Nearly three million horses compete in shows across the country, pumping billions of dollars into local economies. The latest figures available from the American Horse Council estimate that horse shows account for an annual, direct economic impact of $10.8 billion and an overall impact of $28.7 billion. That’s more than horse racing and other horse activity. Only recreational horse activities like trail and pleasure riding […]Read More
First the good news: You’re planning to attend your first horse show. You’ve been training with your horse for months. The two of you are ready, willing and able. Both of you are in top form; you couldn’t be better. More good news: You’re attending World Equestrian Center (WEC), the largest indoor equestrian arena in the United States. It is nationally recognized as a first-class […]Read More
The Buckeye Classic and The Little Buckeye equestrian shows are coming to World Equestrian Center (WEC). Organizers of the quarter horse events recently announced they will hold the shows at the Wilmington, Ohio facility, the largest indoor equestrian arena in the United States. The Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association, a division of the Ohio Quarter Horse Association, sponsors the annual equestrian shows. Next year’s shows […]Read More
It may feel instantaneous – the time between when your hand reacts to brain signals sent as a response to visual stimuli. But the human reaction time (eye-to-hand) is about 1/100th of a second, nearly imperceptible. Why this little ophthalmological factoid, especially as it relates to the horse industry? We at World Equestrian Center (WEC) will answer that question by pointing to a youth organization that […]Read More
WILMINGTON, OHIO, AUGUST 18, 2015 – World Equestrian Center (WEC) recently completed a series of expansions and additions, making the Wilmington, Ohio facility the largest indoor arena in the United States. WEC assistant manager Dawn Martin said the expansion is a prelude to even further growth and an exciting future. “There’s no other place in the world like WEC to have a horse show.” Six months in the […]Read More
The roaring black-and-white images of unseemly automotive contraptions tear as some unworldly wildfire across the flickering screens of ancient cinematic shorts. The moving marvels, showcasing strange excitement from the human passengers, set a piece of Americana on display. This was becoming a love affair of sorts; this was man and machine, ripping along the landscape with an uncanny velocity. Older generations were appalled. This new-fangled […]Read More
The weeklong US Pony Finals – one of the premier events in the equine industry – concluded Aug. 9 at the Kentucky Horse Park. World Equestrian Center (WEC), the largest indoor equine arena in the United States, was one of the sponsors of the finals. The United States Equestrian Federation hosts the 56-year-old finals that began as a challenge from the British National Pony Society. […]Read More
The United States Equestrian Federation, the national governing board of the equestrian board, is hosting the 2015 US Pony Finals Aug. 3-9 at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. World Equestrian Center (WEC), the nation’s largest indoor equine facility, is one of the sponsors of the event. The pony finals is considered the premier event for riders and trainers in the United States. Here are […]Read More
What is it that draws people to the pony? How does that beautiful bond form between the Equus ferus caballus and the Homo sapien? One: a small horse generally with thicker manes, shorter legs, wider barrels and thicker necks; the other: a bipedal mammal whose name in Latin means “man who knows.” Perhaps it has instinctual origins – reaching back thousands of years when both […]Read More
It’s a strong, agile, noble creature – and it follows you with gentility. The horse exudes an eerie trust for its human companion. This is a little understood relationship, one of mutual respect, of honor and of dignity. The horse. The human. It is living wonder on display. And you. You are the horse’s trainer and owner; you are the one who is presenting this […]Read More
