Empress Valley Farm

09/11/2024

The EVF crew dominated at Country Heir last weekend! 🏅 Winning BOTH sections of OHJA Medal Finals, the 2’/2’6” OHJA Hunter Classic and the Non-Pro Derby, 🏆 plus taking Reserve in the 3’/3’3” OHJA Hunter Classic, as well as numerous division Championships 💙 Congratulations to all of our riders for a great show 🎉

🪿 Allie Katan + Golden Goose (“Dillon”) Champion USHJA 2’ Hunters, Champion Children’s Pony Hunters and 6th in the 2’/2’6” OHJA Medal Final

🐌 Ainsley Russell + Budapest (“Buda”) Reserve Jr/Am 3’3” Hunters and USHJA 3’ Hunters, as well as 5th in the 3’/3’3”/3’6” OHJA Medal Final

🐕 Ava Roof + Lorenzo Z (“Enzo”) Champion Children’s Hunter, Reserve Children’s Equitation, 3rd in the Children’s/Adult Hunter Classic, 4th in the 3’/3’3”/3’6” OHJA Medal Final and 7th in the 3’/3’3” OHJA Hunter Classic

🐴 Averi Blackburn + Capone (“Capone”) Reserve Crossrails Hunter and Champion Walk/Trot Groundpoles Equitation

🦤 Claire Kerrigan + Cremissimo (“Chris”) Champion Low Children’s Equitation, Champion Low Children’s Hunters, 1st in the 2’/2’6” OHJA Hunter Classic, 1st in the 2’/2’6” OHJA Medal Final and 1st in the Non-Pro Derby

🇮🇹 Eleanor Cole + Belucci (“Belucci”) 2nd in the 2’/2’3”/2’6” OHJA Hunter Classic and 5th in the 2’/2’6” OHJA Medal Final

🦛 Emilie Smith + Fitzgerald (“Gatsby”) Champion Jr/Am 3’3” Hunters, 1st in the 3’/3’3”/3’6” OHJA Medal Final, 1st in the THIS Children’s Medal and 2nd in the 3’/3’3” OHJA Hunter Classic

🦥 Katie Campbell + Sergio CTF (“Sergio”) Champion Low Adult Hunters and wins O/F and U/S in the Baby Green Hunters with

🏡 Mira Platt + Home Alone (“Spike”) Reserve Modified Ch/Ad Hunters, 2nd in the 2’/2’6” OHJA Medal Final and 7th in the 2’/2’3”/2’6” OHJA Hunter Classic

🐴 Sophie Distefano + Capone (“Capone”) Reserve Limit Hunter, 2nd in the Short Stirrup/Limit Classic and 5th in the 2’/2’3”/2’6” OHJA Hunter Classic

♾️ Tracy Beavers + All I Need (“Niko”) Champion Adult Equitation, 2nd in the Children’s/Adult Hunter Classic and 8th in the 3’/3’3”/3’6” OHJA Medal Final

Next up: ➡️

08/28/2024

Super safe medium pony for lease 💖
“Diva” (USEF: Godiva • 5368036) is ready to bring along her next child from W/T poles through the Regular Pony division! She is a very safe, kind and forgiving pony that is happy to pack any child around at home, at shows or on the trails. Contact Jamie Mills at 614-537-0067 for more info ℹ️

08/25/2024

EVF had a small but mighty team at VII! 🏆

🏡 Mira Platt + Home Alone (“Spike”) Champion Low Child/Adult Hunters and 3rd in the Non-Pro Derby, plus great ribbons in the USHJA 2’9” Hunters earlier in the week

♾️ Tracy Beavers + All I Need (“Niko”) 8th in the USHJA National Derby, also earning Best Rider Turnout and 2nd in the THIS Adult Medal, plus great ribbons in the Adult Eq and Adult Amateur Hunters

➡️ On to VIII next week!

03/31/2024

Congratulations to the Lint family on their purchase of Eye Spy “Eddy”! We are so sad to see him go, and will miss him dearly, but we know you will love and enjoy Eddy as much as we have! Eddy’s Empress fan club is excited to watch your success!!!

