Aaron Vale & Prescott Prove Invincible in the $50,000 Lugano Diamonds FEI CSI3* Welcome Prix

Ocala, FL – International show jumping resumed tonight at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with the $50,000 Lugano Diamonds FEI CSI3* Welcome Prix. Thirty elite international competitors representing twelve nations contested Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) first round. An even fourteen of the starting field were able to produce a fault-free effort and six managed to be double clear, but it was Aaron Vale (USA) and Thinkslikeahorse’s […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 USEF Summer Series Week II Highlights

World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 USEF Summer Series kicked off last week with thrilling hunter/jumper competition. Aaron Vale and ThinksLikeAHorse’s Elusive galloped to victory in the $100,000 Florida Coast Equipment National Grand Prix, while Santiago Lambre snagged first and second place in the $30,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Read on for additional highlights from hunter derby Friday, our jumper classics and the $10,000 […]Read More

Opening FEI Victory Goes To Aaron Vale in $37,000 1.45m FEI CSI3* Speed Aboard Cristo Beech

Ocala, FL – Inaugural Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) competition at World Equestrian Center – Ocala began today with the $37,000 1.45m FEI CSI3* Speed. Aaron Vale (USA) and Thinkslikeahorse’s Cristo Beech edged out the competition to capture the win and the lead spot in the victory gallop. Twenty-three entries took to the WEC Grand Arena to vie for the top prize over FEI Level IV […]Read More

FEI CSI3* Show Jumping Underway at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – The inaugural FEI CSI3* Show Jumping competition at World Equestrian Center – Ocala started on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, with horses being presented to the ground jury for inspection. The first week of World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s FEI CSI3* competition runs Wednesday, June 22, through Saturday, June 25, and hosts top-level international competition sanctioned by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). Featured […]Read More

Jared Petersen & Elvis De Wijnendaele Z Emerge Victorious in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, FL – Forty-two horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Grand Arena on Saturday afternoon to contest the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Andy Christiansen (ECU) created the open tracks that featured a challenging triple combination and a tight time allowed that became a factor for numerous riders. Eight pairs were able to deliver a clear first round and five jumped double clear, but it […]Read More

Aaron Vale & Elusive Cruise to Victory in the $100,000 Florida Coast Equipment Grand Prix at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, FL – The first Saturday night grand prix of World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 USEF Summer Series kicked off this evening with 32 competitive horse-and-rider combinations vying for the win in the $100,000 Florida Coast Equipment National Grand Prix. FEI Level III course designer Andy Christiansen created the tracks, where eight pairs found the way to a clear first round and six jumped […]Read More

Maria Rasmussen is Unbeatable in the $12,500 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby

The first Hunter Derby Friday of World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 USEF Summer Series featured more than 60 elegant horse-and-rider combinations competing for the blue ribbon in the $12,500 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $10,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and the $10,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Doug Russell designed the winding tracks the featured stunning natural fences that encouraged the […]Read More

Santiago Lambre Snags First & Second in the $30,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 Summer Series kicked-of this week with nine-weeks of USEF-rated hunter/jumper competition. Feature class action premiered early this morning with the $30,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Thirty-one horse-and-rider combinations were amped with determination to secure a clear round over FEI Level III course designer, Andy Christiansen’s (ECU) winding track. Three riders found the key to a […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Delia Lyle

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on junior rider Delia Lyle of Boulder, Colorado. Delia and her horse ‘Lucky Life’ are this week’s $10,000 WEC Hunter Derby Non-Pro champions. Delia is under the guidance of Mark Mead and JJ Atkinson-Mead at Sleepy Hollow Farm. WEC chatted with this up-and-coming rider about her horse, her riding career, hobbies and much more.  WEC: When did you begin riding? […]Read More

Kady Abrahamson and Maraca LS La Silla Shine in $30,000 WEC Grand Prix

Wilmington, OHIO – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington set the backdrop for yet another afternoon of thrilling equestrian sport. Top-performing exhibitors turned up the heat during the $10,000 Futures Prix 1.35m and $30,000 Grand Prix 1.45m over renowned course designer Bobby Murphy’s (USA) testing tracks.  During the first leg of the $30,000 Grand Prix, completing a zero-fault first round quickly became a tricky feat for most […]Read More