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08/25/2008 115° Fahrenheit In summer very often the temperature rises to 115° degrees F or 46° degrees Celsius lasting from mid of June to the end of August. No matter how you measure, it is very, very hot in the summer in the Valley of the Sun.But life and work have to go on at the Miller-Ranch even though in a different...

07/04/2008 There is no future in death As every year the friends of the Missouri Fox Trotters met from June 11 – 14 in Ava, Missouri, for the 3-Year Futurity. If somebody thought the high gas and diesel prices would prevent participants from coming or thought there is no future for the Fox Trotters they would be taught better. It became...

05/01/2008 LET'S DANCE FOXTROT “Velvet’s Aladin M.R.” has arrived in Europe, to be exact in Austria, and together with his happy new owner, Kate Winkler, he already explored the region there. With some knowledge about horse breeding one can see already at a foal whether a champion has been born. Already as a foal “Aladin” was...

04/13/2008 IT IS SPRINGTIME NOW For “Black Velvet” the breeding season has already started. This year “Susi Bo” will be his first mare for breeding. She comes from Prescott, Arizona. The majority of the mares at the Miller-Ranch are getting their foals in the fall and therefore he must still show some patience. ...

04/04/2008 „TWO SISTERS IN CALIFORNIA“ From the Miller-Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ to Norco, CA there are 327 miles (526 km) to cover. Norco is a horse-town; the usual walkways are transformed into horse ways. Almost everywhere one can tie one’s horse in front of a shop....

03/09/2008 CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME Suzi and Marc Trubitz from the Cool Breeze Ranch in California http://www.coolbreezeranch.com/ have been constant visitors in the past to the Miller-Ranch but only through the Internet. Through the Miller-Ranch they became acquainted with the Missouri Fox Trotter Breed. They became curious about...

01/20/2008 JET SETTER Early in the morning at 3 a.m. on January 14, 2008 “Tie’s Lil Playboy” and “Mo.Travis Popea MR.” started their long journey from the Miller Ranch in Arizona to Europe.“Durango” a Curly-Fox Trotter foal from Colorado joined them. This little one will be the first Curly Missouri Fox Trotter in...