Ocala, FL – Three-star international show jumping competition took over the WEC Grand Arena once again during the 2023 Ocala Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with the $40,000 1.45m Speed CSI3*. World-renowned course designer Alan Wade (IRL) set the opening tracks, where Jad Dana (LBN) ran away with the win aboard Fleur-de-lis’ Cherie (Clarimo x Lancer II) owned by The Cherie Group. […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Week III of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala featured yet another week of elite hunter/jumper competition. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) competition continued on Wednesday with Olympic Gold Medalist Will Simpson securing top honors with 5 Rooster’s Whoop De Doo in the $40,000 1.45m Speed CSI3*. Aaron Vale added two international victories to his resume and Lauren Balcomb (AUS) repeated […]Read More
June 27, 2023 – Ocala, FLORIDA – World Equestrian Center – Ocala is pleased to welcome the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ “Fresh From Florida” program as a sponsor for the 2023 Ocala Summer Series featuring nine-weeks of premier hunter/jumper competition sanctioned by US Equestrian Federation (USEF) from June 13 through August 13, 2023. The series commences with four weeks of Fédération Equestre International (FEI) CSI3* […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Feature competition of Week III of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series came to an exciting close early this morning as 30 top-level competitors vied for the lion’s share of the prize money in the $50,000 CaptiveOne Advisors National Grand Prix. Olympic Gold Medalist Will Simpson (USA) secured his third podium finish of the week, this time aboard Chacco P (Chacco Blue x […]Read More
Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on Rachel Turk (USA). The talented amateur rider from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, began her riding journey all around the Midwest until ultimately taking her skills to the next level, relocating to Florida with her top string of horses. Turk made her way to World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) to make her first CSI3* debut aboard […]Read More
Ocala, FL – A stunning sunset set the scene for the $150,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix CSI3* during the 2023 Ocala Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Thirty-three premier athletes from nine nations battled for the victory over tracks designed by Guilherme Jorge (BRA). Ultimately, pathfinder Lauren Balcomb and her own Verdini D’Houtveld Z (Verdi TN x Caretino 2) laid down a track […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The sun rose over the WEC Grand Arena as 39 horse-and-athlete combinations contested the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Guilherme Jorge (BRA) designed the track that saw 16 pairs move onto the immediate short course, but it was Dorothy Douglas (USA) and Caepten 2 (Cayton x Rikkirou) who established an early lead that held throughout the class. Douglas, of MTM Farm, was […]Read More
Ocala, FL – A field of elegant hunters gathered at the CaptiveOne Advisors Arena 1 for the second Hunter Derby Friday of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series. Good things come to those who wait proved true for athletes in the $12,500 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, where the final derby of the day saw the highest scores of the day, and […]Read More
Ocala, FL- Show jumping athletes returned to the WEC Grand Arena bright and early Friday morning to resume international competition with the $40,000 1.45m Two Phase Special CSI3*. An established field of 23 horse-and-athlete combinations navigated Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) two phase track, though none could best veteran partners, Aaron Vale (USA) and Cristo Beech (It’s The Business x Cantero). Vale, last week’s winner of the […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Eleven nations were represented on Thursday evening during the second $50,000 UF Health Grand Prix Qualifier CSI3* of the 2023 Ocala Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. In customary fashion, Aaron Vale (USA) and Thinkslikeahorse’s I.Adermie R 4’s performance wowed the crowd and the dynamic pair closed the night with a win. Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) first round track was inviting, […]Read More
