Entries, Weekly Stalls & Prize List Available for 2023 USEF Winter Spectacular Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – Entries and weekly stall reservations are now open for the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series. The 12-week series is comprised of United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Premier Hunter/Level 6 Jumper competition running consecutively from January 4, 2023 through March 26, 2023. Week IX, February 28, 2023 through March 5, 2023 will showcase Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) CSI3* competition. The Premier Equitation Cup […]

What’s Happening This Week at WEC-Wilmington

This week World Equestrian Center – Wilmington welcomes exhibitors and the public to the OH Summer II horse show featuring USEF Premier Level 4 competition.  This sizzling WEC summer series brings you five weeks of USEF-rated hunter/jumper competition and more than $625,000 in prize money. Stalls can be reserved on horseshowing.com. The World Equestrian Center – Wilmington 2022 Spring/Summer shows include the following remaining dates […]

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight – Abby Lockwood 

Wilmington, OHIO – This week’s World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on twenty-year-old amateur rider, Abby Lockwood of Apex, North Carolina. Abby stepped up to great heights this week, campaigning her longtime partner, Metro Lass (Metropol x Dunmor Lass) in her first $25,000 WEC Grand Prix. WEC chatted with Abby about her start in the equestrian world, showing horses and achieving new goals […]

Sunday Spotlight: Hannah Kohler

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on junior rider Hannah Kohler of St. Louis, Missouri. Hannah is a first-generation horsewoman who loves the sport of riding, competing and just spending time around horses. She and Cindy Locke’s Stage Light collected scores of 90 and 93 to take home their first $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby Non Pro win at WEC’s Winter Classic week 15. We chatted with […]

Sunday Spotlight: The Twin Equestrians

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on a pair of young equestrians who share a passion for horses. These young women are not just sisters, but identical twins! We chatted with thirteen-year-old Izzy and Zoe Grutowski from Southport, Connecticut about their horses, their favorite classes and spending time at WEC Wilmington.  WEC: Tell us a little bit about yourselves: Izzy: I’m thirteen years old, I was […]

Sunday Spotlight: 27 and Going Strong; Rio the Brazilian Warmblood

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on a very special senior gelding. At twenty-seven years young, the beloved Brazilian Warmblood Rio or Lanciano as he is known in the show ring,  continues to compete. Just this past week, Rio proudly carried twelve-year-old Amanda Huard to top ribbons at WEC. We caught up with Rio’s owner, Michelle Friedman of Dragonfly Farm in Northville, Michigan, to chat about […]

Sunday Spotlight: Kelsey Mogel

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on professional rider Kelsey Mogel of Carrageen Farm in Maple Plain, Minnesota. Mogel is a former chemical engineer, who studied at the University of Notre Dame. She has changed gears and now trains horses for a living out of her farm in Minnesota. Mogel has spent the past several weeks competing at WEC – Wilmington with her team. We chatted with […]

Sunday Spotlight: Tim the Clipper Guy

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Tim Gaskell also known as Tim the Clipper Guy of Naples, Florida. Tim was the groom Cinna HP, this week’s $30,000 Grand Prix winners professional groom,  How did you get into horses? Tim: I’ve been around horses my entire life. My family started with Quarter Horses and in Kentucky, I got into Thoroughbreds, which eventually led me to Warmbloods. […]

Sunday Spotlight: Georgia Keogh

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Georgia Keogh of Versailles, Kentucky. Georgia is an amateur/owner rider and competes with her horse Discreet. She is a WEC regular and can be found riding at home at Scheffelridge Farm under the guidance of Nori Scheffel. We caught up with Georgia to chat about her riding career, her horses and her advice for new riders.  How did you […]

Sunday Spotlight: Anneliese Kolaska

This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on twenty-one-year-old Anneliese Kolaska of New Albany, Ohio. Anneliese was this week’s $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Non-Pro winner aboard her horse Herr Drosselmeyer. Not only does Anneliese regularly show her own two horses, she also attends Otterbein University where she rides and competes on the IHSA team. We sat down in WEC Wilmington’s Vendor Village to chat […]