Entries and Stall Reservations Now Open for the 2024 November and December Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala 

Ocala, FL – Entries and stall reservations are now open for the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2024 November & December Show Series. The Premier Hunter/Level 6 Jumper competition, sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF) will host two weeks of shows from November 6-17 and two-weeks of shows from December 3-15. The first week of December will be highlighted by an Fédération Equestre International (FEI) CSI3* […]Read More

Save the Date: World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series 

World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) is excited to announce that the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series will now take place from January 1 to March 23, 2025. This highly anticipated series offers a full winter circuit of world-class hunter/jumper competition, sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF) and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). In addition, two weeks of USEF-rated competition will be added from March 26 to […]Read More

Tom Hern Appointed Director of Equestrian Operations at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – June 3, 2024 – World Equestrian Center – Ocala is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Hern as the new Director of Equestrian Operations. With extensive experience managing horse shows and a track record of exceptional leadership, Hern brings a variety of knowledge and expertise to the role. Hern’s resume includes his tenure as Horse Show Manager at Fieldstone Show Park in […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala Appoints Christina Baxter to Newly Created Director of Equestrian Operations Position

Ocala, FL – The World Equestrian Center – Ocala Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Baxter to Director of Equestrian Operations, a newly created role. Since 2020, Baxter has been establishing and managing strategic partnerships for World Equestrian Center – Ocala and most recently drove the concepting, logistics and management around the successful All for the Horses Expo sponsored by […]Read More

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 […]Read More

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 […]Read More

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 […]Read More

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 […]Read More

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 […]Read More

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 […]Read More