Taylor Marie Land & Escobar WW Snag $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix Victory at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, FL – On Friday night, the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix returned to the WEC Grand Arena under the lights for the second time during the 12-week 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series. The class invites developing horses and riders to compete under the lights with more atmosphere, helping to prepare them for the Saturday night grand prix-type competition. Nearly 40 up-and-coming competitors challenged an […]Read More

Matthew Piccolo & Constellation Prevail in the $15,000 USHJA National Open 3’ Hunter Derby at WEC Ohio Winter Classic 10

Wilmington, Ohio – The R+L Arena saw a total of 57 brilliant horse-and-athlete combinations Friday evening for the hunter derbies of Winter Classic #10. Scott Alder (USA) designed the elegant tracks that allowed riders to showcase the athleticism and natural talent of their mounts. Matthew Piccolo and Constellation (Cellestial) galloped away with top honors in the competitive $15,000 USHJA National Open 3’ Hunter Derby, besting […]Read More

Samantha Schaefer & In The Know Prevail in the $20,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, FL – Nearly 100 elegant hunters gathered at the beautifully decorated WEC Stadium for Hunter Derby Friday to contest the $20,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Competitors raved about the quality of the courses set by Canada’s Peter Grant. Twenty of the sport’s best […]Read More

Izzy Beisel & Diaz Barbotiere Notch $10,000 Welcome Stake Win at WEC Ohio Winter Classic 10

Wilmington, Ohio – The $10,000 Welcome Stake kicked off thrilling show jumping competition of Winter Classic #10. An elite field of athletes attempted Robert Barton’s (USA) track with half moving on to the jump-off round. Izzy Beisel once again sped to the top of the class, piloting her own Diaz Barbotiere (Messire Ardent x Quambera Barbotiere) to the quickest time of the field, adding another […]Read More

Luis Sabino Goncalves & Vick Du Croisy Top the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, FL – Week VII of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series is underway with more thrilling hunter/jumper action. The $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix was the highlight event of the afternoon as 23 top-level athletes put forth their best effort over an intricate track built by world-renowned course designer Leopoldo Palacios (VEN). Luis Sabino Goncalves (POR) secured the win after he laid down […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series Week VI Highlights

Ocala, FL – A fantastic Week VI marked the halfway point of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series. The week featured the highly anticipated 2023 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford where Kate Egan prevailed against a field of 103 top junior athletes to drive away in a brand-new Ford Explorer XLT SUV! Read on for additional highlights from the week. […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic #9 Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Competition for Winter Classic #9 concluded at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Sunday, February 12. Feature competition reached a crescendo as Izzy Beisel (USA) earned her second grand prix win of her career in the $30,000 Grand Prix Saturday evening in the Sanctuary. While in the R+L Arena, Jennifer Schwartz (USA) dominated the $15,000 USHJA National Open 3’ Hunter Derby taking home […]Read More

Aaron Vale & Elusive Go Two-for-Two with the $100,000 Budweiser Grand Prix Victory at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, FL – Forty of the world’s best athletes closed week VI of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series early this morning in the WEC Stadium. An even ten nations were represented in the class, and all were determined to gallop away with the $100,000 Budweiser Grand Prix victory, but it was Aaron Vale who saved the best for last and found a blistering fast […]Read More

William Simpson & Quentin VA Are Victorious in the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, FL – Thirty developing partnerships put forth their best efforts in the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix with the hopes of securing the top prize. Eight of the 30 entries returned for the jump-off while five found a second clear round. Ultimately Olympic gold medalist William Simpson (USA) and his up-and-coming mount Quentin VA (Quarz x Trixie) owned by Two Socks Farms LLC were […]Read More

Kate Egan Cruises to Victory in 2023 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford

Ocala, FL – The 2023 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford was the highly anticipated event of week VI of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Over 100 of the nation’s best junior athletes competed in a traditional three-phase equitation format with jumping tracks built by nine-time Maclay Finals course designer Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. Highly decorated junior rider, Kate […]Read More