JIM AND DIANE SCHAEFFER
Jim and Diane Schaeffer of Paul Idaho have been involved with performance horses for a very long time. They credit ICHA members Russ Miller, Kay Garner, Van and Kathy Greenwell for their interest in cutting and Wade Zollinger for help in their breeding program. As owners they are familiar faces at events in which their horses are entered.
Jim and Diane have two sons, Dan and Roger. The family business is farming, trucking and raising replacement dairy heifers. Their pleasure is raising and promoting performance horses. The Schaeffer horses have been champions in cutting, snaffle bit and roping events. They have worked with top trainers such as Russ Miller, Tim Denton, Lawson Haddock, Shane Prescott, Annie Reynolds, Kirk Robinson and most recently Brian Anderson. Brian has campaigned horses from the Schaeffer barn including Hanging Smart Pepper ( Smart Little Lena x Pepper Hanging x Little Devil Hanging) and Smart Hanging Pistol ( Smart Little Pistol x Pepper Hanging). These horses have claimed ICHA/UCHA and NCHA awards and placed well at the recent area work offs in Ogden, Utah.
Jim and Diane have a band of good brood mares who they selectively cross on top stallions including Smart Little Lena, Dual Pep, Smart Aristocrat, He’s a Peptospoonful, San Tule Freckles and TR Dual Ray. Their stud horse, Hanging Smart Pepper is producing some good colts also. Jim says they are” pretty, easy to train and smart, smart, smart”. Jim also has a good eye for a prospect; at the 2003 Fort Worth sale he purchased a HighBrow Cat x Smart Lucinda Lena, a weanling called “ Icing on the Cake”. He recently sold the filly to a top Texas trainer for a hefty sum, he’s got a photo copy of the check in his wallet!
Jim and Diane are obviously very proud of their horses, Jim admits he “enjoys watching good horses and good trainers.” He has gained a lot of satisfaction from an industry he has given a lot to. The Schaeffer barn is a popular host for High School cuttings and performance horse clinics. Jim and Diane are looking forward to watching their horses compete this fall at various aged events, we wish them well.