Friends of Sound Horses is happy to join the Sport and Trail Community. Whether you are seeking information on gaited horses, enjoying your horse or interested in competing, Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH) offers it all when your passion is for the gaited horse.
FOSH is a membership organization that welcomes participation by owners of all gaited horses to join and support the gaited horse in all equine pleasures and disciplines. With a robust set of resources for the gaited horse enthusiast whose needs are often not addressed in mainstream media or clubs, going for a FOSH membership provides many rewards.
In 2019, FOSH will recognize the accomplishments of various gaited horses through the following organizations:
Confederation of Working Equitation
FOSH Annual Distance Riding Award
FOSH Annual Gaited Sport Horse Dressage Award
Minnesota Walking Horse Association
North America Western Dressage (NAWD) TRAX Program
North American Trail Riding Conference (NATRC)
Working Equitation United
FOSH is a national leader in promoting, supporting and protecting gaited horses. FOSH is known for its work to end soring of Tennessee Walking Horses through its advocacy, research and 60 years’ archive of soring articles. www.stopsoring.com. FOSH has a robust following on Facebook and provides updates on passage of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 693 which abolishes chains and stacks on gaited horse breeds in the show ring. www.fosh.info
Friends of Sound Horses is a national, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that welcomes your support to fight the soring abuse of
Tennessee Walking
Horses.
Learn more:
Is Dressage or Distance Riding your passion? FOSH offers its members annual high point competitions
The Independent Judges Association provides rules and licensed judges for gaited horse shows.
An inspection program that complies with all USDA requirements and licenses DQPs to inspect shows, exhibitions and sales of gaited horses.
Have a gaited horse and unsure of that gait? FOSH provides free video gait analysis.
Need gaited horse information and resources? FOSH publishes the Sound Advocate, the only all gaited breed horse magazine in print in the world.
To accomplish its mission, FOSH annually rewards and recognizes the achievements of gaited horses in nontraditional disciplines (distance riding, dressage and working equitation) through its FOSH Gaited Sport Horse Program and partnership with North American Western Dressage (NAWD).
So, if you enjoy the smooth ride of a gaited horse, then go FOSH because you got Gait!
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