More Awards, Qwik!

Fairleas Qwik Dually (Mister Dual Pep x Fairlea Qwik Pic x Colonel Pic) is on a roll! A maternal half-sister to Reserve World Champion Open Bridle Horse, Fairlea Steady Betty, this filly has been racking up awards on the West Coast including 2010 Sage Brush Cutter's 250 Horse / Rider Year End Champion & Eureka County Fair Open Reined Cow Horse Champion, as well as Sage Brush Cutter's 1500 Year End Res Champion & Eureka County Fair All-Around Champion for both 2011 and 2012! Keep up the amazing work!

2012 Horse of the Year!

Congratulations to Fairlea Daro Lena for earning 2012 10k Novice Champion and 2012 Horse of the Year from the Nevada Reined Cow & Cutting Horse Assoc.!

Let's Play Rodeo

Congratulations to Let's Play Rodeo (Smart Steady Date x Nitas Jewel) and his owner, Cheyenne Hattensen. This dynamic duo just won the C-N Futurity in Lemoore and also did well at the 14th Annual Greg Olson Memorial Barrel Futurity! ACBRA-4D Futurity - Lemoore, CA: 2nd on 12/8; 1st on 12/9; and 1st in the Average!

2012 NCHA World Champion

We could not be more proud to announce that our very own Fairlea Daro Lena cinched two World Championships - bringing home both the $10,000 Novice Horse and Mare titles. Thank you Gavin Jordan for a great season!

2012 AQHA World Show Success

Congratulations to FL Mister Dual Pic and his owner, Cindy Dockter. The pair was Top Five in Amateur Boxing at the 2012 AQHA World Show!

Snaffle Bit Futurity Prospect

Mister Silver Star, by Silver Gun and out of YR Texas Star, will be going into training with Ken Wold with designs on the 2014 Snaffle Bit Futurity. The handsome gray colt is owned by Charles & Jean Huxsoll.

Mom To Be!

Full sister to our World Champion, Fairlea Daro Lena, this is first time mom-to-be, Fairlea Steady Lena. Nicknamed "Heidi," she is owned by Katie Creek. Can't wait to see what's inside that baby bump, Heidi!

Donated Breeding = Pretty Colt

This colt was sired by our Silver Gun. He is the result of a breeding we donated to the Clovis Rodeo. So cool to see it pay off in our own community! This striking fellow is now owned by Jennifer Lauzon of Squaw Valley, CA.

Woody's Doing Well!

Fairlea Mister Swiss, affectionately referred to as "Woody," is enjoying his new family, The Beards. Owner, Megan Beard, says she's been riding him a lot. "I still can't believe how mellow he is for only being 3, he has yet to do anything silly. I am having a blast with him!" Good boy, Woody!

Sold!

Congratulations to Katie and Will DeLong on your purchase of Fairlea Bonita Lena and Fairleas Silver Rose. These two terrific show mares have found a great home!

Silver Gun Katy is "a good buddy"

Congratulations to Silver Gun Katy. Her owner Ranae says, "Had a good year but mostly I just had a lot of fun with Katy?she?s been a good buddy to have, ride, and show." Sired by Silver Gun, this mare had an impressive year, earning the following wins:
- Central Idaho Reined Cow Horse Amateur Snaffle Bit Champion
- Utah Reined Cowhorse Association Futurity Amateur Snaffle Bit Champion
- Mountain Reined Cowhorse Futurity Amateur Snaffle Bit Champion
- Intermountain Reined Cowhorse Amateur Snaffle Bit Circuit Champion 2012
Photo Credit: Louise and Laurie  

Silver Gun Leading Sire of Barrel Horses

2012 proved the versatility of Silver Gun get. He ranked 13th as a Sire of Barrel Futurity Horses with lots of recent winners including Fairlea Lucky Gun, Fairlea Rum Rondee and more!

Top 5 AQHA World Show

Congratulations, Cindy! great promise. Smart Peppy Gunner is owned by Rick & Karen Sabanovich and currently in training with Todd Bimat in Orland, CA.

