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DCFTHBA Visitor Center
Thank you for stopping by!
Below are some things that are going on
in the Douglas County Fox Trotting Horse Breeders Association and our
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Welcome to the Douglas
County Fox Trotting
Horse Breeders
Association
The Douglas County
Foxtrotting Horse
Breeders Association (DCFTHBA)
is dedicated to
providing opportunities
for the promotion and
enjoyment of the
wonderful, gaited
Missouri Fox Trotter.
Although most of our
members ride the
Missouri Foxtrotting
Horse; several members
own and ride other
breeds. Membership
in the DCFTHBA is open
to anyone who is
interested in trail
riding, conservation,
camaraderie and this
exceptional breed.
Members' riding skills
vary. You don't have to
be an “expert” rider to
have a great time on the
trails. We are an
affiliate chapter of the
Missouri Fox Trotting
Horse Breed Association.
Our web site is located
at
DCFTHBA.com.
Our main
activity is trail
riding:
During
the course of the riding
year, the club will host
between 45-50 organized
trail rides. These rides
are held at various
venues within an hour's
drive of Ava, MO in the
Ava District of the Mark
Twain National Forest.
The club
hosts trail rides every
Wednesday morning
beginning the first
Wednesday in March and
ending the second
Wednesday in November.
The club also has
Saturday morning trail
rides several times
during the riding
season. The schedule for
trail rides and their
locations can be found
at
DCFTHBA.com/whatsnew.html.
DCFTHBA is proud to
be the first horseback
riding club in the
nation to have a
Cooperative Agreement
with the U.S. Forest
Service. This agreement
allows us to assist the
Forest Service in
improving and
maintaining horse trails
on Forest Service land
Other Activities
The club hosts or
assists in several horse
shows
and events during the
year:
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The DCFTHBA Annual
Horse Show is held
at the Ava Saddle
Club show
grounds, Ava, MO.
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Many of our members
volunteer to help
the MFTHBA during
the National Spring
Futurity and Annual
Show and
Celebration.
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We participate in an
annual fun show and
auction to help
raise money for the
St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital.
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We are one of the
proud sponsor’s of
the Tri-County Youth
Show.
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In March we support
a Coggins Clinic
where members are
able to bring their
horses for testing
at a significantly
reduced price.
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Our club hosts the
Bob Burns National
Trail Ride at the
Bateman Ranch (Mark
Twain National
Forest) every
October.
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As a member of the
Ava Chamber of
Commerce the club
participates in the
annual Christmas
Parade.
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Every May our club
assists the MFTHBA
host a two-day Fox
Trot University with
clinics, a judge’s
seminar, horse
shows, and trail
rides.
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