Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Equestrian

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...

International Polo Club Awarded County’s Top Tourism Honor

The Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau this week recognized the International Polo Club Palm Beach with the 2013 Providencia Award, based on the organization’s significant and substantial impact on the tourism industry. The honor was fittingly awarded during...

Wellington’s Adams Fourth At IEA National Finals

Julia Adams, Wellington resident and freshman at Suncoast High School, recently competed in the 2013 Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Hunt Seat National Finals and placed fourth in the nation in her division. The event was held April 18 at the...

Elena Oleinikova Now Offers Equine Massage

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS Elena Oleinikova came a long way to live and work in Wellington. She grew up and began her riding career in Moscow. “I feel lucky,” she said. “You would think that living in Russia might be scary,...

Diane Gonzalez Has A Passion For Pets

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS For some of us, our pets are not like family — they are family. So when vacations and other times arise when we have to go away and leave them, it can present a real dilemma:...

Wellington Council Shows Interest In SR 7 Horse Park

Members of the Wellington Village Council got more details this week about a horse park proposal eyed for the K-Park property at the intersection of State Road 7 and Stribling Way. At Monday’s agenda review meeting, local businessman Jack Van...

Zacara Captures Second Consecutive U.S. Open Championship

Wellington polo season came to a thrilling finish last Sunday with the final match of the 2013 Maserati U.S. Open Championship at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. The hard-fought match got off to a quick start, with the first...

John Wash Receives President’s Award From Sports Commission

John Wash, president of the International Polo Club Palm Beach, received the President’s Award at the 37th annual Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet and Annual Sports Awards. The banquet and awards ceremony was held Sunday, March 24...

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Flavors ‘Decades Tour’ A Tasty Traveling Experience

On Thursday, June 5, the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted Flavors 2025, now in its 22nd year. Several...