 

Kisses for Harry

Fairlea Steady Harry, sired by Smart Steady Date, is owned by Teri Deutsch. In this picture, Harry gets a well deserved smooch from his mom!

Smart Peppy Gunner

Fairlea Rum N Guns produced a lovely colt, who is now showing great promise. Smart Peppy Gunner is owned by Rick & Karen Sabanovich and currently in training with Todd Bimat in Orland, CA.

Fairlea Lucky Gun = Barrel Horse Success!

Congratulations to Fairlea Lucky Gun on your many continuing successes. Fantastic win 10/6/12 as well as breaking the Stockton Arena record with your 17.1 ride! And, your run at Winnemuca was awesome! Watch the run.

 

Ride 'Em (6 year old) Cowboy!

This is Fairleas Colonel Leo getting the job done with 6 year old Billy Delong at the reins. This picture was taken during the Elko Co. Fair on Labor Day 2012. Ride 'em cowboy!

Fairlea Ranch Sponsors District 6

Fairlea Ranch is a sponsor of the District 6 barrel race, and Mandy Lawerence competes on a Fairlea Ranch bred mount.

New Home = Arena Record

Fairlea Pepinic Babe, better known as "Nikki," was recently sold to Melinda Yarborough, of Virginia. Melinda reports, "Nikki is wonderful! We have been going to shows like crazy and she's been great! Actually we set a record last weekend at an arena for the fastest time ran the entire year. I know next season we will be kicking butt even more! Once again I can't thank y'all at Fairlea Ranch enough on giving me the opportunity to own a wonderful horse!"

Silver Xchange in Cow Horse Training

We're pleased to announce that Silver Xchange is now in Cow Horse Training with Tina Fry. The 2010 Gray Stallion by Silver Gun is out of Dads Star Doc. He is owned by Tina Stalker.

Fairleas Silver Diva

Fairleas Silver Diva (Silver Gun x Fairleas Avengelena) Ridden by Tucker Braa: Our son Tucker Braa started roping on her a couple of years ago, the first calf he tied down on she stopped hard and worked the rope, almost like she had done it her whole life!! He is now in H.S. rodeo......She is an amazing mare, and he has done a great job with her....

Fairlea Trophy Saddle Gets Press

Congratulations Murray Thompson on being featured in an article in ACRES magazine, published by Case New Holland. Thank you for featuring the trophy saddle you won at our 2010 Spring Classic show!

Fairleas Hellboy Tops Sale

Fairleas Hellboy - High Selling Horse at the Shelman Family Spring Special Horse Sale: The high selling horse of the sale was 7 year old AQHA gelding Fairleas Hellboy (Silver Gun x Fairleas Miss Lolita) consigned by Kevin & Becky Lynch of Ulm, Montana. The fancy sorrel gelding came with an impressive NRCHA reined cowhorse show record. New owner is Silvies Valley Ranch of Burns, Oregon with a winning bid of $14,500.

Fairlea Boons Jewel Accelerates!

Fairlea Boons Jewel was recently purchased by Morgan Dewar. Here the pair are shown in their third Jackpot Barrel Race ever, running at the Salinas track. Of her new gelding, Morgan says, "I love this guy...He has the biggest heart and tries hard every time!" Keep the peddle to the metal, Morgan!

Fairleas Montana Pic Leads 4th of July Parade

Thought you'd enjoy an update on Fairleas Montana Pic. Our latest adventure-leading the Montecito Village 4th of July parade. Mickey is 19 years old now, and has never been in a parade - at least not during the years that we've owned him. But he never spooked at anything, despite not having been ridden for 2 weeks and being exposed to the noise of antique fire engines blaring their sirens, a Dixieland Jazz band, a barbershop quartet, and of course all the spectator hubbub. We were even featured on the local evening news a few hours later!

After the parade we went to the community BBQ, where Mickey endured 2 hours of constant petting by children who were thrilled to be able to touch a horse. He never moved a muscle and calmly grazed the whole time, despite kids coming at him from every angle.

