Friday, March 29, 2024

Equestrian

The USPA Piaget Gold Cup Final On Tap For IPC This Weekend

By Alex Webbe In Sunday’s quarterfinal action in the 2015 USPA Piaget Gold Cup at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, Alegria knocked off Valiente 14-8, while Las Monjitas beat Lechuza Caracas 10-6. In Sunday’s opening Piaget Gold Cup quarterfinal, Valiente...

Finding The Perfect Pony Takes A Lot Of Effort

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Buying a horse isn’t like buying a car. Every car feels and runs pretty much like every other car of the same model. Sure, you can order different colors and accessories, but they drive identically. Finding the...

Wellington Council Approves Bridle Trail Map For The Comp Plan

The Wellington Village Council gave final approval Tuesday to the adoption of an amended bridle trail map to the village’s comprehensive plan that shows not only existing trails but future trails that the village would like to develop. Projects Manager...

Piaget USPA Gold Cup Opener Ignites Polo Spectators At IPC

The opening weekend of the 26-goal USPA Piaget Gold Cup at the International Polo Club Palm Beach brought out plenty of spectators as Wellington’s polo season kicked into high gear. Last Sunday’s featured match between Orchard Hill and Valiente possessed...

Ben Maher And Diva II Top $372,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix

Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Diva II jumped to victory in the $372,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix CSI-W 5*, presented by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, last Saturday night at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival. The pair topped a...

Fascinating Speakers At Dressage Canada Event

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Dressage Canada members met frequently at Wellington’s Wanderers Club during their second annual Florida Fortnight, which ran from Jan. 25 through Feb. 3. Open to anyone, the symposium provided educational and development opportunities for riders at...

Team USA Wins The $100,000 Nations Cup At WEF In Wellington

The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival hosted its $100,000 Nations Cup, presented by Kingsland Equestrian, last Friday evening with a victory for the home team at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. Teams representing nine different countries participated in...

The Pieres Boys Carry Orchard Hill To C.V. Whitney Cup Title

By Alex Webbe In the highest-scoring final in C.V. Whitney Cup history, Orchard Hill (Steve Van Andel, Ezequiel Ferrario, Polito Pieres and Facundo Pieres) ran past Alegria (Julian Mannix, Hilario Ulloa, Mariano Aguerre and Sterling Giannico) 16-13 at the International...

Danielle Goldstein Returns To Wellington With New Horse

Danielle Goldstein, an accomplished show jumper with dual Israeli and U.S. citizenship, recently returned to Wellington to compete at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival after spending extensive time in Europe. She brought along a new partner, Carnegie, a 9-year-old...

Equine Salt Spa Brings Unique Therapy To Wellington

Equine Salt Spa, providing therapeutic respiratory salt treatment for equine athletes, recently announced an expansion of its world-renowned therapy to the equestrian industry in Wellington and South Florida. Equine Salt Spa offers a one-of-a-kind respiratory salt treatment that enhances oxygen...

Kids Cancer Foundation Event At IPC

The Big Hero Sunday Brunch & Polo Match benefiting the Kids Cancer Foundation was held Sunday, March 1 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. There was a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. After a sumptuous buffet, guests...

Amy Cedarburg Practices Cranio-Sacral Therapy

TALES FROM THE TRAILS I started out a skeptic and ended up a believer. When Amy Cedarburg works with a horse, it doesn’t look like anything’s going on. But looks can be deceptive. Originally from Milwaukee, Amy moved to Tampa with...

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ITID Re-Opens Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park

On Saturday, March 9, the Indian Trail Improvement District held a grand re-opening ceremony for the district’s Nicole Hornstein...