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

Ocala, FL – Week IX of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series is underway with exciting equestrian competition. Feature class action opened with 26 competitive horse-and-rider combinations striving for triumph in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. FEI Level III course designer Catsy Cruz (MEX) constructed the rolling tracks that allowed nine entries to deliver fault free first rounds and three managed to be […]Read More

World Equestrian Center is pleased to recognize our exhibitors with year-end championship awards earned via NSBA points accrued during the 2021 hunter/jumper competition season. Awards were given in more than 75 divisions with championship prizes and ribbons awarded up to 8th place. Exhibitors could earn points toward year-end championships for showing at the Ohio venue, the Ocala venue and an additional championship for Overall winners. […]Read More

Week VIII of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series brought another exhilarating week of equestrian sport. Peter Petschenig (AUT) and Brooke Peterson’s Ennebel Van Het Posthuijs galloped to victory in the $75,000 Alltech Grand Prix, while Adam Sklansky captured the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix aboard Hakini. Read on for additional highlights from hunter derby Friday, our jumper classics and the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala is showcasing a week full of equestrian events including Week IX of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series. This week will also feature the event, Horsemanship Simplified: Celebrating 40 years of natural horsemanship. Week IX of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series will host the $75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix at 7pm on Saturday, March 5 in the WEC Grand […]Read More

Ocala, Fla. – March 1, 2022 – The third dressage show of the season at World Equestrian Center – Ocala on February 25-27, 2022, featured an action-packed national schedule at all levels, from USEF Training Level up to Grand Prix, with GAIG/USDF Regional Championship qualifying opportunities. Ocala-based Tyra Vernon of Big Rock Equestrian Center worked hard at the Dressage XIII show, which was sponsored by Hampton Green Farm […]Read More

This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on Sarah Mahoney, the creator of the popular AdultAmmyStrong Blog. Sarah is from Moyock, North Carolina, where she works remotely for equestrian advertising agency EQ Media. She spends her spare time with her four-year-old Hanoverian mare, Quessel IF. We caught up with Sarah to ask her about AdultAmmyStrong and her adorable young mare. WEC: Tell us a bit about […]Read More

Ocala, FL – Feature class action for Week VIII of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series closed today with the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. FEI Level II course designer Colm Quinn (IRL) created the winding tracks that allowed five entries to navigate clear first rounds, but it was Santiago Lambre and his new mount All In Horses Cava (Cadensky x Licara) that stole […]Read More

Ocala, FL – An international field of athletes representing eight countries gathered this evening to contest the $75,000 Alltech Grand Prix with a full house of spectators adding to the electric atmosphere under the lights. FEI Level II course designer Colm Quinn (IRL) built the complex tracks that featured three double combinations and a new brick wall fence that caught out several competitors throughout the […]Read More

Ocala, FL – Fifty-one up and coming horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Grand Arena this afternoon to contest the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. FEI Level II course designer Colm Quinn (IRL) designed the open tracks that allowed nearly half of the class to create a clear first round. The jump-off was fierce as 23 entries galloped for the fastest time, but it was […]Read More