Rock Star Horse Show • HITS Commonwealth Park • Culpeper, VA
Donations Wanted • Buyers Invited
The Benefit Auction will be held at HITS Commonwealth Park, Saturday, September 10th during the Rock Star Horse Show evening events. All proceeds will go to Jim McDonough and his family to help with medical expenses and immediate needs. Please come out and bid. At the end of June, Cutting Trainer Jim McDonough from Culpeper, VA was severely injured when a horse fell with him. This injury will keep him from actively training for some time.
A lifelong horseman, McDonough doesn’t recall a time when horses weren’t part of his life. Over the years, McDonough has tried his hand at a variety of disciplines including jumpers, western pleasure, reining and more.
In addition, Rock Star Horse Show Management is having their first Non-Pro Freestyle Showmanship Stakes at the September Show with $500 added money to this Stakes class. 50% of the entries will be added back in and 50% will benefit Jim McDonough and family as he continues on the road to recovery. For more information about Rock Star Horse Shows, please visit their website at www.rockstarhorseshows.com.
Some of the Contributors are:
• Hylton Quarter Horses
• Shannon Rene Designs
• Blue Ridge Equine Clinic
• Harris Leather and Saddleworks
• Game Ready Cooling Systems
• Champion Saddlery
• Ice Horse Wraps
• Royal Virginian Equine Bedding
• Platinum Performance
• Saddle Liquidators
• 360 Feed and Supply
• Donnie Dickerson Quarter Horses
• Southern States Cooperative
• Equine Portraits by KJ Photography
• Mountain View Equine Hospital
• Soft Ride Boots
• Professional Horseman Jerry Slemp
• Dover Saddlery
• Skeeters Performance Saddles
• Warrenton Horse Works
• CG Designs – Creative Graphic Designs by Christina Gedney
• J bar C Ranch (Home of Champion Cutting Stallion, Pepto’s My Dad)
• Breeding to APHA All Around Champion and Champion Producing Stallion, Zippos Goldn Mover
At the end of June, Cutting Trainer Jim McDonough from Culpeper, VA was severely injured when a horse fell with him. This injury will keep him from actively training for some time.
A lifelong horseman, McDonough doesn’t recall a time when horses weren’t part of his life. Over the years, McDonough has tried his hand at a variety of disciplines including jumpers, western pleasure, reining and more.
Fast forward seven years and McDonough is skilled at both riding and training cutting horses. He competes in the NCHA, AQHA and APHA Circuits, including the All American Quarter Horse Congress, World Quarter Horse Show, Fort Worth Futurity for three year olds and the Area Work-off which, is the original name for the NCHA’s National Championship Show.
However, the road from start up to success wasn’t an easy one for McDonough. “Cutting is a hard sport to get started in,” expresses McDonough. “Those first few years there were lots of downs and not many ups.” Although he had to struggle to advance and succeed McDonough learned new skills each step of the way. According to McDonough, “The first few years I didn’t win a dime.” As his style and technique improved he began coming home with some pocket change and more. In 2010 Jim placed top 5 at the NCHA’s Eastern National Championship Show and had 3 Top Tens and 2 Top Fives at the Congress.
Jim also spends a lot of his time giving back, working with the Marine Wounded Warrior Program out of Quantico, VA. Most recently and prior to his injury, a clinic and competition was scheduled for the soldiers at Don York’s D and M Cattle Company in late July. With his leg in a cast and unable to ride, Jim made sure he could manage the clinic and competition for the soldiers. The event was a great success.
Please take a moment to read about the event by clicking here.
Bank Information for monetary donations:
Jim McDonough Crisis Fund
c/o Suntrust Bank
633 Meadowbrook Shopping Center
Culpeper,VA. 22701
540-829–0129
Attention: Kelly Collier, Asst Branch Manager
For donations or information, contact Mike Jennings at Professional Auction Services, Inc.
800-240-7900 or [email protected]
Or Suzanne Hairston
540-786-8601 or [email protected].
