World Equestrian Center – Ocala hopes that everyone had a wonderful and merry holiday weekend. This week World Equestrian Center – Ocala is hosting the thrilling Ultimate Bull Riding Team Challenge on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in Arena 5 from 7pm-10pm where Cowboys will be competing for a $100,000 CASH prize. General admission tickets will be $16 per person if you preorder […]Read More
Check out the amazing World Equestrian Center tree that glistens and glows on our cover. Its lighting kicked off our first annual Winter Wonderland celebration and serves as a beacon for hope as we head into the New Year. In this issue, the Stable Spotlight shines on Freestyling Farms of Batavia, Ohio. There, we meet the dream team that is Trevor and Jill Gaffney, who […]Read More
Celebrate the holidays at World Equestrian Center – Ocala! Winter Wonderland is underway bringing merriment and cheer to all. With twinkling lights, a glittering 40-foot Christmas tree and a giant polar bear, World Equestrian Center – Ocala is the perfect destination to ring-in the holidays. Winter Wonderland offers multiple free events and special ticketed events. Winter Wonderland will be held December 19 – December 24 […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight shines on Genevieve Munson, an extremely talented and driven junior rider with deep roots in Rogers, Arkansas. We caught up with Genevieve in between rides this Saturday at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. Genevieve cares for and produces her own horses and has many great accomplishments to her credit including several high-level Grand Prix wins. This week was no exception as […]Read More
Tonight seventeen horse-and-rider combinations graced World Equestrian Center’s Sanctuary arena for the final WEC Grand Prix class of 2021. Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky created the testing track that featured a time allowed of 80 seconds. Eight talented duos qualified for tonight’s jump off, with seven jumping double clear rounds. The competition was fierce and the field was fast, but none could best Kevin McCarthy […]Read More
A field of nearly thirty elegant derby horses and their riders joined us in the R+L arena for the $5,000 WEC Derby 3’ Open and $5,000 WEC 3’ Derby Non-Pro. The course featured ornate holiday décor, such as flocked trees, a golden reindeer sleigh, bright candy canes and neatly wrapped gifts. Sixteen talented entries took to the beautifully holiday inspired $5,000 WEC Derby 3’ Open […]Read More
World Equestrian Center – Ocala is excited to announce nine dates for dressage competition in 2022 presented by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage. The events will span the year from January through December and include USEF/USDF nationally-rated competition. Dressage dates serving as an official qualifying competition for the 2022 Great American/USDF Regional Championships include: Dressage VI | 01/07/22 – 01/09/22 | Prize List | […]Read More
An international field of seventeen horse-and-rider combinations took to the Sanctuary Arena for tonight’s $10,000 WEC – Wilmington Welcome Stake 1.35. Four of the seventeen riders managed a fault-free first round, with just two jumping double clear over the track designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. Genevieve Munson, 17, of Rogers, Arkansas, and her own Contendro Star (Contendro I x Gloria) prevailed to take […]Read More
Ocala, Florida – December 16, 2021 – The 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala in Ocala, Florida, will feature 12 weeks of National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA)-sanctioned hunter/jumper competition from January 5-March 27, 2022. WEC – Ocala will welcome some of the world’s top course designers to set the jumper tracks in the Grand Arena, including Bernardo Cabral (POR), Catsy […]Read More
Celebrate the holidays at World Equestrian Center – Ocala! Watch the internationally acclaimed and ninth-generation circus performer and horse listener Sylvia Zerbini communicate with her herd of up to 17 Andalusian and Arabian horses at liberty in this spectacular, hour-long show located in Arena 1. Performances begin at 7pm on Friday, December 17 and Saturday, December 18 with a 3pm matinee on Sunday, December 19. […]Read More
