2025 YEAR-END YEAR-END
A W A R D S B A N Q U E T
Saturday, January 17, 2026
AWARDS BANQUET 2025 YEAR-END
schedule of events
5pm: Open Board Meeting
6pm: Cocktails (Cash Bar)
7pm: Dinner
8pm: Awards Presentation
10pm: Dancing and Games
2025 OHJA Officers and Directors
OFFICERS:
President: Scott DeHelian
Vice President: Jamie Mills
Secretary: Maureen Fagan
Treasurer: Judy Brentlinger
DIRECTORS:
Allison McBreen
Noelle Mumpower-Davis
Nancy Arledge
Sarah Ash
Erika Githens
Erika Staib
Thank you to our sponsors
Bella Bead Studio/Kristan Early
Brave Horse
Faithful Friends
Hathaway Hill
Just A Dream Equestrian LLC
Kendalwood Farm/Charlotte Clark
Kensley Farms
Limerick Lane Farm/Maureen Fagan
NEST (NorthEast ShowTime Series)
Painter & Associates
Royal Oak Ranch LLC
Scott DeHelian
Sidney Electric
Sophie Carlin
Stealaway Inc./Angela Moore
Sunnybrook Training Center/Noelle MumpowerDavis
Training Wheels LLC/Sarah
Guidice
True Course/Sarah Ash
Windfall Farms
Open Hunter Divisions
Nandino and Samantha Cooper for Ellen Malson
West Lake and Melissa Donnelly for Fawn Lake Farm
Clarmont and Samantha Cooper for Leah Clifford
Merci Balou and Dalya Balk for Sara Ladley
Cornus Alba D’Or and Stacey Friend
Campari and Dalya Balk for Eleanor Daboo
Caymus and Dalya Balk and Erika Heintschel-Githens for Olivia Gallup
Apache 286 and Erika Githens and Kelsey Epperson for Maxwell Brown
Chryseis Z and Lindsey Brizendine
Iester K and Melissa Donnelly for Lily Kosal
Wroyal Affair and Aubrey Hunt for Aimee Kemper
Royal Czech and Ashley Areddy-Blickensderfer for Margaret Kruse
Quentus 3 and Joshua Graves for Julia Hart
Mais Oui Munny and Molly Kindness for Jayme Klosterman
Kiss and Make Up and Melissa Donnelly for Vivien Kosal
and
Chryseis Z and Lindsey Brizendine
Evangeline and Aubrey Hunt for Stephany Ryan Fineas and Jessica Jurkowitz for Clover Hill Farm
Chandler Z and Zoe Johnson
SSH Mirage and Ashley Areddy-Blickensderfer for Stella
Wroyal Affair and Aubrey Hunt for Aimee Kemper Lehnbach and Jessica Jurkowitz for Clover Hill Farm
Thoroughbred Hunter, 2'6"-3'
Facetime and Maureen Fagan
Indy Cruz and Madeline Davis for Noelle Mumpower-Davis
Fancy M and Rebecca Bryce
Oh Ballinrobe and Clara Baker
Waterford and Lesley de Leon
Ide B A Classic and Ashlie Henricks
Coverboy RW and Michaella Del Greco and Leah Smaller for Royal Oak Ranch LLC
Piccadilly and Colleen Holton for Georgia Hood
C'Avicii and Katrina Fanning
Arivaldo Z and Jamie Mills for Cameo Fawcett
Sandrina CTF and Ellie Welte for Davina Beck
Top Secret and Katrina Fanning for Jessica Schuh
Girl Talk and Maria Moore and Veronica Nappi for Hilary Ambro
Chosen and Kelsey Epperson for Abigail Picotte
Sweet By and By and Leah Smaller and Michaella DelGreco for Georgia
Pulvino
Alato and Jessica Jurkowitz for Clover Hill Farm
Quicon Windsor Z and Sophie Carlin
Fineas and Jessica Jurkowitz for Clover Hill Farm
High Noon and Joshua Graves for Julie Jackson
United Colors and Kelsey Epperson and Laurie Storey for Kimberly Leach
FTF Super Trooper and Courtney Newby for Tenalee Grandstaff
TC Visto’s Bespoke and Leah Smaller for Sophie Carlin
Park Avenblu GES and Kiana Berry for Lauren Ensor
Skinny Love and Cailee Hatherly
Bon Ballet and Madelyn Cain
Swagger and Molly Kindness for Melissa Noble
