Camille Maddrix & Skyfall Soar to First in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix

Thirty-one entries gathered at the WEC Grand Arena this morning to contest the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Bobby Murphy designed the winding tracks that featured three double combinations that caught many horse-and-riders throughout the class. Eleven entries produced a clean first round and four jumped double clear, but it was Camille Maddrix and Caroline Michele Dugas’s Skyfall (Vigaro x Twi Light) that snagged the […]Read More

Kelsey Epperson & Didgereedoo VDL Capture $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Open

Wilmington, OHIO – The first Derby Friday of the 2022 WEC Winter in the Midwest kicked off today with over forty fabulous hunters taking to the R+L Arena, all vying for a big win during World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) week competition.  Keith Bollette designed the tracks for the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Open and $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Non-Pro classes […]Read More

Amanda Steege & Lafitte De Muze Claim Victory in $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby

More than sixty entries took to Hunter 1 at World Equestrian Center – Ocala today for the first Derby Friday of 2022. Hunter Derby Friday featured the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala Jr/Am 3’ Hunter Derby. Courses for today’s classes were designed by Tom Hearn and featured fences found in the hunt field […]Read More

Brazil’s Santiago Lambre & The Diamant Rose Z Prove Untouchable in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

OCALA, Fla. – The first week of the highly anticipated 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series is officially underway. Feature class action for the series began today with 29 competitive entries vying for the win over a technical track built by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, KY. The $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix track showcased an intricate jump design with challenging turns and bending lines. Eleven […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2022 Photography Policy

Official Photographers Andrew Ryback Photography Shane Rux Photography Maven Photo & Film All professional photographers not on assignment from a specific media at World Equestrian Center – Ocala are required to apply for a private photographer pass OR must have a vendor space on-site. Official letters of assignment are required to be submitted prior to the event. This policy only applies to professional photographers and […]Read More

What’s Happening at WEC – Ohio Winter Classic 4

World Equestrian Center – Wilmington welcomes you to our first horse show of 2022! This month our facility will host four weeks of consecutive indoor hunter/jumper competition and we cannot wait to see everyone here. Thank you for joining us at our premier climate-controlled facility and the midwest’s equestrian winter dream oasis. Check out what’s happening this week from feature class action to shopping, day […]Read More

What’s Happening This Week at WEC Ocala – Winter Spectacular Show Series

The 2022 Ocala Winter Spectacular Show Series kicks off at World Equestrian Center – Ocala on Wednesday, January 5 with 12-weeks of thrilling hunter/jumper competition! Feature competition includes Saturday night’s $75,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club Grand Prix, $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix, $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix, Hunter Derby Friday and much more! This week also features World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s […]Read More

A Sudden Impulse Wilmington Grand Re-Opening

A Sudden Impulse is moving! Celebrate with us all week at the Ohio Winter Classic horse show in our NEW expansive retail space. The stunning new A Sudden Impulse boutique is located in the R+L Hallway between the R+L Arena and Vendor Village.  Join us for the Grand Re-Opening Wednesday, January 5th. Stop by and shop at our new store filled with WEC branded merchandise […]Read More

What’s Happening This Week At WEC – Ocala

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

Read World Equestrian Magazine Vol IV 2021, Out Now

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