Lark Heckman and Franzissimo Named Overall Champion of 2025 Florida Youth Dressage Championships at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

March 9, 2025 – Ocala, FL – The 2025 Florida Youth Dressage Championships presented by Discover Dressage and Hampton Green Farms honored the overall and division champions at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) on Sunday, March 9, during the WEC March Dressage CDI4* presented by Hampton Green Farms. Sixteen-year-old Lark Heckman of Ocala, FL, rode her horse Franzissimo to the overall championship in the […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Samantha Wertz

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Samantha Wertz of Zionsville, Indiana. Riding out of Rinehart Farm, the junior rider has worked her way up the ranks in the jumper ring with her mount, Dario S. We caught up with Sam after her fourth place finish in the $10,000 Futures Prix to learn more about her riding journey, Dario S and her […]Read More

Enter Now for World Equestrian Center November CDI3* and National Dressage Show

November 1, 2024 – Ocala, FL – Riders are reminded to enter now for the World Equestrian Center (WEC) November Dressage CDI3* show presented by Hampton Green Farm, which runs November 13-17, 2024, in Ocala, FL. Entries are open online through FoxVillage.com until November 2. The Fédération Equestre International (FEI) and USEF/USDF-rated competition offers $15,000 in prize money for the CDI classes, and national classes offer qualifying opportunities at all levels.  November’s dressage […]Read More

Tickets Now On Sale for a Weekend of Culinary Celebration at the Ocala Food & Wine Festival

Get ready for an extraordinary weekend filled with tantalizing flavors, celebrity chefs, and the finest wines and spirits. The Ocala Food & Wine Festival presented by Lugano Diamonds is back for its third annual edition, taking place at World Equestrian Center – Ocala November 3-5, 2023. This exclusive 21+ event promises an unforgettable experience, while supporting a great cause—proceeds benefit the Public Education Foundation of […]Read More

Katherine Anne Brewer and Delta Lady Z capture $10,000 WEC – Wilmington Welcome Stake Win

Feature classes for the first WEC Winter in the Midwest show of 2022 kicked off today with a talented international field who challenged the $10,000 WEC Welcome Stake 1.35. Sixteen horse-and-rider combinations contested the winding track designed by Anderson Lima, which featured several bending lines and tight rollbacks. Ten entries advanced to the jump off with eight jumping double clear, but it was Katherine Anne […]Read More

Call for Vendors at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Fall and Winter Horse Show Series

Vendors interested in partnering with World Equestrian Center – Wilmington for the upcoming World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Fall and Winter Horse Show Series may apply now to be a part of the quaint and convenient shopping experience available to all exhibitors and spectators. Ten weeks of hunter/jumper competition, sanctioned by National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA), will run from September 29 through December 19, 2021. […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Jordina Thorp

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Jordina Thorp of Maple Wood Equestrian in Middletown, Ohio. Jordina is a well accomplished professional who makes a living training Hunters and Jumpers all while coaching her string of young students and amatuer riders. Jordina’s life long goal has been to own and operate her own facility. Through years of hard work and determination Jordina finally was able to […]Read More

Melissa Donnelly & Corlando 49 Top $12,500 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6″-3’9″

Featured classes at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Summer 3 commenced with Derby Friday featuring the $10,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’ Open, $10,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’ Non-Pro and the $12,500 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6”-3’9. in the main outdoor arena featuring forty-two horse-and-rider combinations negotiating courses designed by Keith Bollette and included enticing natural fences, lush hedges and creative flourishes throughout the track. Handy rounds […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Elizabeth and Aidan Kennedy

This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on two junior rider siblings from New England.  Fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Kennedy and fourteen-year-old Aidan Kennedy traveled nearly fourteen hours to join us for their first ever WEC show! These two junior riders have been atop horses since they were both three years old and have had much success since then in the show ring. Elizabeth and Aiden’s parents, Cormac and […]Read More

Jeff Gogul & No Doubt Prove Unbeatable in $12,500 WEC Ohio Hunter Derby 3’6″-3’9″

WEC Wilmington Summer 2 kicked off Derby Friday in the main outdoor arena as sixty-two horse-and-rider combinations navigated the course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. Riders vied for the win in the $10,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’ Open, $10,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’ Non-Pro and the $12,500 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6”-3’9”. Courses showcased inviting natural fences with creative flourishes such as the new […]Read More