Schmitz Horses

05/22/2026

We are so excited for the new team of Charlee and Deb DeBlaey!

We would like to congratulate Deb DeBlaey on the purchase of Look Here Cowboy affectionately as “Charlee”
She had a great first two shows in the all around and we will always be huge fans. Deb and Charlee will be under the guidance of Robert Schmitz. Thank you Beth Lepping for having us get Charlee’s all around career started!!

05/21/2026

We had a great time in Iowa at the Mayflower a few weeks ago!

Darn It To Blazes owned by Lara Simmons
⭐️Circuit Champion and class wins Level 1 HUS shown by Rhonda Spratto
⭐️Top 2 placings and points in Amateur Hunter under saddle with Lara

Whattare Theodds owned by Lara Simmons
⭐️Top 3 placings in the Amateur Select Western Pleasure with Lara
⭐️Top 4 placings in the Senior Western Pleasure with Robert
⭐️Top 5 placings in the Level 1 Trail with Robert

Always a Classy Ride owned by Jill Ellsworth
⭐️Top 3 placings in the Level 1 Amateur Equitation
⭐️Top 3 placings in the Level 1 Amateur Horsemanship
⭐️Class wins in Amateur select horsemanship

Made a Good Deal owned by Deb DeBlaey
⭐️Top 2 placings and points in the Level 1 Western Pleasure shown by Robert

05/06/2026

Super fun event!

2026 MAYFLOWER PURINA WESTERN RIDING/RANCH RIDING TEAM SHOOTOUT

1 WR Robert Schmitz - Whattaretheodds $400
RR Spencer Groth - Chicslikemychocolate $400

2 WR Spencer Groth - VS Final Addiction $300
RR Amy Henderson - Chex Cashn Diamonds $300

3 WR Ashley Montgomery - Shelovesarainynight $200
RR Kylee Kapraun - Wine O $200

4 WR CJ Kirkland - Tell Em You Know Me $100
RR Manny Hershberger - Hes A Cool Rooster $100

5 WR Cindy Hamilton - Bruce Allmighty
RR CJ Kirkland - Tell Em You Know Me

6 WR Hannah Lind - Money Gate
RR Traci Scott - A Sudden Kiss

7 WR Tori Paris - VS Final Addiction
RR Cindy Hamilton - Bruce Allmighty

8 WR Cindy Hamilton - Ooh Brother
RR Doug Bogart - Byou Buck

9 WR Monte Hamilton - Wranglered In Tioga
RR Cindy Hamilton - Ooh Brother

10 WR Reagan Schwartz - One Lazy Night
RR Monte Hamilton - Wranglered In Tioga

Thank you to Purina for sponsoring the $1,000 Added Money and prizes for our Top Ten!

04/25/2026

Wrapped up the AQHA Level 1 championship with many celebrations. It was a great time and again a fun show.

🏅Keelin Pergande and Chromatized
Finalist Rookie Amateur HUS

🏅Leah Williams and Worth it to be Lazy
Top 10 level 1 14-18 HUS
Finalist rookie youth HUS
Finalist rookie youth western pleasure

🏅Katie Schmitz and One Sultry Night
4th in the Level 1 amateur horsemanship
9th Level 1 amateur western riding

🏅Christina Marie Bottlemy and This is your Nite had great runs in the showmanship, pleasure, and horsemanship pens!

Thanks to the team that keeps us going our best!
⭐️Lakeshore Equine-Dr. Andrea McGowan and Delana
⭐️Kent Bunting
⭐️Waupun Veterinary Services-Dr. Mark Williams

09/16/2025

We all had a great time at the WQHA State Show in Madison, WI. It was nice to have both the APHA and AQHA horses there! Congrats to all!

Worth it to Be Lazy owned and shown by Leah Williams
🏆Circuit Champion and Class wins Rookie Youth Western Pleasure
🏆Circuit champion & Class wins Rookie Youth Hunter Under Saddle
🏆Circuit champion & Class wins Level 1 Youth Hunter Under Saddle
🥈Top 2 placings in Level 1 Youth Western Pleasure
🥈 Top 2 placings rookie youth showmanship

Made for First Class owned by Mike and Jean Pickles
🥈Points in Level 2 Western Pleasure

No Bones About It owned by Ellen Jost
🏆Circuit Champion & Class wins Amateur Pleasure Driving
🏆Circuit champion & Class wins Open Pleasure Driving
🥈Top 2 level 2 Hunter Under Saddle with Kelly Schwartz

Darn it to Blazes owned by Lara Simmons
🥇Class wins Level 1 Hunter Under Saddle ridden by Kelly Schwartz
🥈Points in amateur select hunter under saddle

A Minute for Drama owned by Lara Simmons
🥇Class wins Pleasure Driving with Robert Schmitz
🥇Class wins Amateur Pleasure Driving with Lara Simmons

This is your Nite owned and shown by Christina Bottlemy
🥇Class wins Rookie Amateur Horsemanship
🥈Top 2 APHA Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
🥈Top 2 Level 1 Amateur Horsemanship
🥈Top 2 APHA Novice Amateur Horsemanship

