Week 9 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center saw another fantastic week of hyper-competitive equestrian sport. Feature jumping classes filled the afternoons on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, all boasting stunning courses designed by Tucker Williams of Ocala, Florida. In-ring action was bolstered by plenty of fun after-hours events including a Sip & Shop in Vendor Village sponsored by Mona’s Monograms, ringside exhibitor […]Read More

World Equestrian Center was alight with plenty of exciting equestrian action with featured classes filling the rings each afternoon from Thursday to Saturday during Week 8 of ‘Winter in the Midwest.’ Exhibitors enjoyed fun after-hours events including a very competitive cornhole tournament at the Paddock Club. Exhibitors and spectators alike enjoyed the sport while attending ringside exhibitor parties during featured classes. Thursday saw 16 skilled jumpers […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight is Amateur rider Traci Ribeiro. Traci is an accomplished lawyer that has recently rediscovered her riding career. Along with Kosta Kalanov, Traci runs Kalanov Equestrian out of Country Ridge Stables in Mundelein, Illinois. The pair are growing their business of buying, importing and selling horses, and have found great success. Though she loves the business, there are two horses Traci will never […]Read More

The Winter Series of the Midwest continued this week with fantastic equestrian sport and plenty of fun for all. This week was truly “The Week of the Davids” with David Beisel and David O’Brien trading off top placings in every Winter Classic 9 feature class. The Sanctuary arena hosted a special class for the dogs this week: the Dog Grand Prix. The Dog Grand Prix […]Read More

Valentine’s Day had us looking through rose-colored glasses and seeing hearts all week long with plenty of fun events to celebrate the holiday. There is no better way to say “I love you” than a good cup of coffee, so WEC sponsor Osphos provided complimentary coffee for all exhibitors on both Wednesday and Thursday at Dark Horse Coffee Co. The Ohio Appaloosa Association joined us […]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