The owners still sell a lot of horses to area farmers and ranchers. They also have a growing clientele in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, especially for Missouri foxtrotters. The gentle breed was developed in the United States by early settlers, Osburn says. The first foxtrotters association recognizing the breed formed in Ava. But the horse is rare in Europe, Osburn said.
Horses can be a pricey proposition.
You can pay as much as you can afford. And then there's the shelter, hay and grain and new horseshoes about every six weeks. Apparently the rigors of keeping a horse haven't fazed local Horse Market customers. No one's tried to return a horse, Glossip says. They start thinking more of their horse than they do their cars.