The Smokey Valley Horse is a gaited American saddle breed. It is named after Smokey Valley Farm (Appalachian, Kentucky) where it originated.

About:
In 1979, a man named Dr. Bob Coleman decided to recreate the gaited breed on which he used to ride as a child. After crossing various gaited horses, the Smokey Valley breed was born. This gaited breed is capable of performing the rack and running walk, and is primarily used for trail riding.

Conformation:
Smokey Valley Horses have by a light head, slightly curved ears, a long neck, a short back, a prominent chest, and long legs. The mane is usually medium in length but can grow long.

Performance metrics:
The following are the: range, average, (SD), and MOE of performance metrics of ordered Smokey Valley Horses in Horse Isle (not bred ones). In rare cases, horses might have metrics outside of the range. Breeders can produce horses that are beyond this range.

Speed: 15.5-17.0, 16.4 (0.3), 0.07.
Sprint: 50-63, 56 (3), 0.59.

Accel: 0.95-1.16, 1.06 (0.05), 0.01.
Decel: 0.81-0.99, 0.91 (0.03), 0.01.

Jump: 4.92-5.21, 5.08 (0.06), 0.01.
Pull: 1.52-2.16, 1.87 (0.12), 0.02.

Turning: 51.04-64.77, 57.78 (2.97), 0.58.
Reverse: 2.4-3.1, 2.8 (0.1), 0.03.

Stamina: 46.57-51.77, 49.51 (1.11), 0.22.
Reaction: 0.75-0.85, 0.81 (0.02), 0.00.

Coats & Height:
Colors& patterns: all colors and patterns except for champagne, dominant black, mushroom, pangare, pearl, frame-overo, leopard, manchado, and splashed-white.

Height: 14.2hh to 16.2hh.