World Equestrian Center – Ocala Featured in TIME’s Annual List of the World’s Greatest Places 

Ocala, Florida—Today, TIME reveals the annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations to visit and stay worldwide. World Equestrian Center – Ocala is one of 50 hotels and resorts to make the annual list and the only Florida resort featured on the stay list. Just 13 U.S. hotels and resorts are included this year. Recognized for its oak-lined campus in […]Read More

Save the Date for the 2025 Winter in the Midwest Series at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington

Wilmington, OHIO – July 24, 2024 – Join us this winter at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) for the 2025 Winter in the Midwest Series. The 16-week series will feature USEF Premier/Level 4 Jumpers and USEF National/Level 4 Jumpers from December 4, 2024, through April 6, 2025, offering more than $4 million in prize money and awards. WEC – Wilmington is the ideal destination […]Read More

What’s Happening this Week at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – The 2024 Summer Series is officially underway at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with thrilling hunter/jumper competition Wednesday through Sunday through August 11. Spectators are welcome, there is no charge for admission or parking! Saturday night grand prix events are back! Join us every Saturday night at 7:30pm* for elite show jumping action under the lights in the WEC Grand Arena. Visit […]Read More

WEC Oktoberfest Bringing Bavarian Fun on Back-to-Back Saturdays in October 

Get ready to prost! Saturday, October 5 and 12 from 11am to 4pm  Ocala, FL— Back for another year, WEC Oktoberfest powered by Gary Yeomans Ford will celebrate Bavarian culture and festivities in World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s Exposition Center 1 on October 5 and 12. Tickets are on sale now for the two, back-to-back Saturdays from 11am to 4pm. Attendees can break out the […]Read More

Sharn Wordley Pilots Brin D’or De Haute Melen Z to a New Gear in the $75,000 LeMieux Grand Prix 

Ocala, FL –  The WEC Grand Arena once again played host to the week’s feature event, the $75,000 LeMieux Grand Prix. Twenty-five horse-and-rider combinations representing eight different nations vied for the top spot on the leaderboard, but it was Sharn Wordley (NZL) who galloped away with the winning title aboard Brin D’or De Haute Melen Z (Bamako De Muze x Perle D’or De Saulieu), owned […]Read More

Izzy Beisel Dominates the $25,000 Grand Prix of WEC – Wilmington Summer II

Wilmington, Ohio – Exhibitors crowded the outdoor jumper arena at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington for the $25,000 Grand Prix of Summer II. Izzy Beisel ultimately had a banner evening, claiming first and second place honors. Michael Pegg (CAN) crafted a first-round track that allowed four horse-and-athlete combinations to move onto the jump-off phase, where Beisel and her Vegas H were the only duo to […]Read More

Rinehart’s Sweep the $10,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby at WEC – Wilmington Summer II

Wilmington, Ohio – A picturesque summer afternoon at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington set the scene for the $10,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby of Summer II, where 27 horse-and-rider combinations vied for top honors over Bobby Murphy’s tracks. The Rinehart family ultimately swept the competitive class, with Richard Rinehart and Front Row Sport Horses’ Cosworth taking the win, and Catherine Rinehart close behind in […]Read More

Maria Rasmussen and Worthy Land the $12,500 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby Victory 

Ocala, FL – Hunter Derby Friday during Week VI of the 2024 Summer Series showcased 60 talented hunter combinations competing for top honors in three derbies: the $12,500 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, the $10,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, and the $10,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Dean Rheinheimer designed the challenging courses that saw scores soar into the […]Read More

Luke Rinehart Captures $7,500 2nd Round Equestrian Welcome Stake Win at WEC – Wilmington Summer II

Wilmington, Ohio – Thursday afternoon at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington proved special for junior rider, Luke Rinehart (USA), as he jumped to his very first welcome stake win in the $7,500 2nd Round Equestrian Welcome Stake of Summer II. Canada’s Michael Pegg laid the tracks for 19 horse-and-athlete combinations that saw six move onto the short course, and only three managed to jump double-clear. […]Read More

Alberto Michan and Joint De Canabis Van De Doornhoeve Top the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

Ocala, FL – The $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix was the highlight event of Week VI of the 2024 Summer Series. Twenty-five horse-and-rider combinations competed for top honors, but it was Alberto Michan (ISR) and his new partner, Joint De Canabis Van De Doornhoeve (Canabis Z x Evidento V.d. Doornhoeve), who emerged victorious. FEI Level II course designer Tucker Williams (USA) set a challenging […]Read More