Aisle Be Good and Claire Genovese for Noelle Mumpower-Davis
Golden Goose and Allison Kattan
I Like Cake and Molly
Very low Hunter, 2'
for Jayme Klosterman
Shine On and Melissa Donnelly for Jamie Schaller
My Magic’s Just An Illusion and Bella Brunner
Icarius and Lilyann N. Fender
Brigantinos and Jessica Jurkowitz for Clover Hill Farm
Glenridge Miss Demeanor and Sarah Sturges for Maeve Sheldon
The Golden Ticket and Kristan Early
Savoir Faire and Jessica Jurkowitz and Maggie Gieseke for Clover Hill Farm
Ringleader
Brosnan and Norah Lindner
Swagger and Molly Kindness for Melissa Noble
Bare Necessities and Mackenzey Wallace for Lillian Keating
Sabrina CTF and Claire Denton
Trimmed In
Amateur and Junior Hunter Divisions
Cornus Alba D’Or and Stacey Friend
Merci Balou and Sara Ladley
Counterpart and Lilli Power
Thinking Out Loud and Lilli Power
Cabochon and Sophie Carlin
Iester K and Lily Kosal
3'-3'6" Section: Sanibel, owned and shown by Madeline Davis
2'-2'6" Section: Namely, shown by Eleanor Cole for Stonegate Equine
Dolphin Blue and Eilah Epstein
Budapest and Ainsley Russell
Lorenzo Z and Ava Roof
Clarmont and Leah Clifford
Apache 286 and Maxwell Brown
Golden Hour CHF and Kaitlyn Carney
Conchiglie and Brooke Barket
Top Shelf and Lorien Luehrs
Sedona and Jennifer Kraemer
Trusted Ally and Tracy Kerr
Wroyal Affair and Aimee Kemper
All I Need and Tracy Beavers
TC Cascalan and Claudia Dattilo
Elouan and Lucy Andrews and Grace Pruchnicki
Eastside and J
Sedona
All
Rio
WL
Sweet By and By and Georgia Pulvino and Mackenzie Marlowe
Facetime and Aidan Placek
Elouan and Lucy Andrews and Grace Pruchnicki
Press Pass Z and Jamie Schaller
Milo and Stella Bergmann
Chosen and Abigail Picotte
Waterford and Lesley de Leon
High Noon and Julie Jackson C'Avicii and Taylor Condon Arivaldo
2025 YEAR-END AWARDS
Roxie and Caitlyn Hofmann
Vurtual and Maryn Sackett
Guest List and Sophia Painter
Katie and Stella Rembielak
My European Rodeo and Leah Schwartz
Quentus
Dr. Dempsey of Pickerell and Harlan Fulton
Guest List and Sophia Painter
Ganache and Peyton Rodecker
Shannaghmore and Chloe Jurgensen Alato and Marguerite
Celebration and Ivy Luttrull
Savoir Faire and Marguerite Gieseke
Shine On and Reese Kosal
TC Visto’s Bespoke and Taylor Paxton
Rio Ricardo and Sarah Painter and Franka Lorenz
Little Rock and Sophia Painter
Lapinwoods Captain
and Molly
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Miss Hattie and Lottie
Capone and Averi Blackburn and Vivienne Korynski
Be Mine and Gabrielle Steinberg
Chandon and Madeline Henricks
Another Story and Zoe Long and Lyla Scheller
Easy Peasy and Anna Fondacaro
Ever Clever and Gabrielle Steinberg
Whistling Grass Prime Rose and Hilda Jernelid and Vera Jernelid
Children’s Pony Hunter, 2' or 2'6"
Bamboozle and Claire Cullen
Sir Winston and Regan Spurling
Glenridge Miss Demeanor and Maeve Sheldon
Salem's Life of Riley and Stella Rembielak and Adriana Crivelli
Sugar Rush and Olivia Killian
Honor Roll and Brooke Barket
Picturesque
Windhover Miss America and Gracelyn Folger
Clovermeade Windsurfer and Regan Spurling and Gracelyn Folger
Mini Bar and Ashlyn Kraemer
2025 YEAR-END
Jumper
Finesse and Melissa Donnelly for Ashley Abbruzzi
Istoire de l'Olivier and Victoria Prince
Heartbreaker van de Achterhoek and Brooklyn Smith
