This week’s Sunday Spotlight is Amateur rider Traci Ribeiro. Traci is an accomplished lawyer that has recently rediscovered her riding career. Along with Kosta Kalanov, Traci runs Kalanov Equestrian out of Country Ridge Stables in Mundelein, Illinois. The pair are growing their business of buying, importing and selling horses, and have found great success. Though she loves the business, there are two horses Traci will never […]Read More
This afternoon saw thrilling Jumper action in the Sanctuary Arena for the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire Design. The Grand Prix saw the second Genn family win of the week with Theo Genn taking the blue aboard Eduardo Leon’s Firewall (Lexicon x Bailey), and brother Ryan Genn rode for a close second aboard Wilhelm Genn’s For Advance (For Pleasure […]Read More
This afternoon saw fantastic Hunter action in the R+L arena as horse and rider pairs contested a natural course over two rounds in hopes of taking home the blue ribbon in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Though competition was tough, it was Hunter Derby veterans Jeff Gogul of Wilmington, OH and Roberts Stables, LLC’s Snowbird (Vingino x Vegannie) that emerged victorious. The pair laid […]Read More
We welcomed exhibitors back today for the final show of the 2019 Winter Series of the Midwest. The $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier kicked off feature Jumper action with sixteen entries vying for the win in the class. Back from spending the Winter in Wellington, the Genn family of Rheinland Farm in Lebanon, Ohio swept the class by taking the top three placings. […]Read More
Welcome to the Spring 2019 issue of the World Equestrian Center Magazine! Spring is a time of renewal and hope and this issue reflects that beautifully, from the colorful cover, to the inspirational stories of passionate horse people who have pursued and achieved their dreams, the April issue is alive with possibilities. If you can dream it, you can do it! The magazine is available […]Read More
Week 16 of the 2019 Winter Series of the Midwest hosted fantastic horse show action, accompanied by plenty of fun events for exhibitors and spectators alike. On Friday, the Paddock Club featured The Buskin Blue Band during a delicious dinner of prime rib and catfish. We celebrated Easter a week early with a braiding contest on Saturday and a massive Easter egg hunt in the […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight falls on Elyse Batista from Guelph, Ontario. Elyse is a young Amateur Jumper rider balancing pursuing a Master’s Degree and achieving high goals she has set for herself and her lovely horse, Viva’s Dolce W (Dolce). Elyse’s experience aboard countless ponies from a young age has shaped the rider she is today, and she could not be more thankful for everything […]Read More
Tonight the Sanctuary Arena hosted thrilling Jumper action as an enthusiastic crowd gathered to watch the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Charlotte Clark and her own Kinsella (Capitalist x Jerpoint Mist) captured their third Grand Prix win of the Winter Series while Canada’s Sam Pegg earned a one-two finish in the Futures Prix for the second consecutive week […]Read More
This afternoon saw twenty stunning Hunters fill the R+L Arena, all vying for top honors in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Several previous Derby winners joined the class, but it was the spectacular duo of Jennifer Nadalin and Daniela Casline’s Stellar (Quintender x Carmen) that took home the blue for their third time during the 2019 Winter Series of the Midwest. The course for this […]Read More
Today welcomed Week 16 of the 2019 Winter Series of the Midwest at World Equestrian Center as entries took to the Sanctuary Arena to contest the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Fierce competition filled the ring with Robert Mendoza and Bannockburn Farm’s United M (Baloubet Du Rouet x United) setting a tough pace to beat early on in the class, but it was […]Read More
