Welcome to Hawthorn Hill Foxtrotters
Thanks for visiting our site! Updated 01/25/2025
Our goal is to promote usefulness and versatility in Missouri Fox Trotting horses and new to our herd, Hancock bred Quarter Horses. Gaited horses were the first choice of mount for cowboys “back in the day” when they needed a comfortable horse with a good worth ethic that was capable of going all day long. Achieving a change in perception toward Missouri
Fox Trotters requires producing safe, athletic horses with naturally good dispositions, conformation, correct gait, healthy genetic diversity, and substantial size. A range of horses are offered for sale from weanlings to finished riding horses, ready for the trail, show ring, and everything in between. These horses are loved and handled daily from birth, and it shows in their love and trust toward humans.
Training: Our Philosophy
It takes a good foundation to create a solid, reliable horse and we believe in starting with the basics to find any “holes” in the horse’s training. Starting basic doesn’t necessarily mean slow progress; it means creating an understanding so that your horse moves forward with an understanding of their partnership with you.
We are unique in that we are a team- Claire and Trent Burch both have backgrounds in colt starting and working with a wide range of breeds. We work with all ages, from halter breaking and ground work with weanlings and yearlings, to starting 2 and 3 year olds under saddle, to finding and fixing the root cause of your discontent with your older horses.
Another aspect of our program that really sets us apart is the careful research that goes into the well being of the horses in our care. We invest in quality tack and equipment so that your horse has the best experience possible. We educate ourselves as much as possible in equine biomechanics, saddle fit, and nutrition so that your horse comes home their absolute best both mentally and physically. We don’t do what we can to cut costs but instead give your horses all the best and hope that you see the difference that we do.
Weanlings and Yearlings: Respect from the Ground
$1500/30 days
Weanlings and Yearlings: Respect from the Ground-Get your young ones leading, trailer loading, standing tied, standing for hoof trimming, bathing, a fluent understanding of ground work, and so much more!
Colt Starting and Beyond
$2,750/6 weeks
Let us create a willing partner both on the ground and under saddle with a solid foundation in the arena and on the trail! Whether you have a performance show prospect, versatility prospect, or trail prospect, we believe in starting them all the same. We will put a good foundation on your horses as well as lead you through having the same success with them yourself once they’re ready to come home.
HORSES
Horses range in price due to their natural abilities, training level, future potential, and ability to reproduce. Prices on young horses will be updated every few weeks to reflect their training.
HHF Final Copy
Not for sale.
Born 09/22/2024, HHF Final Play’s first foal, sired by HHF Bentley, is a gorgeous black colt that is already showing signs of being special. I’m so grateful to have this foal after losing Bentley and this colt's brother so suddenly. Lila and Bentley are both horses that we bred and raised & this foal checks every box- perfect gait, both sire and dam have lovely canters, conformation, disposition, naturally brave and curious, Lila has natural cow sense and a fantastic work ethic, and the foal should be a perfect 15-15.1 hand height based on parentage. You also can’t go wrong with a set of papers with names including Cardinal’s MVP, The Cardinal M., Playboy Remedy, Time To Tango, Jester’s Charming Legend, and Sunrise Tradition.
HHF Mayhem
Not for sale.
This sorrel September 2023 filly by C.I.A and out of Perfect Tango is going to be an absolute powerhouse. She is a big, flashy mover expected to mature at 14-14.2 hands. She is on the hotter side compared to some of our other foals, yet she is still very intelligent and engaging to work with. We’re excited about the idea of making her Claire’s personal horse and are no longer open to offers. She’ll be a phenomenal all around horse.
Blue Jeans Only
$8,500
We are incredibly excited to welcome home this filly by multi WGC Model Stallion Tri-Mi Off To See The Wizard and out of a Sensation’s Southern Gentleman bred mare. She checks absolutely every box for us, from her wide build and solid conformation to her intelligent, trainable disposition, her pretty little head, soft gait, and she’s homozygous for black as well as homozygous for roan. She should mature to a very solid 15 hands and will have a career both under saddle and as a brood mare. Only in order to downsize the way we need, she is being offered for what we have in her.
HHF Miss USA
$3,500
This filly has some serious presence. With a sire like WGC Performance stallion C.I.A. and a proven dam out of Sheza Constant Threat, out of Jester's Nellie R., I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise! She has major show potential with some really impressive rhythm and shake. She is on track to be significantly taller than her sire and dam at around 15 hands. She is displaying tremendous athleticism and gorgeous uphill movement just playing in turnout.
Little Birdie
$15,000
Birdie is a silver black (silver dapple) February 2022 filly raised by Susan and Gary Thomlinson. I have immense respect for their breeding program and jumped on the opportunity to own this filly. She has the disposition that their herd is famous for and is as gaited as it gets. She will be an amazing model, versatility, ranch horse, and beginner friendly trail prospect. She performs Clinton Anderson’s fundamentals to an A level and is well into intermediate ground work. She has had less than 90 rides at this point (she turns 3 next month) and is already ponying colts on the trail, riding out alone, leading group rides, and toting our daughter around. She is a Chocolatier granddaughter out of a Gone N Dun It daughter. She is homozygous for black with one copy of the silver gene. She is currently 14.3 hands and her heart girth measurement puts her at over 1,000 lbs. She will make a fantastic trail/versatility/ranch horse prospect.
Kansas Casanova
$8,500
KC is a 2018 gelding by Phantom's Ozark Jubilee R. and a Cardinal mare. He would make an excellent versatility/cow horse, as well as a high mileage trail horse. He has a solid foundation and solid conformation and is just a blast to ride! Please inquire for videos.
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