Ocala, FL – The penultimate week of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series featured an exhilarating week of top-level equestrian sport as we build toward our final week. The week began with Dorothy Douglas and MTM Pablo capturing the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix win. Amanda Steege notched another $20,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby victory with Lafitte De Muze, […]Read More

Ocala, FL – The $15,000 Taylor Harris Insurance Services 1.45m Jumper Classic closed out the penultimate week of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Twenty horse-and-rider combinations competed over Bernardo Costa Cabral’s (POR) classic tracks. Nine athletes qualified for the short course, resulting in just three double clean efforts. In the end, it was Grace Debney (GBR) and Temple Equestrian LLC’s Helia Des Bergeries (Untouchable […]Read More

Ocala, FL – This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Faith Conroy, a talented amateur rider from Rumson, New Jersey. Conroy took a chance on a six-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding in 2020 and now the pair are competitive taking home ribbons in the Adult Amateur Hunter divisions. We caught up with Conroy to learn more about her career and how she came across Salsa Night. WEC: […]Read More

Ocala, FL – The $100,000 Wheels Up Grand Prix capped off the penultimate week of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series where an elite field of 38 athletes representing 13 different nations contested a challenging track set by FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR). Aaron Vale (USA) secured his second consecutive victory aboard Thinkslikeahorse’s Prescott (Lordanos x Bb Carvallo) after a competitive […]Read More

Ocala, FL – On Friday afternoon, 33 developing combinations competed over an elaborate track set by FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) in the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Ten athletes managed to find their way to the short course, but Adeline Rohrbach (USA) and Bengtsson (Buballu VDL x Uzmakieka VDL) owned Lisa Goldman-Smolen surpassed the group with a blistering fast time. […]Read More

Ocala, FL – More than 150 stunning hunters gathered at the WEC Stadium to vie for the top prize in the $20,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Patrick Rodes built the natural tracks that showcased stone and hedge walls that emulated the hunt field. The […]Read More

March 17, 2023 – Ocala, Fla. – Dressage riders are reminded to submit their entries by April 5, 2023, for the World Equestrian Center (WEC) April Dressage CDI3* presented by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage on April 13-16, 2023. International competition for the WEC April Dressage show will be held in the Stadium Arena, while national competitors will ride outdoors in Hunter Rings 3-4, […]Read More

Ocala, FL – The penultimate week of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series opened with the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) set the tracks for 30 starters from nine different countries, but it was Dorothy Douglas (USA) and Davenport Farm’s MTM Pablo (Perigueux x Celina) that surpassed the field to secure victory. A total of […]Read More

Ocala, FL – The qualifying period for the 2024 Premier Equitation Cup Championship is open from February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024. The Premier Equitation Cup Championship will be held during week VI of the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series on February 10, 2024 at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. New for 2024, riders must accumulate 150 points to compete in the 2024 Premier […]Read More

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala is hosting a variety of events this week including 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series week X, the St. Patrick’s Day Block Party in front of Expo 1, the World Sport Horse Sales Auction and the Fire and Glory Tour. On March 17 at 7:30pm, the World Sport Horse Sales Auction will take over the WEC Grand Arena. […]Read More