Aaron Vale’s Hot Streak Continues in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix Aboard Boreale De Talma

Ocala, FL – Week XI of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series opened with thirty-one driven horse-and-rider combinations striving for the win in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. World renowned FEI Level IV course designer Alan Wade (IRL) built the complex tracks that allowed just seven entries to produce a clean first round. The effort from Aaron Vale and Michael Connor’s Boreale De […]Read More

World Equestrian Center Dressage I Show Features Iberian Showcase; Jessica Howington Nails New Grand Prix Personal Best

Ocala, Fla. – March 16, 2022 – On March 11-13, 2022, World Equestrian Center – Ocala, along with Hampton Green Farm, hosted the first edition of the Iberian Showcase Young Horse Challenge in Ocala, FL.  While riders proudly presented purebred horses from Spain, Portugal, Brazil and the United States, enthusiasts gathered to enjoy their beauty and athletic performances. All eyes were on the nearly dozen PREs […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala Winter Spectacular Week X Highlights

Week X of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series featured another thrilling week of equestrian sport. Aaron Vale and Lori Osterstock’s I Adermie R 4 claimed the $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix victory on Saturday evening, while Samantha Schaefer and In The Know earned their third $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby victory during the winter series. Read on for […]Read More

What’s Happening this Week at WEC-Ocala

World Equestrian Center – Ocala is hosting a wide variety of events this week including the St. Patrick’s Day Block Party, Ride The Wave Premier Horse Sale, National Hot Tub Expo and Week XI of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Grab a Guinness and raise a glass to the Irish as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day block-party style in the Yellow Pony parking lot. Show […]Read More

Ocala Sunday Spotlight: Jack Lube

This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on Jack Lube of Orlando, Florida. Jack was a competitive junior rider in his past where he was successful in the junior hunters and equitation. Jack took a five-year break from riding to focus on his studies, but now he is back and ready to move up. We caught up with Jack to ask about his junior career and […]Read More

Willie Tynan & Fenise Find Success in the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic

Ocala, FL – Feature class action for Week X of the 2022 Winter Spectacualar Show Series closed out with nine competitors vying for the win in the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) built the open tracks that allowed six entries to produce faultless first rounds, but it was Willie Tynan and MDM Equestrian Group, LLC’s Fenise  (VDL Campbell x Wica […]Read More

Aaron Vale Seizes $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix Victory Aboard I Adermie R 4

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series brought another exhilarating night of top equestrian sport as athletes representing eight countries contested the $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix under the lights in the WEC Grand Arena. Nine entries in the highly competitive field found success over the first round track designed by Bernardo Costa Cabral’s (POR). While five of those […]Read More

Bryn Sadler & Cezarro Notch the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix Victory

Ocala, FL – Thirty-six horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Grand Arena to compete for the top prize over FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral’s intricate tracks in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Nine entries managed clear first rounds and five jumped double clear, but it was Bryn Sadler and Showcase 81, LLC’s Cezarro (Cesaro x Nabell)  that led the victory gallop. […]Read More

Samantha Schaefer & In The Know Score $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby Hat Trick

Ocala, FL – Week X’s Derby Friday hosted nearly 100 entries eager to contest the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Patrick Rhodes created the winding tracks that featured natural obstacles including a gorgeous stone wall and hedge fence. The $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby saw competitive field of […]Read More

Tracy Fenny & MTM Apple Prove Unbeatable in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

Feature class action for Week X of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series kicked off this afternoon with the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Twenty-four horse-and-rider combinations seized the opportunity to challenge FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral’s (POR) elaborate tracks where 14 entries found the key to a clean first round, but it was Tracy Fenney and MTM Apple (Favorit Ask […]Read More