Wilmington, Ohio – The final Wilmington Sunday Spotlight of the 2025 Winter in the Midwest Series shines on Valerie Wunder. Riding out of Sarah Sturges LLC, Valerie has found success with her mare, Cix Degrees HH, in the Opportunity Limit Hunter and Equitation divisions. After taking a break from the show ring to racking up champion ribbons, we sat down with Valerie to learn more […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The final Grand Prix of the 2025 Spring Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala brought thrilling sport to the WEC Stadium. Forty-seven horse-and-rider combinations came forward for the $15,000 R+L Carriers Regional Grand Prix, but it was the final entry, Brianna Leone (USA), who stole the show with her new partner Qinto Vh Kouterhof (Filou De Muze x Faya Kouterhof Z), […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Featured competition for the 2025 Winter in the Midwest Series came to a close Saturday evening with the $30,000 Shires Equestrian Grand Prix of Winter Classic 17. Bobby Murphy designed the course that saw six horse-and-rider combinations move onto the jump-off. It was a foot race to the finish, but Sarah Meier and her own Nightshade SCF were uncatchable. The first-round track […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – The final Hunter Derby Friday of the 2025 Winter in the Midwest series concluded with a field of 15 horse-and-rider combinations in the $15,000 Hagyard USHJA National Open Hunter Derby of Winter Classic 17. Michael Pegg designed the flowing track that Melissa Donnelly mastered to claim the win aboard West Lake. Her win with West Lake marked her second derby win in […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The second Hunter Derby Friday of the 2025 Spring Series kicked off with the $5,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, followed by the $5,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Course designer Dean Rheinheimer built two flowing tracks for 34 horse-and-rider combinations in Hunter 1 with bending lines, a hedge, and a log trot jump. In the $5,000 UF Veterinary […]Read More
Wilmington, OHIO – April 2, 2025 – Entries and stall reservations are now open for the 2025 World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) Summer Series. Summer I and II will run from July 9 through July 20, 2025. Summer III will run from August 6 through August 10, 2025. WEC offers classes for everyone from cross rails to grand prix, including newly added hunter derby […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Lissy Naber. The young professional riding for Peg Seals out of Freedom Farm has debuted many young hunters around WEC – Wilmington this winter, and just stepped up to her first grand prix with her own, Miss Cloe Z, jumping a double clear effort for a fourth place finish. We caught up with Lissy to […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The 2025 Spring Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala kicked off with its first Grand Prix under the lights of the WEC Stadium on Saturday night. A strong field of 46 horse-and-rider combinations tackled a challenging course designed by Chris Barnard (USA) in the $15,000 Modelo Regional Grand Prix. After an exciting seven-horse jump-off, it was Ireland’s Robert Blanchette who dominated, […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Lisa Goldman-Smolen (USA) was back to her winning ways in the Standlee Sanctuary Saturday evening at WEC – Wilmington like she never left. This past October, Goldman-Smolen jumped in her final class at the Fall Classic Series before adding a baby girl to her family and returned to Winter Classic 16 for the first time since, working her way right back to […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week welcomed top hunter athletes to the R+L Arena at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington all week during Winter Classic 16. A group of 19 of those horse-and-rider combinations met for the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunt-N-Go Derby where Melissa Donnelly and Lily Lutgen’s Keeper (Cascarillo x Nigel) ultimately rose to the top. Joe Carnicom crafted the […]Read More