Mickey is essentially retired, and spends his days grazing in his pasture with another gelding with whom he seems to have a love/hate relationship (i.e., Mickey is not at the top of the pecking order). He is primarily ridden by my 89-year-old father, who goes out with me about once a week on 2-hour trail rides in our local mountains.
 

West Coast Horseman's Booth at the Horse Expo

Silver Gun was featured at the Horse Expo at Cal Expo in June as part of the West Coast Horseman's booth.

Congratulations to new owner

Fairlea Steady Lena, affectionately called Heidi, is now at home with her new owner, Katie Creek. Congratulations, Katie!

Fairlea Gentle Brees

Fairlea Gentle Brees a 2010 sorrel mare by Silver Gun is shown here with her owner, Marissa Fisher. Two gorgeous girls!

Fairlea Ranch Featured in Cascade Horsemen

Article about Fairlea Ranch and our history, as printed in Cascade Horsemen. A quick, fun read!

Happy Owner

Fairlea Clementine awaits a ride by owner Lynette Schmidt. Clementine is sired by Silver Gun and out of Clementine Rose, by Dual Doc. Pretty!

Fairlea Rum Rondee Sets Arena Record

Congratulations Fairlea Rum Rondee! Ridden and owned by Brigette Mickels. Photo was taken at the JBS Barrel Race in Bakersfield, where they hold the arena record with a 14.905!!

1st Fairlea Foal of 2012 Arrives!

Our first 2012 foal by Silver Gun arrived today. Out of the great producing mare, Fairlea Rayjey Babe, this colt has a bright future! See this colt and others in the Fairlea Foal Gallery.

Silver Gun stars in 2012 Stallion Preview

Silver Gun was a crowd favorite at the 2012 Stallion Preview held during the Ward Ranch Open House in Kingsburg, CA. Photo by Kathy Higgins.

Fairlea Boon Bar Remembers Everything

Fairlea Boon Bar and Casey Park at University of Great Falls, Montana. Casey writes, "She's doing great! My dad used her as a penning and sorting horse for a long time, then I got a rodeo scholarship to University of Great Falls Montana for calf roping and I have been using her for that. I've only been here a few months and had 4 people want to buy her as a calf roping horse! Also we entered a cutting today and she hasn't forgot anything!"

Ropers News Article

Fairlea Lucky Gun got a little more press for his recent barrel racing success. Click the image to read the full article (PDF).

Fairlea Daro Lena Leading $10k Novice Horse Division

Fairlea Daro Lena is leading the AZ Cutting Horse $10k Novice Horse Division as of February 2012. Keep up the good work!

Fairlea Lucky Gun Wins 12th Annual Greg Olson Memorial Barrel Race

Congratulations to Fairlea Lucky Gun (Silver Gun x Jill's Solitaire) and his owner Kim Coelho! Ridden by Mary Jo Camera at the 12th Annual Greg Olson Memorial Barrel Race, Buckeye, AZ, Fairlea Lucky Gun was 1st in the 2nd go and 1st in the average! At only his second show!

Cow Horse Only Practice Days at Exeter Ranch

Fairlea Ranch Exeter, CA is excited to announce it will host Cow Horse Only Practice Days during 2012. Herd work, Reining, Cow Work! Get your horse ready for the next real event in a simulated show setting. Fairlea Ranch Exeter includes 2 Cow Horse Arenas, a Cutting Pen, a Round Pen, Turn Back Help and more! Details will be available on the Events Page.

NRCHA Owner's Committee Reception

The NRCHA Owner's Committee Sponsored a reception in the Doc Bar Room at the Reno Livestock Events Center on the last Friday afternoon of the Snaffle Bit Futurity. Here are a few of the owners who attended (left to right): Sharon Rose, Jody Semper, Larry Rose, Jim Putnam, Jon Semper and Kate Hyde. Photo and article from the Quarter Horse News.

So. Calif. Reined Cow Horse Assoc. Limited Open Bridle

Congratulations to Roy Rich and Smart Little Pic (Smart Little Pepinic x Fairleas Fast Babe)! They were 3rd in the So. Calif. Reined Cow Horse Assoc. Limited Open Bridle. Smart Little Pic is owned by Rich.

