December 1, 2022 – WILMINGTON, Ohio – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington is pleased to welcome exhibitors back this December to kick off USEF Premier Level 4 competition. With a weekly $30,000 Grand Prix on Saturday evenings, National Hunter Derbies on Fridays and a weekly $3,500 Non-Pro 2’6 Hunter Derby, WEC Wilmington welcomes riders of all levels and ages. Winter Classic #2 The Paddock Club […]Read More
World Equestrian Center Magazine VOL IV 2022 is out now! Grab your FREE copy at either venue or read it online now at wec.net! Happy Holidays! Inside this issue we are reminded to embrace our passions, set goals and work hard, but also to take time to enjoy the whimsical and wonderful in our everyday lives. Learn about how World Equestrian Center – Ocala became […]Read More
November 21, 2022 – WILMINGTON, Ohio – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington is pleased to announce several facility enhancements for the Winter in the Midwest indoor circuit and the 2023 competition season. The flagship Ohio facility hosts Winter in the Midwest, the longest running indoor winter show circuit in the United States, featuring 17 consecutive weeks of USEF sanctioned hunter/jumper competition. World Equestrian Center is […]Read More
Three-Day Culinary Celebration Proceeds to Support Local Industry OCALA, Florida – The 2022 Ocala Food & Wine Festival presented by Lugano Diamonds is back for a second year at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Drawing more than 800 attendees in a single-day event in 2021, this year’s event is primed to be bigger and better with seven celebrity chefs leading three full days of extraordinary […]Read More
World Equestrian Center Magazine Volume III 2022 is out now! Grab your free copy at either venue or read it online now! Read these articles and more in this issue… Our Stable Spotlight shines on Thornell Equestrian in Loveland, Ohio. Together with their parents, sisters Natalie and Erika Thornell have established a successful jumper training facility at their charming home facility. The siblings balance school […]Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center in Ocala opens for business tomorrow to provide leading-edge patient care to horses and small animals located on-site as well as from the local community. Plans for the first-of-its-kind, 40,000-square-foot hospital facility were announced last fall by the UF College of Veterinary Medicine and the center as part of a strategic alliance […]Read More
World Equestrian Center Magazine Volume I 2022 is out now! Grab your free copy at either venue or read it online at the button below. American eventer Doug Payne graces our cover in a dramatic image of the cross country competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Payne rode Vandiver to a sixth place finish as part of Team USA and the pair finished 16th individually. As […]Read More
OCALA, Florida – February 22, 2022 – World Equestrian Center – Ocala has broken ground on a second, four-story hotel located inside the 378-acre equestrian and multipurpose facility park. The new pet-friendly hotel has been designed to accommodate an extended-stay customer and will feature 400 larger, suite-like rooms. Plans also include an 80,000-square-foot restaurant complex adjacent to the hotel. The hotel is slated to open […]Read More
Check out the amazing World Equestrian Center tree that glistens and glows on our cover. Its lighting kicked off our first annual Winter Wonderland celebration and serves as a beacon for hope as we head into the New Year. In this issue, the Stable Spotlight shines on Freestyling Farms of Batavia, Ohio. There, we meet the dream team that is Trevor and Jill Gaffney, who […]Read More
Ocala, Fla. – December 13, 2021– World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) welcomes Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage as Founding Partners of the new multidisciplinary and equestrian sports venue. As part of the multiyear agreement, Hampton Green Farm will be the title sponsor of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2022-2023 Dressage competition series. In addition, World Equestrian Center – Ocala will be home […]Read More
