Jill Gaffney and Carlton Cafe Steal the Win in the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix

Spectators packed the Sanctuary Arena grandstands this evening for exciting jumper action in the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. More than fifty horse and rider combinations competed between the two classes. Only five pairs made it to the Grand Prix jump off while the Futures Prix saw tight competition with less than one second […]Read More

Taylor Willever and Cornetto Earn Top Honors in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby

Twenty stunning hunters took to the R+L Arena this afternoon for the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. The course for the class was designed by Thomas Hern, Jr. of Plymouth, Massachusetts and featured sinuous bending lines, four high options and plentiful festive holiday decor. Several entries scored high into the eighties and the nineties, but it was Taylor Willever and Barbara Brungess’s Cornetto (Cayton x […]Read More

Nicole Loochtan Takes First & Third in Tonight’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m

The Winter in the Midwest Winter Classic 2 kicked off at World Equestrian Center with a fantastic first and third place finish by Nicole Loochtan in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Twenty three entries contested the track designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky that featured a triple combination, a vertical to vertial double and several forward bending lines. Murphy’s holiday themed […]Read More

Ireland’s Kevin McCarthy & Catch A Starr HSS Top the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix

Twenty-four horse and rider combinations took to the Sanctuary tonight to vy for the win in the first WEC $25,000 Grand Prix of the Winter in the Midwest circuit. Designed by Tom Hern of Plymouth, Massachusetts, the winding 1.40m course was set with long bending lines, plenty of rollbacks, a liverpool across the short side of the ring and a daunting triple combination. A total […]Read More

177 was the Lucky Number in Tonight’s Open and Non Pro $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies

Tonight nearly forty stunning hunters took to the R+L Arena to contest the $10,000 USHJA National Open and Non Pro Hunter Derbies. The spacious ring recently underwent a magical holiday transformation, turning into a candy cane forest with giant peppermint jumps, towering Christmas trees and giant presents galore. It was a magical night for our two class winners too, as they earned identical scores of […]Read More

Welcoming in Winter in the Midwest with a Win by Karen Cudmore & Coneja

The World Equestrian Center has transformed from Autumn splendor to a Winter wonderland as we kick off our 19-week Winter in the Midwest circuit. Tonight twenty seven horses contested the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m  sponsored by CWD Sellier over a track designed by Thomas Hern Jr. of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Five entries managed double clear rounds but it was Karen Cudmore and Blair Cudmore’s Coneja (Conejo) who […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Summer Hill & Vendome DH Z Earn the Top Spot in the Open $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby

Stunning hunters packed the R+L Arena this morning for the Open and Non Pro $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derbies. Both classes contested identical courses designed by Joseph Carnicom that featured four high options, flowing bending lines, multiple changes of direction and several opportunities for handy turns. Open $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby The Open $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby riders were the first to contest […]Read More

Olivia Bransford Beats All Odds for the Win in the OHJA Medal Final 2′-2’6″

Tonight was filled with both hunter and jumper action with the OHJA Medal Final 2′-2’6″ taking place in the Roberts Arena while the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design claimed the night in the Sanctuary Arena. An elegant ringside dinner was served at the Roberts Arena for all to enjoy while watching the Medal Finals. The […]Read More

Alexander Alston Rides Away with a Win in the OHJA Medal Finals 3′-3’6″

The R+L Arena played host this evening to nineteen accomplished horse and rider combinations vying for top honors in the highly anticipated Ohio Hunter Jumper Association (OHJA) Medal Final 3′-3’6″. Spectators enjoyed a lovely exhibitor party dinner at the ingate while they watched all of the action unfold. Entries worked throughout the year to qualify and prepare for tonight’s Medal Final and competition was fierce, […]Read More

David Beisel and Angelo Snag the Win in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m

We kicked off the second week of the Midwest Indoors shows tonight with a thrilling $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Nineteen entries contested a course designed by Keith Bollotte that favored those who executed tight rollback turns off of the rail to galloping lines. Competition was tight with six entries managing double clear rounds and three entries incurring just one time fault in […]Read More