I was an avid rider since I was a child.  For several years  I was an active NATRC Region 6 competitor, finishing near the top in our division regionally on my walkaloosa (half appy, half MFT) gelding.  He was my first gaited horses and I was in love with the...

Missouri Fox Trotters came into my life in 1985 as my father told I could have any breed of horse I wanted as long as I stayed away from rodeo. After four years of high school rodeo with my brother, my parents hoped any other area of horses would be less than...

My Missouri Fox Trotter Fancy is bold and hot and I have a big day of events ahead.  This big arena that hosts events has “No Mounting Block” anywhere! We can’t get over that. Horses owned by older people must not board here. People trailer to events here like...

Freedom the Photogenic Missouri Fox Trotter Trail Horse   Freedom is a Missouri Fox Trotter who is at the ripe old age of a banana, just shy of 19-years-old. He loves his adventures with all the scenic landscapes we travel through. Just look at his pictures...

Did any of you see Fancy's J on her hip at the MFTHBA Spring Show?  Day four showing had just started. Riders were doing the reining pattern at the MFTHBA Spring Show. The rest of us were intently watching. “I have to identify the Junior horses”, the anonymous...

I was going to ride 30-40 miles yesterday to get points for the Fox Trot Urbane Fantasy Team competition.  But that didn’t work.  My incentive to take her to my favorite riding park and ride alone, like I did in my 40’s …failed. There is old person fear in me. ...

My Missouri Fox Trotter horse Louie is the best, but sometimes things happen beyond my control and you end up with the worst.  It was Tuesday at the MFTHBA Fall Show & Celebration…known as Ranch Horse Day in the Versatility Arena.  It’s one of my favorite days...

Patterns with my Missouri Fox Trotter and patterns with my dog at competitions are very similar.  I got into dog showing and horse showing a bit over a decade ago.  I had shown horses in college but that was a lifetime ago!! I already had Vegas (Eliminators Show...

This trailer has carried a lot of Missouri Fox Trotters around and still does.  Do you remember the year 1975? I have to admit that I wasn’t even thought about in 1975, but it was the year that our little horse trailer was built. Now to some she may not look like...

Day 4 which was show day two of the MFTHBA Spring Show and sunrise was upon us. Ha! Way too early for me to arise. I had given Fancy, my Missouri Fox Trotter a ton of hay last night. She will not starve if I don’t get there at 6:00 am. I pray that Fancy would not...

This past Saturday night the Grovespring Missouri Lions Club held their 58th annual Horse Show and the Mackie family has been a part of that every year. I am very proud of the fact that Grovespring has a history of putting on one of the most successful shows each...

Did you know that squeaky toys are in important component at a Missouri Fox Trotter horse show.  This story requires it’s own segment.  It’s about our first time Versatility Announcer, Vic Rowden and me.  It’s quite a story. During the past several years at the...