03/21/2024

We are excited to congratulate the Roof Family on their purchase of Lorenzo! 🥳 We can’t wait to watch Ava and Lorenzo grow together as a pair and excel in the hunter ring!

Thank you Wilson Sporthorses for always finding us such beautiful and talented horses! ❤️

02/06/2024

Who’s looking for their next unicorn?! 🦄 EVF has two wonderful choices that’s can be available to try at WEC Ohio 2/7-2/11!

XRAIL AND 2ft PACKER!!!
VH Paris Rain Beau “Kennedy” #5314024 14.2 13yr old top of the line large Welsh pony is ready for his next kid to bring along! Kennedy has been there/done that and is a great teacher. He is a great confidence builder and can easily take any kid from the poles to the Child pony. He’s a babysitter that knows how to help when needed. VERY forgiving and more of a push ride.

2’6-3’ HUNTER EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!
Eye Spy “Eddy” #5441410 13yr old 16hTB that looks like a wb! Eddy has been a very successful 2’6-3’ Hunter. Great mover and jump and he always gets a piece of the hack even against the wb’s. He has been an excellent teacher for his riders to move up and learn on. He is lazy on the flat but has a big stride and will easily carry you over fences. Super brave to the jumps but needs a confident rider if he’s fresh he sometimes plays for the lead change.

Both need to be in a professional program and are for sale located in Columbus, OH. Lease may be considered if local. Low 🖐🏼 purchase. Contact Jamie Mills @ 614-537-0067 for more info!

06/25/2023

Our pony kids had a great weekend at Brave Horse III! Congratulations to Godiva and June Hunkins for taking champion in the medium greens only their 2nd time in the ponies! We are super excited for you to join us at pony finals in August! Congratulations to Empire’s Sun and Ava Roof for taking reserve in the ponies with great rounds all weekend!
Also joining us at pony finals in August will be Kyla Lucas and Joly’s Gella! This pair had great rounds all weekend earning them reserve champion in the Green Ponies!
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Next up Waterloo! 🔜

03/18/2023

Our high school team is off to nationals! 🥳 after a tough day of competition our high school team pulled off reserve to earn us a spot at nationals! Special congrats to our individual qualifiers Ellie Eveland and Anya Craft! 🤩
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Best of luck to our middle school team tomorrow! 🍀

02/14/2023

congratulations to the Hileman family on the lease of Capone! we are so excited to watch Ella and Capone shine in the Short Stirrup this year!
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thank you for trusting us with your boy! we are so thankful to have him at our farm! ❤️

02/04/2023

Congratulations to Claire Kerrigan on the lease of Rio Tesoro “Tater”! We are so excited to see these two in the show ring this year and looking forward to seeing many blue ribbons in their future! Thank you to for sharing your special boy! ❤️

12/12/2022

11/10/2022

VH Paris Rain Beau “Kennedy” Usef #5314024 14.2 12yr old top of the line large Welsh pony is ready for his next kid to bring along! For sale or for lease! Kennedy has been there/done that and is a great teacher. He can easily take any child from start to finish and is a great confidence builder! He is best suited for poles, xrails, 2’ and up to the Child pony. He’s a great babysitter and knows how help when needed. He is VERY forgiving and more of a push ride. Currently located in Rockledge Florida and will be back in Columbus, OH after December. Low 🖐🏼 lease and low mid 🖐🏼 purchase. Contact Jamie Mills @ 614-537-0067 for more info!

11/02/2022

Congratulations to the Hunkins family on their purchase of Godiva! We are so excited to keep this sweet pony in our barn and can’t wait to watch June and Diva progress in the show ring together!

09/03/2022

Ohio Hunter/Jumper Association

08/11/2022

Ava and Roo have had a very successful trip to pony finals so far! They have had wonderful scores including an 88 in the model 🤩, and an 81 in the hack! we are so proud of all the hard work Ava has put into get to where she is today!

