Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Equestrian

I Spent My Black Friday At The Tackeria

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS Black Friday: the day many businesses hope to finally move from the red ink column of the ledger book into the black. The day some dedicated shoppers head out well before midnight or line up for...

Equestrian Committee OKs Setback Variances For PBIEC Rings

Members of the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee approved a variance petition last week for the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, bringing several of its ring locations in line with village code. Committee members voted 4-1 on Nov. 14 to approve...

Wellington Chamber Welcomes Equestrian Season

Members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce kicked off the equestrian season with a luncheon Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Wanderers Club. Representatives from local equestrian venues were on hand to share information about their schedules. For the International Polo Club...

International Cup Nov. 25 At Grand Champions Polo Club

Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington will host the prestigious International Cup pitting England against Team USA on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. The club is located at the corner of Lake Worth Road and South Shore Blvd. It...

Rider Lisa Wilcox Awarded Dressage Grant

The Dressage Foundation has announced that Lisa Wilcox of Loxahatchee, and Horses Unlimited’s Pikko del Cerro HU, have been selected to receive this year’s Anne L. Barlow Ramsay annual $25,000 grant. The purpose of the grant is to showcase...

Horse ‘Moneighs’ Support ReRun Program

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS Just when you think you’ve seen it all… According to Mary Simons, a volunteer for the horse adoption program called ReRun and the Moneigh project coordinator, it all started back in 1996 when a couple of ReRun...

Wellington Council Rejects Equestrian Village Settlement

Hoping to find some common ground, members of the Wellington Village Council directed staff Tuesday to reject a settlement proposal offered by Equestrian Sport Productions CEO Mark Bellissimo and come up with a better counterproposal. Village Attorney Jeff Kurtz said...

Charities Invited To Enter Great Charity Challenge

Back for its fourth year, the FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge, presented by Fidelity Investments, will once again help make dreams come true for local charities, offering up more than $1 million in prize money to support nonprofit organizations. The...

Community Helps When AC&C Rescues Horses

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS Imagine… you’ve done nothing wrong, but you’re sent to bed without dinner. You wake up hungry, but there’s no breakfast. Or lunch. Food and water appears irregularly and infrequently. Now, imagine this scenario continuing for a...

Special Hearing Reverses P.B. Polo Site Plan Change

Members of Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board triggered a rehearing of the Blue Cypress site plan amendment after members agreed Wednesday that there had been misrepresentation on the most recent site plan. After nearly 10 hours of discussion over...

Equestrian Leaders Preview Season At Chamber Lunch

Leaders from Wellington’s major equestrian disciplines spoke at the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon Monday to welcome the advent of the winter season. The luncheon was hosted by the International Polo Club Palm Beach. IPC’s President...

Area Equestrian Properties Are In High Demand

TAILS FROM THE TRAILS For a while, a few years back, I used to tell my horses they were grazing on gold. You remember. I remember. You went to sleep and your house was worth one price, and you woke...

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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...