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Deer Creek Farm is owned by the Tarumianz family of Charlotte, NC.

Both Ella and her mother, Elizabeth are very competitive on the AA Circuit. Ella has been riding since age four, when she started under the watchful eyes of Emma Fogler. Ella stays busy catch-riding ponies and horses with the help of her trainers, Jenna Vanerstrom at home and Sam Schaefer and Kate Conover with Shadow Ridge Farm.

SOME OF ELLA'S MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2024

Reserve Champion in the USEF Pony Medal Finals on Hey Scooby
Champion in the Large Ponies at the Devon Horse Show with Hey Scooby
Winner of the Sportsmanship Award at the Devon Horse Show
Overall Grand Pony Champion at Upperville Colt & Horse Show with Uncloudy Day
Best Child Rider at the Aiken Charity Horse Show
Champion in the 1.10 Junior Jumpers at the Aiken Charity Horse Show with Nicarmargue
Winner of the THIS Children’s Medal at the Aiken Charity Horse Show with Conlaro
Champion in the Small Junior 15/u at the Aiken Charity Horse Show with Remedy

2023

Winner of the Washington Pony Equitation Medal Finals with Cherrybrook Blue Jersey
Placed in the top 10 at the USEF Pony Medal Finals
Best Child Rider on a Pony at Maryland Horse and Pony Show
Junior Rider on a Pony Sportsmanship Award at Maryland Horse and Pony Show
Best Child Rider on a pony at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show
Finished 10th overall at first Junior Hunter Finals with Let It Be

2022

USEF Horse of the Year with So Enchanted
Champion in the small ponies and Grand Pony Champion at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with So Enchanted
Reserve Champion in the small ponies at Capital Challenge Horse Show with So Enchanted
Reserve Champion in the small pony hunters at Pony Finals with So Enchanted
Reserve Champion in the small ponies at the Devon Horse Show with So Enchanted
Placed in the top 10 at the USEF Pony Medal Finals

other

Voted Best Child Rider by South Carolina Hunter Jumper Association in 2020
Won the small pony under saddle class at Washington International Horse Show in 2019 with Sir Lukas
Champion or Reserve Champion in the junior hunters at such shows as Upperville, Loudoun, Aiken Charity, and Blowing Rock
Countless state association year-end awards and USEF zone awards on various horses and ponies