07/26/2022

Brave horse IV was a success!
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Rowan and Tater did their first show together and had wonderful rounds earning reserve champion in the very low!
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Carys and Shameless had amazing rounds all weekend earning champion and reserve in the children’s eq and hunters! Carys also won the THIS medal on Saturday and was 12th in the national derby!
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Delanie and Trey were reserve in the pony eq and the large ponies with great rounds all weekend! This pair also earned 8th in the Non-Pro Derby!
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Ava and Roo were champion in the pony eq and the large ponies! They also took 10th in the Non-Pro Derby!
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Otto traveled to his first show venue in the US 🇺🇸! We look forward to seeing him and Delanie in the show ring together soon!
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Foxy had a great trip off the farm hanging out at the show! This special mare is still available for sale! Sn**ch her up before she’s gone!
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And last but no least- Niko and Tracy had wonderful rounds all weekend earning great ribbons in the Adults!
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next up-> N.E.S.T 🔜!

07/13/2022

Congratulations Lesley DeLeon on the purchase of Serengeti “Simba”!🦁 We are so excited to keep watching this young superstar grow! We wish you the very best of luck with this special boy!

07/07/2022

Congratulations to the Paduchik family on the lease of Belucci! We were so excited to pull off the surprise yesterday and can’t wait to watch Larissa and Belucci keep progressing together!
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Special thanks to Michael and Kate from Stonegate Equine Facility for helping us pair these two!

06/27/2022

Congratulations to the Smith Family on their purchase of Fitzgerald! Emilie and Gatsby already had a successful first show together, with many more to come! 🥳
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thank you .hawthornevet for helping to match this perfect pair! ❤️

06/22/2022

Splitrock was a blast! With some tough competition, our riders came out with amazing rounds and ribbons! Now who’s ready for Waterloo 🔜!?

06/05/2022

Congratulations Anya on the lease of Eye Spy “Eddy”! We are so excited to watch you and Eddy have a great summer together!

05/31/2022

Our ponies had a great time at Brave Horse last weekend! Both riders had great rounds and earned some great ribbons!
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Ava and Roo earned champion in the larges!
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Delanie and trey earned 3rd in the derby with scores of 81 & 83!
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Next stop NEST! 🥳

05/25/2022

Help needed feeding, cleaning stalls, and turn out for 24 horses. Must have previous experience cleaning stalls, be reliable and also have reliable transportation! Hours are 8am to 2pm. Looking for someone available on weekends and some hours are also available during the week.

05/16/2022

Congratulations Carys on the lease of Shameless! We are so excited to have this talented horse back in our barn! We can’t wait to see you have a fun and successful end to your junior years!🤩

05/16/2022

TRYON week 1 was a blast!
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Madde and her grey boys had great rounds in the adults & A/O’s earning great ribbons in each class including a 2nd in the classic!
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Cameo and nuttie had so much fun in the low adults earning ribbons in each class out of a competitive group!
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Ainsley and Buda had a great week and were reserve in the childrens 14&U!
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And last but not least,Foxy traveled to her first big show venue and learned all about what it’s like to become a show horse! 🤩
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Now onto Week 2! 🥳

05/03/2022

A couple days late, but better late then never!
A big congratulations to our Middle School team on finishing 3rd in the nation this past weekend! We are so proud of all our riders for having such a successful season!
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Ainsley- 1st Future Int. Flat Team
Eliya- 1st future novice flat team & 8th future Novice o/f team!
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Now time to start prepping for the start of our summer show season! NEST 🔜

04/29/2022

A big congratulations to our High school team on taking 4th overall yesterday at IEA nationals! All riders came out with fabulous rides and great ribbons!
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Emilie- 7th Open o/f team
Delanie- 1st Var. Int o/f team
Bug- 4th JV novice o/f team
Larissa- 7th JV novice flat team
Ellie- 5th JV Beginner flat team
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Good luck to our high school individuals Delanie and Addison as they take on today! 🥇🍀

04/21/2022

We had such a great time at WEC a couple weeks ago, we got lost in making a post!
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All of our riders had a fabulous weekend with great ribbons and amazing rides!🤩 now time to hunker down and prep for IEA NATIONALS!🔜

04/05/2022

Help needed feeding, cleaning stalls, and turn out for 24 horses. Must be reliable and also have reliable transportation. Hours are 8am to 2pm. Looking for someone available on weekends and some hours are also available during the week.