Today’s drop in temperatures and sunny blue skies set the perfect backdrop for the start of the final horse show of the World Equestrian Center summer series. Feature class action kicked off in the Sanctuary Arena this afternoon with 21 entries vying for the win in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Competition was tight with the top four placings separated by […]Read More
It was a spectacular Sunday at World Equestrian Center as we wrapped up the WEC Summer II show. Under crystal clear skies five hunter derbies took center stage throughout the day with a total of $7,000 in prize up for grabs for junior and amateur riders. Courses for all hunter derbies were designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, and were beautifully decorated with lush […]Read More
The WEC Summer II show continued today with three exciting feature classes. The $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design brought thrilling wins to the Sanctuary Arena, while the $2,000 Non Pro Derby 2’6″ took over the lower hunter ring in the outdoor complex. The theme for today’s classes was “winning by one”, with first place finishers in all […]Read More
This afternoon brought more derby action to the World Equestrian Center Summer II show with a $5,000 Open Hunter Derby. A field of 24 entries vied for the win in the class over a beautifully decorated course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. The course featured bending lines, a two-stride in-and-out, lush brush jumps and a flower-covered island that acted as the centerpiece for […]Read More
The second show of the World Equestrian Center summer series kicked off today with plenty of top equestrian sport in both the jumper and hunter rings. There are nine hunter derbies of all levels here at WEC this week, and today the green hunters took over the main hunter ring today for both the 3’6″-3’9″ and the 3’0″-3’3″ $2,000 Green Derby, while the Sanctuary Arena […]Read More
This afternoon brought plenty of thrilling equestrian sport to the Sanctuary Arena at World Equestrian Center for the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Both classes featured courses designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, and multiple double clear rounds in each class meant speed was the determining factor for top placings, making for exciting head-to-head competition in […]Read More
Exhibitors enjoyed another warm, sunny day today in southwest Ohio at World Equestrian Center, making for the perfect backdrop for the afternoon’s $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Forty entries tried their hand at a stunning derby course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, but it was David Beisel of David Beisel Stables in Goshen, Ohio, and Lori Taylor’s MTM Bentley (Bonaparte Z x Hot […]Read More
The World Equestrian Center summer horse shows kicked off this afternoon with a spectacular one-two finish by Ryan Genn in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Genn of Rheinland Farm in Lebanon, Ohio bested a field of thirteen, setting the pace early on in the class on Wilhelm Genn’s Dante’s Inferno (Diardo), then returning aboard Wilhelm Genn’s VDL Gerinus T (Arezzo VDL […]Read More
Thirty-eight stunning hunters took to the R+L Arena tonight to vie for the win in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. The course for tonight’s class was designed by Tucker Williams of getjumps.com and emulated the hunt field with inviting fences and plentiful cedar brush. Competition was fierce with a cut-off score of 83 heading into the handy round, but it was Jason Berry who topped […]Read More
Spring has finally sprung in southwest Ohio and World Equestrian Center has taken full advantage by opening up the large doors to the indoor arenas and barns, letting fresh air and sunshine fill the facility. We kicked off Week 14 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ this afternoon with an exciting $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Four entries managed double clear rounds, but it […]Read More
