This afternoon’s $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m brought an international field of riders to the Stadium at World Equestrian Center — Ocala with nine countries represented in the class. The course for the Welcome Prix 1.45m was designed by Joey Rycroft of Canada and featured a triple bar, a liverpool, a triple combination, a double combination and an option fence that offered a stone wall or […]Read More
More than 60 entries took to World Equestrian Center Stadium today for the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.40m. The ladies prevailed with exciting victories for Kady Abrahamson and Abrahamson Equestrian’s Any (Aljano x Nina XI) in the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m and Christina Kelly and her own Kingdom (Lux Z) in the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.40m. Courses for […]Read More
Derby Friday saw a change of scenery this week for the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″ – 3’9″, the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Open and the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Non Pro. The classes took place in the spacious Hunter 1 ring where courses designed by Tucker William of Ocala, Florida, featured stunning natural obstacles. Each course included four high options and handy […]Read More
World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular Week 5 kicked off this afternoon with the $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m. Twenty six entries took to the course which was designed by Canada’s Peter Grant, an internationally recognized FEI Level 3 course designer. Grant is best known for being a part of the build team at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada, since 2004, where he has designed at […]Read More
More than 80 entries took to the WEC Grand Arena today for the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.40m. Courses for today’s classes were designed by Manuel Esparza of Mexico, an FEI Level 3 course designer who has assisted with courses at five Olympic Games including Atlanta, GA, in 1996; Sydney, Australia in 2000; Athens, Greece in 2004; Beijing, China […]Read More
Derby Friday took over the Stadium again today for the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″ – 3’9″, the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Open and the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Non Pro. Samantha Schaefer owned the day, taking 1st place in both the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″ – 3’9″ and the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Open, while Isabel Harbour topped the $15,000 […]Read More
Feature class action for Week 4 of the World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular 2021 kicked off this afternoon with 36 entries vying for the top prize in the $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m. The course for today’s class was designed by Manuel Esparza of Mexico, an FEI Level 3 course designer who has assisted with courses at five Olympic Games including Atlanta, GA, in […]Read More
For Immediate Release January 27, 2021 Ocala, FL – In the second-ever dressage show at the World Equestrian Center — Ocala (WEC), riders gathered to contest Level II competition. The World Equestrian Center Dressage VIII show, held January 22-24, featured competition from USEF Training Level through Grand Prix that offered GAIG/USDF qualifying. Dressage competition at World Equestrian Center – Ocala continues with a third Level […]Read More
The World Equestrian Center — Ocala played host to top equestrian sport tonight with the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m, and earlier this afternoon with the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.40m, both held in the WEC Grand Arena. An international field of competitors contested the two classes which features technical tracks designed by Anderson Lima of Brazil. $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m Thirty-two entries took to […]Read More
Derby Friday took over the Stadium at World Equestrian Center — Ocala again this week with nearly 90 entries in the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″ – 3’9″, the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Open and the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Non Pro. The courses for today’s derbies were designed by Keith J. Bollotte and featured beautiful natural obstacles. Each course included four high […]Read More
