Town-Crier columnist Ellen Rosenberg hosted “Groundwork from the Horse’s Perspective” at Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park in The Acreage on Sunday, Aug. 18 (credit cheryl). Participants learned how their own mood and body language affects their relationship with their horses,...
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You may have driven by the Museum of Polo & Hall of Fame, located at 9011 Lake Worth Road. It’s worth a stop. They’re open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During the...
Though the 2014 Global Dressage Festival is set, it will be October before permanent plans for the future of the controversial Equestrian Village site are in place.
The property owners, Wellington Equestrian Partners, agreed earlier this year to resubmit a...
The Palm Beach Horse Park, a Western-oriented equestrian complex proposed for construction on Wellington’s K-Park property, has created an Equestrian Advisory Board to provide expert guidance and gather feedback from fellow equestrians as plans for the horse park’s facilities...
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Imagine a classroom. Any classroom. Picture the teacher entering on the first day. What’s her mood? Excited to be there? Telling a joke to ease the tension before introducing herself and the subject? Resigned to yet...
There is a growing number of equestrian trails in Palm Beach County, and county officials hope to slowly continue increasing the trails over time.
That was the message of Linda Wirtz, program director at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, and...
Members of the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee decided Wednesday to postpone a recommendation that could make veterinary offices a permitted use in certain parts of the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Area.
Committee members wanted a second look at the ordinance with...
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“I live in The Acreage, and I’ve noticed the fireworks getting progressively worse each year,” Patricia Davidowitz said. “I currently have three horses. But last year, I also had Emily, a rescue horse who was very...
Palm Beach County Horseman’s Association held a fun show Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28, at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. On Saturday riders, horses and trainers dressed in pirate outfits for a costume contest. The show was...
After a six-year ban and numerous attempts by activists to stop it, horse slaughter returns to the United States next month. A horse slaughterhouse is slated to open for the first time since 2007 in New Mexico. As a...
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The Fourth of July — a holiday most Americans celebrate with great enthusiasm, but one that many local horse owners dread.
“Unless you’re a horse person, you don’t understand how fireworks can literally scare a horse to...
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The flier says it all: the experience of a lifetime.
This summer, the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center, located at 13300 6th Court North in Loxahatchee Groves, offered three separate week-long summer camps Tuesday through Friday, from 9...
