Love of the Horse Ocala 5K

04/22/2026

THANK YOU!!!! With the help of our wonderful sponsors and race participants, we were able to donate a total of $13,961.71 to The Foundation for The Horse. We had so much fun bringing this event to the Florida Horse Park this year, and look forward to returning in 2027.
Your hosting sponsors Zoetis Equine, The Equine Medical Center of Ocala, Ocala Equine Hospital, and Peterson Smith Equine Hospital + Complete Care are grateful for the support of the following. Platinum Sponsors: Arthramid, Creative Science. Gold Sponsors: Aurora Pharmaceutical, Great American Insurance, Boehringer Ingelheim, Purina, OBS Feed & Supply, Western Ivy, Brook Ledge Horse Transportation, Seminole Feed, Tenzing Financial Advisors, Dechra. Silver Sponsors: Aligned Veterinary Services, PHD Veterinary Service, Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc.. Bronze Sponsors: Hello Gorgeous Salon, Chewy. Special thanks for additional support, supplies, and prizes from: Patterson Veterinary Supply, Animal Health International, Platinum Performance, Ocala Polo Club, Club Pilates, The Juniper General Store, The Running Elements Ocala, Takens Tailored Corner LLC, Virginia's Creations, American Running Company, The Horse Talk Show, Miller's Ale House, and Tractor Supply.
It was truly a team effort, and a great example of what can be accomplished when the local community joins forces!!! If I inadvertently left anyone out, please let us know. Please be sure to thank and support our sponsors, there is no way we could have pulled this off without them!!!

04/01/2026

Big thanks to our friends at Ocala Polo Club for sponsoring 📸 photography for the race. We think they caught some spectacular action shots of our competitors and highlighted the beautiful morning at the Florida Horse Park!!! Be sure to share these images with your friends!!!

03/31/2026

Thank you so much for sponsoring and running the Love Of The Horse 5K! We love seeing everyone's amazing photos and videos!

Our team is all set for the Love a Horse Ocala 5K 🐎💙

Best of luck to Cliff, Jordan, Jenni, & Angel, and of course Gus — we’re cheering you on every step of the way!

OBFS is proud to be a Gold Sponsor and part of something that supports such an incredible cause.

03/30/2026

Thank you so much for joining us and supporting the The Foundation for The Horse!

03/29/2026

We are so grateful for all of our generous sponsors and our runners/walkers for making today’s 5K a fun and successful event raising funds for The Foundation for the Horse!!!
We are working on wrapping everything up and will have official results posted later today-we appreciate everyone’s patience with timing technical difficulties. If you have any questions about your results, please send us a message.
And, remember come back to the Horse Park at 12 for the Love of the Horse Polo Classic!!!!

03/28/2026

We’re thrilled with the great turnout at Juniper General Store! We will be here until 7pm for packet pickup-come get your number, race bag, and shirt!!!

03/28/2026

💥PACKET PICKUP!!!!💥
✅Meet us at The Juniper General Store from 4-7pm today!
😄We have bibs, pins, shirts, and smiling volunteers to help you out!!!
So excited to see all of our runners this afternoon! If you can’t make it today, we will also also hand out numbers at the Horse Park tomorrow morning starting at 6:30am.
🌟Once again, remember to sign the Horse Park waiver (N/A for coggins). https://flhorsepark.com/release-of-liability/

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Juniper General Store is a pet-friendly hangout in Ocala serving craft beer, wine, specialty coffee, and matcha. Shop local art and gifts, enjoy charcuterie, and kick back on the patio. Live music, local events, and good vibes all year around.

03/28/2026

Last day to sign up online until 6pm only!!!! We will accept race day entries for $45 with exact cash or check only. We look forward to seeing everyone!

12/23/2025

The future is loading...... March 29, 2026
Save the date for the next Love of the Horse Ocala 5K! Registration is open and more information will be coming soon.

https://loveofthehorse5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=13083

As our crew steps down from organizational duties for the Love of the Horse Ocala 5K we want to thank all of our sponsors, participants, and followers for joining us in support of The Foundation for The Horse. We look forward to supporting the new organizational committee and hope to see more Love of the Horse 5Ks pop up around the country in support of this great organization.

02/01/2025

Special thank you to Dechra US Equine for sponsoring our post race fuel and hydration table! 💙 🍌🍌 💦 Thank you for your support on a great morning.

Dechra is an international specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture and sales of high-quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. We are driven by our purpose of the sustainable improvement of local animal health and welfare. We continue to grow because we understand the challenges veterinarians face. We provide training, support and information that helps them help animals.