Wilmington, OH – Sunny and 75 was the theme for the first outdoor Hunter Derby Friday of the Spring / Summer horse show series. Elegants hunters gathered to negotiate the courses set by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, KY, that featured stunning foliage, flowers and live edge wood trimmings that emulated a bountiful springtime hunt field. Holly J. Helbig and her own On Call (Cicero Z […]Read More
Wilmington, OH – Despite torrential rain storms, World Equestrian Center kicked off another week of exciting spring hunter/jumper action. Feature jumper class excitement began this afternoon with the $10,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m in the Sanctuary arena. Bobby Murphy of Lexington Kentucky designed the track that rewarded forwarded riding and big-strided approaches to fences and neat turns in the jump-off. Six riders managed to advance to […]Read More
Ocala, Fla. – June 1, 2022 – Top course designers lay the tracks for the 2022 USEF Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala, which features nine weeks of US Equestrian Premier Hunter/Level 6 Jumper competition. The nine-week series will take place from June 15-August 14 and will showcase two weeks of CSI3* international competition during Weeks III and IV on June 21-26 and […]Read More
This week World Equestrian Center – Wilmington welcomes exhibitors to the Spring / Summer Horse Show Series! This sizzling spring and summer series brings you five weeks of USEF-rated hunter/jumper competition and more than $625,000 in prize money. Stalls can be reserved on horseshowing.com. The World Equestrian Center – Wilmington 2022 Spring/Summer shows include the following remaining dates and ratings: Summer 1 USEF “Regional 1 […]Read More
Friday is National Donut Day! World Equestrian Center – Ocala is celebrating National Donut Day at Emma’s Patisserie with six custom donut flavors: Red Velvet and Cream CheeseCookie DoughMeyer LemonDouble ChocolateRose & RaspberryMint Chocolate Chip Come in to try your favorite flavor and tag @theequestrianhotel and @worldequestriancenter for a chance to be featured in our social media! Donuts available Friday and Saturday only! Emma’s Patisserie […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Wynter Delarm, a 10-year-old rider from Avon, Ohio. Wynter is new to the equestrian scene and recently began showing her two ponies, French Toast and Eastern Charmer. She works hard to shine in the show ring and is quickly advancing her skillset. We chatted with Wynter and her mother, Natalie, about her horses, her riding career and showing at […]Read More
Wilmington, OHIO – Cheering fans filled the Sanctuary Arena grandstands for exciting Saturday-night jumper action. Fans were not disappointed as twenty-one top professional and amateur riders raced against the clock, all vying for the $30,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix win. Eight riders advanced to the jump-off and just five went double-clear on Bobby Murphy’s technical courses, but none could catch Kady Abrahamson and Vancouver […]Read More
Wilmington, OH – Derby Friday is back with a flourish at World Equestrian Center Wilmington as a stylish field of hunters contested stunning natural courses designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, KY. Laurie Storey of Kensley Farm in Goshen, Ohio, and her own Pursuit (Leovisto x Larissa XXII ) wowed the judges through both the qualifying and the handy rounds in the $10,000 WEC Hunter […]Read More
Wilmington, OH – Welcome back to World Equestrian Center – Wilmington! Feature class action for the WEC – Wilmington Spring/Summer Horse Show Series kicked off today with the $10,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m. An impressive field of sixteen competitors fighting for the win over testing tracks designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, KY. Seven skilled horse-and-rider combinations produced clean, zero-fault rides through both the first round […]Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center in Ocala opens for business tomorrow to provide leading-edge patient care to horses and small animals located on-site as well as from the local community. Plans for the first-of-its-kind, 40,000-square-foot hospital facility were announced last fall by the UF College of Veterinary Medicine and the center as part of a strategic alliance […]Read More
