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.

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. She's a junior at A&M. I have 3 other trainers that specialize in reining, roping, or futurities that we use also.

We're in the news!!!.........
San Saba News & Star - June 9, 2009..
Leigh-Adella & Sooner

Leigh-Adella Rhoad from San Saba has qualified for the upcoming College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR).

Rhoad is a junior at Texas A&M University. This is her first qualification in barrel racing. The CNFR will be held at the Casper Events Center June 14-20. At stake are National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association titles and nearly $250,000 in scholarships.

This is the 61st Annual CNFR and the 11th anniversary of the event’s home in Casper. The CNFR features nine rodeo events, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling for the men, barrel racing, goat tying and breakaway roping for the women. In addition, team roping is held which can feature male and female competitors. Along with individual titles, many of the competitors are hoping to be part of the men’s or women’s team that takes the team championship back to their college or university.

Each contestant has three preliminary rounds of competition prior to the final round on Saturday night, June 20th. Scores and times from those three rounds will be added up and the 12 contestants with the fastest total times or highest total scores will advance to the finals.

At the conclusion of the final round national event champions along with men’s and women’s all-around and team champions will be crowned. In addition several special awards will be presented throughout the competition. Complete results will be available at www.cnfr.com.

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