Ocala, FL – It’s the final week of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series come out to cheer on your favorite equestrian athletes! On Friday, March 24 the WEC Stadium will play host to three $75,000 Hunter Derbies and the finale of the 12-week series, the $250,000 MARS Equestrian Grand Prix will be held Saturday, March 25 at 7:30pm in the WEC Grand Arena. There […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The penultimate week of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series featured an exhilarating week of top-level equestrian sport as we build toward our final week. The week began with Dorothy Douglas and MTM Pablo capturing the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix win. Amanda Steege notched another $20,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby victory with Lafitte De Muze, […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Wilmington, Ohio – Competition for Winter Classic 14 concluded at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington on Sunday, March 19. Izzy Beisel (USA) stole the spotlight Saturday as she raced to the win in the $30,000 Grand Prix. In the R+L Arena, Melissa Donnelly (USA) took her second consecutive win in the 15,000 USHJA National Open 3’ Hunter Derby. Beisel conquered Joseph Carnicom’s […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The $15,000 Taylor Harris Insurance Services 1.45m Jumper Classic closed out the penultimate week of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Twenty horse-and-rider combinations competed over Bernardo Costa Cabral’s (POR) classic tracks. Nine athletes qualified for the short course, resulting in just three double clean efforts. In the end, it was Grace Debney (GBR) and Temple Equestrian LLC’s Helia Des Bergeries (Untouchable […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Stella Cross of Malvern, Pennsylvania. The 13-year-old junior rider has spent most of her winter juggling academics and her showing schedule at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. Not only does the young athlete average three mounts at the shows, but she also participates in lacrosse, tennis, basketball and golf. In between the Large Pony Hunters and […]Read More
Ocala, FL – This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Faith Conroy, a talented amateur rider from Rumson, New Jersey. Conroy took a chance on a six-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding in 2020 and now the pair are competitive taking home ribbons in the Adult Amateur Hunter divisions. We caught up with Conroy to learn more about her career and how she came across Salsa Night. WEC: […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The $100,000 Wheels Up Grand Prix capped off the penultimate week of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series where an elite field of 38 athletes representing 13 different nations contested a challenging track set by FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR). Aaron Vale (USA) secured his second consecutive victory aboard Thinkslikeahorse’s Prescott (Lordanos x Bb Carvallo) after a competitive […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – Winter Classic #14 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington culminated Saturday evening with the $30,000 Grand Prix. Course designer Joseph Carnicom (USA) constructed the tracks where Izzy Beisel (USA) conquered aboard her own Diaz Barbotiere (Messire Ardent x Quambera Barbotiere) for the win. Beisel, of David Beisel Stables in Goshen, Ohio, was the second rider to enter the arena, immediately applying pressure […]Read More
Ocala, FL – On Friday afternoon, 33 developing combinations competed over an elaborate track set by FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) in the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Ten athletes managed to find their way to the short course, but Adeline Rohrbach (USA) and Bengtsson (Buballu VDL x Uzmakieka VDL) owned Lisa Goldman-Smolen surpassed the group with a blistering fast time. […]Read More
Ocala, FL – More than 150 stunning hunters gathered at the WEC Stadium to vie for the top prize in the $20,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Patrick Rodes built the natural tracks that showcased stone and hedge walls that emulated the hunt field. The […]Read More
