A woman has filed a lawsuit against the World Equestrian Center (WEC), an event organizer, and a horse rider, claiming she was severely injured when a horse allegedly stampeded through a chute at an “unmanageable speed” during a competition and threw her into the air.
Tammi Catrett filed the complaint on Jan. 30 in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court for Marion County. The defendants named in the suit include Arena Horse Shows of Ocala, LLC (doing business as World Equestrian Center), Equestrian Operations, LLC, Columbus Hospitality, LLC, event organizer Sabra O’Quinn, and rider Nicole Boccaccio.
The lawsuit stems from an incident that allegedly occurred on Aug. 30, 2025, during the “Labor Day Barrel Blast” event held at WEC (1750 NW 80th Avenue in Ocala)…