The final week of the World Equestrian Center Fall Horse Shows was filled with family fun and thrilling equestrian sport. Exhibitor parties decorated the ingates on Friday night, Saturday morning and Saturday night while all enjoyed pumpkin carving in the Paddock Club, cider and donuts in Vendor Village, a Halloween braiding contest, a dog costume contest and Trick-or-Treat in Vendor Village. Riders earned exciting prizes […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on the individuals who received leading rider awards during last night’s award ceremony. Riders at World Equestrian Center have been working hard throughout the year to rack up points toward several exciting leading rider awards. World Equestrian Center sponsors and partners generously donated prizes including a $5,000 EquiJet voucher and a Flexi Equine tack locker. World Equestrian Center and Kentucky Horse Shows […]Read More
From ringside Prix parties to wonderful wins, the World Equestrian Center Fall Classic I horse show was filled with fun both in and out of the show ring. The week began with a thrilling $15,000 Welcome Stake sponsored by CWD Sellier on Thursday, followed by tough competition in both the Open and Non Pro $20,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies on Friday. The evenings events featured mechanical […]Read More
In this issue we seek inspiration and we’re finding it everywhere – in the people that innovate in our sport, in riders that take the leap to become professionals and in those who balance work, family and horses with aplomb! Read about Tom MacGuinness, founder of the iconic Horseware Ireland brand and creator of the award-winning Rambo horse blanket in our new Inspirations column. Tom […]Read More
WEC Fall III horse show was aplenty with thrilling equestrian sport and fun events for exhibitors and spectators alike. Dragonfly Academy, our new World Equestrian Center school, was onsite throughout the week offering free tutoring in the Paddock Club on Friday and sponsoring a delicious exhibitors party for the Grand Prix on Saturday. The highlight of the week was the kickoff of the first leg […]Read More
WEC Fall II saw thrilling equestrian sport and close competition throughout the week with just fractions of a second separating winners in the jumpers and just a point separating top placings in the hunters. Equestrian action was accompanied by fun Fall-themed events all week including cider and donuts on Friday and a painting party on Saturday. Chef Aaron Kemp delighted exhibitors and spectators alike with […]Read More
World Equestrian Center Exhibitors Encouraged to Be Aware and Follow Stabling Policies WILMINGTON, Ohio – October 3, 2019 – The World Equestrian Center has been made aware of an industry-wide phone scam where criminals posing as horse show staff are trying to steal credit card information from exhibitors by using fake feed and bedding order forms, or by asking for personal payment information over the […]Read More
We are officially underway with the WEC Fall Horse shows at World Equestrian Center featuring five fun-filled weeks of thrilling equestrian sport and nearly $1 million in money and prizes. The week kicked off with an exciting $1,500 Welcome Stake on Thursday, then rolled into two incredible $20,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies on Friday. Saturday saw a nail-biting $10,000 WEC Grand Prix and an equally […]Read More
We are officially rolling into our Fall shows at World Equestrian Center and you know what that means – endless fun-filled events for the entire family! Over the next five weeks, exhibitors and spectators can get into the Fall spirit with weekly cider and donuts in Vendor Village, exhibitor parties, pumpkin carving and even trick-or-treating. Thrilling equestrian sport is the name of the game every […]Read More
On August 30th, Irish Olympian Kevin Babington had a tragic fall while competing at the Hampton Classic horse show which resulted in a spinal cord injury. He is currently undergoing treatment at NYU and his mounting medical expenses are a major concern for his family. All of us at WEC are keeping the Babington family in our thoughts and prayers and in an effort to […]Read More
