HJN Content posted on August 8th, 2007

Jimmy Torano Flies to Victory at the Vermont Summer Festival

East Dorset, Vermont — Jimmy Torano of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Aguila won the $2,500 Open Jumper on Wednesday, August 8, to open the ‘Manchester and the Mountains Horse Show’, the fifth week of competition at the Vermont Summer Festival. The largest ‘AA’ rated hunter-jumper horse show held in New England, the Vermont Summer Festival is a six-week competition taking place from July 11 to August 19, 2007, in East Dorset, VT. (Read on…)

Failte Ireland Dublin Horse Show gets underway with Molly Ashe Cawley and Lutopia wining the Speed Stakes Competition

The Irish Nations’ Cup Competition for the Aga Khan Trophy takes place at the Failte Ireland Dublin Horse Show this week. The Irish Nations Cup is part of the Samsung Super League and this years competition will take place on Friday August 11 at 1:15 local time. (Read on…)

John McConnell and Carolina Take First Place in 1.45m Open Jumpers at Kentucky Summer Classic

Robert Kraut Wins 1.40m Aboard Accordian

Lexington, KY - August 8, 2025 - Starting off the first day of the Kentucky Summer Classic, John McConnell rode last this morning in the 1.45m Open Jumper class aboard Carolina. After a tie occurred between three riders with first round scores of four faults, Carolina proved to be the winning combination with McConnell. (Read on…)

“Ten Conformation Myths” outlines a new way to assess performance potential in horses

Wetaskiwin, AB – August 8, 2025 – JW Equine’s Judy Wardrope has launched her long awaited e-book, “Ten Conformation Myths”. The book debunks many commonly held beliefs about what makes a horse perform well in various sports from the race track to the show ring. It goes on to explain what physical traits horses should have in order to easily do well in specific events. (Read on…)