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

Ireland’s Kevin McCarthy and Catch A Star HSS raced to the win in this evening’s thrilling $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD. Each horse and rider pair were on their “A game” tonight, with all of the 8 entries that made it to the jump off jumping double clear. This evening’s course, designed by Keith J. Bollotte, saw entries attempting 14 efforts in a […]Read More

We saw fantastic equestrian sport at last week’s World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #2. The first show of 2019 started the year off with a bang, seeing stellar rides from familiar faces like Charlotte E. Clark and Ashleen Lee, as well as fierce competition from first time WEC exhibitors. We started the show on Wednesday as horses and riders enter the show ring for the […]Read More

We are ringing in the new year at the World Equestrian Center as we kick off a 16-week-long stretch of top tier equestrian sport during the World Equestrian Center Winter Series of the Midwest. Riders and horses alike look refreshed, returning to the show grounds after the first two weeks of the Winter Series in December and a relaxing Holiday break. The new year brings […]Read More

Tonight’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m was a true test of accuracy for the for the 20 entries that contested the course designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky. The course consisted of three doubles, several inside turn options and a galloping line as the final two fences. In the first round, a vertical to an oxer across the short side of the ring caught […]Read More

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. […]Read More

What. A . Show. Last week’s World Equestrian Center Invitational saw outstanding talent in every ring with record-breaking entry counts in several of the featured classes. We spent the entire weekend celebrating Halloween. From pumpkin carving challenges, to themed braiding contests, to Trick-or-Treating, to a Halloween party, we certainly got into the spirit. All were invited to carve pumpkins in the Paddock Club on Friday, […]Read More