The MFTHBA congratulates Southern Sunrises Hotshot on being named a Top 5 MFTHBA Breeding Sire.  Owned by Larry Stevens of Marshfield, Missouri, Southern Sunrises Hotshot is named a Top 5 Breeding Sire for the fourth time.  Bred by Larry Stevens of Marshfield, Missouri, Southern Sunrises Hotshot is making his mark by being the sire of horses registered in the MFTHBA’s Pony Registry.  Southern Sunrises Hotshot was sired by Southern Sunrise and out of Missouri’s Jealousee (by Missouri Traveler E).

The MFTHBA thanks Larry Stevens for his contributions to the future generations of Missouri Fox Trotters through his stallion Southern Sunrises Hotshot. Southern Sunrises Hotshot and Mr. Stevens will be formally recognized for this accomplishment at the 2023 MFTHBA World Show & Celebration.

The Breeding Sire of the Year award was established by the MFTHBA Membership Committee to recognize stallions providing significant impact to the continuation of the breed.  In addition, the award was designed to encourage foal registration in a timely manner, something that helps the MFTHBA in its task to preserve the registry of the breed.

The criteria for the award are simple:

• All stallions who submit an on-time stallion breeding report are eligible.
• The 2022 Top Breeding Sires represent the stallions with the most foals born in 2022 and registered with the MFTHBA by December 31, 2022.

Rounding out the Top 10 Breeding Sires:

3. Rowdy’s Pride DN
4. Hollywood Playboy
5. Sensation’s Southern Spark GWL
6. Dandy’s Blue Harley
7. Chief’s Mighty Man D
8. Sensation’s Saint Elmo
9. Buck My T
10. Crash E