Melissa Donnelly and Grand Tour Emerge Victorious in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby

Another unseasonably cool but warmly welcomed sunny day in southwestern Ohio set the perfect scene for this afternoon’s $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby in the outdoor complex at World Equestrian Center. Thirty-one entries contested a beautifully decorated course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, that featured several bending lines, a two-stride and a stunning carriage island. The course also featured a zigzag group of […]Read More

Michael Murphy & Chaccofina Top WEC Summer III’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m

Today’s drop in temperatures and sunny blue skies set the perfect backdrop for the start of the final horse show of the World Equestrian Center summer series. Feature class action kicked off in the Sanctuary Arena this afternoon with 21 entries vying for the win in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Competition was tight with the top four placings separated by […]Read More

What’s Happening at WEC: Summer III

Week three of the WEC summer horse shows kicked off today with a full schedule of thrilling equestrian sport. The week is filled with feature classes that include two hunter derbies, a welcome stake, a futures prix and a grand prix. Use this as your helpful guide throughout the week for everything from where to eat, to what to do. We thank our exhibitors for […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Layne Turner

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on student, groom and passionate horsewoman Layne Turner. Layne hauls from Paris, Kentucky. She is a student at Eastern Kentucky University and spends all of the time she can at horse shows grooming for her best friend, Charlotte Clark of Kendalwood Farm. Layne’s sense of humor combines perfectly with her impeccable grooming skills, and you can often find her ringside […]Read More

Important COVID-19 Update from World Equestrian Center

To our exhibitors, trainers, grooms, staff, friends and family: The World Equestrian Center has been made aware of the cancellation of showing at the Kentucky Summer horse show effective 8/2/2020 and the cancellation of the US Equestrian Pony Finals due to the number of COVID-19 positive cases at the show.  At this time, The World Equestrian Center plans to move forward with our horse show […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Lyla Bellar

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Lyla Bellar. Lyla showed at World Equestrian Center this week during The Madness presented by the Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association (SOQHA). Held annually at WEC, The Madness is recognized as one of the American Quarter Horse Association’s (AQHA) top ten horse shows. Lyla took the time this week to chat with us about the two horses she currently […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Derby Day at World Equestrian Center

It was a spectacular Sunday at World Equestrian Center as we wrapped up the WEC Summer II show. Under crystal clear skies five hunter derbies took center stage throughout the day with a total of $7,000 in prize up for grabs for junior and amateur riders. Courses for all hunter derbies were designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, and were beautifully decorated with lush […]Read More

WEC Summer II Highlights

WEC Summer II hosted top hunter/jumper competition throughout the week, with multiple feature classes including nine hunter derbies, a welcome stake, a futures prix and a grand prix. All classes featured tough competition with many top finishers separated by just one point or under one second. We would like to thank everyone for their efforts this week to stick to COVID-19 guidelines and protocols set […]Read More

Kady Abrahamson and Maraca LS La Silla Victorious in the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix

The WEC Summer II show continued today with three exciting feature classes. The $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design brought thrilling wins to the Sanctuary Arena, while the $2,000 Non Pro Derby 2’6″ took over the lower hunter ring in the outdoor complex. The theme for today’s classes was “winning by one”, with first place finishers in all […]Read More

Amateur Hannah Eddlemon Claims Top Honors in the $5,000 Open Hunter Derby with Snowbird

This afternoon brought more derby action to the World Equestrian Center Summer II show with a $5,000 Open Hunter Derby. A field of 24 entries vied for the win in the class over a beautifully decorated course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. The course featured bending lines, a two-stride in-and-out, lush brush jumps and a flower-covered island that acted as the centerpiece for […]Read More