Reining ~ Reined Cow Horses ~ Roping ~ Barrel Racing

The JG & Wilson Sisters Ranch in Cherokee, TX (San Saba Co.) was bought by my grandfather, James F. Gray, in 1947. It is still a working cattle & horse ranch owned by his granddaughters, Gray-Leigh & Shannon Wilson.

The ranch is located 8 miles east of Cherokee & has several miles of Cherokee Creek running through it. There is also a 25 acre lake that James Gray built in the 1960's. This water has been a great asset in improving the ranch for wildlife habitat & for livestock as well. King-bred Quarter Horses & Hereford cattle continue to be a part of our heritage. The limestone soil is key to building good bone in animals & it is high in calcium. The native grasses are strong & we have increased the coastal bermuda fields for the horses. It is primarily rough terrain with the creek bottom land being more suitable for the broodmares.

Running the ranch would not be possible without the help of.....

Bob & Amy Vickers- Ranch Manager & Horse Manager
Rory Phelan - Fredericksburg, TX - Trainer
They make it all possible & know every animal on the ranch.

I have most of my mares & foals for sale due to the economy - please call or email for recent price changes due to training or breeding status, if applicable. All horses are current on vaccines & are wormed every 3 mos. with Zimectrin Gold. A Coggins Test, Health Certificate, & all vet records will be provided upon payment of horse.

Some of my mares still trace back to our original "Cuellar" bloodline from the 1940's. Cuellar P-1821, was by King P-234 out of Old Silver P-12,893. He was a grand champion halter horse & sire.

A daughter of Cuellar, Cuellarine, was given to my mother by A. C. Hillman (who owned Cuellar) in 1948 & she produced our first 5 ranch horses. My first mare, Gray Le Cuellar (1961), was by a son of Cuellar out of this daughter of Cuellar.

My daughter, Leigh-Adella Rhoad, barrel races & ropes. She takes my horses after I have them broken & she starts them on barrels, roping, & hauling them to rodeos. Leigh-Adella has graduated from A&M and is getting married Sept. 18. She will be living in Burleson, TX with her husband, Dylan Bransom. They have a gorgeous facility there & Dylan will continue to rope & Leigh-Adella can barrel race on weekends. They both are still riding horses for me. I have 3 other trainers that specialize in reining, roping, or futurities that we use also.

Gray-Leigh Wilson Quarter Horses
San Saba, TX 76877

Home: 325-372-6162
Cell: 325-372-1242

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