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Missouri Fox Trotters stand 14 to 16 hands (56 to 64 inches, 142 to 163 cm) high, and weigh between 900 and 1,200 pounds (410 and 540 kg). [1] Begun in 2004, the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association also maintains a separate registry for fox trotting ponies standing between 11 and 14 hands (44 and 56 inches, 112 and 142 cm). [2]
Missouri Fox Trotter [1] Mongolian Horse [6] Morgan horse; Mountain Pleasure Horse; Narragansett Pacer (extinct) Nordestino; North American Single-Footing Horse; Pampa; Paso Fino [1] Peruvian Paso [1] Racking Horse [1] Rocky Mountain Horse [1] Spotted Saddle Horse [1] Tennessee Walking Horse [1] Walkaloosa
The show was founded in 1958. [1] It is held at Ava, Missouri, on the headquarters of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association. The Celebration begins on Labor Day every year and lasts six days, with the final night falling on a Saturday.
The fox trot is most often associated with the Missouri Fox Trotter breed, but is also seen in other breeds. [7] The fox trot is a four-beat broken diagonal gait in which the front foot of the diagonal pair lands before the hind, eliminating the moment of suspension and giving a smooth ride said to also be sure-footed.
Missouri Day (Third Wednesday in October) 1915 [18] Horse: Missouri Fox Trotter Equus ferus caballus: 2002 [1] [19] Insect: Honeybee Apis mellifera: 1985 [1] [20] Invertebrate: Crayfish: 2007 [1] [21] Mineral: Galena: 1967 [1] [22] Motto: Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (Latin: "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.") 1822 [23 ...
The fox trot is most often associated with the Missouri Fox Trotter breed, but it is also seen under different names in other gaited breeds. The fox trot is a four-beat diagonal gait in which the front foot of the diagonal pair lands before the hind. [21]
The Morgan horse also was an ancestor of the Missouri Fox Trotter. [16] By the 1870s, however, longer-legged horses came into fashion, and Morgan horses were crossed with those of other breeds. This resulted in the virtual disappearance of the original style Morgan, although a few remained in isolated areas. [13]
Missouri: Missouri Fox Trotter: The Fox Trotter is a gaited breed developed in the Missouri Ozarks. 2002 [14] New Jersey: Horse (state animal) As of the designation ...