 

Fairlea Cashmere Cat

Wishing success to Fairlea Cashmere Cat in the 2012 Show Year! Owned by Richard Braa.

PCCHA Futurity Reserve Champion $10,000 Novice

Congratulations to Fairlea Daro Lena and Gavin Jordan, Res. Champs of the $10,000 Novice of the Classic Challenge at the PCCHA Futurity in Paso Robles.

New Equine Manager Joins Fairlea Ranch

Jessica Bednar has joined Fairlea Ranch as Equine Manager. Jessica Bednar has joined Fairlea Ranch as Equine Manager. Jessica comes to us from Oasis Ranch where she was Breeding Manager for 2+ years. Prior to that she was Mare Manager at the UC Davis Animal Science Horse Barn. Jessica brings a wide variety of skills, knowledge and experience that also includes being Barn Manager and Assistant Trainer for Richard Andersen Cutting Horses and Barn Manager and Instructor at Sunset Corral. We are very happy to have Jessica join our team!

Can Horses Read?

Fairlea Steady Harry, sired by Smart Steady Date, is owned by Teri Deutsch. In this picture, Harry is on a trail ride and decides he should read the signs along the way.

Thanks for the show!

"I Wanted to tell you how nice the show was at the ranch. The arenas were excellent and the grounds were beautiful. I heard lots of people saying how much they enjoyed their day and that Fairlea was such a terrific place to show. As always your crew did a great job." - Rika Pearson [left, on CR STAR BUCK, with Christie Hagin, right, on Hope I?m Smokin (sired by Silver Gun)]. Photo from the AHASJV show at Exeter Ranch Oct. 2011

Homebred Colonel Pic

Pete, sired by Colonel Pic, and his owner, Chris, riding in the Sierras. ?He's wonderful. Has a fantastic, speedy, smooth walk!"

Beach Vacation on Horseback

Fairlea Smart Harry - "Harry" - sired by Smart Steady Date - loved his first trip to the ocean. Pictured with Owner/Rider - Teri Deutsch

The Branding Pen

Fairlea Outback Kid (Colonel Pic x Reminics Little Lynx) - Now owned by Robbin Dofflemyer. In this picture, Bart is ridden by Clarence Holdbrooks. He did a capable job for his first trip to the branding pen! Bart is well loved and gives his all, even at new jobs around the ranch!

A Real Babysitter!

Fairlea Silver Cash is a 2005 gelding by Silver Gun. A handsome gray, Cash is so dappled he stops people in their tracks. His owner, Michelle Uquillas, writes,

"Let me start by saying WOW. What a horse he is. He is wonderful. I did a little team sorting on him as a 3 year old and he did great. I have not done much with him lately because I was busy having children....he sat out in my pasture for 9 months and when I got him out he went around the arena like he never missed a day...just a little fatter. LOL Anyhow, he is now being ridden by my four year old son and I have him going again. ...Next year I might be looking for a young horse to show halter...I am so happy with Cash that I am going to look at your ranch first."

 

3rd Annual Versatility Ranch Horse Show

We had our 3rd Annual Versatility Ranch Horse Show on 9/3. It was our final show for 2011. It was a great success, everyone had a terrific time, and we had double the entries from last year. Winners include:
Open Champion - Kathy Torres | Reserve - Karen Arlin | 3rd ? Debby Sanguinetti
Limited Champion - LeeAnn Fleetwood | Reserve - Tammy Clanton
Judge was Jack Bingham, Show secretary was Kathy Gould.

NV Stallion Stakes Winner

Fairlea Steady Betty won the Open Bridle at the NV Stallion Stakes with rider Darrell Norcut on board! Smart Steady Date is a nominated stallion, making this win even more special for Fairlea Ranch.

Fairlea Bonita Lilly Sold!

Congratulations to Rika Pearson on her purchase of Fairlea Bonita Lilly. Rika purchased the filly through the NSHA Sale during the Paso Robles Futurity. Even better is that Rika is a boarder at the Exeter Ranch, so the filly will be staying close to home.

