Kinvarra Farm

Kinvarra Farm Kinvarra Farm is a family owned and operated equestrian facility located in St. Charles specializing in A level competition and Sales of horses and ponies

Kinvarra Farm is a beautiful equestrian facility located in the heart of the Fox River Valley's "Horse Country". Founded by Janet and Rick Sassmannshausen in 1984, with the vision of a top quality, family friendly equestrian facility, Kinvarra Farm continues to provide exceptional personalized service.

Family owned and operated to this day, we offer a clean, comfortable training and boarding sta

ble for you and your horse. We are dedicated to offering premier and comprehensive training and care for both horse and rider. With a combined total of over 50 years of equestrian and show experience, we work with riders of all levels from beginner to avid competitor. We are here to make your goals a reality .

We can’t believe how quickly this summer has gone by! Time flies when you’re horse showing with such a great group of pe...
08/17/2026

We can’t believe how quickly this summer has gone by! Time flies when you’re horse showing with such a great group of people🩶 Some of the highlights from the Equifest series HITS Chicago -
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🌻 Quinto G II and Deeda Howard won🥇 the $2,000 The League Jr/Am 1.05m Classic during week 2
🌻 Emerald City was Champion🏆 of the combined 3’3/3’6 Greens with Ryan Sassmannshausen during week 3 and was Reserve Champion🏆 with Brooke Tegtmeyer in the Younger Adult Hunters during week 1
🌻 Allure DVE and Sinead Fennelly were Champion🏆 of the Younger 3’3 AOs and won🥇 the $1,000 Combined AO Hunter Classic during week 3
🌻 MTM Mallorca and Katie Calder were second🥈 in the $2,500 John Deere Ride & Drive during week 3
🌻 Cooper and Charlotte Ross were second🥈 in the NHS 3’3 Medal and The League Jr/Am Medal during week 1
🌻 Cocassini Z and Monique Mahler were second🥈 and third🥉 in the Itty Bitty Jumpers during week 2
🌻 Viktor N and Sinead Fennelly were third🥉 in the $5,000 USHJA Jr/Am National Hunter Derby and Champion🏆 of the 3’6 AOs during week 1
🌻 King of Leon and Ryan Sassmannshausen were second🥈 in the $2,500 Adequan Open Welcome during week 2
🌻 Sunshine In My Pocket and Brooklyn Lamers were consistently second🥈 in the Adult Equitation, the Dover Adult Medal, and The League Jr/Am Medal during week 3
🌻 Classic Touch and Joanna Zygmont were top 3 in multiple Low Adult Hunter classes during week 3
🌻 Cold Crush and Troy Swanson were 7th in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby out of a group of over 35 horses during week 2
🌻 Cloud Nine and Ashley Lamers were second🥈 in the Younger 3’3 AO handy round during week 3
🌻 Everik and Aubrey Podojil were 8th in the $5,000 USHJA Jr/Am National Hunter Derby out of over 25 horses during week 1
🌻 MTM Amerena and Sinead Fennelly competed in their first $10,000 STX Speed class together and put in a great round
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We love being located so close to Lamplight and spending so much of our summer at this wonderful facility. Thank you to the team that makes it possible✨

Words can’t truly express how proud we are of Loula Schalla and her two incredible ponies🤍 Their Pony Finals performance...
08/11/2026

Words can’t truly express how proud we are of Loula Schalla and her two incredible ponies🤍 Their Pony Finals performance was one for the books📚
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✨Brownland’s Last Call✨
•10th in the Medium Pony O/F
•6th Overall 10&Under
•6th Overall Owner/Rider
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✨Mr. Electric Blue✨
•5th Overall Small Greens
•7th O/F and U/S
•Reserve Champion Welsh Pony
•2nd Overall 10&Under
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Loula works so hard, and shows like this are where we get to watch it all pay off. Congratulations, Loula! The future is bright💫
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❕Both of these wonderful ponies are available for Lease. Contact us for more details.❕

