Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run’s Jireh Top the $117,000 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Grand Prix Qualifier CSI4* 

Ocala, FL – A picture-perfect Florida day set the stage for the $117,000 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Grand Prix Qualifier CSI4*, where 34 world-class combinations representing 11 nations vied for top honors. In the end, it was Kristen Vanderveen (USA) who clinched the win aboard Bull Run’s Jireh (Uriko x Colman) with a blistering fast jump-off performance.   FEI Level IV course designer Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) […]Read More

Save the Date for the 2025 A Sudden Impulse NSBA & Futurity Show and the Orange Blossom Classic 

Ocala, FL – Quarter Horse competition will return to World Equestrian Center – Ocala this spring for two exciting weeks of AQHA, NSBA, and FQHA-approved shows. The Orange Blossom Classic will run from April 16-20, 2025, followed by A Sudden Impulse NSBA & Futurity show on April 22-26, 2025. Featuring a combined $665,000 in guaranteed added money, these competitions ensure excitement for all participants.   Featuring […]Read More

Hunter Holloway and Noortje VD Windheuvel Top the $40,000 Barnwalkers Grand Prix 

Ocala, FL – The cold spell finally gave way to sunshine in Central Florida on Sunday, creating the perfect backdrop for an afternoon of top-tier competition at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Nineteen horse-and-rider combinations stepped into the Grand Arena to contest the $40,000 Barnwalkers Grand Prix, where Hunter Holloway (USA) and Over The Top Stables, LLC’s Noortje VD Windheuvel (Farfelu De Muze x Kannan) claimed […]Read More

Beat Mändli and Dijon Terdoorn Z Take Flight in the $120,000 Wheels Up Grand Prix CSI3*

Ocala, FL – The chilly weather didn’t deter the crowd at World Equestrian Center – Ocala from gathering for the highlight event of the week, the $120,000 Wheels Up Grand Prix CSI3*. Thirty-one elite horse-and-rider combinations from 13 nations vied for the top prize, but it was Olympian Beat Mändli (SUI) who emerged victorious aboard Grant Road Partners LLC’s Dijon Terdoorn Z (Diamant De Semilly […]Read More

Richard Rinehart Lands One-Two Finish in $30,000 Grand Prix at Winter Classic 7

Wilmington, Ohio – The $30,000 Grand Prix of WEC – Wilmington Winter Classic saw a competitive six-horse jump-off Saturday evening with times just tenths of a second apart. Bobby Murphy laid the tracks that allowed Richard Rinehart (USA) to ultimately land a one-two finish with The Diamant Rose Z (Toulon x Diamant Z) and Captain America 10 (Contendro), respectively. “We are getting ready to go […]Read More

Tracy Fenney and MTM Holding Court Rule the $20,000 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby

Ocala, FL – Horses and riders alike found sanctuary in Indoor Arena 1 from the unusually frosty temperatures during the fourth Hunter Derby Friday of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Eighty-five horse-and-rider combinations contested for top honors in three featured classes: the $20,000 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, the $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3′ Open Hunter Derby and the $15,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. […]Read More

Emily Corkhill & Cooper Come Out on Top in the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby of Winter Classic 7

Wilmington, Ohio – Hunter riders gathered at the R+L Arena Friday evening at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington for Hunter Derby Friday of Winter Classic 7. Robert Barton laid the flowing tracks for the day that allowed horses and riders alike to showcase their brilliance. Emily Corkhill came out on top of the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby with Decker Equigroup, LLC’s Cooper (Capistrano […]Read More

Aaron Vale and Gray’s Inn Fly to First in the $62,500 Wheels Up Grand Prix Qualifier CSI3*

Ocala, FL – Featured three-star competition began this morning in the WEC Grand Arena with the $62,500 Wheels Up Grand Prix Qualifier CSI3*. Aaron Vale (USA) and Thinkslikeahorse’s Gray’s Inn (Cannavaro x Oscar) secured the win, edging out the competition by just seven-tenths of a second.  FEI Level IV course designer Marina Azevedo (BRA) set a challenging track that saw nine of the 26 starters […]Read More

Isabella Erlick and Toucare KDW Z Best the Rest in the $40,000 Golden Ocala Grand Prix

Ocala, FL – The $40,000 Golden Ocala Grand Prix brought an exciting conclusion to feature competition during Week III of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Seventeen-year-old Isabella Erlick (CAN) emerged victorious aboard her own Toucare KDW Z (Toulon x Caretino), besting a competitive field of seasoned professionals.   Anderson Lima’s American Standard tracks challenged the 20 horse-and-rider combinations, but only five advanced to the jump-off, […]Read More

Gonzalo Busca and Cristiano Obolensky Are Built to Win in the $65,000 YETI Grand Prix CSI2* 

Ocala, FL – Twenty-nine international competitors braved the rain late Sunday morning to vie for top honors in the final international class of the week, the $65,000 YETI Grand Prix CSI2*. After an exhilarating eight-horse jump-off, Gonzalo Busca (ESP) claimed both first and third place, winning aboard his own Cristiano Obolensky (Cornet Obolensky x Stakkato) and securing third with Steven Bluman’s Pinot Gris Di Fer […]Read More