A Sudden Impulse NSBA Show & Futurity; Saturday, April 23 Featured Class Highlights

World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted another day of A Sudden NSBA Show & Futurity competition. Feature class action from today’s show included the Select Amateur Ranch Riding, Amateur Ranch Riding and the $10,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure. The day’s feature classes began in the Buckeye Nutrition Jumper 1 arena showing the $1,500 NSBA Select Amateur Ranch Riding and $1,500 NSBA Amateur Ranch Riding with […]Read More

A Sudden Impulse NSBA Show & Futurity; Friday, April 22 Featured Class Highlights

World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s A Sudden Impulse NSBA Show and Futurity kicked off on Wednesday with top all-around western sport. Today’s featured class action included L1/Green Ranch Riding, Junior Ranch Riding, L1/L2 Senior Ranch Riding, $2,000 NSBA Limited Rider 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure and $2,000 NSBA $10,000 Limited Horse Maturity Open Western Pleasure where each horse-and-rider combination brilliantly showcased the diversity of several different stock […]Read More

Anna Marek & Duvel Dance to Third CDI Small Tour Win of the Week at World Equestrian Center Dressage III

April 17, 2022 – Ocala, Fla. – Nine pairs battled it out in the day’s headline class, the Intermediate 1 Freestyle CDI3* on Sunday, April 17. But it was Anna Marek (USA) who led the charge, claiming her third straight victory of the week at the World Equestrian Center Dressage III show, sponsored by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage.  Marek rode Cynthia Davila’s 14-year-old gelding Duvel, who […]Read More

Ocala Sunday Spotlight: Renowned Show Jumping Rider Lillie Keenan Dabbles in Dressage

World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s Dressage III CDI3* Sunday Spotlight shines on renowned and accomplished show jumping rider Lillie Keenan. Keenan is well known for her lengthy list of accomplishments in show jumping, recently earning a short list spot for the 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships in Herning, Denmark. Keenan just started dabbling in dressage in January, making her first CDI dressage appearance this week […]Read More

Duerrhammer & Paxton Seal Double Victory With Grand Prix Special CDI3* Win at World Equestrian Center Dressage III

April 16, 2022 – Ocala, Fla. – Victory in the Grand Prix Special CDI3* on Saturday, April 16, went to Katie Duerrhammer (USA) and Paxton, owned by Kylee Lourie, at the World Equestrian Center Dressage III show, sponsored by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage. This marked their second win of the week after they took the top spot in Thursday’s Grand Prix CDI3*. There […]Read More

Ben Ebeling & Indeed Reach For The Stars In Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* at World Equestrian Center Dressage III

April 15, 2022 – Ocala, Fla. – Under the lights of the Grand Arena at the World Equestrian Center – Ocala on Friday, April 15, 2022, Benjamin Ebeling (USA) and Indeed, owned by Vantage Equestrian Group II LLC, danced their way to victory in the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* at the World Equestrian Center Dressage III show, sponsored by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage. […]Read More

Katie Duerrhammer and Paxton Set Personal Best to Win Grand Prix CDI3* at World Equestrian Center Dressage III

April 14, 2022 – Ocala, Fla. – International dressage returned to World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Ocala, Fla., on Thursday, April 14, 2022, with CDI3* competition. Triumphing with a personal best score of 73.217%, Katie Duerrhammer (USA) and Paxton came away with their first large tour victory in the Grand Prix CDI3*. In a field of 26 entries, Duerrhammer and Paxton, an 11-year-old Westphalian gelding […]Read More

Kevin McCarthy Sweeps $15,000 Futures Prix and $15,000 1.40 Jumper Stake

Saturday afternoon feature class action opened with twenty-four entries all vying to win the $15,000 Futures Prix 1.30m. The tracks were carefully designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, and featured fourteen efforts and several trying elements which tested the horse-and-riders athletic ability alike.  The Futures Prix showcases riders or horses who are moving up to the higher levels of competition and aids in developing […]Read More

Kady Abrahamson & Banco Du Moulin Seize $50,000 ‘Ride for David’ Grand Prix Victory

Wilmington, Ohio – The final Grand Prix competition of the 2022 WEC Winter Classic series took place tonight in honor and support of recently injured showjumper David Beisel. A record-breaking 404 entries were nominated to ride in the $50,000 Ride for David Grand Prix. While only twenty-four riders were actually set to compete, equestrians from all walks of life entered virtually to support the cause. […]Read More

Oakley Clark Pilots Billy Irish to $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby Victory

Wilmington, OH – Fifty-two stylish hunters graced the R+L Arena for the final ‘Derby Friday’ of the 2022 Winter in the Midwest horse show circuit at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington.  Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky set the beautiful courses which featured brilliant natural details, long approaches to fences and plenty of options for riders to show off their horse’s bold, athletic abilities and handiness.  […]Read More