FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10,000 Stalls Already Reserved in Advance of World Equestrian Center Ocala 2021 Opening Book Your Reservations Now OCALA, Florida – February 28, 2020 – As of today, more than 10,000 stalls have been reserved in advance of the World Equestrian Center opening schedule that includes 12 weeks of hunter / jumper horse shows beginning January 5, 2021 and ending March 28, 2021. Prize […]Read More

We welcomed in Week 12 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center this afternoon with 16 entries in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. The course for the class was designed by Keith Bollotte and featured 14 jumping efforts including two combinations, bending lines and related distances. Michael Kocher and Jenna Buchan’s Cadell (Van Gogh) held the lead for the majority […]Read More

It’s Week 12 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center and we’ve got another sold-out horse show with thrilling equestrian sport and family-friendly fun for everyone. Thursday and Saturday feature exciting jumper classes in the Sanctuary Arena, while Friday and Saturday the R+L Arena and the Roberts Arena each host a hunter derby. In-ring action is accompanied by plenty of fun events this […]Read More

Week 11 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center brought more thrilling equestrian sport and plenty of family-friendly fun. The after-hours highlight of the week was the horseless horse show in the Sanctuary Arena on Saturday night after the Grand Prix where over 30 entries gathered for a jumper-style class on foot. Feature classes took place Thursday through Saturday and brought several exciting […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Keara Olson. Keara is a manager with Andrew Ryback Photography. You can catch her during the winter circuit at World Equestrian Center in ARP’s Airstream trailer managing the office side of the business or ringside taking photos. Though Keara spends most of her days at horse shows, she hasn’t shown horses in six years. But this week, Keara made […]Read More

It was another exciting Saturday afternoon in the Sanctuary Arena where spectators gathered to watch the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix and $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. The Grand Prix competitors wowed the crowd this afternoon with just three entries advancing to an exciting jump-off, all managing to go double clear within about one second of each other. The Futures Prix saw […]Read More

Thirty-nine stunning hunters took to the R+L Arena this evening, all vying for a win in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. The course for tonight’s class was designed by Keith Bollotte and featured a winding course with bending lines and fences that emulated the hunt field. It was another week of tough hunter derby competition with scores reaching into the upper 80s and low […]Read More

Week 11 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center kicked off this afternoon with a first-time win in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier for Richard Rinehart and Allison Vinatieri’s La Dolce Vita VDL (Zapatero VDL x Tilly). The pair bested a field of 14 entries, with five horse and rider combinations managing double clear rounds in the class. The course for […]Read More

Week 11 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center brings another week of exciting equestrian sport and entertaining after-hours events for the whole family. Thursday and Saturday feature thrilling jumper classes in the Sanctuary Arena, while Friday and Saturday the R+L Arena and the Roberts Arena each host a hunter derby. In-ring action is accompanied by plenty of fun events this week including […]Read More

Love was in the air during Week 10 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center. We celebrated Valentine’s Day great sport, tasty food and fun events including a holiday inspired braiding contest. The Paddock Club hosted a special Valentine’s Day dinner on Friday with a surf and turf menu and appropriately-themed desserts including heart-shaped macaroons. Horses and ponies filled Vendor Village on Saturday […]Read More