A plan for an 80-room hotel, 89 residences, and an array of shops, restaurants and offices near Wellington’s equestrian core cleared one set of hurdles at the village’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board by a 7-0 vote on Wednesday,...
Being brought to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center earlier this month was pivotal for Pennywise, a huge, 302-pound adult loggerhead turtle with significant (and partially healed) blunt force trauma to her shell — likely from a boat strike about a...
Hunters and jumpers soared to increased VIP ticket sales under improved lights and hospitality, among other bright spots at the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival, while dressage soldiered through headwinds with reduced numbers in some categories, a top horse show...
With preparations underway for the Saturday, May 17 Polo for Freedom match in Virginia, as well as the highly anticipated Sunset Polo match supporting We Will Survive Cancer in September, Florida’s International Polo Tour (IPT) returned to its Wellington...
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County brought style, sport and heart together for an unforgettable afternoon at the annual Great Futures Polo Brunch & Match, held in April at the prestigious National Polo Club in Wellington....
The 15th annual International Gay Polo Tournament was held at Patagones Polo Club in Wellington on Saturday, April 26. It was a fun day with great polo, creative tailgates and a wide array of entertainment. On the field, Cherry...
By Sarah Eakin
A highly anticipated rematch of last year’s U.S. Open Polo Championship final between father and son, Adolfo and Poroto Cambiaso, played out in front of a capacity crowd at the National Polo Center in Wellington as La...
By Sarah Eakin
The National Polo Center’s winter season ended in an International Match nail-biter, as Team USA and Uruguay went into overtime on Sunday, April 27. Wellington resident and Uruguayan national Nachi Viana scoring the sudden death goal to...
By Sarah Eakin
Not all the international riders packed up and left the day after the Winter Equestrian Festival ended. Top show jumpers ditched the norm and stuck around to compete in the first three weeks of the ESP Spring...
On Sunday, March 30, the Kevin Babington Foundation held its annual Kevin’s Rockstars Lip Sync Fundraiser. Babington, an Irish Olympian paralyzed in 2019 due to a show jumping accident, was in attendance and spoke about the mission of the...
By Sarah Eakin
Sharing a champagne celebration on the podium after winning the $750,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open CSI5* Grand Prix was one way of “wetting the baby’s head” for Germany’s Christian Kukuk. He and Checker 47 won the title...
By Sarah Eakin
Park Place’s 10-9 win against Coca-Cola in overtime of the USPA Gold Cup final on Sunday, March 23 — taking the second of the trio of tournaments in the Gauntlet of Polo at the National Polo Center...
