November 11, 2020 Dear World Equestrian Center Exhibitors: We recently released a Guide to World Equestrian Center – Ocala hunter/jumper competition for the 2021 show season. The 12 week show series featured USEF events, FEI events, a robust prize money offering, a schedule filled with numerous specialty events and 10 weeks of competition featuring a “New Way to Go” with sanctioning through the National Snaffle […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on 15-year-old Sophie Miller of Powell Ohio. Sophie had great success as a young rider in the pony ring with her ponies Whoopi and Miley and is now moving up (pun intended) to her new, nearly-17-hand lease Elton. Sophie took time to chat with us this week about her previous pony career, her excitement for her future with Elton and […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Taylor Roby. Taylor’s love of horses was passed down to her and her sister, Sydney, from their mother, making their passion a true family affair. Taylor is lucky to ride with her sister nearly every day. This week, Taylor took time to chat with us about her family’s affinity for horses, her sweet horse Bullwinkle and her riding goals. […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Adeline Pavlin of Cincinnati, Ohio. At just 17 years old, Adeline has already collected an incredible list of riding accomplishments, but she’s not stopping there. The high school senior has big plans including riding in college and starting her own business. Adeline took time this week between school and showing at the National Horse Show to chat with us […]Read More
Three weeks ago, Augusta Iwasaki traveled across the country to Wilmington, Ohio, for the Capital Challenge Horse Show at World Equestrian Center where she found success aboard all of her talented mounts. The accomplished fifteen-year-old junior rider of Calabasas, California, took time this week to chat with us about her experience at Capital Challenge and some special moments she shared with fellow riders during the […]Read More
Welcome to the final issue of 2020. It’s been a year that no one could have predicted and we hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well. As we settle in to the new normal, with face masks being required at USEF shows, we’ve compiled a list of the best masks for equestrians in our Equestrian Style column. We spend 24 hours […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on junior Meaghan Kursman. Meaghan is lucky enough to have her mom as her trainer, making every day “eq day.” She has a liking for green horses, particularly Thoroughbreds, and finds herself constantly starting new horses. Meaghan took time to chat with us this week about the many green horses she works with, what it’s like training with her mom […]Read More
When it comes to online shopping, we’ll admit that we have a little bit of a problem. Like the rest of you, we are taking full advantage of Amazon Prime Day running from October 13-14 (should we have taken off of work for this?). We’ve combed through the site to find the best deals on barn essentials, comfortable outwear for the upcoming winter season and […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight falls on junior rider Sam Karp of Flint Hill, Virginia. Sam competed in her first rated show with her horse Van Gogh at World Equestrian Center this summer, taking top honors in the Children’s Derby. She took time to chat with us this week about how she got her start in riding, her horse and her love of ice hockey. WEC: How […]Read More
The Capital Challenge Horse Show brought an unprecedented number of horses and exhibitors to World Equestrian Center. Ample fall decor set the perfect backdrop for plentiful photo ops and we loved seeing everyone’s social media posts throughout the show. We’ve rounded up a collection of some of our favorite photos from the show, so scroll through and relive all of the special moments from the […]Read More
