owned Specialty 5 years & older
Amateur Owned Specialty 5 years & older (A)	Amateur Owned Specialty 5 years & older (A)
Amateur Owned Specialty 5 years & older (B)	Amateur Owned Specialty 5 years & older (B)
AMATEUR OWNED NO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 90 DAYS	AMATEUR OWNED NO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 90 DAYS
Amateur Owned NPT 90 days 3 years & older	Amateur Owned NPT 90 days 3 & 4 years old
Amateur Owned NPT 90 days 3 year old	Amateur Owned NPT 90 days 3 & 4 years old
Amateur Owned NPT 90 days 4 & 5 year old	Amateur Owned NPT 90 days 5 years and over
Amateur Owned NPT 90 days 6 years and older	Amateur Owned NPT 90 days 5 years and older
OPEN AMATEUR	OPEN AMATEUR
Open Amateur 2 year old	eliminated
Open Amateur 2 year old preliminary	eliminated
Open Amateur 3 year old	Open Amateur 3 year old
Open Amateur 3 year old Mares	Open Amateur 3 year old preliminary
Open Amateur 3 year old Stallions & Geldings	eliminated
Open Amateur 4 year old	Open Amateur 4 year old
Open Amateur 4 year old (A)	Open Amateur 4 year old preliminary
Open Amateur 4 year old  (B)	eliminated
Open Amateur Specialty 5 years & older	Open Amateur Specialty 5 years & older
	Open Amateur 5 years and older (will canter)
OPEN AMATEUR LIMITED RIDER	OPEN AMATEUR LIMITED RIDER
Open Amateur Limited Rider 3 years & older	Open Amateur Limited Rider 3 years & older
Open Amateur Limited Rider 3 years & older (A)	Open Amateur Limited Rider 3 years & older (A)
Open Amateur Limited Rider 3 years & older (B)	Open Amateur Limited Rider 3 years & older (B)
OPEN AMATEUR NOVICE RIDER	OPEN AMATEUR NOVICE RIDER
Open Amateur Novice Rider 3 years & older	Open Amateur Novice Rider 3 years & older
Open Amateur Novice Rider 3 years & older (A)	Open Amateur Novice Rider 3 years & older (A)
Open Amateur Novice Rider 3 years & older (B)	Open Amateur Novice Rider 3 years & older (B)
AMATEUR OWNED & TRAINED	AMATEUR OWNED & TRAINED
Amateur Owned & Trained 3 years & Older	Amateur Owned & Trained 3 & 4 years old
Amateur Owned & Trained 3 year old	Amateur Owned & Trained 3 & 4 years old
Amateur Owned & Trained 4 & 5 year old	Amateur Owned & Trained 5 years and over
Amateur Owned & Trained 6 years & Older	Amateur Owned & Trained 5 years and older
LADIES	LADIES
Ladies 3 Year Old	Ladies 3 Year Old
Ladies 3 Year Old (A)	Ladies 3 Year Old
Ladies 3 Year Old (B)	eliminated
Ladies 5 years & under	Ladies 5 years & under
Ladies 5 years & under (A)	Ladies 5 years & under
Ladies 5 years & under (B)	eliminated
Ladies 6 years & older	Ladies 6 years & older
Ladies 6 years & older (A)	Ladies 6 years & older (A)
Ladies 6 years & older (B)	Ladies 6 years & older (B)
	Ladies Riders 60 years & over
MENS	MENS
Mens 5 year & under	Mens 5 year & under
Mens 5 year & under (A)	eliminated
Mens 5 year & under (B)	eliminated
Mens 6 years & older	Mens 6 years & older
Mens 6 years & older  (A)	eliminated
Mens 6 years & older (B)	eliminated
	Mens Riders 60 years & over
YOUTH	YOUTH
Youth 11 & under	Youth 11 & under
Youth 11 & under (A)	Youth 11 & under (A)
Youth 11 & under (B)	Youth 11 & under (B)
Youth 12-14	Youth 12-14
Youth 12-14 (A)	Youth 12-14
Youth 12-14 (B)	eliminated
Youth 15-17	Youth 15-17
Youth 15-17 (A)	Youth 15-17
Youth 15-17 (B)	eliminated
Youth Equitation	Youth Equitation
Youth Leadline	Youth Leadline
Youth Novice Rider 17 & under	Youth Novice Rider 17 & under
Youth Out of State	Youth Out of State
	Youth Walk Only 9 years and under
OPEN MODEL	OPEN MODEL
Open Weanling Model	Open Weanling Model
Open Yearling Model	Open Yearling Model
