Thursday, July 17, 2025

Equestrian

Foundation Selects Five Young Riders For Wellington Program

The Dressage Foundation (TDF) recently announced that five young adults will participate in the first-ever Young Rider International Dream Program trip to Wellington in March. Thanks to generous donors, the Dream Program is a fully funded opportunity for riders...

Winter Equestrian Festival, Global Dressage Festival Return For Three-Month Runs

A virtual press conference was held Tuesday, Jan. 4 to welcome the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival and Adequan Global Dressage Festival. The event featured panelists from different aspects of competition, as well as equestrian leaders talking about the upcoming...

First Responders Receive Equine Training At Vinceremos

As the area prepares for its annual influx of more than 15,000 horses, the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center offered free training sessions for local first responders to better prepare them for any emergency that could involve horses. During three different...

American Humane Cocktail Party At IPC

American Humane will host a cocktail party on Thursday, Jan. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the International Polo Club Palm Beach to benefit the nation’s hardworking military canines. The philanthropic evening will feature creative cocktails and bites, a...

Job Fairs For Positions At Equestrian Venues

The 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival will be back at full capacity in Wellington starting in January, and jobs are available in an array of areas. The festival is a major seasonal event for Palm Beach County, attracting top international and...

The Tackeria Hosts 28th Annual Thanksgiving Sale

The Tackeria, Wellington’s equestrian emporium, held its 28th annual Thanksgiving sale on Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27 with at least 10 percent off storewide, along with many specially priced items. The sale was a pre-season must for...

General Spectators Welcome At PBIEC For The $214,000 Holiday & Horses Grand Prix CSI4*

After more than a year without general public spectators due to COVID-19, the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center has invited the community back to the showgrounds for the first nighttime event of the season, the $214,000 Holiday & Horses...

Robert Dover Visiting Tackeria For Book Signing

Six-time dressage Olympian and Wellington resident Robert Dover will be at a special holiday book signing event on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Tackeria, located at 13501 South Shore Blvd. in Wellington. He will sign copies...

County Asks Legislators To Support Equestrian Tourism

Palm Beach County staff asked the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation to help support equestrian tourism in its economic development budget during a joint meeting held Wednesday, Nov. 10. “That’s an issue from Wellington to Ocala to Pensacola,” Intergovernmental Affairs...

JustWorld Gala To Return In March

The 19th annual JustWorld Gala will return to Wellington on Friday, March 11, 2022, at 7 p.m. at Belle Herbe Farm in Grand Prix Village (3206 Old Hampton Drive, Wellington). The annual JustWorld Gala is one of the most highly...

Roadwork Concerns Continue As Wellington OKs Annual Dressage Festival Permit

By Joshua Manning The Wellington Village Council agreed on Tuesday, Nov. 9 to approve the event permit necessary to stage the 2022 Global Dressage Festival season at the Equestrian Village site at the northeast corner of South Shore Blvd. and...

Local Nonprofits Invited To Apply For 2022 Great Charity Challenge

For the 2021 Great Charity Challenge, presented by Fidelity Investments, an event founded by the father/daughter team of Mark and Paige Bellissimo in 2009, COVID-19 highlighted that nonprofit organizations and civil society stood at the core of the community’s...

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Fourth Of July Brings Fun & Fireworks To Wellington

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fourth of July holiday celebration on Friday, July 4 at Village Park....