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August 28, 2024 – Wilmington, OHIO – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) is pleased to recognize Dechra Veterinary Products as a returning sponsor for the upcoming show season. WEC is proud to partner with a company that continues to push forward initiatives that add value to equine veterinary medicine. Dechra has partnered with WEC to promote the importance of its products, Osphos® (clodronate injection) [...]Read More The post Dechra Renews Commitment to World Equestrian Center – Wilmington appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Ocala, FL – Entries and stall reservations are open for the 2024 November and December Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. The Premier Hunter/Level 6 Jumper competition, sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF) will host two weeks of shows from November 6-17 and two-weeks of shows from December 3-15. The first week of December will be highlighted by an Fédération Equestre International (FEI) CSI3* [...]Read More The post 2024 November and December Show Series: Entry and Stall Information – World Equestrian Center – Ocala appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

August 26, 2024 – Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) hosted back-to-back US Equestrian (USEF)/U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF)-rated dressage shows presented by Hampton Green Farms and Discover Dressage on August 23-25, 2024, giving dressage riders from Training Level to FEI Grand Prix extra qualifying opportunities for the 2024 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Championships, which take place for Region 3 at WEC – Ocala on September 18-22. [...]Read More The post Kassandra Barteau Lands Five Wins Ahead of Regionals at World Equestrian Center – Ocala appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Hocus Pawcus Canine Costume Contest Come out to World Equestrian Center – Ocala Saturday, October 26 from 5pm to 7pm for a barking good time at the second annual Hocus Pawcus Canine Costume Contest in Exposition Center 2. Dress your pup in their Halloween best and join the parade to compete for cash prizes, dog swag, WEC merchandise and more. Final selection for winners will [...]Read More The post A Spooktacular Weekend of Free Events in Ocala! appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Wilmington, OHIO – August 22, 2024 – Entries and stall reservations are now open for World Equestrian Center – Wilmington’s 2024 Midwest Indoors Series featuring three weeks of US Equestrian (USEF) rated hunter/jumper competition beginning November 6 through November 24. Midwest Indoors will offer more than $600,000 in prize money and awards, featuring a weekly $30,000 Grand Prix, $10,000 Futures Prix, two $15,000 USHJA National [...]Read More The post Entries and Stall Reservations are Now Open for the 2024 Midwest Indoors Series at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Ocala, FL – National dressage competition returns to Indoor Arena 6 at World Equestrian Center – Ocala August 23-25. View ride times and results. Note, all times and dates are subject to change. Please refer to the WEC Calendar for updates.  The Labor Day Barrel Blast is just around the corner! Practice exhibitions take place August 28-29, but the real action begins August 30 to [...]Read More The post What’s Happening this Week at World Equestrian Center – Ocala appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Ocala, FL – The 2025 dressage competition calendar, sponsored by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) is set to feature an impressive lineup of 11 shows including seven Fédération Equestre International (FEI)-rated events. The 2025 slate of FEI-rated competitions, which run alongside national US Equestrian (USEF)/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) shows, will include three CDI3* shows, two CDI4* [...]Read More The post World Equestrian Center – Ocala Announces 2025 Dressage Competition Calendar  appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

August 20, 2024 – Ocala, FL – Dressage riders will have a special competition opportunity this September 18-22, 2024, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) when it hosts the 2024 Great American Insurance Group (GAIG)/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships. The championships run concurrently with the Hampton Green Farms WEC September Dressage Show, which is a USEF/USDF Level 4 competition. The GAIG/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships feature more than [...]Read More The post WEC – Ocala to Host GAIG/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships at Hampton Green Farms WEC September Dressage Show appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

By: UF Veterinary Hospital at WEC From his native Australia to Florida and next to Paris, Robin Bell, B.V.Sc., lives and breathes elite performance horses. As a clinical professor and equine sports medicine specialist at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Bell spends his days safeguarding the health and well-being of some of the world’s most exceptional equine competitors. He is one of [...]Read More The post UF Professor Back From Paris After Serving as Veterinarian for Team Australia appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on junior rider Avery Roper. The 11-year-old athlete hailing from her family owned and operated Roper Farms in Hobart, Indiana, can be found in all three rings at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington with her string of horses and ponies. We caught up with the joyful, hard-working young rider to learn more about her riding journey, [...]Read More The post Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Avery Roper appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Ocala, FL – The 2024 Summer Series culminated in an electrifying showdown as 32 elite horse-and-rider combinations from nine nations competed for the final feature class win of the season in the $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix. The competition reached its pinnacle with a thrilling 12-horse jump-off, where the podium mirrored last week’s results, but this time, Sharn Wordley of New Zealand emerged victorious aboard [...]Read More The post Sharn Wordley Closes Out the 2024 Summer Series With A Victory in the $75,000 UF Health Grand Prix appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Wilmington, Ohio – Featured competition concluded at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) Summer III Saturday evening with the $30,000 GGT Footing Grand Prix. FEI Level III course designer Anderson Lima (BRA) designed an appropriate track for the field that saw seven horse-and-athlete combinations move onto the jump-off. Kelly Soleau-Millar (USA) and M. Michael Meller’s Fire Fly (Arezzo VDL x First Price G) ultimately ended [...]Read More The post Kelly Soleau-Millar & Fire Fly Race to Win the $30,000 GGT Footing Grand Prix of Summer III appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]

Wilmington, Ohio – The $20,000 GGT Footing USHJA National Open Hunter Derby was the highlight event of the evening at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Summer III as a field of 17 top horse-and-rider combinations vied for the lion’s share of prize money. Havens Schatt caught the ride on a longtime resident of Milestone Farm LLC, Caroline Moran’s Cruise (Levisto x Baronja), to ultimately take [...]Read More The post Havens Schatt & Cruise Capture $20,000 GGT Footing USHJA National Open Hunter Derby Win at Summer III appeared first on World Equestrian Center.... [Read more]