We took a small but mighty group of the K-Crew down to Lexington for the Kentucky Summer Classic🌞 Some of the highlights...
08/08/2026

We took a small but mighty group of the K-Crew down to Lexington for the Kentucky Summer Classic🌞 Some of the highlights from the week include - ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🌟 Adeline Cordin-Blitstein and Vince finished second🥈 in a massive 1m Amateur Jumper class against some stiff competition - these two still got it!💪🏼
🌟 Loula Schalla and Mr. Electric Blue were third🥉 and fourth in the Small Green Ponies out of over 25 ponies
🌟Adeline and Flower were also second🥈 in a huge 1m Amateur Jumper class
🌟 Kat Nutter and Nobelistic CRF were sixth and nine in tough .75m Jr/Am jumper classes
🌟 Adeline and Cabbage ODF put in some great, consistent, and clean rounds in the 1m Amateur Jumpers, earning top 12 in a couple of classes - we love watching this pair!
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We always love our time spent in KY - thanks for manning the ship during this show, and to the rest of the Kinvarra team🩶

Catching up on some highlights during the Summertime shows HITS Chicago 💭⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ☀️ Hero and Bailey Paige Anderson won🥇 ...
08/05/2026

Catching up on some highlights during the Summertime shows HITS Chicago 💭
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☀️ Hero and Bailey Paige Anderson won🥇 the $2,500 USHJA Hunt & Go Team Challenge during week 3
☀️ Mr. Electric Blue and Loula Schalla won🥇 the $750 The League Tiny Bit O’ 2’ Hunter Derby, the M&S Pony Medal, and the .65m Itty Bitty Jumpers Classic during week 1
☀️ Vintage and Emma Walter were Champion🏆 of the Pre-Child/Adult Hunter and the Maiden Equitation during week 1
☀️ MTM Amerena and Sinead Fennelly won🥇 a combined 1.20m/1.30m Jumper class and were third🥉 in the classic during week 1
☀️ Emerald City and Brooke Tegtmeyer won🥇 multiple Younger Adult Hunter classes, were Champion🏆 of the division, and won the NHS Adult Medal during week 3
☀️ Quiche Quiche and Troy Swanson were Champion🏆 of the 12-14 Equitation during week 2
☀️ Rumor Has It and Madi Dockins were Reserve Champion🏆 of the .65m Itty Bitty Jumpers during week 2
☀️ Jack Frost and Joey Pitocco were second🥈 in both the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby during week 1 and the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby during week 2
☀️ Vince and Adeline Cordin-Blitstein were second🥈 in the $1,500 The League .90m Jr/Am Jumper Classic during week 2
☀️ Indygo Moon and Ari Hickson were Reserve Champion🏆 of the Novice Child/Adult Hunter during week 2 and second🥈 in the $2,500 USHJA Hunt & Go Team Challenge during week 3
☀️ King of Leon and Ryan Sassmannshausen earned second🥈 in both the $20,000 Alliant Private Cup during week 1 and the $2,500 Adequan Open Welcome during week 3. They were also 6th in the $35,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix during week 1
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Endless thank you’s to the team that works tirelessly to make weeks of showing in a row look effortless✨

Throwing it 🔙 to a great few weeks spent at the Kentucky Horse Park🐎 All horses and riders performed exceptionally well,...
07/15/2026

Throwing it 🔙 to a great few weeks spent at the Kentucky Horse Park🐎 All horses and riders performed exceptionally well, and we couldn’t be more proud of them👏🏼

Sinead Fennelly and Viktor N made us so proud at the USHJA Amateur Festival, finishing 6th in the Gladstone Cup 18-29 ou...
07/07/2026

Sinead Fennelly and Viktor N made us so proud at the USHJA Amateur Festival, finishing 6th in the Gladstone Cup 18-29 out of over 60 riders🌟💚 This pair also ended up 5th overall in the 3’6 AO division, with scores in the 8️⃣0️⃣s in the handy round and the under saddle. Congrats to the whole team, and great riding Sinead!👏🏼

Junior Hunter Finals☑️ We are so proud of these girls - they both rode exceptionally well under the pressure that a firs...
06/24/2026

Junior Hunter Finals☑️ We are so proud of these girls - they both rode exceptionally well under the pressure that a first trip to JHF brings.
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•Hero and Bailey Paige Anderson earned 12th in the 3’3 Younger Large handy round
•Aubrey Podojil was a winner of one of the Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship East Grants - her and Everik ended up in the top half of the 3’3 Older Large U/S with scores in the 80s
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Congratulations to our riders, and thank you to the team that made it possible!

