Jimmy and Danielle Torano operate the hugely successful JET Show Stables based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Mohrsville, Pennsylvania. JET Show Stables offers premier training, showing and sales services. The Toranos, frequent visitors to Europe, are one of the nation’s top importers of up and coming, young show jumper, equitation and hunter prospects. Many of today’s hunter champions, equitation champions and ribbon winning jumpers at all levels were originally imported by Jimmy and Danielle.

Jimmy has been on the grand prix tour for more than 15 years, having ridden in his first Grand Prix during the Winter Equestrian Festival in 1989. That same year, Jimmy competed in the World Cup finals in Tampa. In 2000, he won the Puissance at the WIHS on Lancier 4. He has been to numerous World Cup Finals, including the 2000 World Cup Final in Las Vegas, Nevada aboard Lancier 4. In 1999, Jimmy was the leading Jumper rider at the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden.  In 2008 alone, he has 15 top 5 finishes in Grand Prix events. With over 100 top placings to his credit, Jimmy has led the victory gallop in numerous places across the country. He was the Leading Open Jumper rider on the Vermont Summer Tour in both 2007 and 2008. He most recently won the Winter Equestrian Festival Week 1 Gold Coast 6 bar competition on Heechhiem’s Tampa.

Jimmy has collected many grand prix wins across the country. Some of these wins include:

1st – 2006 40k Littlewood Spring 6 Zada Enterprises Grand Prix on Ralvesther

1st – 2006 30k Mount Equinox Grand Prix on Ralvesther

1st – 2005 150k Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship on Marcel

1st - 2005 75k I Love New York Grand Prix on Aguila

1st – 2005 30k Battenkill Grand Prix at Manchester Summer Festival on Edesa’s Caruso

1st – 2005 30k Otter Creek Grand Prix at Vermont Summer Festival on Marlo

1st – 2005 25k USGPL Finals- Wild Card Grand Prix on Marlo

1st – 2004 30k Battenkill Grand Prix at Manchester Summer Festival on Aguila

Jimmy is a Big “R” judge who has judged many major classes including the 2006 Pessoa USEF Medal Finals, 2007 USET Talent Search Finals, 2008 Pony Medal Finals and the 2008 ASPCA Maclay Finals. Jimmy is also an active committee member, serving on several committees of the Zone 4 USHJA.

Danielle is one of the top Amateur-Owner hunter and Jumper riders in the history of United States show jumping. Danielle rode the famed Classic Importer to numerous championships. Danielle earned tri-color ribbons at all of the nation’s most prestigious events including, the National Horse Show, the Washington International Horse Show, the Capital Challenge, the Lake Placid Horse Show, the Devon Horse Show and the Winter Equestrian Festival. 








Classic Importer was the 1998 Chronicle of the Horse - Show Horse of the Year. Classic Importer was the USEF Hunter of the Year in 1998 and in 2001. Danielle rode her jumper Lojana to 2001 USEF Jumper of the Year.










She is the winningest rider ever in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner Jumper Series, winning the Eastern Conference title in 2001, finishing second in 2002, and then gaining the championship again in back to back years in 2004 and 2005.

Danielle was named AGA rookie of the year in 2001/2002. In 2008, Danielle was a member of the winning $75,000 FEI Nation’s Cup team in Wellington aboard Marlo.







Danielle went on to represent the United States in the 2008 World Cup Finals in Goteborg, Sweden and the 2009 World Cup Finals in Las Vegas on Vancouver D’Auvray. Danielle is the chairperson for the USHJA Zone 4 Jumpers and serves on the USHJA Amateur committee. Danielle has competed in many Grand Prix events and some her successful results include:

1st – 2008 30k Hagyard Lexington Classic Grand Prix on Marlo

7th – 2008 100k WIHS President’s Cup Grand Prix on Vancouver D’Auvray

5th – 2008 50k Lexington Grand Prix on Vancouver D’Auvray

3rd – 2006 400E CN Worldwide Grand Prix on Vancouver D’Auvray

1st – 2005 50k Vermont Grand Prix on Capitano

2nd – 2005 30k Battenkill Grand Prix on Capitano

1st – 2004 35K Manchester Grand Prix on Quinault

1st – 2004 50K Sussex County Grand Prix on Quinault

1st – 2002 50K Grand Prix of Culpeper on Lojana

2nd – 2002 25k Zada Enterprises Challenge Cup on Lojana

1st – 2001 20k Mirror Lake Amateur-Owner Grand Prix on Lojana.