Wilmington, OHIO – It was a spectacular Derby Friday at World Equestrian Center as we continued the WEC Fall Classic show series. Three hunter derbies took center stage throughout the day in the climate-controlled R+L arena with a total of $70,000 in prize up for grabs for non-pro and open riders. Courses were designed by Michael Pegg of Ontario, Canada, and were beautifully decorated with […]Read More
Happy Halloween and welcome to the final leg of the five-week Fall Classic horse show series! World Equestrian Center is all buttoned up and our climate-controlled indoors are keeping horses and riders out of the brisk Ohio autumn elements. Feature jumper action began today with the $15,000 WEC Welcome Prix 1.35m in the Sanctuary arena. This elite class saw a field of nineteen international exhibitors […]Read More
Happy Halloween and welcome to the final week of World Equestrian Center’s Fall Classic 2021 horse show series! We are excited to see everyone for another great week of equestrian sport. Check out what’s happening at the World Equestrian Center – Wilmington facility, from feature class action to after hours family-friendly events as well as shopping, day spa and other amenities to experience this week […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on eighteen-year-old Lani Hutchson riding with Diane Masters of Masters Show Stables in Georgetown, Kentucky. Lani regularly competes at World Equestrian Center with Light Show, owned by Diane Masters, and her own Iconic. We caught up this week with Lani to chat about how she began riding, her many WEC wins, and her future goals and plans within the industry. […]Read More
World Equestrian Center – Wilmington’s Sanctuary Arena was packed with thrilling jumper action this evening for both the $50,000 Grand Prix 1.40m – 1.45m and the $10,000 Futures Prix 1.30m. Only fractions of a second separated the top earning horse-and-rider combinations in both classes, with suspenseful rounds that kept spectators on the edge of their seats. It was an afternoon of triumph for WEC newcomer […]Read More
Fall Classic week 4 Derby Friday welcomed fifty-six distinguished derby contenders into the R+L arena to negotiate courses designed by Bobby Murphey of Lexington, Kentucky. Aged whiskey barrels, colorful mums in full bloom, natural logs, and a rustic waterwheel were a few of the many autumnal decorations that adorned the natural fences. A field of twenty-eight horse-and-rider combinations challenged the $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’ […]Read More
Yesterday kicked off week four of the World Equestrian Center Fall Classic horse show series. Feature jumper action began today with the $15,000 WEC Welcome Prix. The class saw a field of twenty-two elite exhibitors contest the technical course designed by FEI Level IV course designer Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. Seven of the twenty-two horse-and-rider combinations delivered a fault-free first round. The riders who advanced […]Read More
Welcome to week four of the World Equestrian Center ‘Fall Classic’ 2021 horse show series! We are excited to see everyone for another great week of equestrian sport. Check out what’s happening during Week IV at the World Equestrian Center – Wilmington facility, from feature class action to after hours family-friendly events as well as shopping, day spa and other amenities to experience this week […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on seventeen-year-old Junior rider Annie Yorgen. We have seen Annie of Zionsville, Indiana, and her handsome bay gelding, Chocolatier (Choco), impress the crowd in several hunter derbies at World Equestrian Center with their signature style, and we had to get the scoop on the pair. Annie currently rides under the guidance of Tammy Provost of Meadow View Farm, she competes […]Read More
Another week of top-notch equestrian sport commenced at World Equestrian Center for week three of the 2021 Fall Classic series. Today saw a field of over 40 competitors and their horses contest the $10,000 Futures Prix and the $50,000 Grand Prix in World Equestrian Center – Wilmington’s Sanctuary arena. A crowd filled the stands for each feature event and cheered on the speedy exhibitors as […]Read More
