TALES FROM THE TRAILS
Monica Lalama’s life has turned out just the way she wanted. “Training horses is a job I love,” she said. “It’s my life.”
Originally from Perth Amboy, N.J., her family moved to Cooper City in Broward County...
After a three-hour debate, the Wellington Village Council approved site plan changes Tuesday for the Equestrian Village site after removing several staff-recommended conditions, including a provision for a future left-turn lane into the site from Pierson Road and a...
TALES FROM THE TRAILS
It was such a simple thing, something riders do every day without thinking: mounting a horse. Kathy Newman, a successful hunter/jumper rider, stood on the mounting block and stepped across. The horse moved further out, Newman...
The Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee on Monday recommended the inclusion of a comprehensive map of the village’s horse trails in the equestrian element of Wellington’s comprehensive plan, even though the map remains incomplete.
Wellington Projects Manager Mike O’Dell said the...
The Wellington Village Council last week approved a contract to construct a multipurpose path near the entrance to the Palm Beach Point community, although Palm Beach Point residents still prefer an option that would provide more vehicle stacking at...
TALES FROM THE TRAILS
Merrilyn Griffin is opinionated. Just ask her; she’ll tell you that’s one of the reasons she is a dressage judge. Ah, but there’s a lot more to her than that.
Originally from Ridgewood, N.J., she started riding...
The Wellington Village Council on Tuesday postponed the final reading of an ordinance that would permanently replace an emergency measure passed after Hurricane Wilma that permitted horse owners to board their animals temporarily in tents if their stalls are...
Mounted units participated in the First Responder Games at Jim Brandon Equestrian Center on Aug. 6 and 7. The games are a biennial, Olympic-style competition taking place at sports venues throughout Palm Beach County this month. Twenty riders from...
TALES FROM THE TRAILS
If you’re free on Sunday, Aug. 24, note this upcoming clinic on your calendar. The Florida Whips will be conducting a carriage driving clinic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center,...
At a quasi-judicial hearing Wednesday evening, Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board denied an administrative appeal brought by members of the Jacobs family against the controversial Equestrian Village development.
Attorney Jeffery Bass, representing Charles and Kimberly Jacobs and Solar Sportsystems...
