Dressage Headlines World Equestrian Center – Ocala This Year and Into 2024

Ocala, FL – Dressage will headline at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) this year and into 2024 with world-class competition, breed exhibitions, expanded facility options, and clinic learning opportunities. As WEC expands its commitment to dressage, riders and spectators alike will find a wide variety of highlights on the calendar. Pirouette Through 2023 Dressage returns to WEC – Ocala on August 24-27 with US […]Read More

Ocala Sunday Spotlight: Verdini D’houtveld Z 

Ocala, FL – The final Sunday Spotlight of the World Equestrian Center 2023 Ocala Summer Series shines on Verdini D’houtveld Z (Verdi TN x Caretino 2). Owned and ridden by Lauren Balcomb of Australia, the 12-year-old Zangersheide gelding has become a popular competitor during the Saturday night Grand Prix with spectators recognizing the dynamic bay gelding for his diminutive stature and explosive jumping style. We caught […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Finley Scheffel

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Finley Scheffel of Georgetown, Kentucky. Growing up riding out of her family establishment, Scheffelridge Farm, the dedicated junior athlete has spent countless hours in the barn with her string of young ponies and her top mount, Artano G. Starting with ponies at just three-years-old, all the way to her 17-year-old mount, Finley can be found […]Read More

Sharn Wordley Closes the 2023 Ocala Summer Series with Second Consecutive $10,000 THIS 1.40m Jumper Classic Victory

Ocala, FL – The $10,000 THIS 1.40m Jumper Classic closed out the 2023 Ocala Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala early this morning. Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Della Wordley’s Brin D’or De Haute Melen Z (Bamako De Muze x Perle D’or De Saulieu) bested a field of twenty-nine horse-and-rider combinations to capture their second consecutive victory of the series.  Guilherme Jorge (BRA) designed the closing […]Read More

An Apple a Day Keep the Victories Coming for Tracy Fenney in $100,000 Hampton Green Farms Grand Prix 

Ocala, FL – The grand finale of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series came to an exhilarating close as 45 of the world’s best show jumping athletes from 12 nations suited up to compete in the $100,000 Hampton Green Farms Grand Prix. Crowd favorites Tracy Fenney (USA) and MTM Apple once again claimed victory, bringing a packed house of spectators to their feet to celebrate a […]Read More

Kady Abrahamson Dominates $30,000 IDA Development Grand Prix to Close Out 2023 Spring/Summer Series at WEC Ohio

Wilmington, Ohio – In a final nod to a summer of top competition, an elite group of show jumpers gathered to contest the $30,000 IDA Development Grand Prix of WEC – Ohio Summer III. A fixture in the winners circle at WEC, Kady Abrahamson and Any (Aljano x Nina XI) successfully negotiated Joey Rycroft’s (USA) tracks to claim the win once again. Abrahamson also captured […]Read More

Abigail McArdle & I&H Boogy Woogy Are Electric in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix 

Ocala, FL – The $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix saw a promising field of 29 horse-and-rider combinations compete this afternoon with the hopes of securing the top spot on the leaderboard. Ultimately, it was Abigail McArdle who piloted her own veteran partner I&H Boogy Woogy (Faldo x I&H Vanilla Fudge) to the win.  FEI Level IV course designer Guilherme Jorge (BRA) set the elaborate tracks […]Read More

Tammy Provost & Apparently Seize the Win in the $15,000 Shoo-Fly USHJA National Open Hunter Derby at WEC Ohio Summer III

Wilmington, Ohio – The sun set over the main hunter arena at World Equestrian Center – Ohio for the final hunter derby of the 2023 Spring/Summer Series. Twenty-one decorated hunter riders met for the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby sponsored by Shoo-Fly, but it was Tammy Provost (USA) that perfected Joe Carnicom’s (USA) flowing tracks to gallop away with the win aboard Apparently. Provost, […]Read More

Lauren Schweppe & Cataumet Prevail in $12,500 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby 

Ocala, FL – The final Hunter Derby Friday of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series invited a field of stunning hunters to compete in three competitive derbies; $12,500 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $10,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $10,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Andy Christiansen (ECU) designed the closing derby tracks that featured a […]Read More

Devin Milan & Conquest Save the Best for Last in the $10,000 Dimples Horse Treats Welcome Stake at WEC Ohio Summer III

Wilmington, Ohio – The $10,000 Welcome Stake sponsored by Dimples Horse Treats kicked off jumper competition at World Equestrian Center – Ohio Summer III. Course designer Joey Rycroft (USA) crafted the track for the field of seasoned athletes, but it was Devin Milan (USA) that perfected it as the final entry to go aboard Garo Kazan’s Conquest (Colestus x Excellenta C). Milan of Ann Arbor, […]Read More