Skip to main content

A weekend at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida.


This week I had the great fortune of visiting Ocala and to be present at one of the first events held at WEC


During my last visits I have witnessed the construction process from it’s beginning,  when the first movements of land were carried out, and year before last around this time the stables were under way; but there is nothing comparable to being in the finished installations with warm up arenas, competition arenas, covered arenas, stadium, stalls, corrals, showrooms, stores, hotel and even a chapel! Made with a wonderful vision with every amenity necessary in order to host great equestrian events; the sensation is similar to being at Disney for horse lovers! This equestrian complex is the largest one in the United States and it is very impressive! 





Ocala is a 4 hour drive from Miami, it is one of the cities in the United States with the highest number of horses. In fact Marion County in Ocala in 2007 was officially named “ the horse capital of the world”; the Parelli Center where I have enjoyed learning and teaching during the last 15 years is also in Ocala. 


On Saturday we enjoyed a wonderful day, a bit cold for a Costa Rican but it is nice to feel the excitement of the riders returning to the arenas and competitions! 

And who to better share the moments with than my mentor and friend Pat Parelli.














Will be in touch soon, sending you all a hug and looking forward to starting this new cycle of virtual clases and in -person clinics and lessons in February and to continue to share with all of you.  Soon I will be filling you in about the new projects which came about during this visit. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Getting Ready for Deworming

Getting Ready for Deworming Hi! Thank you for being here this week! How many times have we all tried to deworm our horses or give them oral medications which turned into a struggle and we end up resorting to force? Administering any type of liquid or paste medication like a dewormer can be a challenge if we do not prepare the horse previously. For us, or better yet, from our perspective it is something so “simple” and we assume that it should also be this way to the horse- he should accept this with no problems! When the horse resists we resort to force, this turns into an uncomfortable procedure for both the person doing the administering and the horse and we end up not knowing for sure how much of the recommended dose the horse has actually received.   Today I would like to share the process we use in order to prepare our colts to accept anything we administer orally without resistance and calmly .   The procedure is easy ! Pat has a ...
Post a Comment
Read more

La lona plástica!

Hola gente linda; amantes de los caballos! Hoy les presentaremos el proceso de la introducción de la lona plástica a los potros. Mi objetivo principal es desarrollar caballos curiosos, valientes y que tengan seguridad en sí mismos; lo cual ,  en el futuro  causará que tomen mejores decisiones en situaciones de estrés. Esto lo lograremos estimulando su curiosidad. Todas  las  experiencias que tengan los caballos  a temprana edad  los marcarán para el resto de sus vidas; por eso hoy les quiero compartir el proceso que estamos viviendo con ellos al presentarles una lona. Porque una lona en el piso? La lona en el piso puede simular agua; un charco, un riachuelo; río o una sombra en el terreno; por eso es muy importante que aprendan a investigar en lugar de huir! La duración de los siguientes videos es más larga que los anteriores pues presentamos todo el proceso,  podrás observar comportamientos honestos de los potros y como l...
2 comments
Read more