Week 6 marked the halfway point of the World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular. The week brought plenty of excitement across the show grounds with the highly-anticipated WEC Premier Cup Equitation Final taking place on Saturday night in the WEC Grand Arena where a 2021 Chevrolet Blazer was presented to the winner of the class, Dominic Gibbs, and top trainers were awarded with trainer […]Read More
OCALA, Florida – February 16, 2021 – World Equestrian Center — Ocala proudly welcomes two quality publications to its family of sponsors: The Equine Chronicle and The Canine Chronicle; both published by Endeavor Publications of Ocala, Florida. The Equine Chronicle and The Canine Chronicle are known for their quality industry news coverage and glossy pages that delight breeders, exhibitors and enthusiasts of stock horses and […]Read More
Happy New Year! In this issue, we celebrate the opening of our brand-new facility, World Equestrian Center — Ocala. It has been a labor of love: this amazing venue was started in 2016 and has taken shape to be the largest equestrian facility in the world. To give you a sense of the facility, we’ve created an illustrated Insider’s Guide to the World Equestrian Center […]Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
