Empress Valley Farm

05/26/2026

EVF a wet and wild time II ☔️ So proud of our crew for handling the tough conditions with grace and getting the job done 💪🏻

🤝 Special thanks to our sponsors 💕

🐴 Capone + Vivienne Korynski: Champion Limit Equitation and Champion Limit Hunter

♟️Othello + Ryann Donahey: 6th Modified Child/Adult Hunter Classic

🫏 Phill of Myself + Eleanor Cole: 6th Low Child Hunter Classic

➕ Miss Hattie + Lottie Goode: Champion Children’s Pony Hunter, Champion Pony Equitation and 11th 2’6” Hunter Derby

➡️ Up Next: II

05/18/2026

It’s almost the best time of the year: summer horse show season 😎 EVF will be heading to , , and ➡️ we hope to see you there!

05/13/2026

First outdoor show of the season ☑️ We took our biggest group ever to this weekend and had a great time! So much learning, plus lots of laughs made for a great weekend. Special thanks to all the moms who spent Mother’s Day weekend with us 💐

🤝 Special thanks to our sponsors 💕

♾️♥️ All I Need + Tracy Beavers: Champion Child/Adult Hunter

🦄 Arivaldo Z + Cameo Fawcett: Champion Low Adult Equitation and 2nd NEST Hunter Classic

🦒 Be My Bay + Claire Kerrigan: Successful move-up and 1st in a Child/Adult Hunter trip

🐴 Capone + Averi Blackburn: Champion Short Stirrup Equitation and 5th 2’ OHJA Medal

🎨 Caravaggio + Natalie Monago: 1st Crossrails Under Saddle

🫧 Double Play + Katie Simms: 1st Limit Hunter Under Saddle

🐇 Eagle Creek’s Boppity + Charleigh Helming: Champion Walk/Trot Poles Equitation

🗞️ Front Page News + Allie Kattan: Reserve Children’s Pony Hunter

💝 Godiva + Emma Henn: Consistent trips in Crossrails all weekend

🍺 Guinness + Sofia Priller: Reserve Child/Adult Hunter and 3rd NEST Hunter Classic

👀 Home Alone + Sophia Distefano: Champion Low Child Hunter, 5th NEST Hunter Classic

🏴‍☠️ Lorentino + Olivia Downey: Champion Future Hunter and Reserve Crossrails Equitation

🐕 Lorenzo Z + is Ava Roof: Champion 15-Adult Equitation

🎰 Lucky Bluff Z + Claire Dague: Won a Baby Green Hunter trip in their first show together (and Loki’s first show in the U.S.!)

🪄 Merlin + Gianna Rees: Reserve Unrestricted Crossrails

🦥 Sergio CTF + Katie Campbell: Reserve Low Adult Equitation

Up next: II ➡️

04/25/2026

HUGE congratulations to Ainsley Russell for taking home the win🥇 in the Varsity Open Championship at the 2026 IEA National Hunt Seat Finals!

Only the top 12 varsity open riders (one from each zone) are invited to compete in the Varsity Open Championship. Ainsley qualified as the highest point-earner in Zone 5 throughout the entire year! The class consists of two phases: flat and fences with the top two riders called back to test.

🏆 Taking home top honors makes Ainsley the #1 Varsity Open Rider overall in the Nation!

We are so incredibly proud of Ainsley for her hard work and dedication to this sport. This win is so well-deserved 🤩

04/24/2026

Best of luck to Empress Equestrian Team at IEA National Finals this weekend at National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, MO! 🍀🤞🏻

INDIVIDUALS
Ainsley Russell: Varsity Flat and Varsity Open Championship
Ryder Eubanks: Future Beginner Flat
Sophie Morales: Future Beginner Flat

TEAM
Ava Roof: Varsity Open Fences
Ainsley Russell: Varsity Open Flat
Claire Kerrigan: Varsity Int. Fences
Isabelle Speich: Varsity Int. Flat
Eleanor Cole: JV Novice Fences
Olivia Downey: JV Novice Flat
Gianna Rees: JV Beginner Flat

04/16/2026

Best friends 🤝 matching imports 🐴

Huge congratulations to and on not one, but TWO incredible 5yo bay geldings from 🇳🇱✨

There’s nothing better than finding your next partner… except doing it together 💙

🎰 Lucky Bluff Z (aka Loki) proudly owned by Claire Dague 🦄 2021 Bay Zangersheide Gelding by Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve, out of a Numero Uno mare

🌟 Rather Remarkable (aka Rhys) proudly owned by Tracy Beavers 🦄 2021 Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding by Jardonnay VDL, out of an Adlantus AS mare

We are so excited for the future with these boys and can’t wait to continue their development 💕

04/13/2026

EVF’s second week at didn’t disappoint! Some highs and lows, but so grateful to knock off the rust and get back into the show ring. We’re looking forward to the rest of the show season! 👀⏩

