What’s Happening at WEC – Ohio Winter Classic 5

Happy 2022! World Equestrian Center – Wilmington welcomes you to Winter in the Midwest’s Winter Classic 5 hunter/jumper horse show. Thank you for joining us at our premier climate-controlled competition facility, an equestrian’s dream winter oasis. Check out what’s happening from feature class action to shopping, day spa, restaurants and other amenities to experience during your visit. Connect with Official Photographer Winslow Photography to secure […]Read More

What’s Happening This Week at WEC Ocala

The 2022 Ocala Winter Spectacular Show Series kicked off at World Equestrian Center – Ocala last week with some thrilling equestrian sport. Feature competition for this week includes Saturday night’s $75,000 Stella Artois Grand Prix, $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix, $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix, Hunter Derby Friday in the WEC Stadium and much more! The week also features a Stella Artois activation in […]Read More

Newlywed Sarah Tubman Makes Triumphant Return to World Equestrian Center – Ocala for 2022 Opening Dressage Show

Ocala, Fla. – The season-opening show for dressage at World Equestrian Center – Ocala was held January 7-9, 2022, with national-level competition. Sponsored by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage, the World Equestrian Center Dressage VI show held classes from USEF Training Level up to Grand Prix with GAIG/USDF Regional Championship qualifying opportunities. Dressage VI was the first dressage show of 2022 after a successful first year of dressage in 2021 that […]Read More

Bryn Sadler & Cinven CR Conquer $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic

The first week of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala NSBA 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series wrapped up this morning with the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. Nine entries took to the WEC Grand Arena to contest a challenging track by Bobby Murphy (USA). The track presented a tight time allowed and featured multiple combinations. Only Bryn Sadler and Showcase 81, LLC’s Cinven CR […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Kiera Phlipot

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on talented amateur-owner rider Kiera Phlipot of Manchester, Michigan. Kiera rarely misses an opportunity to compete at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington and is a familiar face in the winner’s circle there. This week, Kiera won the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Non-Pro and has now won the class over five times at WEC. She competes with her two […]Read More

Aaron Vale & Elusive Prevail in the $75,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club Grand Prix

Ocala, FL – The WEC Grand Arena hosted an exhilarating Saturday night grand prix as 33 entries vied for the win in the $75,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club Grand Prix. The challenging tracks for Week I’s Saturday night grand prix were designed by Bobby Murphy. The track featured a tight time allowed, a tricky triple combination and The Equestrian Hotel wall. Six horse-and-rider […]Read More

Ireland’s Kevin McCarthy and Catch A Star HSS Secure Third Consecutive WEC $30,000 Grand Prix Win

Ireland’s Kevin McCarthy and Catch A Star HSS Secure Third Consecutive WEC $30,000 Grand Prix Win  Wilmington, OHIO – It has been a chilly week in Southwestern Ohio, but exhibitors and spectators at World Equestrian Center’s Winter in the Midwest were unfazed, thanks to perfect indoor conditions throughout the climate-controlled facility. A large crowd filled the stands in the Sanctuary Arena tonight to watch the […]Read More

Camille Maddrix & Skyfall Soar to First in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix

Thirty-one entries gathered at the WEC Grand Arena this morning to contest the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Bobby Murphy designed the winding tracks that featured three double combinations that caught many horse-and-riders throughout the class. Eleven entries produced a clean first round and four jumped double clear, but it was Camille Maddrix and Caroline Michele Dugas’s Skyfall (Vigaro x Twi Light) that snagged the […]Read More

Kelsey Epperson & Didgereedoo VDL Capture $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Open

Wilmington, OHIO – The first Derby Friday of the 2022 WEC Winter in the Midwest kicked off today with over forty fabulous hunters taking to the R+L Arena, all vying for a big win during World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) week competition.  Keith Bollette designed the tracks for the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Open and $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Non-Pro classes […]Read More

Amanda Steege & Lafitte De Muze Claim Victory in $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby

More than sixty entries took to Hunter 1 at World Equestrian Center – Ocala today for the first Derby Friday of 2022. Hunter Derby Friday featured the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala Jr/Am 3’ Hunter Derby. Courses for today’s classes were designed by Tom Hearn and featured fences found in the hunt field […]Read More