Sunday Spotlight: Kristen Vanderveen & Bull Run’s Risen Earn a $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m Victory

Thirty-seven entries took to the Stadium at World Equestrian Center — Ocala this morning for the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m. The course for the class was designed by Joey Rycroft of Canada and featured a Valentine’s Day-themed World Equestrian Center triple bar, two liverpool fences, a triple combination and a double combination. Eleven entries advanced to the jump-off with nine jumping double clear, while […]Read More

Dominic Gibbs Drives Away with the WEC Premier Cup Equitation Championship Win

The WEC Grand Arena played host this evening to the WEC Premier Cup Equitation Final where 59 talented junior riders were tested over a traditional three-phase Equitation format with jump heights set at 3’6″. Competition was tough with several highly decorated junior riders filling the order of go, but ultimately it was 2020 ASPCA Maclay Finals winner Dominic Gibbs aboard Mountain King Ranch LLC’s Cent […]Read More

Amanda Steege Pilots Lafitte De Muze to Victory in the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″-3’9″

More than 100 entries took over two rings for the Winter Spectacular Week 6 Derby Friday at the World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular. The highlight of the day was the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″-3’9″, which took place in the WEC Grand Arena this afternoon. The $15,000 WEC Derby 3′ Open and $15,000 WEC Derby 3′ Non Pro filled Hunter 1 throughout the […]Read More

Brian Murphy & Denison Park Combat Earn a $20,000 WEC Welcome Prix 1.45m Victory

This afternoon’s $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m brought an international field of riders to the Stadium at World Equestrian Center — Ocala with nine countries represented in the class. The course for the Welcome Prix 1.45m was designed by Joey Rycroft of Canada and featured a triple bar, a liverpool, a triple combination, a double combination and an option fence that offered a stone wall or […]Read More

World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular #5 Highlights

Week 5 of the World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular concluded on Sunday, wrapping up another fantastic week of horse showing. We saw exciting wins for amateurs and professionals alike, with feature classes spanning from a 2’6″ hunter derby to a 1.50m grand prix. World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular Week 5 kicked off on Thursday with the $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m. Twenty […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Dara Castle and Coralina VD Veldhoeve Z

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on amateur Dara Castle and her beloved Coralina VD Veldhoeve Z (Ceasar x Lady Z). Dara’s affinity for horses has been strong throughout her life and she has found her way back into the saddle over the past few years. This week, Dara made the trip from Washington, D.C. to Ocala, Florida, to show for the first time at World […]Read More

Amateur Kady Abrahamson & Any Capture $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m Win

More than 60 entries took to World Equestrian Center Stadium today for the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.40m. The ladies prevailed with exciting victories for Kady Abrahamson and Abrahamson Equestrian’s Any (Aljano x Nina XI) in the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m and Christina Kelly and her own Kingdom (Lux Z) in the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.40m. Courses for […]Read More

David Jennings Pilots Jordantinus to Victory in the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″-3’9″

Derby Friday saw a change of scenery this week for the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″ – 3’9″, the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Open and the $15,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3′ Non Pro. The classes took place in the spacious Hunter 1 ring where courses designed by Tucker William of Ocala, Florida, featured stunning natural obstacles. Each course included four high options and handy […]Read More

World Equestrian Center — Ocala Welcomes FarmVet as Official Sponsor

OCALA, Florida – Feb. 5, 2021, – World Equestrian Center has named FarmVet the Official Mobile Supplier of Equine Health Care Products for the new equestrian sports and multipurpose venue in Ocala, Florida. The multidisciplinary facility opened recently with a 12-week Winter Spectacular hunter/jumper circuit, along with a series of dressage competitions and western shows to begin this spring. The agreement makes FarmVet an Official […]Read More

Welcoming in a Win by Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run’s Divine Fortune

World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular Week 5 kicked off this afternoon with the $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m. Twenty six entries took to the course which was designed by Canada’s Peter Grant, an internationally recognized FEI Level 3 course designer. Grant is best known for being a part of the build team at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada, since 2004, where he has designed at […]Read More