Memorial Day is around the corner and while some are planning vacations away from home, there is plenty to do here in Ocala this summer, particularly at the World Equestrian Center. WEC hosts events year-round. We invite you to explore what’s in store for you this June.

The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is May 6, 2023, and once again, Ocala, Florida is well represented with at least three, and up

Welcome to Ocala, home of a new 368-acre facility on a park property of 6,000 acres: The World Equestrian Center of Ocala. This is a

Known today as the Bradford / Barker house, this home was originally located on property owned by Carson Bradford, who bought the real estate in

A community that calls itself the “Horse Capital of the World” will further justify that title with the opening of the World Equestrian Center. The

He helped create the largest Combined Driving and Show Jumping event in the United States. But he couldn’t compete that first year, because he wasn’t

Ocala / Marion County is home to the largest number of horses and ponies in the United States. Not only to we have the numbers,

Ocala is known not only for its beautiful horses and farms. Ocala is known for producing horses who often, as Joan Pletcher says, “Outrun their

The exceptional beauty of Padua Stables with its open, rolling countryside and scenic lakes, has an exceptional history to match. It was here among these

The city of Ocala was established in 1849, but has roots going back centuries of Native American culture. Ocale, or Ocali was a Timucua village