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title: Big day for Smokey (and Vixen) today!
description: Big day for Smokey (and Vixen) today!
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# [Big day for Smokey (and Vixen) today!](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/big-day-for-smokey-and-vixen-today)

 Written by [Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/author/gentle-spirit-horses-rescue) | Apr 27, 2025 2:35:23 AM

Smokey leaves this Saturday for his summer with trainer Olivia Van Beek for the [Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge](https://www.facebook.com/dakotashowdown?__cft__[0]=AZVMWZZZx7N6vQcwdePNaBgbgG8UxAgiJ6P8pYtDCe_av4-JEUroUwcownshYHz3RyBygIcO1cgpYP5o9aVbISakjGvd2l4OAor5LAsPGJBbY8Dp1KWQl9UKFpyrat6UOHo7dkNRODX2voaMaihE7VqqKRAsYE7SgAy7tfcWEy3kYD3a3zW3EOGwAv4vmWrmSar8rPNS7rPyJnGgTWGXlvdV54B0XEsCyTlSDHzTrgJdOg&__tn__=-]K-y-R)! This stocky boy got his vaccines and travel papers, his teeth floated, and his microchip. We also discovered a surprise - his 4.5 year old baby teeth are in process of falling out and his adult teeth growing in -meaning this stocky boy is likely 2 full years younger than anyone thought!

 

This boy is just shy of 14 hands and stocky. We suspect he is a Morgan and will be sending in some mane hair to AMHA to run a parentage test. He is a very good boy who still needs to work on confidence so we are really excited to see how he does this summer in training! Keep an eye on this boy - he'll be looking for a home in August!

 

The vet bill for Vixen and Smokey was $515 today. Donations for their health care are greatly needed at

 

[http://gentlespirithorses.org/donate](https://gentlespirithorses.org/donate?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExQmRRUHM2Yk1Hb3ZqMlFQNgEeVT0YHM0KWq54lDgG-EgR_O-kzCMd6hGE_AAghUVtjuCKrsxhOF-LSKK4nTs_aem_kGVjjMIMjGLk6V9j5PNSfA)

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