Ocala, FL – The World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) 2023 Summer Series is underway with top-level hunter/jumper action. The nine-week series includes some new and exciting additions to the schedule on Friday nights beginning on July 14, 2023. During weeks VI, VIII and X, the $2,000 Medium Junior/Amateur Jumper 1.30m-1.35m will be held under the lights on Friday night to allow junior and amateur […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Top level athletes returned to the WEC Grand Arena early Sunday morning to contest the $50,000 IDA Development National Grand Prix. Twenty-four horse-and-rider combinations put forth their best efforts over a first-round course that mirrored the international grand prix track from Saturday night. Roles were reversed with Kaitlin Campbell (USA) standing atop the podium after yielding a superb effort aboard Kaiser Van […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Featured competition for the first week of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series reached a pinnacle as twenty-three athletes representing eight nations met under the lights in the WEC Grand Arena. Exhibitors and equine enthusiasts alike flocked to the stands at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) to watch as the elite group of athletes contested FEI Level III course designer Andy Christiansen’s […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The $40,000 1.45m Two Phase Special CSI3* closed out competition on Friday as 23 elite athletes competed over an intricate two-phase track designed by FEI Level III course designer Andy Christiansen (ECU). Aaron Vale (USA) and Thinkslikeahorse’s Elusive (Rodrigoo x Capfucino) set an uncatchable pace early on in the order to ultimately earn the victory. Nine nations were represented in the class […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The $12,500 WEC 3’6-3’9 Hunter Derby sponsored by Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club stole the spotlight at World Equestrian Center – Ocala Friday afternoon. A field of seasoned hunter athletes vied for the win in the prestigious class over Doug Russell’s (USA) elegant tracks. Ultimately, it was Jennifer Bliss (USA) and her longtime mount Poker Face (Tangelo Van De Zuutheve x […]Read More
Ocala, FL – International athletes from eight different nations took center stage at World Equestrian Center – Ocala for the $50,000 UF Health Grand Prix Qualifier CSI3*. Renowned course designer, Andy Christiansen of Ecuador set the tracks for 19 top-level horse-and-rider combinations, where Jacqueline Ruyle (USA) and her own San Chano (Sandro Boy x Chacco-blue) rose to the top of the leaderboard and galloped away […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) competition kicked off early Wednesday morning at World Equestrian Center – Ocala as riders gathered for the $40,000 1.45m Speed CSI3*. The sun was shining over the WEC Grand Arena for the beginning of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series, setting the scene for Tracy Fenney (USA) and MTM Apple (Favorit Ask x Willemoes) as they claimed the victory […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Spring II at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington concluded Sunday, June 4 with Kady Abrahamson (USA) having dominated the $25,000 Grand Prix with her top mounts while Samantha Cooper (USA) rode to the top in the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Abrahamson, of Abrahamson Equestrian LLC in Georgetown, Kentucky, has been a force to be reckoned with at WEC Wilmington. The seasoned […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Sixteen horse-and-athlete combinations met at sunrise Saturday morning for the $25,000 Grand Prix of Spring II at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. Bobby Murphy (USA) set the technical tracks for the field of athletes that allowed just four pairs to advance to the jump-off. No stranger to the winner’s circle, Kady Abrahamson (USA), dominated the class with her talented mares, earning her […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – A beautiful spring day at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington set the scene for the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Eighteen classical hunter combinations competed over Bobby Murphy’s (USA) stunning tracks, though none impressed the judges like Samantha Cooper (USA) and Nandino. Cooper, of Streetsboro, Ohio, and her winningest mount saw no challenge in the first-round track and demonstrated a textbook hunter […]Read More
