It was a special night in the Sanctuary with heartwarming wins by two talented owner/rider/trainers in both the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Jill Gaffney and Carlton Cafe (Carlton Clover x Moytura Spook) claimed victory in the Grand Prix ring for the third time during the 2019 Winter Series of the Midwest, having won the class […]Read More
Seventeen brilliant Hunters took to the R+L Areana this evening to vie for top honors in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Ultimately it was Caroline Nadalin’s C Beyond, piloted by her mom Jennifer Nadalin, who stood in the Winner’s Circle at the end of the night. Despite fierce competition from Michael Leon and his fleet of lovely Hunters, Nadalin and C Beyond took home the […]Read More
This afternoon saw a return to the Winner’s Circle for Jill Gaffney and Freestyling Farms LLC’s Z Love Story (Hunter x Elli) in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier. The pair have been on fire in 2019, winning the Welcome Stake and taking second place in the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m just three weeks ago during Week 7 of the […]Read More
Four generations of equestrian industry background stand behind this week’s Featured Find at World Equestrian Center: The Custom Fox. Based out of Lambertville, Michigan, The Custom Fox tack shop is owned by Beth and John Pfeiffer and offers a plethora of products for both the horse and rider, each hand selected and tested by Beth’s family of horsemen. The Custom Fox is conveniently located in […]Read More
The Winter Series of the Midwest continued this week with fantastic equestrian sport and plenty of fun for all. This week was truly “The Week of the Davids” with David Beisel and David O’Brien trading off top placings in every Winter Classic 9 feature class. The Sanctuary arena hosted a special class for the dogs this week: the Dog Grand Prix. The Dog Grand Prix […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight focuses on up and coming nineteen year old Amateur rider Logan Taylor. Logan is a passionate Jumper rider making a name for herself in the show ring through her own hard work and dedication to the sport. Logan rides with David Beisel at David Beisel Stables in Goshen, Ohio, and says she spends most of her days at the barn working […]Read More
David Beisel stole the night with two incredible wins in both the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire. Beisel dominated on Call Me Hannes (Cassini II x Sestriere) and For Sunday (For Pleasure x Patoile T. H.), both owned by Harlow Investment Enterprises, LLC. Beisel was thrilled with both of his mounts, but even more excited that […]Read More
This evening’s $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby saw a fantastic win for David Beisel aboard Kalanov Equestrian’s Abudabi. The pair bested nineteen entries in the class, many of which earned scores well into the eighties and nineties. Beisel was thrilled with the win, saying that this was just his second ride aboard Abudabi, but that the lovely bay Warmblood was brave, soft and very sweet. […]Read More
This afternoon’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD saw fantastic equestrian sport with Ireland’s David O’Brien of Spy Coast Farm taking first, second and third place. O’Brien was on fire this afternoon, taking skillful rollback turns and riding with precision to every fence. His quick thinking and natural instinct allowed him to pilot not one, but all three of his mounts to the […]Read More
This week, our Featured Finds vendor comes to us in the form of the familiar face of Farm Vet. Farm Vet has been a fixture at the World Equestrian Center, operating out of their trailer in the hallway of the R+L Arena by the ribbon room since 2016. Farm Vet strives to put the health of horses and pets above all else, supplying a selection […]Read More
