Thursday, November 28, 2024

Equestrian

Angela Wade Wins Quarter Horse Championship

Angela Wade of Wellington captured the world championship title in amateur trail at the 2014 American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show on Monday, Nov. 10 in Oklahoma City. Wade showed the American Quarter Horse One Hot Drama Mama owned...

Dr. Kevin Brophy To Speak At Sunshine Meadows Nov. 25

Sunshine Meadows Equestrian Village in Delray Beach will host its first meet and greet featuring renowned equine nutritionist and veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brophy on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 1:30 p.m. The public is invited free of charge to attend a...

Dressage Riding A Passion For Robin Shehan

TALES FROM THE TRAILS The youngest of five children, Robin Shehan grew up in Easton, a little town in Maryland. When two of her older sisters started riding, Robin decided to give it a try as well. She started off...

LGWCD OKs Agreement With Town For Work On Equestrian Trails

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved an agreement Monday with the Town of Loxahatchee Groves for reimbursement of expenses in preparing and recording maintenance easement maps for public recreational trails, which led to a discussion...

Equestrian Board Objects To Saddle Trail Paving Plan

The Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to oppose paving of roads in the Saddle Trail Park neighborhood, although the Wellington Village Council approved the project unanimously in April. The meeting started with staff’s intention to get feedback from...

Missing The Wellington-WEF Message Board

TALES FROM THE TRAILS It’s funny how you come to rely on certain things in your life, hardly noticing or missing them until they’re gone. I’m not much into surfing the web, don’t have a smart phone and have never...

Wellington Seeking Location For Horse Waste Collection

The Wellington Village Council is trying to find a central location to temporarily store the enormous amount of animal waste generated by the equestrian industry in order to get it hauled away economically and legally. In a workshop Wednesday, village...

Tyler Klees Hosts Clinic At Sunshine Meadows

TALES FROM THE TRAILS The weekend of Oct. 11-12 featured wonderful weather: not too warm, low humidity, rain-free. How could you not want to go outside and do… well, anything, really? What 15 or so people chose to do was bring...

Devon Kane Takes Autumn Grand Prix

Devon Kane and her self-trained Grand Prix gelding Destiny proved to be unbeatable at the 2014 Great American Insurance Group USDF Region 3 Championships and Wellington Classic Dressage Autumn Challenge held Oct. 16-19. Kane returned recently from a summer of...

Farm A Dream Come True For Andrea Colombino

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Tucked away in Rustic Ranches, off of Flying Cow Road in Wellington, Dream Believer Stables is nestled on five private acres. It’s a little piece of paradise and the culmination of owner Andrea Colombino’s dreams. “I couldn’t...

Wellington’s 40th Street Renamed Gracida Way

The Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a request last week to rename 40th Street South as Gracida Way in honor of the late Carlos Gracida, who died following a polo accident in February. Equestrian activist Victoria McCullough, who lives on...

Horses Healing Hearts Family Fun Day

On Saturday, Oct. 18, Horses Healing Hearts held its Family Fitness Fun Day at Polo West in Wellington to celebrate horses, fitness, fun and families. There were food trucks, vendors, contests, games and more. To learn more about Horses...

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Rock The Season At 40th Wellington Holiday Parade On Sunday, Dec. 8

The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County and the...