Friday, May 23, 2025

Equestrian

Changes Afoot As PBC Posse Starts Season

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS It’s back! Somehow we’ve survived yet another summer in South Florida, and now it’s time to start thinking about which weekend show is coming up. The Palm Beach County Mounted Posse starts next weekend, Sept. 7-8 —...

Despite Doubts, Committee OKs Vet Office Change

Members of the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee recommended approval last Wednesday of an ordinance that could make veterinary offices a permitted use in certain parts of the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Area. The request was brought by Palm Beach Equine Clinic...

What Does It Cost To Keep A Horse?

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Hay burners. That’s what Bill called them. He ran Higgs Feed at the corner of Southern Blvd. and Military Trail some 30-odd years ago. Back then, I boarded a horse at the Polo Ground Stables on land...

Ellen Rosenberg’s Groundwork Clinic

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,...

Plan A Visit To The Museum Of Polo

TAILS FROM THE TRAIL 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...

Fall Hearings For New Equestrian Village Plan

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...

P.B. Horse Park Appoints Equestrian Advisory Board

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...

Groundwork From The Horse’s Perspective

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS 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...

County Building Trail System One Piece At A Time

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...

Vet Clinic Rule Change Concerns Equestrian Board

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...

Fireworks And Horses: A Bad Match, Part 2

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS “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...

PBC Horseman’s Association Fun Show

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...

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Graduation Ceremony Honors WHS Class Of 2025

Wellington High School’s Class of 2025 celebrated their graduation at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Wednesday, May...