Timothy Maddrix & Shutterbug Reunite For Blue in the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby

Ocala, FL – Nearly 90 horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Stadium during Week IX’s Hunter Derby Friday of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series to contest the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Doug Russell created the rolling tracks that encouraged an open stride. Timothy Maddrix and Sarah Campbell’s […]Read More

Legolas and Jessica Borton Amass Top Scores for $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby 3′ Open Win

Wilmington, OH – Over thirty beautiful hunters graced Friday’s feature classes in World Equestrian Center Wilmington’s R+L Arena. The stunning natural tracks during the $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby 3′ Open and $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby 3′ Non Pro classes were designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, and featured a whimsical Ferris wheel option and a horse-carriage hay bale effort.  The $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby […]Read More

Santiago Lambre & All In Horses Cava Are On Fire in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

Ocala, FL – Week IX of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series is underway with exciting equestrian competition. Feature class action opened with 26 competitive horse-and-rider combinations striving for triumph in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. FEI Level III course designer Catsy Cruz (MEX) constructed the rolling tracks that allowed nine entries to deliver fault free first rounds and three managed to be […]Read More

Nicole Loochtan and Caiman des Sequoias Steal the Show in WEC Wilmington $10,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m

WILMINGTON, Ohio – Just mere fractions of a second determined the top placings during the first feature class night of Week 12’s Winter in the Midwest indoor horse show circuit at World Equestrian Center.  Fourteen horse and rider combinations took to the Sanctuary Arena to contest the $10,000 WEC Welcome Stake 1.35m. Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, designed the winding tracks that allowed eight competitive […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala Winter Spectacular Week VIII Highlights

Week VIII of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series brought another exhilarating week of equestrian sport. Peter Petschenig (AUT) and Brooke Peterson’s Ennebel Van Het Posthuijs galloped to victory in the $75,000 Alltech Grand Prix, while Adam Sklansky captured the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix aboard Hakini. Read on for additional highlights from hunter derby Friday, our jumper classics and the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition […]Read More

What’s Happening this Week at WEC-Ocala

World Equestrian Center – Ocala is showcasing a week full of equestrian events including Week IX of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series. This week will also feature the event, Horsemanship Simplified: Celebrating 40 years of natural horsemanship. Week IX of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series will host the $75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix at 7pm on Saturday, March 5 in the WEC Grand […]Read More

Unconventional Breeds Carry Tyra Vernon to Top Level Wins at WEC – Ocala Dressage XIII

Ocala, Fla. – March 1, 2022 – The third dressage show of the season at World Equestrian Center – Ocala on February 25-27, 2022, featured an action-packed national schedule at all levels, from USEF Training Level up to Grand Prix, with GAIG/USDF Regional Championship qualifying opportunities. Ocala-based Tyra Vernon of Big Rock Equestrian Center worked hard at the Dressage XIII show, which was sponsored by Hampton Green Farm […]Read More

Santiago Lambre’s Hot Streak Continues in the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic

Ocala, FL – Feature class action for Week VIII of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series closed today with the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. FEI Level II course designer Colm Quinn (IRL) created the winding tracks that allowed five entries to navigate clear first rounds, but it was Santiago Lambre and his new mount All In Horses Cava (Cadensky x Licara) that stole […]Read More

Peter Petschenig & Ennebel Van Het Posthuijs Are Uncatchable in the $75,000 Alltech Grand Prix

Ocala, FL – An international field of athletes representing eight countries gathered this evening to contest the $75,000 Alltech Grand Prix with a full house of spectators adding to the electric atmosphere under the lights. FEI Level II course designer Colm Quinn (IRL) built the complex tracks that featured three double combinations and a new brick wall fence that caught out several competitors throughout the […]Read More

Charlotte Clark and Kinsella take Triumph in WEC Wilmington’s $30,000 Grand Prix

Wilmington, OH – An excited crowd gathered to watch as eight lightning-fast entries galloped their way through the Sanctuary Arena to vie for a $30,000 Grand Prix win on a course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. Five entries went double clear on the twisting track, making time the determining factor for the top of the leaderboard. While each horse-and-rider combination delivered masterful  performances, […]Read More