Week 2 of HITS Chicago Spring Spectacular, done and dusted🧹 Congrats to our riders on a really fantastic week!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌿 ...
06/17/2026

Week 2 of HITS Chicago Spring Spectacular, done and dusted🧹 Congrats to our riders on a really fantastic week!
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🌿 Quiche Quiche and Troy Swanson kicked off their new partnership with Champion🏆 of the 12-14 Equitation, along with multiple top 3 medal finishes
🌿 Allure DVE and Sinead Fennelly brought home the win🥇 in the $2,500 USHJA Jr/Am National Hunter Derby out of 28 horses, and were also Champion🏆 of the Younger AOs
🌿 Viktor N and Sinead were right up there as well, earning second🥈 in the same derby and Reserve Champion🏆 of the Younger AOs
🌿 King of Leon and Ryan Sassmannshausen were second🥈 in the $2,500 Open Welcome
🌿 Cold Crush and Troy Swanson were top 4 in every 3’3 Large Junior O/F class
🌿 MTM Amerena and Sinead continued to build at the 1.20m height and ended up fifth in the $5,000 1.25m Jr/Am Classic
🌿 The Rock A.M. and Ryan made their horse show debut and culminated their week with a clean round in the .90m Young Jumpers
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Thanks for a great week, team! On to the last week of Spring Spec🌸

We kicked off our trip to KY at Split Rock HJ Classic I with a small but mighty group of horses🦄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨Flower and Adel...
06/10/2026

We kicked off our trip to KY at Split Rock HJ Classic I with a small but mighty group of horses🦄
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✨Flower and Adeline Cordin-Blitstein brought home two 2nd🥈 place finishes in the 1.10m Amateur Jumpers
✨Carl and Eric Sassmannshausen finished in the top 10 of the 1.35m Jumpers
✨Dance Flore Delacence and Adeline keep getting better together - they took on the hunter ring and earned top 3 ribbons in all of their Middle Adult Hunter classes. They were also 6th in the NHS Adult Medal and 8th in the Ariat Adult Medal
✨Vince and Adeline continued their equitation journey and put in some lovely rounds, earning a 4th in the USHJA Adult Jump Seat Medal
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Ready for a couple new faces to join us in KY for week 2❣️

The K-Crew took on Spring Spec 1 and brought home some great results👏🏼 Notable moments included - ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💫 Sunshine In...
06/10/2026

The K-Crew took on Spring Spec 1 and brought home some great results👏🏼 Notable moments included -
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💫 Sunshine In My Pocket and Brooklyn Lamers were Reserve Champion🏆 of the Adult Equitation
💫 Quinto G II and Deeda Howard were Champion🏆 of the 1m Jr/Am Jumpers
💫 Cold Crush and Troy Swanson won🥇 a 3’3 Large Junior O/F
💫 MTM Amerena and Sinead Fennelly were 2nd🥈 in a $250 1.20m Jr/Am class
💫 Apparition and Joey Pitocco were Reserve Champion🏆 of the Young Hunter 5&U
💫 Brownland’s Last Call and Loula Schalla continued to shine and earned Champion🏆 of the Medium Ponies and Schooling Ponies
💫 Cloud Nine and Ashley Lamers were 2nd🥈 and 3rd🥉 in the Younger 3’3 AOs
💫 Indygo Moon and Ari Hickson were Reserve Champion🏆 of the Low Childrens Hunter
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Ready for another great week ahead for week 2!

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6N889 Il Route 25
Saint Charles, IL
60174

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Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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