ARTICLES Index
What You Have Always Wanted to Know
About the Missouri Fox Trotter
and Other Horse Related Topics

 
This is one of the most comprehensive web sites for the Fox Trotter
and Other Gaited Horses on the Web. 
ARTICLES BY SUBJECT
A Tribute to MAGGIE ANN BROWNS by Charlotte Blackwell 
HISTORY and CHARACTERISTICS of the FOX TROTTER BREED
The Missouri Foxtrotting Horse the Winning Combination
by Charlotte Blackwell 
Why Own a Missouri Fox Trotter?
by Charlotte Blackwell 
The Poor Man's Walking Horse?
by Jeannie Vaughan( A Short History of the Missouri Fox Trotter)
RECOGNIZED GAITS of the MISSOURI FOX TROTTING HORSE 
Gaits of the Missouri Foxtrotting Horse by Lee Ziegler
GOING THROUGH THE GAITS
Desirable Front Leg Action for the Fox Trotrot Gait
HOW-TO MANUALS/ARTICLES
 TRAINING and EDUCATION
  "Hoss Logic" Articles- At Last a Multibreed Force Free Practical Horsemanship!
Program that Appropriately Supports Gait Developement in Gaited Horses and the MFT
Instruction in Practical Horsemanship & Hoofmanship  by Bob Blackwell
Who is the "Old Cowboy"--About Bob Blackwell by Bob and Charlotte Blackwell
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words--Clinic Pics--by Bob Blackwell
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS on TRAINING and SHOEING by Bob Blackwell
INCREASING REACH AND SPEED IN THE FLAT FOOT WALK LEE ZEIGLER 
TRAINING TO CANTER by LEE ZIEGLER
THE UPSIDE DOWN HORSE LEE ZEIGLER 
CURE THAT PACE LEE ZIEGLER
TRAINING FOR TRAIL RIDING PART1 LEE ZIEGLER 
TRAINING FOR TRAILRIDING PART 2 LEE ZIEGLER 
Getting Started in the Round Pen: An Overview Bob and Charlotte Blackwell
TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR THE MISSOURI FOXTROTTER  Charlotte Blackwell
THE BEGINNING FOXTROTTER OWNERS MANUAL PART II LEE YATES
Riding in a Hackamore by Randy Jones
BITS AND TACK FOR MISSOURI FOX TROTTERS AND GAITED BREEDS
Bit Selection: What Your Horse Can Tell You  by Bob Blackwell
Question and Answer Forum: Bitless Riding-Bob Blackwell
BITS FOR THE FOX TROTTER  by Lee Ziegler
QUESTION ABOUT BITS?by LEE ZEIGLER
SHOEING INFORMATION
Shoeing the Missouri Foxtrotting Horse  by Keith Mizer
SOUND HORSE SHOEING METHODS by Bob Blackwell, Master Farrier Retired
CORRECTIVE SHOEING by Bob Blackwell pics and articles on Correcting Hoof problems
Shoeing Clinics and Credentials  by Bob Blackwell
Shoeing Questions and Answers  by Bob Blackwell
President, Guild of Professional Farriers, Looks at Straussery
by Henry Heymering, CJF, RMF President, Guild of Professional Farriers
COLOR GENETICS
Horse Color GeneticsBy D. Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD.
Champagne: Color, with a DifferenceBy Barbara A. Kostelnik, B.A., Th.M
Foxtrotters in Gold  By Lee Yates
Coat Color Genetics: Positve Horse Identification Ann T. Bowling, PhD
Pictures and Links to Good Color Genetic Sites
SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES WHERE MISSOURI FOX TROTTERS EXCEL
Theraputic Riding Information about the NARHA
Competitive TrailridingInformation from the North American Trail Ride Conference
Competitive Trail Riding & Camping with Horses by Gail Stevens
WHAT IS ENDURANCE RIDING?FROM THE OZARK COUNTY ENDURANCE RIDERS NEWS
ENDURANCE RIDING Q & A FROM THE OZARK COUNTY ENDURANCE RIDERS
OUR FIRST ENDURANCE RIDE By Pat Anderson
The Feeling of FlyingBy Lois Mannon--The author's feature story of her introduction to
horseback riding and to Bird Dog Field Trialing with a Missouri Fox Trotting Horse.
Why Own a Missouri Fox Trotter by Charlotte Blackwell 
THE WORKING FOX TROTTER
Fox Trotters As Police Horses  by Lynne Stokes 
Fox Trotting Police Horseby Colby Sheppard 
MFT's Used as Park Host Mounts in Colorado By Kit Darrow
BREEDING AND FOALING INFO
Philosophy of Breeding by Bob Blackwell
WHEN IMPRINTING ISN'T ENOUGH by Dyan Westvang 2/99
Count Down to Foaling-Part 1 by Dyan Westvang 3/99
Count Down to Foaling-Part 2 by Dyan Westvang 3/99
The EFFECT of ENDOPHYTE-RIDDEN FESCUE on EARLY EQUINE PREGNANCY
SAFETY
A Warning to Horseback Riders!! by Brenda Brooks
MISCELLANEOUS
Selling a Horse Long Distance by Bonnie Martin
Flower Essences for Horses by Christina Blume
FIRST LADIES of the MFTHBA by Charlotte Blackwell
  • Charlotte Dampier--The 1st Lady to Win the

  •    MFTHBA World Championship  by Charlotte Blackwell
  • Virginia Day--The 1st Lady Director on the MFTHBA Board-

  •     by Charlotte Blackwell
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