The World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular kicked off last week with a full slate of hunter and jumper competition along with eight exciting feature classes. Exhibitors and visitors enjoyed delicious breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks at our four on-site restaurants. Live music filled the Grand Plaza both Friday and Saturday evenings, adding to the excitement of the show. Feature classes ranged from 2’6″ […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight falls on the Savannah Show Stables, LLC team. Three generations of horsemen and women make up the team at Savannah Show Stables, LLC including amateur Savannah Unger, Savannah’s mother and trainer, Monique Kent, and Savannah’s grandfather, Donald Kent. The trio have dedicated their lives to equestrian sports, building their business on the principles of love and support. Savannah and Monique took […]Read More

More than 50 entries took to the WEC Grand Arena this afternoon to contest the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m and $7,500 Futures Prix 1.40m. Each class saw four double clear entries, making time the determining factor for the tracks designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. Aaron Vale claimed the top two spots in the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m aboard Thinkslikeahorse’s Elusive (Rodrigoo […]Read More

Derby action kicked off today at the World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular with thrilling hunter derbies including the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″ – 3’9″, the $15,000 WEC Derby 3′ Open and the $15,000 WEC Derby 3′ Non Pro. The beautiful 5,000 seat stadium set the stage for stunning courses designed by Thomas Hern, Jr. of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Each class featured two-stride lines, […]Read More

The World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular 2021 feature classes kicked off this afternoon with 26 entries in the $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m. The stately Equestrian Hotel set the perfect backdrop for fierce competition in the Grand Area. Four entries managed double clear rounds, but it was Dorrie Douglas and MTM Farm’s MTM Chelsea 98 (Cristallo x Lacanau) that sped to the win. The […]Read More

Welcome to the first week of the 2021 World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular. We are incredibly excited to debut our brand new facility and share our new home with our World Equestrian Center family. This week is packed with thrilling equestrian sport and fun events. All are welcome and admission is free, no tickets necessary. We can’t wait to see you here; welcome […]Read More

Each year with our exhibitors we experience incredible triumphs and touching moments at World Equestrian Center. We feel exceptionally lucky to be a part of our exhibitors lives and share in their personal successes. Despite the tough times that 2020 brought, we feel blessed to have spent some incredible moments with our World Equestrian Center exhibitors and family. Below is a collection of some of […]Read More

The United States Equestrian Federation (“USEF”) and World Equestrian Center Ocala (“WEC”) are pleased to announce that they have agreed to work together on a plan for WEC to host USEF sanctioned competitions in the future. USEF and WEC agree that it is in the best interest of the sport for them to work collaboratively. Formulating this plan will require some time for both USEF and […]Read More

World Equestrian Center — Ocala was brimming with family- fun events this weekend. Live music filled the air while spectators enjoyed demonstrations by Canine Extreme and performances by Sylvia Zerbini and her beautiful horses. Sylvia Zerbini’s Grande Liberte Performance had spectators in awe as she and her 10 Arabian and Andalusian stallions and geldings performed an incredible equine ballet. Sylvia, a ninth-generation animal trainer and […]Read More

World Equestrian Center — Ocala is now open to the public with a fantastic calendar of events scheduled over the course of the next two weeks. Bring the entire family to meet live reindeer, enjoy live music, dine at delicious restaurants and spectate at exciting canine and equine demonstrations and performances. Admission and parking are free and all are welcome, no tickets necessary. Enter through […]Read More