| Learn more: International Friesian Show Horse | | | | stock horses, then worked on the East Coast in a |
| Association, friesianshow horse.com; Friesian Horse | | | | white-collar job. My brother-in-law had Missouri Fox |
| Association of North America, First impressions: We | | | | Trotters, and when we watched him ride, I said, |
| first got started with Haflingers in 1999. I loved their | | | | "That's what I want to do." When I retired, |
| look, and the more I got to know them, the more I | | | | my wife and I were wondering what was next. I said, |
| thought this was a breed I could really enjoy. It was all | | | | "Let's move to Ava, Missouri, and raise Fox |
| about their temperament. They're very calm, hardy | | | | Trotters." |
| horses that stay sound. Christian Louboutin sandals | | | | What I like best: I can do so many things with my |
| wood | | | | horses. These horses can plow your garden, work |
| What I like best: Their affinity for people. Haflingers are | | | | cattle, trail ride, and show. Christian Louboutin Double |
| truly people lovers. They want to be with you and | | | | Platform Sandal |
| really seek out attention. | | | | Bonus points: Their intelligence and sensible attitude. |
| Bonus points: Their size is wonderful for children, and | | | | They have spirit, but I can put my little granddaughter in |
| some adults often feel more comfortable riding them | | | | the saddle and they just poke along. |
| and working around them than the bigger breeds. I train | | | | This breed isn't: Automatic. I'd say less than 50 percent |
| Haflingers for 4-Hers and we sell a lot to middle-aged | | | | of them automatically know how to foxtrot the first |
| women. | | | | time you get on. Most of them pick it up, but it's not |
| This breed isn't: Stubborn, carriage-only horses. People | | | | necessarily something they know how to do right |
| have asked me if they're half-Belgian (they're not). | | | | away. |
| Haflingers excel in dressage, and as show horses | | | | Learn more: Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breeders |
| across many disciplines. They do drive, but they also | | | | AssociationEllen Feld, Massachussetts: Trail rides, |
| do so much more. Christian Louboutin | | | | shows; has written a series of children's books about |
| Learn more: American Haflinger RegistryDale Lawson, | | | | Morgans. |
| Missouri: Retired at age 52, still trail riding, showing, | | | | First impressions: I've had Morgans since seventh |
| herding cattle, and breeding horses at age 73. | | | | grade. My school bus driver invited me to his small |
| First impressions: I grew up in the Ozarks and rode | | | | Morgan farm, and my first horse was a Morgan. |