This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Keara Olson. Keara is a manager with Andrew Ryback Photography. You can catch her during the winter circuit at World Equestrian Center in ARP’s Airstream trailer managing the office side of the business or ringside taking photos. Though Keara spends most of her days at horse shows, she hasn’t shown horses in six years. But this week, Keara made […]Read More
It was another exciting Saturday afternoon in the Sanctuary Arena where spectators gathered to watch the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix and $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. The Grand Prix competitors wowed the crowd this afternoon with just three entries advancing to an exciting jump-off, all managing to go double clear within about one second of each other. The Futures Prix saw […]Read More
Thirty-nine stunning hunters took to the R+L Arena this evening, all vying for a win in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. The course for tonight’s class was designed by Keith Bollotte and featured a winding course with bending lines and fences that emulated the hunt field. It was another week of tough hunter derby competition with scores reaching into the upper 80s and low […]Read More
Week 11 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center kicked off this afternoon with a first-time win in the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m sponsored by CWD Sellier for Richard Rinehart and Allison Vinatieri’s La Dolce Vita VDL (Zapatero VDL x Tilly). The pair bested a field of 14 entries, with five horse and rider combinations managing double clear rounds in the class. The course for […]Read More
Week 11 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center brings another week of exciting equestrian sport and entertaining after-hours events for the whole family. Thursday and Saturday feature thrilling jumper classes in the Sanctuary Arena, while Friday and Saturday the R+L Arena and the Roberts Arena each host a hunter derby. In-ring action is accompanied by plenty of fun events this week including […]Read More
Love was in the air during Week 10 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center. We celebrated Valentine’s Day great sport, tasty food and fun events including a holiday inspired braiding contest. The Paddock Club hosted a special Valentine’s Day dinner on Friday with a surf and turf menu and appropriately-themed desserts including heart-shaped macaroons. Horses and ponies filled Vendor Village on Saturday […]Read More
Secure Your Place in Advance of Our January 2021 Grand Opening Join the thousands of exhibitors who have already reserved their stalls at World Equestrian Center Ocala in advance of the opening schedule that includes 12 weeks of hunter / jumper horse shows beginning January 5, 2021 and ending March 28, 2021. Prize money for the weekly events is proposed to top $400,000 per week […]Read More
This week brings a special edition of the Sunday Spotlight. Last January, we featured Georgina Lockwood-Taylor, a talented amateur jumper rider, passionate animal lover and determined Pre Veterinary Medicine student, in the Sunday Spotlight blog. Over the summer, Georgina received devastating news that her beloved 10-year-old mare may never jump again. This week, the pair beat every odd and returned to the show ring, proving […]Read More
The Sanctuary Arena was packed with thrilling jumper action this afternoon for both the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Mere fractions of a second separated top placing horse and rider combinations in both classes, keeping spectators on the edge of their seats all afternoon. It was an afternoon of sweet victories for Nicole Loochtan as […]Read More
Thirty-five stunning hunters took to the R+L Arena this evening to vie for the win in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. The course for tonight’s class was designed by Tucker Williams of getjumps.com and featured multiple bending lines, a two-stride and four high options. The class featured fantastic hunter action with scores reaching into the 90s and just half of a point separating the top […]Read More
