Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on Team USA rider, Lauren Nicholson. Nicholson was recently selected to represent the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the 2022 FEI Eventing World Championship in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy aboard Vermiculus, a 2007 Anglo-Arabian gelding owned by Jacqueline Mars. We caught up with Nicholson to learn more about her eventing career and about Vermiculus. WEC: […]Read More
Ocala, FL – On Saturday afternoon, 35 talented starters competed for the top prize in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix over a track built by FEI Level II course designer, Doug Russell (USA). Tracy Fenney and Michael McCormick’s MTM Caepten (Cayton x Rikkiirou) stole the show and led the victory gallop. Of the 35 pairings, seven horse-and-rider combinations representing four different countries managed to […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The penultimate Saturday night grand prix during the 2022 USEF Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala attracted spectators near and far. The night was filled with thrilling equestrian sport as an international list of top-level competitors competed for the lion’s share of the prize money in the $100,000 UF Health National Grand Prix. At the end of the night, Aaron […]Read More
Week IX featured another elegant hunter derby Friday in the CaptiveOne Advisors Arena as a large field of stunning hunters competed in the $12,500 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $10,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $10,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Pat Muskus designed the open tracks that allowed riders to show off their horse’s brilliance. Taylor Ann Adams and Donald […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala presents the 2022 Fall Show Series featuring United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Premier Hunters and Level 6 Jumper competition. The 2022 Fall Show Series has been enhanced with two additional weeks in November. The series consists of four-weeks of hunter/jumper competition from November 9 through November 20 and December 7 through December 18. Click the buttons below […]Read More
Ocala, FL – National show jumping competition continued early this morning at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with the $30,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. FEI Level II course designer, Doug Russell (USA) crafted the intricate track for 49 starters, but none could best Aaron Vale and Lori Osterstock’s I. Adermie R 4. Sixteen horse-and-rider combinations found the key to a clean first round and […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala is showcasing another full week of sliding, spinning and jumping. There are two equestrian events happening this week, including the North American Reining Stakes and the ongoing 2022 WEC Ocala USEF Summer hunter/jumper horse show series. Both events are free and open to the public to spectate. To view the map of the facility, click here. The North […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 USEF Summer Series boasted yet another exhilarating week of equestrian sport during Week VIII. Olympian Sharn Wordley secured first and third in Saturday night’s $100,000 Stella Artois National Grand Prix and Hunter Derby Friday was filled with the scores in the mid-90s. Read on for additional highlights from the week. New Zealand’s Sharn Wordley ruled the […]Read More
This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on accomplished hunter and show jumping rider, Daniel Geitner of Aiken, South Carolina. Geitner and his wife Cathy, started DFG Stables about 25 years ago and now their success speaks for itself. We caught up with Daniel to learn more about DFG Stables and some of his top mounts. WEC: Tell us about yourself. My wife, Cathy and I […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix took place on Saturday afternoon with thirty-seven pairings vying for the win over a track built by FEI Level III course designer Catsy Cruz (MEX). It was pathfinder, Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen and Serenity Farm’s Isabella Van De Zuuthoeve (Thunder Van De Zuuthoeve x Gamilla De Ninive) that posted a time that was simply unbeatable. Cruciotti Vanderveen […]Read More
