What’s Happening this Week at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio – Midwest Indoors II will begin Wednesday, November 15 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington with a jam-packed week of hunter jumper action. This week will feature USEF Premier/Level 4 Jumper competition including the $10,000 Welcome Stake, $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby, $10,000 Futures Prix and the $30,000 Grand Prix. Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will graciously sponsor a pizza party for exhibitors […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2023 November Show Series Week I Highlights

Ocala, FL – The first week of the 2023 November Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala welcomed some new and familiar faces to the winner’s circle. Luis Sabino Goncalves (POR) was the star of the week securing the win in the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix and $100,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix with his impressive mare Vick Du Croisy. Samantha Schaefer, […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Midwest Indoors I Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Midwest Indoors I concluded at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Sunday, November 12. Richard Rinehart (USA) stood alone as the only clear round in the $30,000 Premier Equestrian Grand Prix on Saturday evening, while Christopher Schenk and his own Dominant Z (Dominator 2000 Z) showed talent in the $10,000 Futures Prix. Incredible (El Salvador x Budine) carried Kelsey Epperson (USA) to the […]Read More

Celebrate Thanksgiving Early with the WEC – Wilmington Family at Midwest Indoors II!

Wilmington, Ohio – From our horse show family to yours, we encourage you to join us Friday and Saturday evening for a Thanksgiving style buffet! From 5pm to 10pm, the Paddock Club will be open to all exhibitors, families, friends, and dogs to celebrate the holiday early at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. Here is what you have to look forward to from the kitchen: […]Read More

Ocala Sunday Spotlight: Richard Spooner

Ocala, FL – This first Sunday Spotlight of the 2023 November & December Show Series, shines on show jumping icon, Richard Spooner of the United States. Boasting an impressive record of over 100 grand prix victories and nearly 70 international wins, Spooner is a well-known name in the industry, often referred to as the ‘Master of Faster’.  His extensive global career includes 15 World Cup™ Finals, […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Vanessa McCaughley

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Vanessa McCaughley of Lexington, Kentucky. The vibrant young junior rider can be found making her fellow exhibitors, trainers, and staff laugh in between rounds in the R+L Arena and the Standlee Sanctuary! McCaughley has worked from the ground up at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington and has recently celebrated major career milestones, such as committing […]Read More

Kimberley Bird & Cera Cassina Top the $10,000 THIS 1.40m Jumper Classic

Ocala, FL – Kimberley Bird (NZL) was the fastest of only two double clear rides in the $10,000 THIS 1.40m Jumper Classic to close out Week I of the 2023 November & December Show Series.  Over a winding track designed by Peter Grant (CAN), Bird found the fastest route with her own Cera Cassina (Cassini II x Caletta) in 41.870 seconds. David Cameron (AUS) and […]Read More

Luis Sabino Goncalves Proves Unstoppable with $100,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix Victory

Ocala, FL – The first Saturday night show jumping competition of the 2023 November & December Show Series started off with a bang, bringing in huge crowds of spectators and exhibitors to revel in the thrill of top-level equestrian sport. Portugal’s Luis Sabino Goncalves had the packed house on their feet at the end of an exhilarating nine-horse jump-off in the $100,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida […]Read More

Rinehart Stands Alone In $30,000 Premier Equestrian Grand Prix at Midwest Indoors I

Wilmington, OH – As the only clear round in the $30,000 Premier Equestrian Grand Prix, Richard Rinehart of Westfield, IN, handily took home the win on Vincent, owned by Ron Caraway, on Saturday, November 11. They finished in a conservative 72.619 seconds over a course designed by Michael Pegg. Second place went to Michael Burnett and his own Chagrand. They blazed around in 66.716 seconds, but it […]Read More

Penny Brennan & Vertigo Delorme Race to the Win in $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix

Ocala, FL – On Friday evening, the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix returned to the WEC Grand Arena under the lights to give aspiring and developing horse-and-rider combinations a chance to compete in an atmosphere that resembles the Saturday night grand prix. A field of 35 combinations vied for the top prize, but it was Penny Brennan (GBR) that saved the best for last and […]Read More