Gemara Farm Foxtrotters is committed to bringing the horses along as naturally as possible with a natural hoof barefoot trim to develop great feet and legs and with natural horsemanship using understanding of horses' habits and communication to develop their minds and skills. We don't ride them until they are three years old, but they have enough background education by that time to understand what it's all about and do well at whatever line of work for which they are destined.

Several of our horses have gone on to become competive trail mounts, endurance horses, pleasure trail horses, and model and versatility show horses. One is even earning her keep doing some Hindu  wedding ceremonies! See the horses sold page for pictures of them all.

We don't just sell  horses, we try to match a potential owner to a horse so that they can have a good partnership for many years to come. If we don't have a match for you, we won't try to make a sale but will try to refer you to someone who might have what you are looking for. Check out our For Sale page to see what is available.

Pictured above is Gemara's Lucky Stripe, a 4 yr. old gelding by double registered Pure Luck and out of our Duke's Cast in Iron mare, Golden Cassiopeia. He's shown at a 2008 Brent Graef clinic here in GA. Read more about the clinic on the Natural Horsemanship page.

All of our horses are barefoot, maintained every six weeks by farriers practicing the natural hoof trim. They have strong, sound, correct feet and seldom need the protection of boots, even on rough terrain.

Bonnie and Gregg Martin
Barnesville, GA
(770) 358-9922
  GEMARA FARM FOXTROTTERS
  Combining Natural Horsemanship and
  Gaited Horses
The road to your horse should be NATURAL

If you live nearby, give us a call for natural horsemanship coaching, our horse or yours. Reasonable fees!  Kyle McMichen is accepting some horses in for training using natural horsemanship methods. He's doing a great job with both gaited and non-gaited horses.
  gemfox@bellsouth.net.

Highly recommended is Natural Horsemanship clinician Brent Graef from Canyon, TX. He can really help pull it all together for you and your horse. Check out his yahoogroup  or his website, www.brentgraef.com
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Some of my Favorite Reading about Horses:

Easy-Gaited Horses by Lee Ziegler. She covers all breeds, all gaits, and how to achieve them NATURALLY without                   gimmicks! Lee was a personal friend who unfortunately has passed away, but her book is a wonderful legacy that lives on.

The Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp The author is the creator of the Benji character  who got into horses at a later age and            really absorbed a lot of knowledge of them quickly. Excellent information and entertaining reading.

True Horsemanship through Feel by Bill Dorrance. Lots of pictures and explanations of riding with feel.


Any and all of the books by Mark Rashid. Easy, fun reading but with a lot to digest.

Any and all books by Ben K. Green. Most of these are out of print but can still be found online. He has great tales of horse trading,              cattle drives, and life in the early part of the 1900's.

Any and all books by John Richard Young Most of these are also out of print but can be found online. He goes into depth about                riding instruction as well as schooling a horse.

The Revolution in Natural Horsemanship by Rick Lamb and Dr. Robert Miller This book explains the                     history of horse training and the how and why Natural Horsemanship is so popular.

Eclectic Horseman Magazine Bi-monthly magazine with excellent articles for any discipline interested in working with horses                           naturally.