The Championship Show 2024; Sunday, September 8, 2024 Featured Class Highlights

Ocala, FL – Sunday, September 8 brought top-tier action to World Equestrian Center – Ocala for The Championship Show 2024. Today’s featured classes highlighted the $35,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old Trail & $3,000 Limited Rider Bonuses.  The $35,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old Trail featured a competitive field of top horse-and-rider teams, with ten entries taking on a technical pattern designed by Tim Kimura. In the end, StillRockinTheHouse, ridden by […]Read More

The Championship Show 2024; Friday, September 6, 2024 Featured Class Highlights 

Ocala, FL – The Championship Show 2024 is officially underway at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC), with NSBA and AQHA approved competition running through September 15. Today’s highlight was the $35,000 NSBA 3-Year-Old Ranch Riding class in Indoor Arena 5. Thirteen horse-and-rider combinations competed over a challenging pattern, but Bud Lyon of Whitesboro, Texas, guided his and Kim Lyon’s They Not Like Us (Electric […]Read More

Update: World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series Dates

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) is excited to announce that the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series will now take place from January 1 to March 23, 2025. This highly anticipated series offers a full winter circuit of world-class hunter/jumper competition, sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF) and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). In addition, two weeks of USEF-rated competition will be added […]Read More

2024 November and December Show Series: Entry and Stall Information – World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – Entries and stall reservations are open for the 2024 November and December Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. The Premier Hunter/Level 6 Jumper competition, sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF) will host two weeks of shows from November 6-17 and two-weeks of shows from December 3-15. The first week of December will be highlighted by an Fédération Equestre International (FEI) CSI3* […]Read More

Kassandra Barteau Lands Five Wins Ahead of Regionals at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

August 26, 2024 – Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) hosted back-to-back US Equestrian (USEF)/U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF)-rated dressage shows presented by Hampton Green Farms and Discover Dressage on August 23-25, 2024, giving dressage riders from Training Level to FEI Grand Prix extra qualifying opportunities for the 2024 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Championships, which take place for Region 3 at WEC – Ocala on September 18-22. […]Read More

A Spooktacular Weekend of Free Events in Ocala!

Hocus Pawcus Canine Costume Contest Come out to World Equestrian Center – Ocala Saturday, October 26 from 5pm to 7pm for a barking good time at the second annual Hocus Pawcus Canine Costume Contest in Exposition Center 2. Dress your pup in their Halloween best and join the parade to compete for cash prizes, dog swag, WEC merchandise and more. Final selection for winners will […]Read More

What’s Happening this Week at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – National dressage competition returns to Indoor Arena 6 at World Equestrian Center – Ocala August 23-25. View ride times and results. Note, all times and dates are subject to change. Please refer to the WEC Calendar for updates.  The Labor Day Barrel Blast is just around the corner! Practice exhibitions take place August 28-29, but the real action begins August 30 to […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala Announces 2025 Dressage Competition Calendar 

Ocala, FL – The 2025 dressage competition calendar, sponsored by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) is set to feature an impressive lineup of 11 shows including seven Fédération Equestre International (FEI)-rated events. The 2025 slate of FEI-rated competitions, which run alongside national US Equestrian (USEF)/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) shows, will include three CDI3* shows, two CDI4* […]Read More

WEC – Ocala to Host GAIG/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships at Hampton Green Farms WEC September Dressage Show

August 20, 2024 – Ocala, FL – Dressage riders will have a special competition opportunity this September 18-22, 2024, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) when it hosts the 2024 Great American Insurance Group (GAIG)/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships. The championships run concurrently with the Hampton Green Farms WEC September Dressage Show, which is a USEF/USDF Level 4 competition. The GAIG/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships feature more than […]Read More

UF Professor Back From Paris After Serving as Veterinarian for Team Australia

By: UF Veterinary Hospital at WEC From his native Australia to Florida and next to Paris, Robin Bell, B.V.Sc., lives and breathes elite performance horses. As a clinical professor and equine sports medicine specialist at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Bell spends his days safeguarding the health and well-being of some of the world’s most exceptional equine competitors. He is one of […]Read More