Lena was chosen for our breeding program because of her excellent bloodlines (see below!!) and her chrome, but we were pleasantly surprised with her ABILITY under saddle as well - she is all business and is always ready to work a cow.  She has a great personality and is easy to handle on the ground, but has plenty of fire under saddle.  Shelly has exhibited her at 3 IRHA shows & placed well in Ranch Cutting & Working Cow Horse.  

 
What a difference a few years makes!  Picture to the Left taken at Hora's Long Creek Arena  (Washington, Iowa) IRHA Show, August 2004. 

 Picture to the Right taken at the Top Rail Saddle Club (Lake City, Iowa) IRHA Show, July 2007.  
Lena is as good as ever, but Shelly finally figured out how to ride her!

Lena & her 2008 Bay/Overo  Colt by Doc Freckles Born April 13, 2008 Picture taken April 14, 2008

   

Lena foaled a Buckskin/Solid Cot (Jigger) on April 15th, 2007.  Jigger is cute as heck and the best of his parents put together.  He will be a BIG, stout gelding and would make an exceptional working, ranch, or trail horse.
   

Powder River Lena ~ 1996 AQHA Mare

Powder River Playboy
NCHA LTE $74,000+; Sire of NCHA LTE $800,000+; Sire of NRCHA LTE; Leading sire in the NCHA, NRCHA, NRHA
Lenas Thing
NCHA LTE $4500+
Peppy San Badger
NCHA LTE $172,711; 1977 NCHA Futurity Champion; 1978 NCHA Derby Champion; NCHA Hall of Fame; APHA World Champion Sire; APHA Superior Cutting Sire; APHA ROM Reining Sire:  Sire of:  NCHA LTE $23,527,591, NRHA LTE $394,351,  NRCHA LTE $113,786Mr Gold O'Lena
NCHA Money Earner
Harvey's Sugar
Halter Point Earner
Mr San Peppy
NCHA LTE $107,866; 1974 & 1976 NCHA Champion; Sire of:  NCHA LTE $2,339,341
Freckles Playboy
NCHA LTE $ Leading Sire
Doc O' Lena
NCHA Hall of Fame
Squeaky Jere
Halter Point Earner

  
Lena can fence cattle as hard as any horse I have seen 
(that was not being shown in NCRHA or Breed 
sanctioned WCH events!).  She is a BLAST 
to ride & loves to turn cattle at the fence.  
She has a HUGE burst of speed and can really 
get in front of the cow & turn them.  

Shelly & Lena's Performance Record:
Western Iowa Team Penners - Sept 03 - Audubon - $72 - 2nd - Team Sorting
Dayton Wranglers - Sept 03 - Dayton Ranch Rodeo - 1st Place Team - $10 gift card & Cap!
IRHA Show - Tama, Iowa - August 04 - 2nd - Open Working Cowhorse; 4th - Open Ranch Cutting 
IRHA Show - Lake City, Iowa - July 06- 1st - Open Ranch Cutting; 5th Open Working Cow Horse
IRHA Show - Lake City, Iowa - July 07 - 1st - Amateur Ranch Cutting; 5th Open Ranch Cutting, 6th Open Working Cowhorse

Produce of Dam:  Powder River Lena

	April 13 2008 Bay / Overo Colt by Doc Freckles (Palomino)
April 15 2007 Buckskin/Solid Colt by Doc Freckles (Palomino)
	April 2006 Buckskin/Solid Filly by Doc Freckles (Palomino)
May 2nd 2005 Buckskin/Overo Filly by Doc Freckles (Palomino)
	Shorty's Playboy "Shorty" April 17th, 2004 Bay AQHA Colt by Shorty's Small (Bay) Shorty's sire has $1070+ NCHA earnings.  Mom can sure work a cow!  He will have a job doing it someday, too.  Here's your chance!  Beautiful bay, look @ his pedigree:  Shorty Lena, Powder River Playboy, Peppy San Badger, Doc O'Lena, Mr Gold O'Lena all on his papers!!
2003 Buckskin AQHA Colt Sired by Lynx Classic Legacy (Palomino)

Five Generation Pictorial Pedigree & Pedigree Notes

Powder River Playboy Bay AQHA NCHA LTE $74,000+
NCHA LTE $172,711 1977 NCHA Futurity Champion 1978 NCHA Derby Champion NCHA Hall of Fame APHA World Champion SIre APHA Superior Cutting Sire APHA ROM Reining Sire         Sire of: NCHA LTE $23,527,591 NRHA LTE $394,351  NRCHA LTE $113,786	Peppy San Badger ("Little Peppy") Chestnut AQHA
Mr San Peppy Chestnut AQHA NCHA LTE $107,866 1974 & 1976 NCHA Champion Sire of:  NCHA LTE $2,339,341
	Freckles Playboy Chestnut AQHA NCHA LTE  Sire of:  NCHA LTE $
Doc O' Lena Bay  AQHA NCHA LTE  Sire of:  NCHA LTE $
Poco Lena The "QUEEN" of Cutters!