Ocala, FL – The $117,000 LeMieux Grand Prix Qualifier CSI4* brought 40 top international athletes from 13 nations to the WEC Grand Arena, all vying for top honors. In the end, it was Aaron Vale (USA) and Thinkslikeahorse’s Gray’s Inn (Cannavaro x Oscar) who secured their second Grand Prix Qualifier win of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series, taking home the lion’s share of the […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) is thrilled to welcome international competition to its top-tier, newly renovated outdoor facilities for the first time this spring. Spring I and Spring II will feature Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) CSI2* Jumping competition, running from May 21 through June 1, 2025. Dates and ratings: FEI CSI2* Events: Open Jumper Highlights: Hunter Highlights: Prize list and more […]Read More
The Florida Youth Dressage Championships (FYDC), one of the largest competitions for youth riders in Florida, will return for its third year at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. These championships, held March 6-9, 2025, promise to continue its tradition of welcoming camaraderie, sportsmanship and education for young dressage riders. Since its creation in 2013 by Lendon Gray and Hampton Green Farm, the FYDC has played […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Another beautiful, sunny Florida day set the scene for the final international event of Week V of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series, the $65,000 Budweiser Grand Prix CSI2*. Twenty-four horse-and-rider combinations from 10 different nations vied for the win, but it was Olympian Eduardo Menezes (BRA) who piloted his longtime partner, Calypso Des Matis (Padock Du Plessis Hn x Tresor De […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The final CDI class of the January Dressage CDI3*, presented by Hampton Green Farms, was the Intermediate II CDI2* on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC). Emily Donaldson of Parkesburg, PA, rode her own Beaujolais 75, a 16-year-old American Hanoverian gelding, to victory. The impressive 16.3-hand chestnut is by Bugatti Hilltop out of Conflora, by Contucci CWS, […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Hannah Naftal of Madison, New Jersey. For three years, Naftal has made an annual trip to WEC – Wilmington to show in the Junior Hunters and National Derbies. We caught wind of Naftal’s positive energy ring-side after her round in the $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby on Friday evening and caught up with the young […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala celebrated 250 years of the United States Marine Corps with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, setting the stage for an unforgettable night of tribute and top sport at the $200,000 Armed Services Grand Prix CSI4*, presented by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. The night kicked off with parachuters soaring into the arena, a special appearance by the […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The highlight class of the January Dressage CDI3*, presented by Hampton Green Farms on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) was the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3*. Repeating their win from the day before were Denielle Gallagher (CAN) and Come Back de Massa, owned by Gallagher and Ellen Lazarus. It was a wonderful night for Gallagher and “Come […]Read More
Wilmington, Ohio – The $30,000 Grand Prix of World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) Winter Classic 8 proved technical as only two riders advanced to the jump-off phase. Robert Barton built the track that saw Lani Hutchison (USA) and Sam Pegg (CAN) battle for the top prize. Pegg and his own 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding, Casadimo (Cachas x Orissa S), returned first for the short course, […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The first World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series welcomed the largest field yet to the WEC Stadium for three highly competitive derbies. The day began with the $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, followed by the $15,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. For the first time at WEC – Ocala, […]Read More
