Spring has arrived at World Equestrian Center! Check out what’s happening from amazing vendors to feature class action, the relaxing day spa, restaurants and other amenities to experience during week 14 at the Midwest’s premier indoor show facility. Our dear friend and longtime WEC competitor, David Beisel, was involved in a devastating riding accident last Saturday. Donations and kind words may be given here: Our […]Read More
World Equestrian Center – Ocala is hosting a wide variety of events this week including the St. Patrick’s Day Block Party, Ride The Wave Premier Horse Sale, National Hot Tub Expo and Week XI of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Grab a Guinness and raise a glass to the Irish as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day block-party style in the Yellow Pony parking lot. Show […]Read More
For Immediate Release Stall Reservations Now Open for World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Spring/Summer Horse Show Series WILMINGTON, Ohio – March 15, 2022 – Stall reservations are now open for World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Spring/Summer horse shows featuring five weeks of USEF rated hunter/jumper competition and more than $625,000 in prize money. Stalls can be reserved on horseshowing.com. The World Equestrian Center – Wilmington […]Read More
This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on Jack Lube of Orlando, Florida. Jack was a competitive junior rider in his past where he was successful in the junior hunters and equitation. Jack took a five-year break from riding to focus on his studies, but now he is back and ready to move up. We caught up with Jack to ask about his junior career and […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Feature class action for Week X of the 2022 Winter Spectacualar Show Series closed out with nine competitors vying for the win in the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) built the open tracks that allowed six entries to produce faultless first rounds, but it was Willie Tynan and MDM Equestrian Group, LLC’s Fenise (VDL Campbell x Wica […]Read More
Wilmington, OHIO – Paul Halpern (CAN) and Vanessa Lee’s Esra laid down two foot-perfect, double-clear rounds to take top honors in the $30,000 WEC Grand Prix on Sunday, March 13. Competition commenced in the early morning as a field of seven competitors gathered in the Sanctuary Arena to contest the class, which featured serpentine style tracks set by FEI Level II course designer Joey Rycroft […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on professional rider Kelsey Mogel of Carrageen Farm in Maple Plain, Minnesota. Mogel is a former chemical engineer, who studied at the University of Notre Dame. She has changed gears and now trains horses for a living out of her farm in Minnesota. Mogel has spent the past several weeks competing at WEC – Wilmington with her team. We chatted with […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series brought another exhilarating night of top equestrian sport as athletes representing eight countries contested the $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix under the lights in the WEC Grand Arena. Nine entries in the highly competitive field found success over the first round track designed by Bernardo Costa Cabral’s (POR). While five of those […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Thirty-six horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Grand Arena to compete for the top prize over FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral’s intricate tracks in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Nine entries managed clear first rounds and five jumped double clear, but it was Bryn Sadler and Showcase 81, LLC’s Cezarro (Cesaro x Nabell) that led the victory gallop. […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Week X’s Derby Friday hosted nearly 100 entries eager 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. Patrick Rhodes created the winding tracks that featured natural obstacles including a gorgeous stone wall and hedge fence. The $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby saw competitive field of […]Read More
