Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on junior rider Avery Roper. The 11-year-old athlete hailing from her family owned and operated Roper Farms in Hobart, Indiana, can be found in all three rings at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington with her string of horses and ponies. We caught up with the joyful, hard-working young rider to learn more about her riding journey, […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The 2024 Summer Series culminated in an electrifying showdown as 32 elite horse-and-rider combinations from nine nations competed for the final feature class win of the season in the $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix. The competition reached its pinnacle with a thrilling 12-horse jump-off, where the podium mirrored last week’s results, but this time, Sharn Wordley of New Zealand emerged victorious aboard […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Featured competition concluded at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) Summer III Saturday evening with the $30,000 GGT Footing Grand Prix. FEI Level III course designer Anderson Lima (BRA) designed an appropriate track for the field that saw seven horse-and-athlete combinations move onto the jump-off. Kelly Soleau-Millar (USA) and M. Michael Meller’s Fire Fly (Arezzo VDL x First Price G) ultimately ended […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – The $20,000 GGT Footing USHJA National Open Hunter Derby was the highlight event of the evening at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Summer III as a field of 17 top horse-and-rider combinations vied for the lion’s share of prize money. Havens Schatt caught the ride on a longtime resident of Milestone Farm LLC, Caroline Moran’s Cruise (Levisto x Baronja), to ultimately take […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The final Hunter Derby Friday of the 2024 Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala lit up the WEC Stadium, offering hunter riders one last opportunity to fine-tune their skills ahead of the upcoming Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship. Scott Alder designed the challenging courses for the three featured derbies: the$12,500 Golden […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Competitors were welcomed back to World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) this week for Summer III. Featured competition for the week began with the $10,000 CWD Welcome Stake, with tracks crafted by FEI Level III course designer Anderson Lima (BRA). Kady Abrahamson of Lexington, Kentucky, secured the win with her own Jazil Du Houssoit (Peppermill x Gerboise Du Houssoit). Abrahamson spoke on […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The final week of the 2024 Summer Series kicked off in style this morning with the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Thirty-six athletes vied for top honors, but it was Will Simpson (USA) who claimed victory aboard Elizabeth Phillips’ Imar (Carrera VDL x Dumara). FEI Level II course designer Eric Hasbrouck set a challenging course, and 11 riders managed to navigate […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The 2024 Summer Series concludes on August 11, but the final week of competition is underway with competition held Wednesday through Sunday. Join us for the final Saturday night Grand Prix, the $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix on Saturday, August 10 at 7:30pm. Times are subject to change. Please visit the WEC Calendar for updates. Hunter Derby Friday will take over the […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Dressage riders will have two show opportunities at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) in August in the Hampton Green Farms WEC Dressage XIV on August 23-24, 2024, and in the WEC Dressage XV on August 25, 2024. Both shows are USEF/USDF Level 3 competitions, and entries are due by August 14, 2024. Classes will be held in Indoor Arena 6 for a comfortable, climate-controlled […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The $75,000 R+L Carriers Grand Prix was the highlight of the penultimate week of the 2024 Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Thirteen countries were represented in the field of 34 horse-and-rider combinations, but it was New Zealand’s Sharn Wordley who emerged victorious aboard Della Wordley’s Hagelin (Stolzenberg x Graefin Top) after a thrilling 14-horse jump-off. FEI Level III course […]Read More
