ALL of the horses are now sound, healthy and working every day. Horses brought in and getting tacked up in preparation for a days work. Stables has a broad representaion of breeds. Among their horses are Percherons, Belgians, Appaloosas, Paso Finos, Tennessee Walking Horses, Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, Arabs and Paints. All horses at Smokey Mtn.
Stables are barefoot.
These horses are extremely sure footed. Even though the feet of these horses are shaped by the environment they live and work in, they still need an occasional trim. Relaxing after a day on the trails is a Belgian draft gelding with his friend and new herd member an 18 month Quarterhorse colt. Walking down a steep trail to drink from a stream, the horses at Smokey Mtn. have an ideal environment to meet the requirement of daily exposure of the feet to water. The horses of Smokey Mtn.