Ocala, FL – The $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix saw a change of scenery on Friday evening during week IX of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series as 40 up-and-coming combinations took the the WEC Grand Arena under the lights to compete in an atmosphere similar the grand prix. Alberto Michan (ISR) and Maeve O’Connor’s Kabuki (VDL Harley x Evita) emerged victorious after the pair posted […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The penultimate week of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series welcomed a slew of top-level hunters to compete in the $12,500 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $10,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $10,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Tucker Williams (USA) built the natural tracks that allowed athletes to reach scores into the […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala is pleased to welcome Quarter Horses back to the venue with two top events that will be AQHA, NSBA and FQHA approved: A Sudden Impulse AQHA & NSBA Futurity returns to the calendar in April 2024 along with the addition of the Orange Blossom Classic. A Sudden Impulse AQHA & NSBA Futurity will be held from April […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Feature class action during the penultimate week of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series opened with 34 talented athletes putting forth their best efforts in the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Luiz Francisco De Azevedo (BRA) returned to World Equestrian Center – Ocala right where he left off and took home the victory with Santa Cecelia Stables LLC’s Nashville (Diamant De Semilly […]Read More
The penultimate week of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series is underway at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Spectators can catch exciting hunter/jumper action on Wednesday-Sunday through August 13. There are two Saturday night grands prix remaining on August 5 and August 12! Catch the $100,000 Wheels Up Grand Prix this Saturday at 7pm in the WEC Grand Arena. There is no charge for admission or […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The 2023 Ocala Summer Series continues with two more weeks of elite hunter/jumper competition. During Week VIII there were several déjà vu moments for several riders including Luis Sabino Goncalves in the $100,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix, Daniel Geitner in the $10,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby and Lillian Geitner in the $10,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Entries and stall reservations are now open for the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2023 November & December Show Series featuring four-weeks of Premier Hunter/Level 6 Jumper competition sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF). The series consists of two-weeks of national level hunter/jumper competition from November 8-19 and new for 2023, the December Series will host two weeks of Fédération Equestre International (FEI) CSI3* from […]Read More
August 1, 2023 – Ocala, FL – Organizers from the World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) in Ocala, FL, are proud to announce that the venue has been chosen by the Fédération Equestre International (FEI) as the only North American site of the Longines League of Nations™ qualifier for 2024 through 2027. The qualifier is one of only four events in the world as part of […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Week VIII of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series came to a close this afternoon as 25 horse-and-rider combinations competed over Catsy Cruz’s (MEX) classic tracks in the $10,000 THIS 1.40m Jumper Classic. Cruz’s challenging tracks stumped many, and not one rider was able to produce a double clear effort, but Andrea Torres Guerreiro (COL) and her own Fifty Shades (Call Me Number […]Read More
Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on MTM Pablo owned by Davenport Farms and ridden by Dorothy Douglas. MTM Pablo has become a figure on Saturday nights for his stunning looks and electric jumping style. The 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Perigueux and Celina kicked off his career as a seven-year-old at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with Douglas and through the nearly […]Read More
