Santiago Lambre & Cetano Van Aspergem Z Race to Victory in the $37,000 1.45m FEI CSI3* Power & Speed

Ocala, FL – International competition kicked off early this morning in the WEC Grand Arena with the $37,000 1.45m FEI CSI3* Power & Speed class. Seventeen competitors tried their hand at Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) power and speed course, where exhibitors were challenged to jump clear over the first seven fences and immediately continue on to the last six obstacles, regardless of whether or not faults […]Read More

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