Meet the Trainer
 
My name is Geno Middleton; my wife Barb and I own a horse farm in Pomona, MO, where I train Missouri Foxtrotters.  We currently stand The Cardinal M., the sire of the 2004 Senior World Grand Champion and Royal Ace M., the sire of the 2005 Senior World Grand Champion.  We have several brood mares and customer horses at our stable.  We have three children, Wesley, Madison and Dusty. 

 
I currently train Missouri Foxtrotting Horses professionally and have trained horses all of my life.  I started training for the public when I was nine years old.  I am a third generation horse trainer.  My grandfather, Quentin Middleton started training in 1961 and trained successfully and professionally until he passed away in November of 2005.  He won the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association Celebration (MFTHBA) World Grand Championship in 1976.  He was a great horseman and a mentor for my father, Jerry Middleton, as well as for me.  My family has been very fortunate, between the three of us (Quentin, Jerry and myself) we have won the MFTHBA Celebration Senior World Grand Championship 16 times. (Quentin Middleton 1 time, Jerry Middleton 8 times.)

  I have won the MFTHBA Celebration Senior World Grand Championship 7 times.

(The MFTHBA Show and Celebration is held in Ava, Missouri annually, during the month of September.)

  I have won the Two Year Old Futurity 13 times.

  I have won the Two Year Old Breeders Cup, which is the $100,000 show case for the Foxtrotting Horse Breeds'  2 year olds, twice and won Reserve twice.

  I have won the MFTHBA Three Year Old Futurity 3 times and 1 time Reserve.

  I have won the Mid-America Fall Show Senior Championship Class 7 times.

  I have won numerous Two, Three and Four Year Old World Grand Champions at MFTHBA Celebration.

I won my first Two Year Old Futurity when I was 15 years old and my first Senior World Grand Championship when I was 18 years old.

I also won the Youth World Championship 2 times at the ages of 12 and 14.

I spent some time training cutting horses in the state of Oklahoma, but moved back to Missouri to continue my career with the Foxtrotter.

I have conducted numerous horse-training clinics in many different states.