Smokey Valley Horse

09/03/2026

What is it like to find the right horse? 🤔

While in Apache Junction, Arizona, Dr. Bob Coleman sat down with two good friends of ours, Darlene and Ed, to talk about their experience finding, purchasing, and owning their Smokey Valley Horses.

Darlene had ridden Arabians for most of her life and, after years in the saddle, decided it was time to experience a gaited horse, a horse that could still give her the excitement and thrill of riding while offering a more comfortable ride on the trail.

She came to Smokey Valley Farm looking for the right horse and ultimately found her mare, Chantilly Lace.

But the story didn’t end there.

After seeing the experience Darlene was having, her husband Ed decided he wanted to get into riding too. The catch? Ed was a complete beginner and had never been a rider.

He wanted a horse that would allow him to ride alongside his wife, so he came to us and found a phenomenal Smokey Valley mare of his own.

Today, Darlene and Ed travel the country together, trail riding and enjoying the horses they chose to bring home.

In this interview, they talk about what they were looking for, why they chose to come to our farm, their experience trying horses, and what it has been like owning and riding Smokey Valley Horses.

We believe finding the right horse should be about more than riding one around an arena. It’s about taking the time to understand the rider, the horse, and what the two of them need from each other.

That’s why we encourage our customers to spend real time with their prospective horse or horses at our farm, not only in the arena, but out on the trail, experiencing how that horse handles different situations and getting a true feel for the horse they may be taking home.

Darlene and Ed’s story is a great example of what that process can look like, two people with very different riding backgrounds who found horses that fit their individual needs and now get to travel and enjoy the trails together.

If you would like to hear their story firsthand? Watch the full interview with Darlene and Ed on YouTube.

🔗 The link is in the comments below. 👇

09/03/2026

08/25/2026

🎶 If this sound is music to your ears… you’re going to want to watch for Kitty’s Fire & Ice.

This is just a sneak peek at this exceptional mare and her beautiful 4-beat gait, and we have SO much more of her to show you next week. 👀

Fire & Ice is a double registered Tennessee Walking Horse & Smokey Valley Horse, bred and trained right here at Smokey Valley Farm in Olive Hill, Kentucky.

At Smokey Valley, we are extremely selective about the horses we breed, and Kitty’s Fire & Ice is a perfect example of what generations of careful selection can produce.

Her pedigree speaks for itself, with Gen’s Black Gin as her paternal grandsire, Jose Jose as her paternal great-grandsire, and Out On Parole (WGC) as her maternal grandsire, along with Pride’s Generator (HOF) and other proven performance bloodlines woven throughout her pedigree.

There is no coincidence between these phenomenal bloodlines and the natural talent Kitty’s Fire & Ice possesses.

This 4yo bay Sabino mare stands 14.3 hh and is a phenomenal performance trail horse, proven time and time again on the trails. She’s also no stranger to the show ring, routinely leaving local shows with blue ribbons.

She naturally collects herself, naturally engages her hind end, and carries an exceptionally smooth 4-beat gait all on a light keg shoe.

At 4 years old, Kitty’s Fire & Ice is at the perfect age for someone to take hold of a mare with this much natural ability, experience, and proven talent, while still having tremendous room to continue developing in any direction you choose.

And truthfully, she is a mare we have seriously considered keeping because of how impressed we are with her. But we also believe a mare this talented deserves the opportunity to go out, show off what Smokey Valley horses are all about, and do what she was bred to do, perform, compete, hit the trails, and thrive.

🔥❄️ Kitty’s Fire & Ice will be presented on The Horse Bay Website Wednesday, September 2nd. 🔥❄️

We’ll be posting more videos of Kitty’s Fire & Ice next week, and we are REALLY excited to show you what this mare can do!

Want to know more about Kitty’s Fire & Ice? Or interested in getting in touch before she goes live on theHorsebay website?

Dr. Bob Coleman, owner of Smokey Valley Farm, would be happy to answer any questions you may have about this exceptional mare. You can call him anytime!

📞 859-559-3188

📍 Smokey Valley Farm — Olive Hill, Kentucky

If that gait is music to your ears… be watching. 🔥❄️

08/23/2026

‼️NOW HIRING EXPERIENCED RIDER‼️

At Smokey Valley Farm, we are seeking a skilled, confident rider with strong leadership skills to start, train, finish, and manage the daily consistency of young and green horses at our 30-stall gaited Performance Trail Horse facility located in:

📍Olive Hill, Kentucky

💲Pay is Based Off Experience

Position Overview:

🛑 This is NOT an entry level/ beginner riding position! 🛑

Please DO NOT APPLY if you are looking to just ride finished trail horses. This position involves training and developing young, green, and unproven horses on a daily basis. Advanced riding skills, confidence, and experience with horse training are required.

Our horses are forward going with strong drive and more “go than whoa”. They require a confident rider with a firm, consistent hand, these are NOT low energy trail horses.

