Quarter Horses

The fourth generation of Schaffers, Dewey's children and spouses, including Emily and Guy Smith; Cole and Sarah Schaffer; Jake and Stephanie Schaffer; and Hayley and Clay Kobza, have continued to raise solid, ranch raised quarter horses with similar backgrounds as to those raised by their grandfather, Larry Schaffer.

At the heart of the breeding program remain the bloodlines of Triple Goldrush, who was an AQHA Champion, a High Point Working Cow Horse; and received 21 halter points and 140 performance points in 10 events.
Ranch raised quarter horses are used on a daily basis at the Schaffer operation, and every performance horse has his/her start as a working ranch horse. Among us, we have been fortunate to find success in the rodeo arena throughout our lives with championships ranging from the high school to professional level.

Pictured: Cole Schaffer and nephew, Tilden Smith

Our experiences and continued interests in training and competition, have provided us with the foresight
to determine if a horse has the potential to excel in the rodeo arena, as well as on the ranch.

Emily Smith and Hayley Kobza hold 5 Nebraska High School Rodeo Association All Around titles among them, as well as numerous individual event titles ranging from goat tying to cutting to barrel racing. Emily also qualified three times to the College National Finals Rodeo.
Cole Schaffer was also a Nebraska High School Rodeo event champion (steer wrestling) and won the Team Roping and All Around Championship titles in the NIRA's Central Rocky Mountain Region.
Guy Smith was the NIRA's Southwest Region Champion Calf Roper, an 8-time qualifier to the Canadian National Finals Rodeo, and was a member of the Canadian Olympic Rodeo Team at Salt Lake City.
Clay Kobza made the Dodge National Circuit Finals and Mountain State Finals multiple times, qualified to the College National Finals Rodeo, and won a round at Cheyenne Frontier Days in the calf roping