This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Wren Blae Zimmerman, a true inspiration whose dreams extend far beyond her own riding. Wren has a visual impairment that impedes her from seeing what is in front of her and was told that jumping wasn’t a feasible route for her to take. Despite the many times she has heard the word no, Wren has prevailed and is well […]Read More
This Sunday’s spotlight shines on a dear friend of World Equestrian Center, Paige Beisel. Paige and her husband David own and operate David Beisel Stables out of Goshen, Ohio and have attended shows at World Equestrian Center for many years. Paige’s passion for horses began early in life and she loves that she gets to share that passion with her family on a daily basis. […]Read More
This Sunday’s Spotlight lands on our friend, the passionate, driven, incredibly successful owner of The Plaid Horse magazine, Piper Klemm. Piper is a mogul in the horse industry, running her well-respected company and keeping education, kindness and inclusivity at the forefront of every venture she tackles. This week, Piper and her adorable ‘Reuben’ made their way to World Equestrian Center. Piper took time to chat […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Jessica Jude. Jessica caught the horse bug early on in life and hasn’t let go since. She recently made the switch into the jumper ring after spending many successful years in the hunters and has big dreams of one day competing in a Futures Prix. Jessica and her horse train with Charlotte Clark of Kendalwood Farm and have been […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight falls on the show team of Greg Kuti’s Chor-Be Farm in King City, Ontario. The World Equestrian Center Winter Classic 2 marked the four students’ first show experience outside of their home country of Canada. Greg is a certified Equine Canada Level III Coach, recognized Hunter/Jumper judge and senior course designer and has competed successfully at the World Cup and Grand […]Read More
The Sunday Spotlight usually focuses on Junior or Amateur riders, but this week, one Professional rider stood out to us and we could not resist sharing his story. Detroit-based Garo Kazan, 72 is originally from Istanbul, Turkey and emigrated to America in 1970. Although Garo has produced plenty of top-performing horses in his lifetime, in the last 10 years he has taken a ten year […]Read More
We’ve been alive with the spirit of giving here at the World Equestrian Center. Just as December heralds the beginning of our Winter Classics Shows, it also launches the season of storefront deals and holiday gift exchanges. WEC is proud to host some of the most eclectic equestrian vendors who’ve dedicated their time preparing for the Christmas rush. Browse the wares at A Sudden Impulse, […]Read More
This week, a horse and rider made their return to the show ring at World Equestrian Center after a hiatus that included two years and near career-ending injuries for both. But amateur Emily Papa and her Larks Easy Escape had nothing but smiles in the Roberts Ring today as the two finished their division and proved that where there is hope, there is a way […]Read More
This week we sat down to chat with Will Wilson of premium luggage and accessories company, Baekgaard. You might say that Will is part of a dynasty as his Aunt, Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, is the founder of the famed women’s handbags, travel items and accessories company, Vera Bradley. The way the story goes is that in the midst of launching her own company, Barbara met […]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
