Ocala, FL – Week VII of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series welcomed a slew of top-notch athletes and they did not disappoint with blistering speed in jump-off rounds and sublime hunter rounds. Olympian Mattew Williams (AUS) opened the week with a victory aboard ABC Quantum Cruise in the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Josh Dolan earned superior scores of a 96 and 97 with […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Summer II at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington ran from Wednesday, July 19 to Sunday, July 23. Richard Rinehart (USA) stole the spotlight in the $25,000 Standlee Grand Prix for the second week in a row, while Colleen Holton (USA) made an impression in the $10,000 IDA Development USHJA National Hunter Derby. Rinehart and Ron Caraway’s 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Vincent […]Read More
Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on amateur hunter and jumper rider Anna Ermlich from Ocala, Florida. Anna is not only a talented athlete, but also a PharmD, and an incredible braider. Her horse Freddie, named after Freddie Mercury, rocks a tiara from time to time or a unicorn horn. Once other athletes caught wind of Anna’s fun braids, she’s been flooded […]Read More
Featured hunter competition concluded Saturday evening with the $2,500 Non-Pro Hunter Derby sponsored by Standlee. A field of 25 gathered to jump Joey Rycroft’s (USA) tracks, but it was Alexander Adkins (USA) and his stunning mount Completto (Contender x Pia Ne) that conquered the impressive field. Adkins piloted his very own 20-year-old Rheinlander gelding to a textbook first-round track to secure their place in the handy […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala was teeming with exhibitors and spectators who gathered this evening for the $100,000 MARS Equestrian Grand Prix during Week VII of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series. At the end of a tremendous evening of show jumping sport, Luis Sabino Goncalves (POR) and Sigma Stables LLC’s Vick Du Croisy (Lord Carthago x Merveille Ducroisy) savored a delicious win after […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Exhibitors and show jumping enthusiasts alike flocked to the outdoor jumper arena Saturday evening at World Equestrian Center – Ohio for the $25,000 Grand Prix sponsored by Standlee. The sun set over 15 competitive horse-and-athlete combinations as they attempted Joey Rycroft’s (USA) challenging first-round track. Of the four riders to secure their place in the jump-off, it was Richard Rinehart (USA) and […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Nearly 50 aspiring horse-and-rider combinations took center stage early this morning to vie for the top prize in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Last to go in the order, Luis Larrazabal (VEN) stole the leading time by four hundredths of a second aboard Driss Ngadi’s Belle De Muze (Ponsee V x Lando). FEI Level III course designer Peter Grant (CAN) set […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Hunter athletes gathered Friday evening during Summer II at World Equestrian Center – Ohio for the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby sponsored by IDA Development. An established field of 33 stylish horse-and-athlete combinations flowed over Joey Rycroft’s (USA) track, but it was Colleen Holton (USA) and her own Udefix (Uccello x Contendra) that impressed the judges for the win. Holton, of Carraway […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Hunters took the spotlight at World Equestrian Center – Ocala today during Week VII of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series. Doug Russell designed the open tracks for three highly competitive derbies; $12,500 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $10,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $10,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Horses were jumping […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Twenty jumper athletes returned to World Equestrian Center – Ohio for the first featured class of Summer II. The grand outdoor arena set the stage for the $7,500 Welcome Stake sponsored by Kentucky Equine Research. Just two horse-and-athlete combinations managed to jump a double clear effort, and it was Patricio Rodriguez (ARG) and his own firey mare Corvet Enigma (Corvet Embrujo x […]Read More
