Smokey Jay

This gorgeous gray has good quality gates, a solid WTC (you have to be a little handy to pick up his right lead) and a very soft mouth. He rides off your seat and never pushes on the bit. He has a ton of go and a good stop. Any trainer type of rider could rule the world on him but he does not put up with riders that aren't sure about where they want to go. Not a beginner horse but a high performance prospect.

We have had him since 2018 and over the years I have tried everything under the sun to find my niche and Smokey Jay let me do it all with him. He has patiently stand by while I tried roping, ranching, trail riding, skijoring, dressage, jumpers, hunters, liberty, pole bending and barrel racing. Turns out he is really really fast and I'm not a fan of speed so we ended up sticking to the hunter and jumper ring. Which he absolutely excels in. 

I am hoping to find him a home that will either enable him to pursue his desire to run fast as the wind (barrels or poles) or to help him flourish his talent in the jumping rings. He has been showing 2'3" at schooling shows and schooling 2'6" at home. He has scope for so much more but I'm not brave enough for it. I have free jumped him at 3'3" (1 meter) and it was absolutely no problem for him.

Smokey Jay and I have made millions of mountain miles together. He is super sure footed and has saved me on rockslides, mud pits, fast waters and more. He is great to ride on the trail by himself but gets a little anxious when you're riding with others and he can't be the front leader. Making him not ideal for gathering cows and such.

This incredible gelding has always been amazing on the ground and I trust my four dogs and my toddler to run around him while he's tied up or in the field any day of the week. He is UTD on vaccinations and teeth and has never given me any lameness or health issues as long as we've had him.

He is a 2012 grade appendix quarter horse that looks like he is sky high but stands only at 16hands tall.