We’re looking for someone who has real world experience starting and developing horses, is confident when things don’t go perfectly, and understands that every horse is an individual. The successful candidate will help prepare confident, well trained horses for sale and for their next home.

✅What We Expect

• Start, train, and finish young/green horses with complete confidence

• Provide leadership in the training of our horses while maintaining consistency across all horses in the barn

• Ride and condition multiple horses per day despite weather using our round pen, outdoor arena with track, and extensive trails located on our farm.

• Strong groundwork and horsemanship with familiarity of gaited horses.

• Professional with a strong work ethic and positive attitude. Must work well with others and thrive in a team oriented environment. This position requires close daily collaboration with fellow riders and the facility owner to ensure each horse receives consistent training and meets all standards before being offered for sale.

✅Requirements for applying

• Minimum 3+ years riding experience with starting young horses and finishing green horses.

• Extremely comfortable and confident with your ability to start and work with young/green horses safely.

• Knowledge of gaited horses is strongly preferred

• Comfortable working in a team environment

• Must be patient and willing to put in the time to develop horses

• Reliable transportation is required

• MUST live within a reasonable driving distance of Olive Hill, KY, as daily attendance is required.

✅Schedule & Facility

• Full-time: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

• Climate Controlled Employee lounge on site

• Work in a beautiful established facility with an arena, round pen, and miles of trails, perfect set up for training.

💲Pay is based off experience

If you have the experience, the confidence, and the horsemanship to help take a horse to the next level, we want to hear from you!

How to Apply
Send resumes to:
[email protected]

Please include your riding experience, your background with starting horses, and if you worked with gaited horses!

Smokey Valley Farm – Where we breed and train exceptional gaited performance trail horses!

08/19/2026

Just a reminder to our endurance followers all over the country… we have a horse in our barn that we REALLY want to see become competitive in endurance riding.

🌩️Meet Grandy’s Stormy Night 🌙

6 years old, turning 7 in October, 14.1hh, black as night, gelding, and double registered Smokey Valley Horse & Tennessee Walking Horse.

And honestly… this little horse has a MOTOR. 🏎️

Grandy is extremely fast, has the stamina to go all day, and comes back ready to do it again tomorrow. He’s smooth as butter, carries himself beautifully, and is incredibly comfortable to ride.

And for our endurance riders, we think that matters a lot. When you’re riding 25, 50, 75 or even 100 miles, the horse’s comfort under saddle can make a huge difference for the rider too. A smooth, comfortable gait can help reduce rider fatigue over those long miles, because it’s not just about how far the horse can go, it’s about how you feel when you get there.

He has no shortage of trail experience and is comfortable riding out in the open. He’s phenomenal riding alone, confident going wherever you point him, and about as sure-footed as they come. He’ll climb, pick his way through rough country, and walk straight through water without making a big deal out of anything.

And he has so many of the qualities we love in a Smokey Valley horse, a natural smooth gait, big stride, stamina, sure-footedness and the willingness to keep going.

At 6 years old, Grandy is at a really exciting age for an endurance prospect. He’s mature enough to know his job, but still has a LOT of miles ahead of him. This is the age where you can really start putting those miles on and seeing just how far a horse like this can go.

We’ve always believed the right horse can change a rider’s entire endurance career. And if we had to pick a horse in our barn with the potential to become something really special in that field, Grandy would be one of the first ones we’d point you toward.

He actually reminds us a lot of Smokey Valley War Paint, the horse we sold to Tracy Fink who went on to make a name for himself in endurance riding. Tracy and War Paint have competed successfully in both the Southwest and Mountain AERC regions, with multiple ride wins to their name. We would never compare a horse who hasn’t competed yet to a proven endurance horse, but when we look at Grandy and ask ourselves, “Which horse has that kind of potential?” … Grandy is the one that comes to mind.

He’s gorgeous, athletic, comfortable, confident, FAST and he has that “keep going” attitude.

And maybe most importantly, he needs a job.

There is so much horse in this little black gelding, and we really don’t want to see that potential wasted. Put him in the right hands, give him some miles and a job to do, and we genuinely believe he could become something special.

We really want to see Grandy go to someone who wants to take him somewhere.

If you’re looking for a horse with the potential to take your endurance goals to the next level, come meet Grandy!

We’d love to have you here at Smokey Valley and let you ride him for yourself.

📍 Smokey Valley Farm Olive Hill, Kentucky

🌎 If you’re not in Kentucky, don’t let the distance stop you. We’ve placed Smokey Valley horses all over the country and can help recommend a transporter to make getting Grandy to you as easy and stress free as possible.

☎️ For questions or to schedule a time to come try him call Dr. Bob Coleman owner of Smokey Valley Farm— 859-559-3188. If Grandy sounds like the kind of horse you’ve been looking for, give us a call!