Jackies Silver Gun is fast on the Cow Trac!

Owner Marc Garner raves about Jackies Silver Gun. "I have about 20 rides on our first Silver Gun filly from 2007 on the Cow Trac, and wow is she fast. I am going to have to think about getting a full rigging cutting saddle with a 4 inch horn so that I can ride the stop better, and hold onto the horn. There's video of her on our website after about 20 rides. She is by far the best horse I have ever ridden. I am so happy that we were able to get this caliber of a horse from you."

World Qualified: Fairlea Soletary Pic

Fairlea Soletary Pic is now qualified for the 2011 AQHA World Show in Team Roping: Heeling. Looking forward to Les Oswald having a great go at the World Show! (Owned by Fairlea Ranch)

Humans are good for something!

Silver Gun X Docs Remedy filly (pictured at 3 weeks) "She's fantastic - huge, very correct and very athletic. Loves to be scratched - humans are good for something!!!" Breeder Linda Todd is offering this filly for sale.

Fairlea horses at 2011 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity

MR Pica CD Jewel will be shown at 2011 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. This pretty bay colt is out of Fairlea De Uno (Colonel Pic x Julie Ray Babe). He will be shown by Rayna Meyers.

 

Fairlea El Lobo - AQHA World Show Top 10

Fairlea El Lobo places 7th in Amateur Breakaway Roping at the 2010 AQHA World Show. Owned and shown by Olin Lynch of Deming, NM, "Lobo" is a sorrel stallion sired by Silver Gun.

"Silver Gun did a great job of producing this horse, not to take anything away from his fabulous momma! And I hope this next year is very successful for his breedings and many more mares come to him. Also, currently Lobo is fourth in High Point standings and he is the main reason I am leading the limited rider standings as well. Thank you for your part in this success. Great horses are produced by great breeders with great Bloodlines, this is you and Fairlea Ranch. Congrats and Good luck in the next year."  - Olin Lynch

 

Fairlea Steady Wisp

Fairlea Steady Wisp showed really well at the National Stock Horse Association Tulare Classic. Thanks to Kathy Higgins for snapping this great shot!

 

Fairlea show horses tested negative for EHV-1

Fairlea Ranch did have two horses competing in Ogden, UT. Both horses are with separate professional trainers and have been isolated since the event. We are thrilled that both have tested negative for EHV-1. We would like to reassure our friends and boarders that Fairlea Ranch is taking all practical measures to keep all horses safe.

Purely as a precautionary measure, as advised by veterinary experts, both ranches are closed to outside horses and events at this time. Please take reasonable precautions with your own horses. Our thoughts are with all equestrians during this difficult time.

Read article in Reedley Newspaper.

 

Fairlea Gentle Brees

Fairlea Gentle Brees is making her youthful owner, Marissa Fisher, very happy. Marissa reports "Breezy" is super sweet and doing very well. "She loves to be brushed and scratched...well she just loves attention. I just wanted to say thank you!"

 

FL Mister Dual Pic Qualified for World Show

FL Mister Dual Pic is enjoying his latest career - as a reiner. The gelding is owned by Cindy Docker, who says, "We have already qualified for the world in reining this year and we were done with that in January. I love him and we get along great. I hope to start the cow horse again on him soon. I don't think that I could have found anything better. He is so good minded and ready to go whenever I am ready and really wants a job. Buddy Fisher in Abilene has been helping me some." We are so glad you're enjoying your horse, Cindy!

 

Callie Quixote Still Going Strong

Still beautiful and talented at 19 years old, Callie Quixote was sold by Fairlea Ranch. Callie is now owned by Arlene Scott, who says, "She is truly a blessing in my life and I cherish every day I have with her." Thank you for sharing these pictures, Arlene. Wishing you many more years of happiness!

 

Fairlea Ranch Exeter Roping Arena Unveiled

Ready to Rope? Fairlea Ranch Exeter is now home to a brand new roping arena with excellent footing, spacious warm up areas, shade trees, spectator seating, and so much more.  Lights will be installed soon. Make sure to enjoy the arena next time you come for an event.