Wilmington, OHIO – Week six of the Winter in the Midwest 2022 kicked off with feature jumper class action in the Sanctuary Arena where seventeen athletic horse and rider combinations contested the $10,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m. Course designer Keith Bollette laid the track for the class, which saw thirteen pairs go clear and inside the time allowed of 84 seconds to advance to the jump-off. […]

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on fourth generation young horsewoman Miracle Smillie. Miracle frequently shows at World Equestrian Center competing on her ponies Daventry’s Emerald City (Ozzie) and Apollo LCD (Apollo). Miracle had a fantastic week at WEC this week, competing with Ozzie in the 2′ USHJA Hunters and with Apollo in the Intermediate Child/Adult Jumpers .80 m, the Intermediate Child/Adult Jumper Classic and the […]

This week’s Sunday Spotlight feature is thirteen year old Caroline Nadalin, a hard working young horsewoman with an obvious love for both the horse and the sport. Caroline took some time between showing this week to sit down with us and tell us about growing up riding, the lovable horses she has currently and her future goals in the industry. How did you get into […]

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Georgina Lockwood-Taylor, a talented amateur jumper rider, passionate animal lover and determined Pre Veterinary Medicine student who loves nothing more than spending time with her beloved horses Cha Cha and Luxella. At just twenty years old, Georgina balances an eighteen-credit-hour neuroscience-based schedule at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, riding her two horses three times per week, volunteering at […]

$25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix An eager crowd filled the grandstands in the Sanctuary Arena tonight to watch the $25,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix.  Twenty four horse and rider combinations contested the 1.40m track, designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. At the close of the first round, seven pairs would go clear to advance to the jump off while Nicole E. Loochtan and […]

A familiar face around the horse show circuit, Kevin McCarthy has made the transition from professional to back to amateur and has been cleaning up in the Jumper ring. Last week at the World Equestrian Center Invitational McCarthy had many successes with his two mounts, Gwen Mc 1 and Catch A Star, placing in the top three in the vast majority of his entered divisions. […]

It was a fantastic week of equestrian sport at the World Equestrian Center Fall Classic. With a sold out horse show, the Hunter and Jumper rings saw plenty of incredible rounds throughout the week, and the entire show grounds was lively with events. Heart Means More took center stage in the Paddock club on Friday night, entertaining the crowd with countless covers from every genre. […]

This sold out week of equestrian sport brought countless Amateur and Junior riders from across the country to the World Equestrian Center for the WEC Fall Classic. As the show comes to a close today, we’d like to recognize a few of our outstanding Juniors/Amateurs and their successes at World Equitation Center this week. Melodie Robitaille took home the blue ribbon this weekend aboard her […]

Jumper action took center stage this evening as a large crowd gathered in the grandstands of the Sanctuary Arena to watch the $7500 Futures Prix 1.30 m and the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.40 m. The Futures Prix started the night off with a course designed by Tucker Williams. A group of 27 international entries contested the track with 10 jumping clear to advance to […]

The World Equestrian Center Fall Classic drew riders from across the country this week to a sold out horse show and the final week of the WEC Fall Series. As divisions wrapped in the Hunter rings, Fall Series champions were crowned with huge ribbons and stunning awards coolers from Equitex, while victory celebrations could be seen all across the venue. Tonight the Sanctuary Arena hosted […]