Friday, April 19, 2024

Equestrian

Wellington’s Offer Could Halt Lawsuits

Members of the Wellington Village Council are giving owners of the controversial Equestrian Village project a second chance to get approvals for the site in exchange for putting pending lawsuits on hold while the process is revisited. In what they...

Ag Commissioner Meets With Horse Park Team

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam visited Wellington on May 21 to meet with the Palm Beach Horse Park development team to discuss plans for the proposed equestrian facility. The development team presented the current plans and ideas for...

Groups Reach Agreement On Dressage Dates

Equestrian Sport Productions and Wellington Classic Dressage announced Wednesday that they will host several international events at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival venue on the corner of South Shore Blvd. and Pierson Road. The proposal will utilize the AGDF venue...

Kids Learn Literacy By Reading To Horses

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS Lots of us have done lots of things with and to horses: ride them, of course, train them, show them, occasionally dress them in costumes, take them on trail rides, feed, groom, care for and love...

Lawsuit Settlement Discussion On Council Agenda

The battle over the use of the Equestrian Village property could be settled next week with the Wellington Village Council expected to discuss a settlement offer to curb its legal woes. A discussion of the issue is on the agenda...

Legal Administrators Golf Tourney Supports Vinceremos

Palm Beach Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators hosted its second annual Community Connection Golf Tournament to benefit the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center on Friday, May 17 at the Madison Green Golf Club. Guests enjoyed lunch before tee...

Pony Camp Great For Horse-Loving Kids

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS The horse community is a small world. When I sat down with Claudia Campbell at her comfortable farm in Loxahatchee, we started talking about old times and stables far, far away. Turns out we both attended...

Students Score Scholarships Through IPC’s Kids Fun Zone

As world-class polo players and fans celebrated the close of another exciting season at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, enterprising business students from Palm Beach Atlantic University may have come out the biggest winners of all — at...

Melissa Ganzi Leads Introductory Polo Session

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS Professional polo player Melissa Ganzi hosted a children’s introduction to polo workshop Saturday, May 11 at the Wellington library. Attendees learned the rules of the game and tried on some of Ganzi’s gear. After watching video of...

Wellington, Horse Park Development Team Host Auburn

The development team for the proposed Palm Beach Horse Park, in coordination with the Wellington staff, hosted representatives from Auburn University on Wednesday, May 8 for a tour of Wellington’s equestrian community. The K-Park site in Wellington, located on the...

Pure Thoughts Rescues Nurse Mare Foals

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS Some practices are so cruel that you shake your head in bewilderment and wonder, who thinks of such things? Apparently enough people that the practice of producing nurse mare foals is fairly common. Here’s how it works. Let’s...

Board Doesn’t Like Proposal For Bears In Palm Beach Point

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS A divided Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee voted 3-2 on Wednesday to oppose a proposal to house black bears in a recently created wildlife sanctuary. The committee met to discuss a petition from Matt Carfi regarding his proposal to...

Latest News

RPBHS To Celebrate Class Of 2024 On May 15 At The Fairgrounds

Principal Michelle Fleming along with the students, staff and families at Royal Palm Beach High School are preparing for...