Sean Jobin and Foxridge Farms’ Darius (Warrant x Sanita) stole the show for the second week in a row in this afternoon’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier. The pair were absolutely simpatico, riding each step perfectly in sync and besting twenty one entries to take home the consecutive win. However, unlike last week’s Welcome Stake where Jobin and Darius delivered the only double […]Read More

It’s no secret that every equestrian could use a little pampering during their down time at horse shows. Between lugging heavy tack trunks, lunging rambunctious horses, riding non-stop and getting so busy that a good skin and hair care routine seems impossible, equestrian’s bodies take a serious beating during shows. To remedy our aches and pains, World Equestrian Center brings all-inclusive hair and spa services […]Read More

The World Equestrian Center Spring and Summer Series kicked off this week with plenty of thrilling equestrian sport in our outdoor show complex. Exhibitors enjoyed a Memorial Day themed painting party on Friday along with a delicious dinner of pulled pork and brisket in the Paddock Club, an informative Cadets Horsemanship Clinic with The Infused Equestrian Saturday morning, a dog adoption with the Wilmington Area […]Read More

  This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on nineteen year old Amateur Hunter rider Erin Cummins. Erin has been riding Hunters for nine years, but has had a life-long love for horses. This week, Erin owned the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’3″ division, earning tri-colors with both of her mounts, My BFF (Cicera’s Icewater x Tallulah OHF) and Seventh Heaven (Levantos II x N. Fliegette), and taking Reserve Champion […]Read More

This afternoon saw thrilling equestrian sport as the Jumper ring hosted both the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,499 Futures Prix 1.30 m. Nineteen entries filled the Grand Prix, but it was Wilhelm Genn that claimed the top two placings aboard his own Van Gogh (Valentino x Calina Z) and Eduardo Leon’s Dirocco Blue (Zirocco Blue VDL x Kivoli), respectively. In the Futures Prix, […]Read More

This afternoon’s $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby saw twenty entries vying for the win over a natural course with ten obstacles emulating those a horse and rider may encounter in the hunt field. Several entries scored well into the eighties, making for tough Derby competition, but ultimately it was Linda Radigan and Alexa Kaas’ Charismatic (Chap x Hauptstutbuch) that topped the class with two stunning […]Read More

The WEC Summer Series kicked off with a brilliant win by Canada’s Sean Jobin and Foxridge Farms’ Darius (Warrant x Sanita) in this afternoon’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier. The pair returned to World Equestrian Center after a short break between the Winter Series of the Midwest and the the WEC Summer Series to best twenty two entries and jump the only double […]Read More

Dr. Saeks of Saeks Chiropractic, L.L.C. is a familiar face at World Equestrian Center, having built a client base in the equestrian market over the past four years at the facility. Today, half of Dr. Saek’s practice consists of equestrians, mainly those that show in Hunter / Jumper and Equitation classes. Dr. Saeks believes in a holistic approach to healing his clients through muscle work […]Read More

We kicked off May at World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, by hosting the Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championship show for the second year. Approximately 1,000 horses competed, all in hopes of being named the American Quarter Horse Association’s (AQHA) “Rookie” or “Level 1” Champion in their respective classes. The show welcomed 300 new exhibitors this year which helped make up the nearly 2,600 […]Read More

16 Shows beginning this week featuring USHJA National and 2’6” Hunter Derby Action and a Grand Finale Featuring Three $10,000 Hunter Derby Classes and $10,000 in Leading Rider Awards WILMINGTON, Ohio – May 10, 2019 – The World Equestrian Center and Kentucky Horse Shows LLC will once again host a USHJA National Hunter Derby Series, offering both “Junior/Amateur” and “Open”options at their respective Spring / […]Read More