Sunday Spotlight: Happy Thoughts Rules the Open $20,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies

This week hosts a special edition of the Sunday Spotlight, highlighting Friday’s Open and Non Pro $20,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies. Over fifty entries filled the massive R+L Arena between the two classes to contest a stunning hunt field themed course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. The course featured plentiful cedar brush and natural obstacles that formed forward lines and presented entries with […]Read More

Jill Gaffney and Carlton Cafe Capture a $25,000 WEC Grand Prix Win

This afternoon brought terrific jumper action to the Sanctuary Arena for the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Nearly fifty entries took to the ring between the two classes with tight jump off competition at the top of both classes. The elegant ringside Exhibitor’s Party featured a delicious spread from the Paddock Club including mini Beef Wellington, brie […]Read More

Catch Rider Olivia Darnell Wins Inaugural WEC Premier Equitation Championship

The inaugural WEC Premier Championship Cup competition kicked off tonight with the first of three exclusive classes reserved especially for Junior and Amateur riders at WEC Fall shows. The WEC Premier Championship Cup features one Equitation and two Hunter Classic classes with heights ranging from 3′ – 3’6″, presenting a multitude of riders with the chance to compete and awarding three separate trophies and 2019 […]Read More

Sarah Meier and Chanel Prevail in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m

Week three of the WEC Fall Horse Shows kicked off this afternoon with a field of twenty four entries representing four countries, all vying for the win in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Ten entries advanced to the jump off with six jumping double clear rounds, but it was Sarah Meier and her own Chanel that prevailed. The pair sealed the […]Read More

Keely McIntosh & So Live Helau Jump Out of Their Shoes and into a Grand Prix Win

The ladies stole the night in both the $10,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $4,999 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Both classes saw courses designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky and featured combinations, forward lines and a dramatic triple bar in the Grand Prix. With twenty entries in each class, there was no lack of competition and walking away with first place took […]Read More

Derby Day at WEC Fall II

This afternoon was filled with stunning Hunter action in the R+L Arena in both the Open and Non Pro sections of the $20,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies. Between the two classes, fifty three entries contested the gorgeous Derby course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. This afternoon’s course featured plentiful Fall decor, a pair of two-stride lines, several flowing bending lines and many inside […]Read More

David Beisel and Angelo Take the Blue in the $1,500 Welcome Stake 1.35m

WEC Fall II kicked off this afternoon with eighteen entries vying for the win in the $1,500 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Eight entries advanced to the jump off and three managed double clear rounds, making the fight for first a true battle against the clock. Though competition was tight, it was David Beisel and Maarten Huygens’ Angelo (Conthargos x Grand Ronja) that took […]Read More

Mexico’s Javier Berganza Anderhub and Gangnam Style Steal the Win in the $10,000 WEC Grand Prix

This afternoon brought thrilling Jumper action to the Sanctuary Arena for both the $10,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $4,999 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Both classes featured courses designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky that included one stride combinations, forward lines and plenty of opportunities for inside turns in the jump off. $10,000 WEC Grand Prix This afternoon’s $10,000 WEC Grand […]Read More

A Night of Firsts at the Open and Non Pro $20,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies

There’s no better spot to be on a Friday night this Fall than in the stands (or on a horse) in World Equestrian Center’s R+L Arena. Friday nights at World Equestrian Center have always been reserved for the USHJA National Hunter Derby, but we’ve upped the ante for our Fall Horse Shows, holding both an Open and a Non Pro $20,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby […]Read More

Welcoming in the WEC Fall Horse Shows with a Win by Robert Mendoza and United M

The WEC Fall Horse Shows are officially underway and we have already seen stiff competition in WEC Fall I. Sixteen entries contested the course in this afternoon’s $1,500 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier where less than one second separated the top three entries, making for a nail-biting class. Robert Mendoza and Bannockburn Farm’s United M (Baloubet Du Rouet x United) stole the […]Read More