My name is Randy Jones. I live in
North Carolina in an area where no one
had ever heard of a Missouri Fox Trotter
until I got mine. She is the first horse
I have ever owned. Most of my trail
riding friends have Quarter Horses. A few
have started riding Tennessee Walking
Horses. My husband has a Walking
Horse. He has never riden my mare but
he has riden the gelding that I raised
off my mare.
I ride my mare with a hackamore.
I forget what kind of bit was used on her
when I got her at 2 years of age but soon
after I started using a Mullen
mouth bit on her. She did real well
with that. But I tend to get excited
sometimes - especially when she was younger
and I was much more
inexperienced. I would panic and
yank on the reins. Of course I know this
is VERY WRONG! She also had a tendancy
to pull on the bit and shake
her head a lot with a bit. One day someone
suggested a hackamore - so I
tried one. She does very well.
She foxtrots fine with the hackamore.
She is 8 years old now and we have done
a lot of growing up together
I do not claim to be an expert rider -
I just enjoy my horses and enjoy riding.
I have enjoyed this WebSite. Learned
a lot of things.
Happy Trails!
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