World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 11 Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Winter Classic 11 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington featured top hunter/jumper competition from Wednesday, February 21 to Sunday, February 24. Izzy Beisel secured the $30,000 Grand Prix win Saturday evening. Ivan Espada clinched the win in the $10,000 Voltaire Futures Prix. Kaitlyn Skog topped the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby while Gabrielle Sharlow won the $15,000 USHJA National Non-Pro Hunter […]Read More

Ocala Sunday Spotlight: Grace Long, G&T Equestrian

Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on Grace Long, an accomplished Australian athlete who, together with her husband Tom Bebb, founded G&T Equestrian. While their primary base for the successful training and boarding operation is in Middleburg, Virginia, they spend their winter months in Ocala, Florida, showing at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. We recently had the opportunity to catch up with […]Read More

Daniel Coyle Caps Off Stellar Week With a One-Two Finish in $50,000 Golden Ocala National Grand Prix

Ocala, FL – Competition continued early Sunday morning with a fresh set of top-notch horse-and-rider combinations from 10 different nations vying for top honors in the $50,000 Golden Ocala National Grand Prix. Irishman Daniel Coyle capped off his week with yet another spectacular win, claiming first and second with two remarkable mounts, Jasper and Lena VDL, both owned by Ariel Grange.   Peter Grant (CAN) set the […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Ava Heath

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on the 11-year-old rider, Ava Heath. Ava and her pony, Princess Fancy Feet, also known as ‘Sally,’ can be found in the R+L Annex in the Small Pony Hunter division, the WEC Medal, and the $3,500 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby. The young rider of Urbana, Ohio, recently qualified for the USEF Pony Finals at WEC – […]Read More

Luck of the Irish Strikes Again for Daniel Coyle in the $100,000 LeMieux Grand Prix CSI3* 

Ocala, FL – The atmosphere was electric for what possibly was the most thrilling grand prix yet during the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. The $100,000 LeMieux Grand Prix CSI3* drew spectators and exhibitors alike to the WEC Grand Arena to watch an international field of top Jumping athletes vie for the lion’s share of the prize money. In […]Read More

Izzy Beisel & Diaz Barbotiere Secure $30,000 Grand Prix Win at WEC – Wilmington Winter Classic 11

Wilmington, Ohio – Exhibitors packed the stands of the Standlee Sanctuary as an elite group of horse-and-athlete combinations made their way around Bobby Murphy’s (USA) tracks. Junior rider Izzy Beisel returned with two of the four horses to make it to the jump-off phase, ultimately securing the win with Diaz Barbotiere (Messire Ardent x Quambera Barbotiere) by nearly four seconds. Coming off her recent fourth […]Read More

Daniel Coyle and Lovely Boy P Lead the Way in the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix 

Ocala, FL – Thirty-two rising stars of show jumping showcased their skills at the WEC Grand Arena during the highlight event of the afternoon, the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix.  Peter Grant’s (CAN) tracks proved to be quite the challenge as only three horse-and-rider combinations managed to yield a double-clear effort. Ultimately, it was Daniel Coyle (IRL) who secured yet another feature class victory, this time […]Read More

Quarter Horse Competition Returns to World Equestrian Center – Ocala Starting This April 

Quarter Horse competition returns to World Equestrian Center – Ocala this April! Mark your calendars for two premier events the Orange Blossom Classic from April 17-21, 2024, and A Sudden Impulse from April 23-27, 2024. With a combined $675,000 in guaranteed added money, these competitions promise top-tier action for all. Featuring a combined 10 AQHA hunter shows, eight AQHA shows, and two AQHA qualifying events, […]Read More

Hunt Tosh and Cannon Creek Claim the $20,000 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby Victory

Ocala, FL – Nearly 100 skilled hunters met at Hunter 1 for the eighth Hunter Derby Friday of the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Tucker Williams (USA) designed the courses for the trio of derbies: the $20,000 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, the $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, and the $15,000 USHJA National 3’ […]Read More

Déjà Vu for Samantha Schaefer and Frasier in the $15,000 1.45m Two Phase Special CSI3*

Ocala, FL – The highlight international event of the day was the $15,000 1.45m Two Phase Special CSI3*, where elite horse-and-rider combinations navigated Peter Grant’s (CAN) challenging two-phase track. Samantha Schaefer (USA) claimed victory on Bonne Vie LLC’s Frasier, outpacing the competition by nearly two seconds and securing a repeat win from December’s CSI3*. Only four combinations managed to jump both phases of Grant’s intricate […]Read More