Melissa Donnelly Wins the Final $15,000 Hagyard USHJA National Open Hunter Derby of the 2025 Winter in the Midwest Series

Wilmington, Ohio – The final Hunter Derby Friday of the 2025 Winter in the Midwest series concluded with a field of 15 horse-and-rider combinations in the $15,000 Hagyard USHJA National Open Hunter Derby of Winter Classic 17. Michael Pegg designed the flowing track that Melissa Donnelly mastered to claim the win aboard West Lake. Her win with West Lake marked her second derby win in […]Read More

Camille Maynard and Dutton Bloom in $5,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3′ Open Hunter Derby

Ocala, FL – The second Hunter Derby Friday of the 2025 Spring Series kicked off with the $5,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, followed by the $5,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Course designer Dean Rheinheimer built two flowing tracks for 34 horse-and-rider combinations in Hunter 1 with bending lines, a hedge, and a log trot jump. In the $5,000 UF Veterinary […]Read More

Join Us for the 2025 WEC – Wilmington Summer Series

Wilmington, OHIO – April 2, 2025 – Entries and stall reservations are now open for the 2025 World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) Summer Series. Summer I and II will run from July 9 through July 20, 2025. Summer III will run from August 6 through August 10, 2025. WEC offers classes for everyone from cross rails to grand prix, including newly added hunter derby […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Lissy Naber

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Lissy Naber. The young professional riding for Peg Seals out of Freedom Farm has debuted many young hunters around WEC – Wilmington this winter, and just stepped up to her first grand prix with her own, Miss Cloe Z, jumping a double clear effort for a fourth place finish. We caught up with Lissy to […]Read More

Robert Blanchette Scores a Double Victory in $15,000 Modelo Regional Grand Prix 

Ocala, FL – The 2025 Spring Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala kicked off with its first Grand Prix under the lights of the WEC Stadium on Saturday night. A strong field of 46 horse-and-rider combinations tackled a challenging course designed by Chris Barnard (USA) in the $15,000 Modelo Regional Grand Prix. After an exciting seven-horse jump-off, it was Ireland’s Robert Blanchette who dominated, […]Read More

Wonder Woman! Lisa Goldman-Smolen is Victorious in the $30,000 Clinton County CVB Grand Prix at Winter Classic 16

Wilmington, Ohio – Lisa Goldman-Smolen (USA) was back to her winning ways in the Standlee Sanctuary Saturday evening at WEC – Wilmington like she never left. This past October, Goldman-Smolen jumped in her final class at the Fall Classic Series before adding a baby girl to her family and returned to Winter Classic 16 for the first time since, working her way right back to […]Read More

Melissa Donnelly & Keeper Impress in the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunt-N-Go Derby at Winter Classic 16

Wilmington, Ohio – World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week welcomed top hunter athletes to the R+L Arena at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington all week during Winter Classic 16. A group of 19 of those horse-and-rider combinations met for the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunt-N-Go Derby where Melissa Donnelly and Lily Lutgen’s Keeper (Cascarillo x Nigel) ultimately rose to the top. Joe Carnicom crafted the […]Read More

Josh Dolan Double Dips in $5,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby

Ocala, FL – The first Hunter Derby Friday of the 2025 WEC – Ocala Spring Series started with gorgeous weather as 34 horse-and-rider combinations navigated flowing courses designed by Lynn Mullins. Hedges, birch standards, and an abundance of greenery brought a natural, woodsy feeling to Hunter 1 as riders contested for the win in two hunter derbies: the $5,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ […]Read More

Sports at WEC Brings Indoor Soccer Camp Back to World Equestrian Center – Ocala This Summer

Ocala, FL – Registration is now open for Sports at WEC’s Recreational Youth Indoor Soccer Camps at World Equestrian Center – Ocala this summer. World Equestrian Center’s Exposition Center Two will be outfitted once again with premium artificial turf to provide the perfect indoor sporting climate for cool summer fun.  After a popular start in 2024, Sports at WEC will bring back the Recreational Youth Indoor Soccer […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Zara Dow

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Zara Dow. The seven-year-old rider can be found on many ponies at her family farm, Crailin Stables, in Ontario, Canada, and at both WEC venues. We sat down with Zara after her win in the Walk Trot Equitation Ground Rails to learn more about two of her ponies, Petunia and Mr. Toffee, and her favorite […]Read More