A reining horse and rider performing a sliding stop at Eclipse Ranch in Fort Collins, Colorado

Reining & ranch versatility since 1992

Quality horses, started right and ready to show.

A family ranch in Fort Collins raising and training paint and quarter horses for the reining and ranch versatility pen, with boarding, lessons, and show coaching for riders at every level.

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Reining Ranch Versatility Show Coaching Paint & Quarter Horses AQHA
A young rider carrying the flag on a palomino with the family dog at Eclipse Ranch

A family lifestyle, carried down three generations on the place in Fort Collins.

Our story

Three generations in the reining pen, one ranch outside Fort Collins.

Eclipse Ranch began in 1992, when Scott and Julie Melbye brought home their first AQHA reining stallion as a weanling. That colt started a family lifestyle that has been passed down to their daughter, Paige.

Paige Melbye-Lara has been training professionally since she was fourteen and brings over 25 years of riding, training, and showing to every horse on the place. She has shown with AQHA since 2008, was the 2015 Larimer County Fair and Rodeo Queen, and has been featured on the cover of Group Magazine. Her husband Scott is alongside her for all of it, from conditioning horses to building out the facility.

  • 30+ Years raising performance horses
  • 25+ Years training, riding & showing
  • All Skill levels welcome in lessons

What we do

Care, training, and coaching under one roof.

Lessons, boarding, sales, and soon a stud program, all on one family ranch where the people on site ride and compete.

Riding Lessons & Show Coaching

Lessons for every skill level and dedicated show coaching for riders who want to compete. We build a real partnership between horse and rider, then help you take it down the centerline.

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Horse Boarding

Boarding built around the best care and comfort for your horse, on a working ranch where the people on site actually ride and compete.

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Horses For Sale

Paint and quarter horse prospects raised and started for reining and ranch versatility. Honest, well-bred horses with the right foundation.

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Coming soon

Standing At Stud: Pure Imagination

A new chapter for the breeding program that started it all. Standing soon at Eclipse Ranch. Reach out to get on the early list for the upcoming breeding season.

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Life at Eclipse

A working ranch, a real family, and a barn full of characters.

Six golden retrievers, a corgi, three barn cats, a handful of mini herefords and one mini pony round out the crew. You will meet most of them on a tour.

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Get in touch

Come see the horses for yourself.

Tours are by appointment, so give us a call or send an email and we will find a time. Whether it is boarding, a lesson, or finding your next horse, we would love to hear from you.

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