Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala is hosting a variety of fun, family-friendly events this week including the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series hunter/jumper competition and the Maximum Cheer and Dance Florida Classic. The World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series continues with 11 more weeks of top-notch hunter/jumper competition featuring events at every level and spanning ten different arenas […]Read More

Ocala, FL – The 12-week 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series sanctioned by US Equestrian at World Equestrian Center – Ocala is officially underway with elite hunter/jumper competition. The week began with Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run’s Faustino De Tili earning the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix victory. Samantha Schaefer saw superior scores aboard In The Know in the $20,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian […]Read More

Ocala, FL – The UF Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) offers leading-edge care to equine athletes on site as well as horses from the surrounding area, dogs and cats. No matter what brings you to WEC – Ocala, our team of board-certified specialists are here to serve you with an unprecedented array of diagnostic services.  As we enter the 2023 Winter […]Read More

January 9, 2023 – Ocala, Fla. – World Equestrian Center – Ocala announces Gary Yeomans Ford as the sponsor of the 2023 World Equestrian Center (WEC) Premier Equitation Cup Championship. The championship will be held as the highlight Saturday night event during Week VI of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series on February 11, 2023, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala in Ocala, FL. The […]Read More

Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on the incomparable Blue Movie, a mare who makes an impression in the ring with her electric energy and golden shine. Always competitive, Rowan Willis and Blue Movie recently took top honors in the $100,000 Ethel M Chocolates Grand Prix at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. WEC: How did you find Blue Movie? When I was […]Read More

Ocala, FL – Feature class action during week I of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series closed out today with the $15,000 Taylor Harris Insurance Services 1.45m Jumper Classic. An elite field of top-level competitors elected to contest FEI Level II course designer Tucker Williams (USA) elaborate classic track, but it was Aaron Vale and Thinkslikeahorse’s Cargolot PS (Glock’s London […]Read More

Ocala, FL – It was a full house at World Equestrian Center – Ocala tonight as spectators gathered to enjoy the first grand prix of the 12-week 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series. The $100,000 Coors Light Grand Prix saw 31 of the world’s best show jumping athletes from seven countries seize the opportunity to challenge the intricate tracks built by FEI Level II course designer […]Read More

Ocala, FL – Elite show jumping competition continued in the WEC Grand Arena this afternoon as 38 top horse-and-rider combinations gathered to contest FEI Level II course designer Tucker Williams (USA) first round track in the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Penny Brennan (GBR) snagged the victory in a competitive 14 horse jump-off aboard her own Vertigo Delorme (Chacco Blue x Frentana). Brennan and the […]Read More

Ocala, FL – More than 70 stunning hunters took to Hunter 1 on this picturesque sunny Florida day for the first Hunter Derby Friday of the 2023 USEF Winter Spectacular Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. The day brought the best-of-the-best to the hunter arena to compete for the ultimate prize in the $20,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, […]Read More

January 6, 2023 – Ocala, Fla. – Entries for the Dressage VIII and IX shows presented by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage on January 19-20 and January 21-22, 2023, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) will close on January 11, 2023. Riders are reminded to turn in their entries soon in order to participate in the national-level shows that feature US Equestrian (USEF)/United […]Read More