November 11, 2020 Dear World Equestrian Center Exhibitors: We recently released a Guide to World Equestrian Center – Ocala hunter/jumper competition for the 2021 show season. The 12 week show series featured USEF events, FEI events, a robust prize money offering, a schedule filled with numerous specialty events and 10 weeks of competition featuring a “New Way to Go” with sanctioning through the National Snaffle […]Read More
Welcome to the final issue of 2020. It’s been a year that no one could have predicted and we hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well. As we settle in to the new normal, with face masks being required at USEF shows, we’ve compiled a list of the best masks for equestrians in our Equestrian Style column. We spend 24 hours […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on junior Meaghan Kursman. Meaghan is lucky enough to have her mom as her trainer, making every day “eq day.” She has a liking for green horses, particularly Thoroughbreds, and finds herself constantly starting new horses. Meaghan took time to chat with us this week about the many green horses she works with, what it’s like training with her mom […]Read More
In search of things to do around World Equestrian Center after you finish your day at the Capital Challenge Horse Show? We’ve got you covered. World Equestrian Center is centrally located between the cities of Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, putting you right in the middle of hundreds of fun places to go after the show. We’ve compiled a list of the best area dining and […]Read More
We are just two days away from the start of the Capital Challenge Horse Show, and we could not be more excited to play host to such an incredible event. We know that many attendees are first-time visitors to World Equestrian Center, so we’ve put together this helpful guide of dining, shopping and leisure to help you navigate your way around the show. We would […]Read More
A week of slightly cooler temperatures and sunny skies set the perfect backdrop for the final show of the World Equestrian Center summer series. The week we hosted plenty of thrilling equestrian sport with three feature jumper classes and two hunter derbies. Top placings in the jumpers were separated by just tenths of a second while scores in the hunters soared high into the 80s […]Read More
Week three of the WEC summer horse shows kicked off today with a full schedule of thrilling equestrian sport. The week is filled with feature classes that include two hunter derbies, a welcome stake, a futures prix and a grand prix. Use this as your helpful guide throughout the week for everything from where to eat, to what to do. We thank our exhibitors for […]Read More
To our exhibitors, trainers, grooms, staff, friends and family: The World Equestrian Center has been made aware of the cancellation of showing at the Kentucky Summer horse show effective 8/2/2020 and the cancellation of the US Equestrian Pony Finals due to the number of COVID-19 positive cases at the show. At this time, The World Equestrian Center plans to move forward with our horse show […]Read More
WEC Summer II hosted top hunter/jumper competition throughout the week, with multiple feature classes including nine hunter derbies, a welcome stake, a futures prix and a grand prix. All classes featured tough competition with many top finishers separated by just one point or under one second. We would like to thank everyone for their efforts this week to stick to COVID-19 guidelines and protocols set […]Read More
Week two of the WEC summer horse shows kicks off today with a full schedule of thrilling equestrian sport. The week is filled with feature classes that include nine hunter derbies, a welcome stake, a futures prix and a grand prix. Use this as your helpful guide throughout the week for everything from where to eat, to what to do. We thank our exhibitors for […]Read More
