• The Missouri Fox Trotter is a horse that is named for its unique four-beat trotting gait.
    1. Origin: United States
    2. Height: 14 to 16 hands
    3. Developed in the Ozark Mountains during the 19th century
    4. Over 52,000 registered horses around the world
    5. While trotting, its head and tail bob
    6. 1948: Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association is incorporated
  • Characteristics

    The Missouri Fox Trotter is known for a gentle disposition, great stamina and a surefootedness that lends it a smooth gait and makes it a comfortable ride.
  • Fox Trot Horse

    The trotter shows three natural gaits: a long and easy-going flat foot walk, a smooth fox trot that is characteristic of its name and a "rocking horse" canter.Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association: http://www.mfthba.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=49

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