Ocala, FL – Week XI of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series wrapped up today with the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. Seventeen horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Grand Arena on this beautiful Florida day, to try their hand at Alan Wade’s (IRL) complex tracks. Lisa Goldman-Smolen and Barbara Disko’s Ivaro N (Elvaro x Celli) were the only pair to produce a double […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Will Baker of West Milford, New Jersey. In 2018 Will established Coast to Coast Equestrian, a hunter/jumper training, boarding, sales and lesson operation. Coast to Coast Equestrian has been competing at World Equestrian Center – Ocala in the 12-week 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series. We caught up with Will to learn more about his background in riding and what […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on a very special senior gelding. At twenty-seven years young, the beloved Brazilian Warmblood Rio or Lanciano as he is known in the show ring, continues to compete. Just this past week, Rio proudly carried twelve-year-old Amanda Huard to top ribbons at WEC. We caught up with Rio’s owner, Michelle Friedman of Dragonfly Farm in Northville, Michigan, to chat about […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted yet another thrilling night of equestrian sport where crowds flocked to the WEC Grand Arena to watch the $75,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix. An international list of 41 competitors representing 12 countries vied for the win over renowned course designer Alan Wade’s (IRL) intricate tracks. The time allowed became a factor and just three pairs were […]Read More
Wilmington, OH – Week XIV of the Winter Classic series closed out with the $30,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix. It was a full house for tonight’s event as the crowd cheered excitedly for their favorite athletes. The tracks were built by Michael Pegg of Ontario, Canada, and featured a triple combination, a liverpool and a long approach to the final fence of the jump-off.Five […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Week XI of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series featured the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix under the lights on Friday in the WEC Grand Arena. The Futures Prix features riders or horses who are moving up to the higher levels of competition, and to help gain experience the class was held in a different atmosphere. FEI Level IV course designer Alan Wade […]Read More
Well over one hundred stunning hunters took to the WEC Stadium during Week XI’s Hunter Derby Friday to contest the top prize in the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Keith Bollette created the open tracks that featured gorgeous natural obstacles including hedges and stone walls. Competition was fierce in […]Read More
Wilmington, OH – Derby Friday took over World Equestrian Center’s R+L arena as two classes of highly competitive hunters rode the beautifully laid out courses. Riders competed for the winning spot in both the $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby 3′ Open and the $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby 3′ Non Pro divisions. Liz Hutchinson of Avalon Equestrian in Menlo Park, CA and Robin Owens’ After Hours (Evis […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Week XI of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series opened with thirty-one driven horse-and-rider combinations striving for the win in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. World renowned FEI Level IV course designer Alan Wade (IRL) built the complex tracks that allowed just seven entries to produce a clean first round. The effort from Aaron Vale and Michael Connor’s Boreale De […]Read More
Wilmington, OH – Feature class action for week XIV of the Winter Classic circuit kicked off in the Sanctuary Arena where sixteen speedy competitors brought their best for the $10,000 Welcome Stake 1.35. The forward track featured several long approaches and many inside options, where riders opted to shave time off their rounds. Nine riders qualified for the jump-off, where they laid down their finest […]Read More
