This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Wren Blae Zimmerman, a true inspiration whose dreams extend far beyond her own riding. Wren has a visual impairment that impedes her from seeing what is in front of her and was told that jumping wasn’t a feasible route for her to take. Despite the many times she has heard the word no, Wren has prevailed and is well […]Read More
The Sanctuary Arena saw thrilling jumper action this evening for the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Ireland’s Kevin McCarthy and his own Catch A Starr HSS (Sheraton x Tolinda) returned to World Equestrian Center this week to top the Grand Prix while David Beisel continued his winning streak, taking the top two spots in the […]Read More
A field of twenty seven elegant hunters vied for the win this evening in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby where several scores climbed into the nineties.The course for tonight’s derby, designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, emulated the hunt field with plentiful cedar brush natural fences and even a charming chicken coop-flanked vertical. The class was highly competitive with a cutoff score for […]Read More
Week six of ‘Winter in the Midwest 2020’ at World Equestrian Center kicked off this afternoon with the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Entries contested a course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky that featured fourteen jumping efforts including two one-stride combinations, forward lines and two opportunities for inside turns on the short course. It was a battle of the four […]Read More
Welcome to week six of the World Equestrian Center ‘Winter in the Midwest’ 2020 circuit. Saturday is shaping up to be an exciting day with an exhibitor party happening during the Grand Prix and Movie Night right after! Find the newsletter, posted around the facility, to follow along daily with our events and see which vendors will be making an appearance. Farriers, Inc. will be […]Read More
Week five of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center featured plenty of fun both in and out of the show ring. Spectators enjoyed a ringside exhibitor party during Friday’s $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby and Saturday’s $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix. All gathered in the Sanctuary Arena after Saturday’s Grand Prix for a game of beach volleyball. Featured class action was aplenty […]Read More
This Sunday’s spotlight shines on a dear friend of World Equestrian Center, Paige Beisel. Paige and her husband David own and operate David Beisel Stables out of Goshen, Ohio and have attended shows at World Equestrian Center for many years. Paige’s passion for horses began early in life and she loves that she gets to share that passion with her family on a daily basis. […]Read More
Nearly forty entries took to the Sanctuary Arena this afternoon for the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Speed and agility were the name of the game this afternoon with courses that offered few inside turn options and rewarded those that could leave out strides in several bending lines. $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix David […]Read More
It is World Champion Hunter Rider week at WEC and tonight the R+L Arena played host to both the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby and the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Both classes featured courses designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky and included natural fences that beautifully emulated the hunt field. Obstacles included natural log jumps, a charming chicken coop-flanked fence and towering whiskey […]Read More
Seventeen entries took to the Sanctuary Arena this afternoon to vie for the win in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier. The course for the class was designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky and featured fourteen jumping efforts including two one-stride combinations. Five entries managed double clear rounds, but it was Lisa Goldman-Smolen and her own Nike (Lasino x Wanda XII) that […]Read More
