New Specifications for the 2025 Premier Equitation Cup Championship at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

10 Jul 24 | Shows

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala is excited to welcome back junior riders for the 2025 Premier Equitation Cup Championship, taking place on February 8, 2025, during the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series. For the 2025 championship, junior riders are now required to accumulate 120 points to qualify. The qualifying period for the 2025 Premier Equitation Cup Championship runs from February 1, 2024, […]Read More

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

09 Jul 24 | Shows

Ocala, FL – The 2024 Summer Series is officially underway at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with thrilling hunter/jumper competition Wednesday through Sunday through August 11. Spectators are welcome, there is no charge for admission or parking! Saturday night grand prix events are back! Join us every Saturday night at 7:30pm* for elite show jumping action under the lights in the WEC Grand Arena. Visit […]Read More

Will Simpson and Keminko N Come Out on Top in the $75,000 Hampton Green Farms Grand Prix

06 Jul 24 | Shows

Ocala, FL – National competition is in full swing at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with five more weeks remaining in the 2024 Summer Series. The highlight of the week was the $75,000 Hampton Green Farms Grand Prix, where 20 horse-and-rider combinations competed over a challenging course designed by FEI Level III course designer Peter Grant (CAN). At the end of the night, Olympic Gold […]Read More

Dorothy Douglas and MTM Lolah LOL Land the $12,500 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby Victory

05 Jul 24 | Shows

Ocala, FL – The fourth Hunter Derby Friday of the 2024 Summer Series captivated Indoor Arena 1 as a talented field of hunter combinations showcased their skills in three derbies: the $12,500 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, the $10,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, and the $10,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Tucker Williams designed the courses for the three […]Read More

Tracy Fenney and Can Talk To Me TD MTM Conquer the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

04 Jul 24 | Shows

Ocala, FL – A beautiful, sunny Florida morning set the scene for the Fourth of July and the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Twenty-three horse-and-rider combinations competed over an intricate track designed by FEI Level III course designer Peter Grant (CAN), but it was Tracy Fenney (USA) and her up-and-coming eight-year-old Holsteiner mare, Can Talk To Me TD MTM (Catoki x Ocarina), who emerged […]Read More

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

04 Jul 24 | Shows

Sports at WEC Unveils Exciting New Offerings

03 Jul 24 | Ocala, FL

Open Field Fridays (18+), Private Training Sessions and Field Rentals Now Available Ocala, FL – Sports at WEC is expanding their programming with three dynamic, new offerings: Open Field Fridays (18+) for adult pick-up soccer, private soccer training sessions and field rental services. On the heels of two successful, sold-out recreational soccer camps, the Sports at WEC team is bringing additional soccer options to the […]Read More

Stirrups Once Again Named Among the World’s Best Restaurants for Wine

02 Jul 24 | Ocala, FL

Ocala, FL — For a second year, Stirrups Restaurant has been honored with the Best of Award of Excellence for its outstanding wine program in Wine Spectator’s 2024 Restaurant Awards, which celebrate the world’s best restaurants for wine. Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence recognizes restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, appropriate to their cuisine and appealing to a broad range of wine […]Read More

Erynn Ballard and Gucci Take Flight in the $62,500 Fresh From Florida Grand Prix CSI2*

30 Jun 24 | Shows

Ocala, FL – International competition during the 2024 Summer Series reached a thrilling conclusion early Sunday morning as 38 horse-and-rider combinations from 15 nations competed for top honors in the $62,500 Fresh From Florida Grand Prix CSI2*. Erynn Ballard (CAN) recently selected to represent Canada at the Paris Olympics, soared to the top aboard Della White’s Gucci (Casall x Carvallo). John Doyle (IRL), an FEI […]Read More

Aaron Vale and Gray’s Inn Deliver in the $182,000 Florida Coast Equipment Grand Prix CSI4*

29 Jun 24 | Shows

Ocala, FL – Crowds gathered at World Equestrian Center – Ocala for the $182,000 Florida Coast Equipment Grand Prix CSI4*, eager to witness some of the world’s best competitors vie for top honors under the lights of the WEC Grand Arena. Representing twelve different nations, the field featured 22 horse-and-rider combinations on Saturday night. Hometown hero Aaron Vale (USA) emerged victorious, piloting Thinkslikeahorse’s Gray’s Inn […]Read More

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