Get out those umbrellas because it’s raining prizes at World Equestrian Center! This year, WEC sponsors EquiJet and Flexi Equine have each generously donated incredible prizes to be awarded to top Jumper riders. The contests for each prize are underway and will wrap up at the conclusion of the WEC Fall Series in late October, giving riders ample time to accumulate points and prize money […]Read More
Sept. 25–Oct. 27 Featuring Nearly $1 Million in Prize Money/Prizes Introducing The World Equestrian Center Premier Championship Cup WILMINGTON, Ohio – July 2, 2019 – The World Equestrian Center features 200,000 sq. ft. of riding space with premium footing, permanent stabling and charming onsite accommodations. At the World Equestrian Center exhibitors enjoy a different kind of indoors – bright, clean, fun, family friendly and customer […]Read More
The World Equestrian Center will present the $10,000 Open Jumper Awards at the Vermont Summer Festival, running from July 2 through August 11, 2019, at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Based in Wilmington, OH, and Ocala, FL, the World Equestrian Center is dedicated to offering great sport and good fun in a family friendly environment, a philosophy that aligns well with the mission […]Read More
WILMINGTON, Ohio – June 25, 2019 – In appreciation of our exhibitors, the World Equestrian Center is offering FREE stalls for the WEC July I and WEC July II horse shows, both part of the expanded Spring/Summer Horse Show Series that runs from May – August 2019. The prize list is available at www.wec.net. Entries can be posted at www.horseshowing.com along with stall reservations, hay, […]Read More
Mark your calendars because World Equestrian Center is starting off Summer with a bang! Now that it is officially Summer, we are thrilled to announce our incredible lineup of events for the WEC July I & II horse shows, aptly named the WEC Summerfair. Save the dates because you won’t want to miss out on these thrilling events! Submit your entries for the WEC July […]Read More
The first two weeks of the World Equestrian Center Spring / Summer Series wrapped up on Sunday and provided great sport and good fun to kick off the five-show-long series. This past week exhibitors and spectators alike enjoyed plenty of exciting events including a delicious dinner and entertainment from the Roaming Pig Band in the Paddock Club on Friday, an informational Cadets Horsemanship Clinic about […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Faith Vergerio. Seventeen year old Faith trains with her Mom, Mandy Bittner-Vergerio, at Red Star Equestrian in Mars, Pennsylvania. Horses are a family affair for both Faith and her Mom, with Mandy having more than 35 years of riding experience under her belt. Mandy grew up riding horses at her family’s farm, then branched out to start her own business. […]Read More
An enthusiastic crowd filled the grand stands of the Sanctuary Arena this afternoon to watch both the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire Design. The Grand Prix saw twenty two entries contest a forward-riding track designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, but ultimately it was Ohio-based Charlotte Clark and her own Kinsella (Capitalist x Jerpoint Mist) that took […]Read More
This afternoon saw fantastic equestrian sport as sixteen stunning Hunters took to the R+L arena, all vying for the top spot in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Belynda Bond and Gesture LLC’s Santana topped the class with two awe-inspiring rounds, earning some of the top scores of the Derby and even besting second place by nine and a half points. This afternoon’s course, designed […]Read More
Sean Jobin and Foxridge Farms’ Darius (Warrant x Sanita) stole the show for the second week in a row in this afternoon’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier. The pair were absolutely simpatico, riding each step perfectly in sync and besting twenty one entries to take home the consecutive win. However, unlike last week’s Welcome Stake where Jobin and Darius delivered the only double […]Read More
