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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]
Gaited horses are horse breeds that have selective breeding for natural gaited tendencies, that is, the ability to perform one of the smooth-to-ride, intermediate speed, four-beat horse gaits, collectively referred to as ambling gaits.
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.
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.
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 ...
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American Saddlebreds, Tennessee Walking Horses and Missouri Fox Trotters also originated in the same general geographic area, from the same mixing of Spanish and English blood. [1] Rocky Mountain Horses have a similar history to the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse , and together are sometimes called "Mountain Pleasure Horses". [ 11 ]