08/12/2026

‼️SOLD‼️

His auction closes TODAY at:
• 5:30 PM Central
• 6:30 PM Eastern
• 3:30 PM Pacific

Once the auction closes, the best acceptable offer gets to bring this awesome double registered TWH+SVH gelding home!

⭐ Why Comanche Moon?

• 3yo blue roan sabino gelding
• Naturally gaited on a light keg shoe
• Smooth, comfortable ride quality that creates comfort for his rider while traveling efficiently
• Great mind
• Confident on the trails
• Regularly ridden and conditioned
• Rides great alone or in a group
• Not buddy sour or barn sour
• Great with dogs
• Great with gunfire
• Stands well for the farrier
• Hops right in the trailer
• A horse that goes to work and wherever you point him
• Confidently crosses water, bridges, and ditches
• Handles uphill and downhill terrain without hesitation
• Traffic safe

Comanche Moon would be an excellent choice for an avid trail rider who needs a horse that knows his job and is ready to hit the trails every weekend. He also has the temperament and natural ability to excel as a field trial horse, with his great companionship with dogs and his proven gunfire safety. He would also make a very promising endurance prospect. Even though he is only three years old, it is never too early to start with a horse of this quality and begin building a solid conditioning program for endurance riding.

📍 Smokey Valley Farm — Olive Hill, Kentucky

🚛 Don’t let distance stop you! We work directly with a trusted, reputable horse transporter and have placed Smokey Valley horses with their new owners all across the country and internationally. We’ll help get you in touch with the right people to help make getting Comanche Moon home as smooth and stress free as possible.

📋 More details, additional photos, registration papers, and veterinary exams are available on Comanche Moon’s horse bay listing

— Due to Facebook’s current linking restrictions, we’re unable to post a direct link here. We apologize for the inconvenience!

👉 Go to thehorsebay website and search “Comanche Moon” to view his listing and place your offer.

👉 You can also find the direct link in our most recent Facebook Story.

⏰ TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. Don’t wait until the last few minutes to place your offer.

We can’t wait to see who gets to take this outstanding gelding home. Comanche Moon deserves a five star home, and we know his next person is going to be one lucky owner!!!

08/10/2026

‼️SOLD‼️

‼️ We’re down to the wire! Wednesday, August 12th will be the last day to make an offer on Comanche Moon!

If you’ve been looking for a horse with looks, training, a good head on his shoulders, and the versatility to go in just about any direction, take a look at this gelding!

Comanche Moon has a fantastic foundation and could make an exceptional horse for the avid trail rider needing a confident horse to go out every weekend, a field trial prospect comfortable around dogs and gunfire, or an endurance prospect ready to begin conditioning.

He’s also hard to miss with his beautiful splashed up Sabino coloring and stands a perfect 15.1hh, making him a great size for a wide range of riders.

Comanche Moon is one of the top geldings in our barn right now, and we can’t wait to see where he ends up and who gets to call him theirs!

📍Located in Olive Hill, Kentucky at Smokey Valley Farm.

🚛 Don’t let distance stop you! We work with a local, reputable shipper who can help make getting your new horse home as easy and stress free as possible. Smokey Valley horses have been successfully placed with families all across the country.

📞 Questions about Comanche Moon?
Call owner Dr. Bob Coleman anytime at 859-559-3188.

👉 REMEMBER — OFFERS CLOSE WEDNESDAY, 8/12!

Go to the link in the comments to view Comanche Moon’s HorseBay page and submit your offer here!

08/08/2026

‼️SOLD‼️

👉 I’ll be leaving his HorseBay link in the comments! Click the link to see his full listing, more details, pictures and videos, and to submit your offer.

So… this weekend, make room in the barn, have a little talk with the husband or wife, and get those offers ready!

Comanche Moon is a big, gorgeous 3yo, 15.1HH, double registered Tennessee Walking Horse & Smokey Valley Horse and he’s truly a rare find and a standout in our program at Smokey Valley Farm.

This is the horse for the trail rider who wants to saddle up, point him down the trail, and GO without worrying or being stuck nose-to-tail in a line of horses.

Comanche has the stamina, sure footedness, speed, and smooth ride quality to make not only a great trail horse, but an outstanding endurance prospect or field trial horse. He’s athletic, willing, and comfortable covering ground, and he absolutely loves having your dogs along for the ride!

And let’s be honest, a horse this handsome, this talented, and this fun to ride doesn’t come around every day!

Offers are being accepted through Wednesday, August 12!

☎️ Have questions about Comanche Moon? Call Dr. Bob Coleman, owner of Smokey Valley Farm, at 859-559-3188. He will be more than happy to answer them!

Want to come meet him and try him out? We’re located in Olive Hill, Kentucky, and appointments can be scheduled before the offer deadline on 8/12

Don’t wait until Wednesday to decide you should’ve made an offer!!

👉 The HorseBay link is in the comments: click it to see everything Comanche Moon has to offer and submit your bid!

📍 Smokey Valley Farm — Olive Hill, KY
📅 Offers accepted through August 12