Mark Your Calendars: A Sudden Impulse AQHA & NSBA Returns to World Equestrian Center – Ocala in 2024 Along with Orange Blossom Classic

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala is pleased to welcome Quarter Horses back to the venue with two top events that will be AQHA, NSBA and FQHA approved: A Sudden Impulse AQHA & NSBA Futurity returns to the calendar in April 2024 along with the addition of the Orange Blossom Classic. A Sudden Impulse AQHA & NSBA Futurity will be held from April […]Read More

Luiz Francisco De Azevedo & Nashville Back On Top in $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix 

Ocala, FL – Feature class action during the penultimate week of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series opened with 34 talented athletes putting forth their best efforts in the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Luiz Francisco De Azevedo (BRA) returned to World Equestrian Center – Ocala right where he left off and took home the victory with Santa Cecelia Stables LLC’s Nashville (Diamant De Semilly […]Read More

What’s Happening this Week at WEC – Ocala

The penultimate week of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series is underway at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Spectators can catch exciting hunter/jumper action on Wednesday-Sunday through August 13.  There are two Saturday night grands prix remaining on August 5 and August 12! Catch the $100,000 Wheels Up Grand Prix this Saturday at 7pm in the WEC Grand Arena. There is no charge for admission or […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2023 Summer Series Week VIII Highlights 

Ocala, FL – The 2023 Ocala Summer Series continues with two more weeks of elite hunter/jumper competition. During Week VIII there were several déjà vu moments for several riders including Luis Sabino Goncalves in the $100,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix, Daniel Geitner in the $10,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby and Lillian Geitner in the $10,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am […]Read More

Entries & Stall Reservations Now Open for World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2023 November & December Show Series

Ocala, FL – Entries and stall reservations are now open for the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2023 November & December Show Series featuring four-weeks of Premier Hunter/Level 6 Jumper competition sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF). The series consists of two-weeks of national level hunter/jumper competition from November 8-19 and new for 2023, the December Series will host two weeks of Fédération Equestre International (FEI) CSI3* from […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala Chosen to Host Longines League of Nations™ 2024 Qualifier

August 1, 2023 – Ocala, FL – Organizers from the World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) in Ocala, FL, are proud to announce that the venue has been chosen by the Fédération Equestre International (FEI) as the only North American site of the Longines League of Nations™ qualifier for 2024 through 2027. The qualifier is one of only four events in the world as part of […]Read More

Andrea Torres Guerreiro & Fifty Shades Close Out The Week with a Win in $10,000 THIS 1.40m Jumper Classic

Ocala, FL – Week VIII of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series came to a close this afternoon as 25 horse-and-rider combinations competed over Catsy Cruz’s (MEX) classic tracks in the $10,000 THIS 1.40m Jumper Classic. Cruz’s challenging tracks stumped many, and not one rider was able to produce a double clear effort, but Andrea Torres Guerreiro (COL) and her own Fifty Shades (Call Me Number […]Read More

Ocala Sunday Spotlight: MTM Pablo 

Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on MTM Pablo owned by Davenport Farms and ridden by Dorothy Douglas. MTM Pablo has become a figure on Saturday nights for his stunning looks and electric jumping style. The 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Perigueux and Celina kicked off his career as a seven-year-old at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with Douglas and through the nearly […]Read More

Déjà Vu for Luis Sabino Goncalves & Vick Du Croisy in the $100,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix 

Ocala, FL – As the storm clouds vanished over the WEC Grand Arena, 32 elite show jumpers representing 13 nations gathered to contest the $100,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix. Tonight’s jump-off was blistering, with first and second place separated by just two hundredths of a second, but it was Luis Sabino Goncalves (POR) that experienced an enjoyable case of déjà vu with Vick Du […]Read More

Dominique Damico & Jamaica Take Flight in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix 

Ocala, FL – Twenty-four developing horse-and-rider combinations took center stage this afternoon to compete in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Catsy Cruz (MEX) set the tracks for the future stars of show jumping where an even eight jumped their way to the short course. Ultimately, Dominique Damico and Amberfax Farm, Inc’s Jamaica (Plot Blue x Utah SZ) galloped away with the win and a […]Read More