Karen Lipp Spans the Spectrum at Hampton Green Farms World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s July Dressage Show

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted its latest USEF/USDF-rated dressage competition on July 13-14, sponsored by Hampton Green Farms. The event featured classes from Training Level to FEI Grand Prix and served as an official qualifying competition for the 2024 Great American/USDF Regional Championships. Karen Lipp took full advantage of the spectrum of classes on offer and won all four tests she […]Read More

Prepare for Hunter Derby Finals during Week VII of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2024 Summer Series

Ocala, FL – Week VII of the 2024 Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) will host Hunter Derby Friday in the WEC Stadium. Taking place on July 26, hunter riders can take advantage of the WEC Stadium’s world-class atmosphere to prepare for the upcoming Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship in Lexington, Kentucky.   WEC […]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

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Labyrinth

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Sarah Sturges’ eight-year-old American Warmblood gelding, Labyrinth (Warone x Zirocco Blue VDL). Born on her family farm in Sunbury, Ohio, Sturges has developed her talented homebred gelding from his first rides to his first debut in World Equestrian Center – Wilmington’s Welcome Stake and Futures Prix. With a full training operation out of Goshen, Ohio, […]Read More

Sweet Victory for Rodrigo Lambre and J’adore Van Het Klinkhof in the $75,000 MARS Equestrian Grand Prix

Ocala, FL -Spectators and exhibitors flocked to the WEC Grand Arena at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) on Saturday night for the highly anticipated $75,000 MARS Equestrian Grand Prix. Twenty-four horse-and-rider combinations from nine nations competed for a podium finish, but it was Rodrigo Lambre (BRA) who stole the show. Riding Ilan Ferder’s J’adore Van Het Klinkhof (Thunder Vd Zuuthoeve x Tequilla Van Het […]Read More

Twice is Nice – Kelly Soleau-Millar & Fire Fly Win the $25,000 Grand Prix at WEC – Wilmington Summer I

Wilmington, Ohio – A sunny day in Wilmington set the scene at World Equestrian Center for the highlight event of the week. Thirty horse-and-athlete combinations tried their hand at Bobby Murphy’s (USA) first round track in the $25,000 Grand Prix, with only eight qualifying for the jump-off. Fresh off their win in the $7,500 Welcome Stake, M. Michael Meller’s Fire Fly (Arezzo VDL x First […]Read More

Nicole Lyvere & Lugatti Shine in the $10,000 Shoo-fly USHJA National Hunter Derby at WEC – Wilmington Summer I

Wilmington, Ohio – Twenty-five competitors met at the main hunter ring at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) for the $10,000 Shoo-fly USHJA National Hunter Derby during Summer I. In the end, a rainy classic round did not stop Nicole Lyvere and her own Lugatti (Lux) from rising to the occasion over Robert Barton’s (USA) tracks. Entering the arena just as the clouds took over […]Read More

Lexy Reed and RSH Kalman Prevail in the $12,500 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby 

Ocala, FL – Hunter Derby Friday once again took over Indoor Arena 1 as nearly 70 horse-and-rider combinations competed in three exciting derbies: the $12,500 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, the $10,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, and the $10,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Course designer Peter Grant crafted the winding tracks that tested both rideability and precision. In […]Read More

Fire Fly & Kelly Soleau-Millar Light Up the $7,500 Welcome Stake at WEC – Wilmington Summer I

Wilmington, Ohio – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington saw 33 horse-and-athlete combinations kick off Summer I over Bobby Murphy’s (USA) tracks in the $7,500 Welcome Stake. Out of 13 athletes to jump-off, only five secured a double-clear effort with Kelly Soleau-Millar (USA) and M. Michael Meller’s Fire Fly (Arezzo VDL x First Price G) surpassing the field for the win. Soleau-Millar spoke highly her fiery […]Read More

Sharn Wordley and Hagelin Race to Victory in $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

Ocala, FL – The fifth week of the 2024 Summer Series is in full swing at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Early this morning in the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix, 28 horse-and-rider combinations showcased their skills over a welcoming track built by FEI Level III course designer Manuel Esparza (MEX). The competition was fierce, with the top placings separated by mere tenths of […]Read More