Justine Boyer Successfully Defends Her Title at the Florida Youth Dressage Championships at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) hosted the 2024 Florida Youth Dressage Championships and a pair of back-to-back rated shows Dressage I on March 14-15 and Dressage II on March 16-17. Sponsored by Hampton Green Farms and Discover Dressage, the events held classes from Training Level to FEI Grand Prix and served as official qualifying competitions for the 2024 Great American/USDF Regional Championships. […]Read More

Ocala Sunday Spotlight: Carissimo 25

Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on a very special horse that is set to compete next week during the Longines League of Nations™ North American Qualifier at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with Ocala’s very own hometown hero, Aaron Vale in the irons. Meet Carissimo 25, aka. ‘Ducky’, a special 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding who recently teamed up with Vale in July […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Greer Dixon

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Greer Dixon of Columbus, Ohio. The 16-year-old rider of Sugar Run Farm can be found at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington with her favorite partner, Cristallo’s Carlchen P, in all of the big equitation classes. Dixon comes to the equitation ring with a background in the Quarter Horse industry and has made her first year […]Read More

Sharn Wordley Blazes the Trail in the $100,000 Hampton Green Farms Grand Prix 

Ocala, FL – The penultimate Saturday night event of the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series featured the highly anticipated $100,000 Hampton Green Farms Grand Prix. It marked a historic occasion as the event took place for the first time under the lights of the WEC Stadium, attracting a group of elite athletes eager to experience the new atmosphere. Ultimately, it was the dynamic partnership of […]Read More

Amy Krebs & Jabantos Secure $30,000 CWD Grand Prix of WEC – Wilmington Winter Classic 14

Wilmington, Ohio – The $30,000 CWD Grand Prix was the highlight event of the evening at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 14. In the end, it was junior rider Amy Krebs (USA) who ultimately secured her third grand prix win with her own, Jabantos (Corsari Van De Helle x Cassima). As the final entry, Krebs needed to simply jump a clear ride to […]Read More

Robert Blanchette and Azmir d’Asbo Z Forge Partnership in $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix 

Ocala, FL – A sunny Florida day set the scene this afternoon in the WEC Stadium as a field of 31 talented horse-and-rider combinations vied for the win in the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Robert Blanchette (IRL) emerged as the star of the day, clinching first place with his new mount Azmir d’Asbo Z (Aganix Du Seigneur x Uchien), owned by Setzer Farms LLC, […]Read More

Daniel Geitner and Your Welcome BC Impress in the $20,000 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby 

Ocala, FL – The penultimate Hunter Derby Friday of the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series saw nearly 120 graceful hunters competing across four derbies: the $20,000 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, the $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, the $15,000 USHJA National 3’ Junior Hunter Derby, and the $15,000 USHJA National 3’ Amateur Hunter Derby. Designed by Patrick Rhodes, the natural […]Read More

Berry Pilots The Boy Friend to $15,000 Hagyard USHJA National Open Hunter Derby Win at Winter Classic 14

Wilmington, Ohio – Horses were in top form over Michael Pegg’s (CAN) tracks for the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 14. After two competitive rounds, Jason Berry ultimately bested the class aboard David Beisel’s The Boy Friend (Gracieux x Vironja). Gathered by the Beisel family after his winnings, Berry was […]Read More

The Riding Academy Hotel is Now Open at WEC – Ocala

Ocala, Florida – The Riding Academy Hotel is now open in Ocala, Florida. As the newest asset to come online at World Equestrian Center, The Riding Academy Hotel offers 390 upscale studios and suites for guests at America’s largest equestrian complex.  Opening ahead of schedule and just in time for the Longines League of Nations™ international qualifier March 19-23, The Riding Academy Hotel will welcome […]Read More

Samantha Schaefer and James Bond Hx Take the Win in $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix 

Ocala, FL –The $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix saw a change of scenery this week as World Equestrian Center – Ocala gears up for the grand finale week of the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series and the Longines League of Nations™ Qualifier. Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR), an FEI Level IV course designer set the challenging tracks in the WEC Stadium for a field of […]Read More