Texas Gaited Horses - What's New at the Barn

Twin Star Farms Fox Trotters have to play a lot of roles. We show. We give riding lessons and guided trail rides for beginning riders. Our strategy is to find proven naturally-gaited stock -- gentle and versatile enough to deliver a riding experience that’s fun for all ages and experience levels.

We strive for pretty, smooth, safe and fun horses. Here are a few of the gems we’ve found.

Betty's Country Dandy
"Dandy" is a registered sorrel and white spotted Fox Trotter mare sired by Amateur WGC Country Jazz. She is the only spotted horse to carry a garland out of Ava in performance. She is a super gentle mare that anyone can ride and is currently in foal to Southern Playboy .

Dandy has done it all and is a pleasure to own and ride. She’s a wonderful lesson horse for kids and beginners. She can show any rider the gaits and be trusted on the trail. We had her a week, and she placed third in an open gaited horse show with my 14 yo niece on board (a novice rider in her first show).

Dandy is well set in her gaits -- fox trot and flat walk. She has a lot of rhythm and head nod –no pace. Big bones and stout. She's a great breeding mare for raising high quality MFTs with color.   View pedigree   View video   View Dandy’s 2010 spotted foal Big Country

Boss Man's Frosted Honey SH
Sorrel sabino Fox Trotter riding horse and brood mare with Boss Man and Danney Joe bloodlines. Honey is nine years old, stands 15hh and is currently in foal to Jester's Special Time M.

Honey’s bloodlines boast many show ring winners on both top and bottom of her pedigree. She is unusually close to the celebrated sire Zane Grey for a mare her age (DOB 2001). Her offspring gait in the pasture and have very good minds.

This mare goes through anything on the trail, can be loaded and ridden by children and is a wonderfully sweet member of our family. She has multiple easy gaits, a balanced canter and is athletic enough to carry a 280 lb man all day long. She has everything it takes to win at versatility or become a comfortable ranch horse. Bottom line is that this mare is fun to handle and ride. We’re lucky to have found her. View pedigree View video

Coming in 2010 – Jester’s Magic Moment TSF (name pending)
Boss Man’s Frosted Honey SH x Jester’s Special Time



Jester’s Special Time M is a son of Traveler's Jester, the 1990 Four Year Old World Grand Champion and 1991 Reserve World Grand Champion. On the bottom side he is out of Missouri's Charming April M, the 1991 Three Year Old Futurity Grand Champion, Three Year Old World Grand Champion, 1992 Four Year Old World Grand Champion and the 1993 World Grand Champion.

Jester’s Special Time’s accomplishments include:

2006 Three Year Old Futurity Amateur Stallions & Geldings Champion
2006 NBC Open Reserve 3 Year Old Champion
2007 Reserve Open World Champion Stallions & Geldings
2007 Open 4 Year Old Reserve World Grand Champion
2008 Reserve Senior Amateur World Champion Stallion.
2009 Spring Show Men's Amateur Specialty Stallions & Geldings Champion
2009 English Pleasure Reserve Stallions & Geldings Champion
2009 English Pleasure Reserve World Grand Champion
2009 Amateur Owned Specialty Stallions & geldings Reserve World Champion

He is a stout, short-backed fellow with a very square, well-timed flat walk and fox trot. Oh, and did I mention he’s been ridden by an eight year old and also been out on very rough trails inMissouri? Honey’s swing and size should cross really well with him. Both are calm, gentle, willing and love people. My goodness, these are nice versatile horses! We can’t wait for the baby. Contact us if you are interested in purchasing this outstanding foal. View pedigree View video of stallion View video of mare

Twice As Nice
This mare was shown in Ava by a six year old and is one of only two direct daughters of Amateur World Grand Champion Lady Jazz.

“Twix” is a very true fox trotting mare. On top and bottom, she is a grand daughter of Southern Jazz x direct daughters ofMissouri Traveler E. She is a wonderful smooth riding horse. She’s got an “in your pocket” personality, and her build is stout with nice bones. She’s climbed many a mountain trail in the Ozarks. Her 2007 and 2008 foals are owned by Buck Thompson in Missouri who is planning to show them. We’re thrilled to have this wonderful mare in our breeding program. View pedigree

Boss Man's Honeymoon TSF (Born March 6, 2008)
Palomino Fox Trotter Yearling with Moon Beam, Danney Joe W and Boss Man breeding.

This registered Fox Trotter filly is from a long line of champions top and bottom and will be a wonderful companion and performer. Handled from birth. Exhibits athletic build, calm demeanor and beautiful palomino color. Both dam and sire are naturally gaited. Sire is Prince Moon Beam, who was on the cover ofTexas Horse Talk Magazine Dec 2007 and has been featured in many articles as an exemplary stallion for conformation and personality. Danney Joe's Golden Shadow, Zane's Boss Man and Zane Grey close up on Dam's side.

Bred to be a high quality gaited versatility or trail horse and a great partner as well. Leads, ties, hauls, stands for farrier, and clipping. Will be started slowly in the fall. View pedigree   View video