2007 ABRA World Champion Dr. Layne Spitzenberger and CLR Chocolate Bentley.

Congratulations to 2007 NRCHA Hall of Fame inductee, Kenny Pugh,Sr. Kenny, already a World Champion and Reserve World Champion, has trained horses for Circle Lake Ranch for several years, including one of the highest selling High Brow Cat sons, CLR Storm Cat. We always knew this quiet, serious and humble man was special. Kenny will be producing a reined cowhorse video with our videography company, Pony Productions, for release in 2008 and will be periodically overseeing our Reined Cowhorse Show Team. He also is the trainer for CLR Boomtown Gold aka "Dunnie". Congratulations, Kenny. You are my Elvis.

Sally Bligh, our dear friend and Arabian Reserve National Champion Reined Cowhorse rider, is battling m.s. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Ride, Sally, Ride!

SHESA TARIS CATALYST: World Champion in 4 Events: Limited Open Futurity, Derby (twice 4 and 5 year old years) and Hackamore Champion. She will be bred in 2009 to Carol Rose's World Champion horse Shining Spark. She is $3000 short of being a NRCHA Supreme Reined Cowhorse and will be campaigned after foaling to achieve this prestigious award.

October 2007: Congratulations to Kristin Farris on her purchase of Sally Bligh's California reined cow horse, Nikki. Kristin flew to Reno and tried her during the NRCHA Futurity and fell in love.

CLR Chica Rica update: Born at Circle Lake Ranch (above) the pretty bay roan American Quarter Horse has over a year of cutting training and is coming along very well. Pictured is our cutting trainer Hans Buth schooling her on cattle. Chica and Hans will compete in the Millionheir Classic in 2009 in Las Vegas.

Stock Horse of Texas Contestants September 2007. The girls had a great show. Huge smiles on their faces all the way home. Special Note was Tara Power placing second in cattle class out of 23, Alycin Black placing 6th in Reining out of 23, and Layne placing 5th overall right behind B.F. Yeates in the open out of 21. A great meal that evening at Free Bird's in College Station added to the happy day.

Layne's new hunt seat horse - "Bentley" is already 15.2hh and has just turned 2 years old! He is a big boy and very very flat-kneed. He will be shown in 2 year old Lunge Line at Buckskin World in 3 weeks.

Congratulations to Rachael and Boomer on a nice showing at their first "real" reining event! We are proud of your acheivements.

June 2007: Congratulations to Brenham Horse Show Reserve High Point rider winning classes in both English and Western, Emily Long, pictured with Hanna Holsapple, who placed sixth in western pleasure!

Katy dentist, Dr. Jim Long, watering horses at the show in Brenham.

Our Friend on Fox Television! Congratulations to Rachael Bradshaw who will star on "Nashville" a new reality television series developed by Fox that will follow young country music star hopefuls as they pursue their music careers. Rachael is the daughter of NFL Legend Terry Bradshaw and Charla Connor, a longtime dear friend.

2007 San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo Champion, Circle Lake Ranch Student Hanna Holsapple and Two Sapphires.

Winning all they way in Norway! Contratulations to Miss Hague on her jumping win. Her Norwegian instructor said "I wish all my student would spend some time riding western in the us"! You go, girl!