Category: Indoor Horse Shows

Winner and Daryl Champion Again - National Horse Show

10/29/2015

What a way to end the Indoor Circuit. Reserve Champion at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Grand Champion at the Washington International Horse Show and now Champion at the National Horse Show!!

Daryl won all three over fences classes at The National Horse Show on Winner in the Amateur Owner Hunters 3'3". Amazing job, awesome riding, thanks for being part of the JET family. So proud of you. Thank you Gerardo Briseno for all your incredibly hard work. Winner looks amazing because of it. You are the best.

And Jimmy trains yet another winner and gets a big round of applause.

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Winner Wins All at Washington International Horse Show with Daryl Portela

10/25/2015

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Daryl Portela and Winner in their Grand Champion Amateur-Owner Hunter 3’3″ presentation with ringmaster John Franzreb, groom Gerardo Briseno, and Betty Oare

An amazing and exceptional 2015 Washington International Horse Show for Daryl Portela and Winner!!

Winner of all three over fences classes,
High Point Stakes Winner (score of 88),
Champion with 34 points in the Amateur Owner 3'3" 35+ Division,
Grand Champion Amateur Owners 3'3",
Essex Leading Amateur Owner rider of all the A/O divisions including the 3'6" divisions chosen by the judges.

Daryl has now been Grand Champion 3 out of the last 4 years on Winner at the Washington International Horse Show!! And the only reason it wasn't 4 out of 4 is Jimmy was the judge one of the years and Daryl couldn't show as a result!

Here is an excerpt from Jennifer Wood's final wrap-up of the WIHS:

At the conclusion of the afternoon, Isalou Inc.’s Winner was named Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter 3’3” Champion, sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Earnest M. Oare. Winner’s rider, Daryl Portela, was named the Leading Amateur-Owner Hunter Rider for the 3’3” division overall.

The pair topped the Amateur-Owner Hunter 3’3” Over 35 division with three wins over fences and a third place finish under saddle. Portela also accepted the award for Best Amateur-Owner Hunter 3’3” Stake Round with a high score of 88 and was awarded the EQUUS Foundation Best Amateur Performance of the Day. Reserve honors went to Glen Senk and Fashion Farm’s Loyalty, with two second-place ribbons over fences, as well as a second place finish under saddle.

Portela has owned Winner, a 12-year-old Warmblood gelding (by Haarlem), for four years. The pair competes with the help of trainer Jimmy Torano and has consistently swept ribbons around the country since their partnership began. Portela also earned the same division championship, grand championship and leading rider titles in 2012 and 2013 with Winner. Those two years, the duo won all four division classes. She took last year off from WIHS while Torano judged the competition.

“It is a little emotional. It feels really good,” Portela said of her overall accomplishment. “I wanted to come back and do it again after my year off. Winner was great yesterday and won the first class, then he was third in the hack and won both classes today, so it is very exciting. He loves this horse show. I like this horse show. It is exciting to be in the city.”

Portela said that she does about 15 horse shows a year, and tries to keep Winner’s schedule focused on the most important events. The horse also maintains a light work schedule at home.

“I don’t show him a lot. I never jump him at home. I hack him,” she noted. “He has been pretty consistent. I know him really well now and I trust him. I try to just go in and have fun, but I am very competitive. He has just been an awesome horse.”

Portela and Winner travel to Kentucky to compete next week and then make the trip to Wellington, FL, for the winter, where Winner will enjoy living at Torano’s brand new farm.

A partnership of a life time. And huge thanks to Jimmy Torano's training and to Gerardo Briseno who was recognized in the ring as the Groom for Winner!! Slide show below has winning photos from Washington.

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Kaitlin Porath Places in All Three A/O Classes at WIHS

10/24/2015

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A big shout out to Kaitlin Porath and O.C...placing in all three classes over fences in the Amateur Owner Hunter 3'6" 18-35 at the Washington International Horse Show - 2nd, 5th and 8th!! Way to go...this division is incredibly competitive at any show and its only the best of the best at Washington. Congrats!! Watch her 2nd place finish in the Handy Hunter class today

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Torano, Portela and Porath shine at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

10/17/2015

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Danielle Torano Has Great Success with Herault and Callas 2
Danielle takes two of the top eight ribbons in the first Amateur-Owner Jumper Class at Pennsylvania National Horse show...4th on Herault and 8th on Callas 2. A single rail separated Danielle from the win...but she had the exact same time as the winner!

And in the SJHOF Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic Danielle and Callas 2 finish up 2nd with a very fast 61.9 seconds and 10th on Herault!

Daryl Portela and Winning Ways at the Top
The two class wins in the Amateur Owner Hunter division 3'3" 36/O Division landed Daryl Portela the Reserve Championship in the division at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show!! Check out the first winning round here: https://eqsports.net/media/t/0_9amld7mq/36030361

Kaitlin Porath Ribbons in All Four Over Fence Classes
Kaitlin Porath on O.C in the top ten in all four over fences classes in the A/O Hunters 18-35. The pair took away 4th, 5th, 7th and 10th place ribbons at Pennsylvania National Horse Show.

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Danielle Torano - At the Top at Capital Challenge with Herault and Callas 2

10/4/2015

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From the Capital Challenge Daily Update - Interview with Danielle Torano:

In the $10,000 North American Junior/Amateur-Owner Challenge Cup Final Round. Nine riders advanced to the jump-off, It was a race to the finish to see who could be fastest. Danielle Torano of Wellington, FL, and Herault sped to the finish stopping the jump-off timers in 36.902 seconds for the win. Cloe Hymowitz of Bridgehampton, NY, last year’s winner of the Ariat Cup and Romance De Kerliven finished in second with a time of 37.803 seconds while Danielle piloted her second mount into the top three as Callas 2 was just a few milliseconds slower than Hymowitz with a time of 37.895 seconds for third.

Danielle said of her rides, “I’m soaking wet and I absolutely hate riding in the rain, but it was completely worth it and paid off,” she laughed. In terms of her mental preparation for riding two very different horses so close together in the order, Torano detailed the uniqueness of each ride, “Herault is a full-brother to a horse that I used to have,Vancouver, who I did in the really big grand prix classes and he rides very similarly so I’m comfortable with him. It’s like putting on an old glove. Callas 2 is a little bit more difficult for me though because she’s so careful. In my mind I get a little ahead of myself and feel like I have to make sure we get there perfectly every time because she is so scopey and careful.”

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Winner and Daryl Champion Again - National Horse Show

Winner Wins All at Washington International Horse Show with Daryl Portela

Kaitlin Porath Places in All Three A/O Classes at WIHS

Torano, Portela and Porath shine at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Danielle Torano - At the Top at Capital Challenge with Herault and Callas 2

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