Open Junior Model	Open Junior Model
Open Senior Model	Open Senior Model
Gelding Model	Gelding Model
	Get of sire
AMATEUR-OWNED MODEL	AMATEUR-OWNED MODEL
Amateur Owned Weanling Model	Amateur Owned Weanling Model
Amateur Owned Yearling Model	Amateur Owned Yearling Model
Amateur Owned Junior Model	Amateur Owned Junior Model
Amateur Owned Senior Model	Amateur Owned Senior Model
YOUTH MODEL	YOUTH MODEL
Youth Model	Youth Model A
	Youth Model B
OPEN VERSATILITY PLEASURE	OPEN VERSATILITY PLEASURE
Open English Pleasure	Open English Pleasure
Open Showmanship	Open Showmanship
Open Western Pleasure	Open Western Pleasure
OPEN VERSATILITY WORKING HORSE	OPEN VERSATILITY WORKING HORSE
Open Reining	Open Reining
Open Trail	Open Trail
Open Western Horsemanship	Open Western Horsemanship
OPEN VERSATILITY SPEED HORSE	OPEN VERSATILITY SPEED HORSE
Open Barrel Race	Open Barrel Race
Open Pole Bending	Open Pole Bending
Open Stake Race	Open Stake Race
OPEN VERSATILITY TWO GAIT	OPEN VERSATILITY TWO GAIT
Open Trail  – No Canter	Open Trail  – No Canter
Open Western Pleasure– No canter	Open Western Pleasure– No canter
OPEN AMATEUR VERSATILITY PLEASURE	OPEN AMATEUR VERSATILITY PLEASURE
Open Amateur English Pleasure	Open Amateur English Pleasure
Open Amateur Showmanship	Open Amateur Showmanship
Open Amateur Western Pleasure	Open Amateur Western Pleasure
OPEN AMATEUR VERSATILITY WORKING HORSE	OPEN AMATEUR VERSATILITY WORKING HORSE
Open Amateur Reining	Open Amateur Reining
Open Amateur Trail	Open Amateur Trail
Open Amateur Western Horsemanship	Open Amateur Western Horsemanship
OPEN AMATEUR VERSATILITY SPEED HORSE	OPEN AMATEUR VERSATILITY SPEED HORSE
Open Amateur Barrel Race	Open Amateur Barrel Race
Open Amateur Pole Bending	Open Amateur Pole Bending
Open Amateur Stake Race	Open Amateur Stake Race
YOUTH VERSATILITY PLEASURE	YOUTH VERSATILITY PLEASURE
Youth English Pleasure	Youth English Pleasure
Youth Showmanship	Youth Showmanship
Youth Western Pleasure	Youth Western Pleasure
YOUTH VERSATILITY WORKING HORSE	YOUTH VERSATILITY WORKING HORSE
Youth Reining	Youth Reining
Youth Trail	Youth Trail
Youth Western Horsemanship	Youth Western Horsemanship
YOUTH VERSATILITY SPEED HORSE	YOUTH VERSATILITY SPEED HORSE
Youth Barrel Race	Youth Barrel Race
Youth Pole Bending	Youth Pole Bending
Youth Stake Race	Youth Stake Race
OPEN RANCH HORSE	OPEN RANCH HORSE
Open Ranch Horse Conformation	Open Ranch Horse Conformation
Open Ranch Horse Cutting	Open Ranch Horse Cutting
Open Ranch Horse Pleasure	Open Ranch Horse Pleasure
Open Ranch Horse Roping	Open Ranch Horse Roping
Open Ranch Horse Versatility	Open Ranch Horse Versatility
Open Ranch Horse Working Cow Horse	Open Ranch Horse Working Cow Horse
OPEN AMATEUR RANCH HORSE	OPEN AMATEUR RANCH HORSE
Open Amateur Ranch Horse Conformation	Open Amateur Ranch Horse Conformation
Open Amateur Ranch Horse Cutting	Open Amateur Ranch Horse Cutting
Open Amateur Ranch Horse Pleasure	Open Amateur Ranch Horse Pleasure
Open Amateur Ranch Horse Roping	Open Amateur Ranch Horse Roping
Open Amateur Ranch Horse Versatility	Open Amateur Ranch Horse Versatility
Open Amateur Ranch Horse Working Cow Horse	Open Amateur Ranch Horse Limited Working Cow Horse
Open Amateur Ranch Sorting	Open Amateur Ranch Sorting
Youth Ranch Sorting	Youth Ranch Sorting
Open Ranch Sorting	Open Ranch Sorting
For performance classes only, classes with at least one preliminary will qualify for the WGC title.	Note: Single preliminary classes with 15 or more entries will be split.
	For performance classes only, classes with at least one preliminary will qualify for the WGC title.