Attention WEC– Wilmington Exhibitors: U.S. Route 68 Road Closure

Attention World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) exhibitors: Due to construction, U.S. Route 68 leading into Wilmington between Hoskins and Center will be temporarily closed beginning Monday, July 29, for approximately 75 days. Management advises all exhibitors to utilize GPS from your location.   For those travelling to WEC for upcoming events, the alternative routes are recommended below: From I-71 South From I-71 North For […]Read More

Save the Date for the 2025 Winter in the Midwest Series at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington

Wilmington, OHIO – July 24, 2024 – Join us this winter at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) for the 2025 Winter in the Midwest Series. The 16-week series will feature USEF Premier/Level 4 Jumpers and USEF National/Level 4 Jumpers from December 4, 2024, through April 6, 2025, offering more than $4 million in prize money and awards. WEC – Wilmington is the ideal destination […]Read More

Izzy Beisel Dominates the $25,000 Grand Prix of WEC – Wilmington Summer II

Wilmington, Ohio – Exhibitors crowded the outdoor jumper arena at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington for the $25,000 Grand Prix of Summer II. Izzy Beisel ultimately had a banner evening, claiming first and second place honors. Michael Pegg (CAN) crafted a first-round track that allowed four horse-and-athlete combinations to move onto the jump-off phase, where Beisel and her Vegas H were the only duo to […]Read More

Rinehart’s Sweep the $10,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby at WEC – Wilmington Summer II

Wilmington, Ohio – A picturesque summer afternoon at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington set the scene for the $10,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby of Summer II, where 27 horse-and-rider combinations vied for top honors over Bobby Murphy’s tracks. The Rinehart family ultimately swept the competitive class, with Richard Rinehart and Front Row Sport Horses’ Cosworth taking the win, and Catherine Rinehart close behind in […]Read More

Luke Rinehart Captures $7,500 2nd Round Equestrian Welcome Stake Win at WEC – Wilmington Summer II

Wilmington, Ohio – Thursday afternoon at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington proved special for junior rider, Luke Rinehart (USA), as he jumped to his very first welcome stake win in the $7,500 2nd Round Equestrian Welcome Stake of Summer II. Canada’s Michael Pegg laid the tracks for 19 horse-and-athlete combinations that saw six move onto the short course, and only three managed to jump double-clear. […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Labyrinth

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Sarah Sturges’ eight-year-old American Warmblood gelding, Labyrinth (Warone x Zirocco Blue VDL). Born on her family farm in Sunbury, Ohio, Sturges has developed her talented homebred gelding from his first rides to his first debut in World Equestrian Center – Wilmington’s Welcome Stake and Futures Prix. With a full training operation out of Goshen, Ohio, […]Read More

Twice is Nice – Kelly Soleau-Millar & Fire Fly Win the $25,000 Grand Prix at WEC – Wilmington Summer I

Wilmington, Ohio – A sunny day in Wilmington set the scene at World Equestrian Center for the highlight event of the week. Thirty horse-and-athlete combinations tried their hand at Bobby Murphy’s (USA) first round track in the $25,000 Grand Prix, with only eight qualifying for the jump-off. Fresh off their win in the $7,500 Welcome Stake, M. Michael Meller’s Fire Fly (Arezzo VDL x First […]Read More

Nicole Lyvere & Lugatti Shine in the $10,000 Shoo-fly USHJA National Hunter Derby at WEC – Wilmington Summer I

Wilmington, Ohio – Twenty-five competitors met at the main hunter ring at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) for the $10,000 Shoo-fly USHJA National Hunter Derby during Summer I. In the end, a rainy classic round did not stop Nicole Lyvere and her own Lugatti (Lux) from rising to the occasion over Robert Barton’s (USA) tracks. Entering the arena just as the clouds took over […]Read More

Fire Fly & Kelly Soleau-Millar Light Up the $7,500 Welcome Stake at WEC – Wilmington Summer I

Wilmington, Ohio – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington saw 33 horse-and-athlete combinations kick off Summer I over Bobby Murphy’s (USA) tracks in the $7,500 Welcome Stake. Out of 13 athletes to jump-off, only five secured a double-clear effort with Kelly Soleau-Millar (USA) and M. Michael Meller’s Fire Fly (Arezzo VDL x First Price G) surpassing the field for the win. Soleau-Millar spoke highly her fiery […]Read More

Save the Date for the 2024 Fall Classic Series & Midwest Indoors Series at WEC – Wilmington

Wilmington, OHIO – July 9, 2024 – Join us this fall at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) for the 2024 Fall Classic Series and the 2024 Midwest Indoors Series. The Fall Classic Series will feature five weeks of elite USEF-rated hunter/jumper competition, bringing top horse-and-athlete combinations and internationally acclaimed course designers to Wilmington. The 2024 Midwest Indoors Series will feature three weeks of USEF […]Read More