About FOSH | Friends of Sound Horses

Welcome to Friends of Sound Horses

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.

Is Dressage or Distance Riding your passion? FOSH offers its members annual high point competitions
Like spending time with your horse? Sign up and be recognized for your continuing equine education hours through the ground-breaking FOSH Gaited Journey program.
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.

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 public database of violators, and 60 years’ archive of soring articles. www.stopsoring.com.

So, if you enjoy the smooth ride of a gaited horse, then go FOSH because you got Gait!

The Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. #693 passed the House of Representatives, 333-96 on July 25, 2019. We need your help to achieve passage in the Senate of S. #1007, introduced 04/03/2019 by Senators Crapo (R-ID) and Mark Warner (D-VA). For an updated list of cosponsors in the Senate: http://www.congress.gov and enter the Bill number, S. #1007. Regular updates also available on our Facebook page.