{"id":776860,"date":"2025-11-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palmspringslife.com\/?p=776860"},"modified":"2025-11-07T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T02:41:41","slug":"ride-through-history-at-palm-springs-smoke-tree-stables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palmspringslife.com\/history\/ride-through-history-at-palm-springs-smoke-tree-stables\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride Through History at Palm Springs\u2019 Smoke Tree Stables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On the March 1964 cover of <i>GQ<\/i>, a dashing gray-haired Cary Grant sits atop a horse in denim and a red work shirt. The headline reads, \u201c<i>GQ<\/i> Visits CG in Palm Springs.\u201d At the time, Grant owned a home in the Movie Colony neighborhood of Palm Springs and spent much of his leisure time in the desert on horseback, often at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smoketreestables.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smoke Tree Stables<\/a>. Founded in 1927, the riding and boarding facility south of downtown Palm Springs remains open today, still run by the same family who rode the trails with Grant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Kenneth \u201cK.C.\u201d Johnson runs the stables with his wife, Stacey. His grandfather, also Kenneth Johnson, \u201cshared a very close friendship with Cary Grant,\u201d Stacey says. \u201cThey rode together and maintained a strong bond over the years. One of my sisters-in-law was named Cary as a tribute to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">She admits Smoke Tree Stables \u201cdid not keep great records,\u201d so the venue\u2019s early years are historically hazy, but she knows it began as part of the Smoke Tree Ranch development. Her husband\u2019s grandfather, who had been leading \u201cBurro Train\u201d rides through the Indian Canyons, bought the business in the 1940s. <\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.palmspringslife.com\/media\/2025\/11\/05190106\/4-cc-e1762569250590.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;4 cc&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;891ded8d-bfb6-4883-9783-3a50da9dba2e&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p class=\"p1\">Bud Kinnaman, an early stable manager, pictured in 1957.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e6b43398-9dc0-46ed-9cc4-b9de69bf0e6a&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Photo courtesy smoke tree stables<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While the family has expanded space for the 50 to 100 horses (depending on the season), \u201cthe infrastructure is pretty much the same,\u201d Stacey says. \u201cAnyone who was there in the \u201960s walks up and says, \u2018Wow, this looks exactly the same.\u2019\u200a\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">About 20 years ago, Smoke Tree Stables introduced equine therapy, led by Stacey. Patients from Coachella Valley treatment centers visit to build self-esteem, mindfulness, and healthy boundaries by connecting with the horses. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The stables also host weddings and Western-themed dinners, though guided trail rides remain the main draw \u2014 and, as Johnson points out, therapeutic for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhen you show up to go horseback riding,\u201d Johnson says, \u201cyou\u2019re almost always in a good mood.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.palmspringslife.com\/media\/2025\/11\/05190114\/10-1017-cc.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;10-1017 cc&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;891ded8d-bfb6-4883-9783-3a50da9dba2e&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p class=\"p1\">Betsy Drake and Cary Grant on horseback in Palm Springs.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e6b43398-9dc0-46ed-9cc4-b9de69bf0e6a&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Photo by palm springs historical society<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A Glimpse of \u201cCG\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Drive 10 to 15 minutes northwest of Smoke Tree Stables to see horseback enthusiast Cary Grant\u2019s former Palm Springs home, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u201cLas Palomas\u201d (meaning \u201cThe Doves\u201d),<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> at 928 N. 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