Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Equestrian

USPA Buys Polo Club From Wellington Equestrian Partners

The United States Polo Association announced Thursday, June 9 that it had purchased the core assets of the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. The USPA has acquired 161 acres from Wellington Equestrian Partners, including fields 1 through...

Maryanna Poe Named Reserve Champion At Extreme Mustang Makeover Competition

Local resident Maryanna Poe competed in the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition last month at the Southeast Livestock Pavilion in Ocala. The event is held annually to encourage the adoption of wild American mustangs. A total of 54 competitors received...

Pilot Closes Season On Top Winning U.S. Open Polo Championship

The conclusion to the 2022 Gauntlet of Polo and U.S. Open Polo Championship featured La Elina and Pilot competing in the finale on U.S. Polo Assn. Field 1 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach on Sunday, April 24. Continuing...

Keiser University Buys Lox Groves Facility To Enhance Equine Programs

Keiser University has purchased an equestrian center, located at 2650 A Road in Loxahatchee Groves, which will become the new home of the university’s equestrian club team and allow for the expansion of its equine studies programs. The existing facility,...

IDA Farm’s Lauren Knopp Named Omega Alpha’s 2022 Barn Manager Of The Season

Lauren Knopp, 31, is the barn manager and so much more at the prestigious 130-stall IDA Farm in Wellington. “I wear many hats: barn manager, trainer, coach, sometimes-groom,” Knopp said. “I pretty much do it all. If something goes wrong...

Unexpected Board Vote A Setback For Flat Roof Project In Wellington’s Palm Beach Point

The rules of Wellington’s Architectural Review Board, which requires a four-vote majority to approve projects regardless of how many board members are present, created a headache Wednesday, April 20 for the owners of a planned equestrian estate in Palm...

Local Competitors Ready For Extreme Mustang Makeover Finale

The finale of one of the biggest Mustang competitions in the country, the Extreme Mustang Makeover, is taking place on Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 in Ocala, and two local competitors from central Palm Beach County will...

La Elina And Pilot To Face Off In The U.S. Open Final April 24 At IPC

Nearing the highly anticipated final of the U.S. Open Polo Championship at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, a champion will be crowned Sunday, April 24 at 3 p.m. with La Elina and Pilot set to compete on U.S....

Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center 40th Anniversary

The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center celebrated its 40th anniversary on Monday, March 28 at the nonprofit’s facility in Loxahatchee Groves. Vinceremos has been providing therapeutic riding services locally since the early 1980s. Founder Ruth Menor was saluted at the...

Poker Run Raises Money For Lox Groves Scholarships

The third annual Loxahatchee Groves Scholarship Horse Trail Ride and Poker Run was held Sunday, March 27. Riders headed out from G&M Ranch on 42 horses, stopping at the Rainforest Clinic, Swank Farms, Sunsport Gardens and a natural area...

Wellington Equestrian Committee Finishes Review Of Environmental Code

Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee finished reviewing the environmental chapter of the village’s code on Wednesday, April 6, which it began at its last meeting on March 2. It was the second time that the code had been before the committee....

Ashlee Bond Rides To Victory In $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI5*

The pinnacle event of the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday, April 2. Olympian Ashlee Bond and Karoline of Ballmore ascended to the top of the podium after an exciting five-horse jump-off in the...

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García High School To Stage ‘High School Musical’

When Tony Award-winning high school theater director Jason Zembuch Young and his students reached out to local community leaders...