♾️♥️ All I Need + Tracy Beavers: 2nd Ariat Medal, 3rd THIS Adult Medal and 5th Adult Hunter Classic

🦒 Be My Bay + Claire Kerrigan: Reserve Low Children’s Equitation and 10th 2’6” Non-Pro Derby

🐌 Budapest + Ainsley Russell: 1st $12,500 National Hunter Derby Non-Pro and 7th Amateur Owner Hunter Classic

🐕 Lorenzo Z + Ava Roof: 3rd NHS Medal 3’3”, 3rd USHJA Hunt Seat Medal and 7th in the Junior Hunter Classic 3’3” & 3’6”

🤝 Special thanks to our sponsors 💕

➡️ Up next: IEA National Championships

04/07/2026

It felt so good to be back in the show ring 🤩 EVF kicked off the 2026 horse show season Winter Classic 17 last weekend 🏁 Our horses and riders knocked off the rust and quickly got back in the flow, despite time off this winter. Thank you to everyone who made this first show back a success!

♾️♥️ All I Need + Tracy Beavers: 2nd Ariat Adult Medal and 7th Adult Hunter Classic

🦒 Be My Bay + Claire Kerrigan: 8th 2’6” Non-Pro Hunter Derby

🗞️ Front Page News + Allie Kattan: Top 3 placings in Future Hunters

🐕 Lorenzo Z + Ava Roof: Reserve 3’3” Junior Hunter, Reserve 12-17 Equitation, 1st NHS Medal, 1st USHJA Hunter Seat Medal, 3rd Junior Hunter Classic

🎩 Mr Steal Your Girl + Isabelle Speich: Reserve Low Child Equitation

♟️Othello + Ryann Donahey: Placed in all 2’6” and 2’9” over fences classes! Available FOR SALE ‼️

➕ Miss Hattie + Lottie Goode: joined us from The Paddock Stables 🌿 Champion Children’s Pony Hunter, Champion Children’s Pony Equitation, 2nd Children’s Pony Classic and 7th 2’6” Non-Pro Hunter Derby

🤝 Special thanks to our sponsors 💕

➡️ Next up: 18

03/30/2026

01/21/2026

🏆 2025 OHJA Awards
Big congratulations to all of our horses and riders on a fantastic year of showing in Ohio and surrounding states! We had a lovely time at the Ohio Hunter Jumper Association Year-End Awards❣️

🐕 Ava Roof + Lorenzo Z (“Enzo”)
🥇 Equitaion 15-17
🥉 Junior Hunter 3’3”

💝 Emma Henn + Godiva (“Diva”)
🥇 Walk/Trot Equitation

🐌 Ainsley Russell + Budapest (“Buda”)
🥈 Equitation 15-17
🥈 Junior Hunter 3’3”

🦄 Cameo Fawcett + Arivaldo Z (“Ari”)
🥈 OHJA Cup Low Adult Hunter
4th Low Adult Equitation
4th Baby Green Hunter
6th Low Adult Hunter

🦛 Emilie Smith + Fitzgerald (“Gatsby”)
🥈 Adult Equitation
8th Amateur Owner Hunters

👀 Sofie Distefano + Home Alone (“Spike”)
🥈 Limit Equitation
8th Limit Hunter

🐴 Avery Blackburn, Vivienne Korynski + Capone (“Capone”)
🥈 Short Stirrup Hunter

♾️♥️ Tracy Beavers + All I Need (“Niko”)
🥉 OHJA Cup Adult Hunter
4th Adult Equitation
5th Adult Amateur Hunter

🦥 Katie Campbell + Sergio CTF (“Sergio”)
🥉 OHJA Cup Low Adult Hunter

🐴 Vivienne Korynski + Capone (“Capone”)
🥉 Short Stirrup Equitation

🌌 Laurie Schulze + Van Gogh (“Van”)
🥉 Walk/Trot Equitation

👀 Mira Platt + Home Alone (“Spike”)
4th OHJA Cup Children’s Hunter
6th Children’s Equitation
6th Children’s Hunter

🍻 Gianna Rees + Happy Hour (“Killian”)
4th Crossrails Equitation

🦒 Claire Kerrigan + Be My Bay (“Amor”)
4th Low Children’s Equitation

🐐 Ryder Eubanks + Our Little Rascal (“Spanky”)
4th Walk/Trot Equitation

🫏 Larissa Paduchik + Phill of Myself (“Phil”)
5th OHJA Cup Adult Hunter
7th Adult Equitation

🎨 Natalie Monago + Caravaggio (“Felix”)
5th Crossrails Equitation

🌟 Eleanor Cole + Namely (“Ronnie”)
7th Equitation 12-14

🦄 Madde Kuhn + No Salt All Sugar (“Max”)
8th Adult Equitation

🥒 Allie Kattan + Golden Goose (“Dillon”)
8th Open Hunter 2’3”