Whattare the Odds owned by Lara Simmons
🥈Top 2 Amateur Select Western Pleasure
🥈Top 2 Level 3 Western Pleasure

Chromatized owned and shown by Keelin Pergande
🥈Top 2 in Rookie Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

Hes No Secret owned by Deb Deblaey
🥈Top 2 Amateur Select Trail

Southern Enterprise owned by Tina Bothum
🥇Class wins Level 1 Hunter Under Saddle ridden by Jessi Lueth

Always a Classy Ride owned by Jill Ellsworth
🥈Top 2 WQHA Amateur WT Horsemanship

Country Fleetheart owned and shown by Melissa Muesch
🏆APHA High Point Novice Amateur
🏆Circuit Champion and Class wins in the APHA Novice Amateur Horsemanship
🏆Circuit Champion APHA Novice Amateur Showmanship
🥈5th (tie for 4th) in the Non-Pro Challenge Showmanship

One Sultry Night owned and shown by Katie Schmitz
🥈Top 2 Placings in Level 1 Western Riding
🥇Class wins in APHA Novice Amateur Western Ridi

09/01/2025

Congrats Melissa Muesch!

Congratulations to Melissa Muesch and Country Fleetheart for being awarded as our 2025 APHA Novice Amateur High Point Champion. As a high point champion, Melissa is awarded a Custom Award Jacket and a gift certificate to Lisa Marie Anderson Photography.

Congratulations, Melissa and Sprout!🌱

08/25/2025

Congrats to Melissa Muesch and Country Fleetheart! 🌱

APHA Eastern National Championships!
🥈Reserve Champion Novice Amateur Showmanship
6️⃣ - Top 10 Novice Amateur Western Pleasure
8️⃣ - Top 10 Novice Amateur Horsemanship

08/22/2025

Congrats Melissa Muesch and Country Fleetheart

Reserve champions novice amateur showmanship at the APHA East Championships.

07/14/2025

Next up was the Corporate Challenge! We survived the Missouri heat and had lots of fun at this great show. It is always one of your favorites!

Chromatized with Keelin Pergande
🏆Circuit Champion in the Rookie Amateur Hunter Under Saddle

Made for First Class owned by Mike and Jean Pickles
🥈Top 2 Placings in the Senior Western Pleasure

This is your Nite owned by Christina Bottlemy
🏆Circuit Champion Rookie Amateur Showmanship
🥈Top 2 placings in the Rookie Amateur Horsemanship

Whattare the Odds owned by Lara Simmons
🥈Top 2 placings in the Open Western Riding with Robert

One Sultry Night and Katie Schmitz
🏆Circuit Champion Open Western Riding with Robert
🥇Class wins in the Amateur Western Riding
🥇Class wins in the Level 1 Amateur horsemanship
🥈Top 2 placings in the Level 1 Amateur Western Riding
🥈Top 2 placings in the Amateur Horsemanship

07/14/2025

We are just getting caught up after two back to back horse shows! First up, we had a great time at the Cap Gun Circuit! Congrats to all of your teams!

We had a great time at the Capgun horse show in Oshkosh! Way to go everyone!

Worth it to Be Lazy owned and shown by Leah Williams
🏆Circuit Champion Rookie Youth Western Pleasure
🏅Class wins Level 1 youth Western Pleasure
🏅Class wins in Rookie youth Hunter Under Saddle

Made a Good Deal owned by Deb Deblaey
🏅Class wins in Level 1 Western Pleasure

No Bones About It owned by Ellen Jost
🏆Circuit Champion Pleasure Driving with Shannon Wibbert
🏆Circuit Champion Level 3 Hunter under Saddle with Shannon Wibbert

Darn it out of Time owned by Lara Simmons
🏆Circuit Champion Amateur Pleasure Driving
🏆Circuit Champion Level 1 Hunter Under Saddle

Darn it to Blazes owned by Lara Simmons
🏅Class wins in Amateur Select Hunter Under Saddle

A Minute for Drama owned by Lara Simmons
🏆Circuit Champion All-breed Hunter Under Saddle
🏅Class wins in Pleasure Driving

Whattare the Odds owned by Lara Simmons
🏆Circuit Champion All-breed Trail
🏅Class wins in Level 3 Western Pleasure
🏅Class wins in the Western Riding
🏅Class wins in All-Breed Western Riding

Hes No Secret owned by Deb Deblaey
🏆Circuit Champion Amateur Select Trail

One Sultry Night and Katie Schmitz
🏆Circuit Champion Amateur Horsemanship
🏆Circuit Champion All-Age Western Riding
🏆Circuit Champion Amateur Western Riding
🏅Class wins in all-breed western Riding

Country Fleetheart and Melissa Muesch
🏆High Point All-Breed Horse
🏆Circuit Champion All-breed Showmanship
🏆Circuit Champion All-breed WT Horsemanship