Feature class action for Week X of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series kicked off this afternoon with the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Twenty-four horse-and-rider combinations seized the opportunity to challenge FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral’s (POR) elaborate tracks where 14 entries found the key to a clean first round, but it was Tracy Fenney and MTM Apple (Favorit Ask […]Read More

Ocala, FL – Week IX of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series showcased another full week of thrilling equestrian sport. Rowan Willis was unbeatable on Saturday, earning the top prize in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix and the $75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix. Continue reading for additional highlights from our hunter derby Friday, jumper classics and the $20,000 C. […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala is hosting a variety of events this week including Week X of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series, World Equestrian Center – Ocala Dressage I Competition and the Cast and Blast Expo. All events are FREE and open to the public. Week X of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series will showcase the $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix at 7pm […]Read More

This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on Justine Dutton, a former eventing rider who represented Great Britain twice in Nations Cup competition. Dutton has switched gears to focus on the showjumping world. We caught up with Dutton to ask about her previous riding career and discuss her showjumping string. WEC: Where are you from? I am originally from the South of England. I moved to […]Read More

Ocala, FL – Week IX of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series closed out with the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. FEI Level III course designer, Catsy Cruz (MEX) built the challenging tracks that allowed only one entry to produce a double clear round and it was Savannah Nicole Unger and Savannah Show Stables, LLC’s Fundament E (Baltic VDL x Unament) that managed to […]Read More

Ocala, FL – A field of 45 international entries gathered at the WEC Grand Arena under the lights to contest the $75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix. FEI Level III course designer, Catsy Cruz (MEX) built the elaborate tracks that featured three challenging double combinations that caught out numerous competitors throughout the evening. Twelve pairs advanced to the jump-off and five jumped double clear, but the […]Read More

Ocala, FL – Twenty-nine competitive entries took to the WEC Grand Arena on this gorgeous Ocala day to vie for the top prize in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Casty Cruz of Mexico built the intricate tracks that saw nine horse-and-rider combinations produce faultless first rounds. Three pairs ultimately jumped to double clear finishes, but it was Rowan Willis (AUS) and Copain that were […]Read More

Ocala, FL – Nearly 90 horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Stadium during Week IX’s Hunter Derby Friday of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series to contest the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Doug Russell created the rolling tracks that encouraged an open stride. Timothy Maddrix and Sarah Campbell’s […]Read More

OCALA, FL – March 4, 2022 – Top Fuel racer Josh Hart has built a variety of businesses centered around speed, customization and restoration. It only makes sense that the Ocala entrepreneur would also be involved in helping car collectors and enthusiasts add hot rods, high performance vehicles and iconic cars to their collections through a business relationship with Show Stoppers Collector Car Auctions. During […]Read More

World Equestrian Center Magazine Volume I 2022 is out now! Grab your free copy at either venue or read it online at the button below. American eventer Doug Payne graces our cover in a dramatic image of the cross country competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Payne rode Vandiver to a sixth place finish as part of Team USA and the pair finished 16th individually. As […]Read More