This will be the second Olympic games for Ocala eventer Will Coleman. He competed in the 2012 Olympic games in London.
Erynn Ballard who grew up and started her career as a professional equestrian in Ocala, makes the Canadian Olympic team.
North Central Florida’s equine community came together this week to raise funds for the Black Stallion Reading Project which provides the acclaimed book to 4th grade students in Marion County and exposure to horses and equine-related opportunities.
Around 4,200 years ago, one particular lineage of horse quickly became dominant across Eurasia, suggesting that’s when humans started to spread domesticated horses around the world, according to research published this month in the journal Nature.
Next on the OBS agenda is the yearling dale, scheduled for October 8 and October 9.
30-year-old Chris Talley loves competing in the equestrian sport of three-day eventing and also considers himself an equine matchmaker, helping others find the horse that’s right for them.
Dornoch’s win Saturday at the Belmont Stakes is the first classic victory for Raul Reyes of King’s Equine in Ocala.
The Southeastern Livestock Pavilion just started accepting reservations for the new campground as of Friday, June 7.
Dornoch was broken and trained in Ocala by Raul Reyes of King’s Equine.
Sierra Leone was broken and trained at Oak Ridge Training Center by David Scanlon in Williston.