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Ava Brinkerhoff

FSU '27

Ava Brinkerhoff is a staff writer at the Her Campus at Florida State University chapter. She writes articles for the culture column on the site biweekly.

Beyond Her Campus, Ava is a part of the Florida State International Horse Show Association (IHSA) where she competes in Intermediate flat and Limit fences. She transferred to Florida State in the fall of 2025 from the University of Rhode Island where she was also apart of the IHSA team. There she served as the workout chair for two consecutive years and won a first place in team intermediate flat at zones. Additionally, at the University of Rhode Island Ava served as the secretary of the Economics Student Association. Ava has years of work experience at various Hunter Jumper barns along the East Coast where she was even promoted as barn manager.

Ava enjoys spending her free time with her horse and going on trail rides. She also enjoys traveling, skiing, tanning, reading, and swimming. Her favorite days include early mornings at the barns and then hitting the beach and reading while tanning. Currently, Ava is obsessed with watching Heartland and aspires to visit the midwest to ride western and even enter in a rodeo.