On August 30th, Irish Olympian Kevin Babington had a tragic fall while competing at the Hampton Classic horse show which resulted in a spinal cord injury. He is currently undergoing treatment at NYU and his mounting medical expenses are a major concern for his family. All of us at WEC are keeping the Babington family in our thoughts and prayers and in an effort to […]Read More
WEC Ohio Land Triples with Dozens of Facility Improvements and Major Changes Planned, While Ocala Facility Expands by 1,000 Acres In less than two weeks, exhibitors will begin arriving in Ohio for the World Equestrian Center Fall indoor horse shows. Many exciting developments have been keeping us busy including recent land acquisitions, which have tripled the facility size. Upon arrival for our Fall shows, exhibitors […]Read More
WILMINGTON, Ohio – September 11, 2019 – Attention trainers and exhibitors, please take note that the World Equestrian Center has adjusted its horse show schedule for the month of November as follows: The November 6-10, 2019 horse show has been cancelled. Midwest Indoors I will instead take place November 13-17, 2019. Midwest Indoors II will take place November 20-24, 2019. Please check horseshowing.com for schedule […]Read More
Join Us for the 7 Remaining Shows Featuring USHJA National and 2’6” Hunter Derby Action & $10,000 in Leading Rider Awards There are just 7 shows left in the World Equestrian Center & Kentucky Horse Shows LLC USHJA National Hunter Derby Series, offering both “Junior/Amateur” and “Open” options at their remaining Summer / Fall USEF recognized horse shows. Check the Leading Rider Awards Leaderboard below! […]Read More
We had a blast this week as we wrapped up the final show of the WEC Spring and Summer Series. Exhibitors and spectators alike enjoyed everything from water slides, to ice cream and pizza parties, to live music along with thrilling equestrian sport in the beautiful outdoor complex. Sunday morning hosted the CMH Hoofless Derby 5k where more than one hundred participants ran through and […]Read More
Dragonfly Academy at the World Equestrian Center is a progressive private school designed to provide student athletes with a customized educational support program that accommodates their demanding equestrian training and competition schedule. Tailored to the unique needs of the equestrian athlete, we offer full time registration, one-on-one tutoring, test proctoring or simple facility usage for independent study. Flexible classroom hours allow students to maintain academic […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight falls on Amateur Ashley Murray. Ashley does it all from working, to being a student, to nannying, to being a Mom, and the barn is her sanctuary. This week, Ashley returned to the show ring after a lengthy hiatus and found herself in the Jumpers with her horse Zara. The pair took top placings and even won the .80 – .85 […]Read More
Another sunny, breezy day set the scene for thrilling Jumper action in the outdoor complex at World Equestrian Center. Exhibitors and spectators alike enjoyed a delicious pizza and ice cream party by the ring while they watched the classes. Both the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix presented by Buckeye Nutrition and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire Design saw fierce competition this afternoon as […]Read More
Blue skies and slightly lower temperatures made for a gorgeous day to horse show in the outdoor complex at World Equestrian Center. This afternoon saw thirty one stunning entries contest for the win in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby and, by the end of the class, it was three Jumpers, both current and former, that earned scores into the nineties and claimed the top […]Read More
This week marks the final show of the World Equestrian Center Spring & Summer Series and we are sending the Summer off with a bang. Our events calendar encompasses everything from live music, to water slides, an ice cream and pizza party and a Sunday-morning 5K to accompany plenty of thrilling equestrian sport. We kicked off the week’s feature classes today with a $5,000 Welcome […]Read More
