Texas Gaited Horses - New to Fox Trotters?

Welcome! This is one of the fastest growing breeds in the United States due to its versatility and personality. For your education I’m listing some great resources to learn more about the breed and about gaited horses in general. Finding Fox Trotter trainers and resources for gaited horses aren’t as plentiful in Texas as in other parts of the country. I hope the information below gives you a head start.

Easy - Gaited Horses
This book answers many questions about gaits, and how to ride and train gaited pleasure horses.
www.leeziegler.com

Gaits of Gold
This site and the Debra Imus books give good fundamental information on all gaited breeds. Her advice on conformation, tack and gaits is a great foundation for anyone interested in gaited horses. Before you talk to trainers and/or buy horses or tack, I suggest reading her books and taking a course.
www.gaitsofgold.com

Perfect Gaits
Rick Sermons is familiar with most of the popular horse trainers and their techniques from Parelli to Clinton Anderson and others. His advice on ground work and familiarity with gaited horses makes him a valuable resource. He’s not aligned with a breed and doesn’t train for show, but is more focused on helping people bring out the innate gaits in whatever breed they have and using ground work to assist problems. Humane methods only. I’m including Rick because I found it very difficult outside Missouri to find anyone knowledgeable about working properly with Fox Trotters.
www.perfectgaits.com