CEJ is a very well bred horse and his maternal sister Traveling Rawhide Gold is the 2008 Open Versatility Reserve World Grand Champion. His maternal brother Missouri Governor is the 2008 Open Senior Stallions and Gelding Model World Grand Champion.

I have got involved with the FFHA because we have been around fox trotters and had found a lot of problems with fox trot gait consistency. There seemed to be quite a few who paced and needed work with their fox trot. I found FFHA talking about Tennessee Walkers being bred into the MFT and with that brought some of the pacing problems. When I factored my horses, they seemed to correlate quite often with their V-factor number in the gaits they performed. The higher the number the more often pace was involved. The lower the number the more natural fox trot was observed.  I have since started weeding through my horses and promoting only the natural fox trotters and breeding for the same. I use the FFHA V-Factor number as a tool one of many to give me a general idea of how a horse might perform and what he or she might have as a natural gait. Sure there are exceptions, but it has stayed fairly consistent for me.  It is working and this year we really have   some fine examples of this tool paying off. There seem to be a few nay sayers out there. From my experience it is due to the high factored horses they have and them not comprehending what FFHA is really all about. We now have 6 FFHA registered horses and two new colts that qualify and will be registered this year. I see only good things coming from the FFHA and will continue to use there vast knowledge and expertise from their chat groups and from their directors.

River Flat Ranch
Chuck Fanslow
Gladwin, MI 48624
989-435-9224
www.riverflatranch.com