Equitation Weekend at the Capital Challenge Horse Show has brought fantastic success for riders across the country. We love seeing new (and familiar) smiling faces as each rider takes on the competition. This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Melodie Robitaille, an equitation rider from Columbus, Ohio. We’ve gotten to know Melodie throughout the past year, even featuring her in the Junior Rider Focus in the […]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
Both the Capital Challenge Horse Show and World Equestrian Center are known for their impressive selection of vendors, so when the Capital Challenge moved to WEC for 2020, we knew our credit cards would be getting a workout. Check out this list of all of the incredible vendors in Vendor Village, in the R+L hallway and in the outdoor vendor row. A Bit of Class […]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
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Grace Belletti of Cleves, Ohio. Grace’s life-long passion for horses has given her an opportunity to enjoy her horses at home and to bring them along to gain success in the ring. Grace took the time to chat with us this week about her beloved Quint, her success with her previous mount Cappy and her love for “just having […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Taylor Christoff of Milford, Ohio. Taylor has had an affinity for horses for as long as she can remember, and is following her passion to Miami University this fall to ride on the Miami University Equestrian Team. Taylor has been lucky to have leased three fantastic horses over her riding career and is finishing out a terrific season aboard […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Emma Green of Caramel, Indiana. Emma and her four talented mounts are taking on nearly every ring, from the jumpers, to the hunters, to equitation and even dressage with the help of her trainers Michael Burnett and Tina Yates. Emma has big plans to move up to the U25 this year with her jumper, and even higher aspirations to […]Read More
Horse shows looked a little different this summer as we all adjusted to new practices to keep ourselves and our fellow riders safe, but World Equestrian Center exhibitors still managed to have a little fun both in and out of the show ring. We’ve rounded up a collection of our favorite social media posts from summer at WEC – we hope you enjoy them as […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on 27-year-old electrical engineer and budding amateur rider Alexa Lee. Alexa caught our eye on Instagram when she tagged us in a post of herself smiling ear to ear, leading her horse back to the ingate of the Sanctuary Arena with the caption, “Even when you fall you gotta keep smiling because you still won the class.” Alexa took the […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on junior Caroline Berg. Caroline has had an amazing year of riding. Despite the pandemic, Caroline and her handsome bay gelding Full Count, or Colt, have qualified for each of the finals that they had hoped for. Caroline took the time this week to chat with us about the upcoming finals, her love for Colt and her riding goals. WEC: How […]Read More
