TALES FROM THE TRAILS
Many years ago, I taught English and writing at what was then Palm Beach Junior College, later Palm Beach Community College, now Palm Beach State College. Teaching is something I enjoy, and some of my students...
Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee met last week to discuss revamping the Equestrian Master Plan and tweaking the wording on permit rules covering equestrian uses on land outside of the Equestrian Overlay Zoning District.
“The three golf course properties where polo...
TAILS FROM THE TRAILS
Going on vacation is always a relief, but returning is sometimes just as welcome. On Sept. 6 and 7, the Palm Beach County Mounted Posse super show was back in full swing after its two-month summer...
Seven talented and energetic young polo players are at the center of the U.S. Polo Assn. Fall/Winter ad campaign.
Equipped with mallets, these rising stars spent an afternoon of the two-day shoot showing off their impressive polo skills.
Isabella Wolfe, 23;...
The Citrus Series continued with the Southeast Medal Finals and ASPCA Maclay Regional Prep Show on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. The Jacobs Family and the Wellington Preservation Coalition sponsored the final class of the...
TALES FROM THE TRAILS
The weather was great on Sunday, Aug. 24 when a group of driving enthusiasts, both participants and auditors, gathered at the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center in Loxahatchee Groves for a driving clinic hosted by the Florida...
Equestrians in Wellington’s Little Ranches neighborhood are asking for a fair share of financing to improve their community’s trail system, which they contend has fallen victim to recent road paving and drainage improvements.
Residents of the isolated Wellington enclave off...
Beautiful equestrian art deserves to be exquisitely displayed, and now L. Lavone is giving artists an opportunity to see their work emblazoned on the stunning canvas of a high-quality, Italian-made silk scarf.
The online contest will run from now until...
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...