Cordorado and Jane Braum
Pegaso and Claire Austin for Grace Pruchnicki
Fleche De Ouistreham and Delanie Borders
Khalifa and Erika Githens for Maxwell Brown
Eiskönigin and Jessica Jurkowitz for Clover Hill Farm
Upsy Daisy and Taylor Campbell
Sucano and Emma Paley
Belle Des Claux and Ella Norman
Quincy Della Caccia and Lindsay Lyden
Venturo 9 and Emma Paley
Cassonetti and Charlotte Oulanoff
Lotto MZ and Victoria Prince
Leonardo RGS and Katelyn Votel
Farmer’s Apple and Elizabeth Harris
Update and Lisa Ballo
Escot 6 and Charlotte Powers
Venturo 9 and Emma Paley
Eurodoll and Ava DeFelice
On My Honor and Emily Reynolds
Lotto MZ and Victoria Prince
Alymende and Evelyn Kruse
Anabella and Kelly Tehan
Waterfall des Negres and Rylee Eilerman
Heartbreaker van de Achterhoek and Brooklyn Smith
Cordorado and Jane Braum
Pegaso and Grace Pruchnicki
On My Honor and Emily Reynolds
Baywatch and Lucy Mackowiak
Archipelago and Hilda Jernelid
Baywatch and Lucy Mackowiak
Heartbreaker van de Achterhoek and Brooklyn Smith
Katinka and Khloe Hancock
Eiskönigin and Rose Gieseke
Finesse and Ashley Abbruzzi
Just A Dream and Peyton Chillinsky
Chassana and Madeline Krentz Gober
Rio RJ and Christine Commons
Turnagain and Bradley Ruther
Canta and Samantha Toth
Alymende and Evelyn Kruse
Arctic Missile and Paula Schneider
New Yorker and Schaller
Katinka and Khloe Hancock
SS Princeton and Haley Jackson
Topper's Tale and Amy Jordan
2'-3'6"
Jack
Vivien
Brooke
Piper
Makenna
Mira
Dakotah
Ella
Lesley
Taylor
Sophia
Caitlyn
Claire
Everette
Gianna
Lottie J. Goode
Vera Jernelid
Gabrielle Steinberg
Piper Bosse
Everette C. Filiatraut
2025 YEAR-END
AWARDS BANQUET
OHJA High-Point Awards
Each year, OHJA presents three overall high-point awards, based on total points accumulated throughout the year in hunter or jumper divisions:
2025 ohja high Point junior rider
Gracelyn Folger
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2025 ohja High point Amateur rider
Lesley de Leon Delaware, Ohio
2025 ohja high point open rider
Lindsey Brizendine Shaker Heights, Ohio
2025 YEAR-END
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OHJA Perpetual Awards
Each year, OHJA presents eight perpetual awards, based on nominations and votes from the OHJA membership:
2025 ohja most improved rider
Nominees:
Stella Bergmann
Elodie deLeon
Lilyann Fender
Piper Gray
Madeline Hendricks
2025 ohja junior Sportsmanship
Nominees:
Brooke Barket
Lilyann Fender
Ivy Luttrull
Taylor Paxton
2025 ohja Amateur Sportsmanship
Nominees:
Tracy Beavers
Sophie Carlin
Lorien Luehrs
Sarah Painter
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OHJA Perpetual Awards, Continued
2025 ohja trainer Sportsmanship
Nominees:
Nancy Arledge
Maureen Fagan
Laura Horval
Jamie Mills
Leah Smaller
2025 ohja Horse Show of the Year
Nominees:
Brave Horse
Country Heir
NEST -- NorthEast Showtime Series
WEC -- World Equestrian Center Ohio
2025 ohja Trainer of the year
Nominees:
Sarah Ash
Maureen Fagan
Margaret Kruse
Jamie Mills
2025 YEAR-END
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OHJA Perpetual Awards, Continued
2025 ohja Pony of the year
Nominees:
Land's End Electra
Miss Hattie Ringleader
Windhover Miss America
2025 ohja Horse of the year
Nominees:
Chryseis Z
Cornus Alba D’Or
Iester K
Top Shelf