Another thrilling week of horse showing has come to a close with plenty of victories to celebrate. Professionals Doug Boyd and Lisa Goldman-Smolen were on top this week with incredible wins in both the Hunters and Jumper feature classes. It was a super fun week, with a throwback to the popular early 2000s movie Flicka showing in the Paddock Club on Friday night during the […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight features best friends and long-time riding pals, Natalie Sanders and Reynolds Cole. Natalie and Reynolds have been riding together for about seven years, and traveled to Ohio this week from Tuscaloosa, Alabama with their barn, Westminster Farm, to show at World Equestrian Center. Though still in their Junior years, both Natalie and Reynolds have had fantastic riding careers, and both see a […]Read More
Lisa Goldman-Smolen dominated Saturday night competition in the Sanctuary, winning both the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire. Goldman-Smolen had plenty of competition tonight, besting nearly twenty entries in each class; but she was unstoppable aboard Sovereign and Bengtsson VDL. $25,000 WEC Grand Prix Nineteen entries contested the course in tonight’s $25,000 WEC Grand Prix, which […]Read More
Twenty five stunning Hunters took to the R+L Arena tonight vying for the win in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Tonight’s course featured beautifully decorated natural fences, emulating the hunt field and set at the 3′ height, along with four high options set at 3’5″. The course began with riders jumping a single vertical fence across the center near the top of the arena, […]Read More
Seventeen fierce competitors took to the Sanctuary arena in tonight’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD, starting the WEC Winter Classic #5 off with some excellent equestrian sport. Tonight’s course allowed entries 78 seconds to complete the first round, featuring a triple bar and multiple combinations. Tonight’s course began at the top of the arena with a vertical, then entries rode down the […]Read More
Vendor Village offers plenty of pampering for humans and horses alike, but it is the pups’ turn to step into the spotlight. With this idea in mind, The Shaggy Chic Pet Parlor was born. The Shaggy Chic Pet Parlor is the newest addition to World Equestrian Center and Vendor Village, providing a relaxing, dedicated space for dogs to have a little “me time”. The Pet […]Read More
This week World Equestrian Center went to the dogs (in a good way) as we celebrated the grand opening of the Shaggy Chic Pet Parlor in Vendor Village. Friday night a group gathered in the Paddock Club for a dog-themed sip & paint party, Saturday we hosted an adoption party with the Wilmington Area Humane Society and a demonstration from Spikes K9, as well as […]Read More
This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Keely O’Hara, an Amateur Jumper rider with plenty of talent and a deep love for equestrian sport and her horses. Keely has been riding for as long as she can remember, with her family’s roots planted deep in the horse industry. “My Mom owns a farm,” Keely explains, “She’s a third generation horsewoman, so I think it is just […]Read More
A winter storm with blizzard-like conditions surged through the Midwest today for the second week in a row, bringing freezing rain and blustery winds. Like last week, exhibitors and spectators kept warm inside the climate controlled show grounds at World Equestrian Center, walking about in comfortable clothing without the need for heavy coats and bulky layers. And the weather outside didn’t deter spectators from gathering […]Read More
Jason and Alisa Berry, the husband and wife duo of Jason Berry Stables in Staunton, Virginia, stole the show in tonight’s $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, with Jason taking first place and Alisa not far behind him in second. The Berrys beat out twenty other entries in the class, with Jason being the only rider to score into the nineties. The $2,500 USHJA National Hunter […]Read More
