Sunday, June 29, 2025

Equestrian

Dana Glass Likes Solving Problems With Horses

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Growing up in western Michigan, Dana Glass enjoyed riding, but he didn’t get many chances to spend time with horses. However, fate stepped in: a call from his cousin Zac in Colorado, where he was working...

Wellington Approves Special-Use Permit For Dressage Festival

The Wellington Village Council approved a seasonal equestrian use permit for the Equestrian Village site at the northeast corner of Pierson Road and South Shore Blvd. on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Equestrian Village is home to the Adequan Global Dressage Festival....

Ranch Classes Growing In Popularity At Posse Show

TALES FROM THE TRAILS The Palm Beach County Mounted Posse show is in its 60th year and still going strong, mostly because of the relaxed family atmosphere and the way the class lists are tweaked and updated. Some of their...

Cars & Horses Together In ‘Horse Power’ Art Series

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Some people just have vivid imaginations. Take artist Gisela Pferdekamper, for instance. She and her husband, Howald, live in a gorgeous log home on Collecting Canal Road in Loxahatchee Groves. Tucked away beside it, in a...

Sarah Palmer Uses Horses To Change Lives

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Sarah Palmer is passionate about horses, about her work and about helping people. She has lived and worked in six different countries on three different continents. Two years ago, she and her husband found an 11-acre...

Dr. Kristy Lund Qualifies For Dressage Finals

While riding away from the 2017 GAIG/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships with a championship title, two blue ribbons, and two reserve championships is certainly something to be proud of, it’s not the most impressive thing about Dr. Kristy Lund...

Community Comes Together To Help Starving Horse

TALES FROM THE TRAILS The timing couldn’t have been worse. For a while, a resident of Deer Run had noticed a horse standing in a pasture backing up to Lion Country Safari Road. Driving in and out each day, the horse...

Zoners OK Limited Changes At Palm Beach Polo, Reject Polo West

Wellington’s Planning & Zoning Adjustment Board last week granted a very limited approval to a master plan amendment proposed by Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club and completely denied a related master plan amendment for the nearby Polo...

Thoughts On Showing: What Do You Like And Dislike?

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Labor Day weekend wasn’t just a long holiday weekend. For some, it meant loading up the trailer and heading out to the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center for the first Palm Beach County Mounted Posse hunter show...

Flying Cow Ranch Equestrian/Aviation Project Gets Board OK

By Ray Burow Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee granted a series of approvals last week that would allow the development of Flying Cow Ranch, a 30-lot equestrian/aviation project on the western edge of the community. Flying Cow Ranch is located approximately four...

International Polo Club Awarded U.S. Open Championship Through 2021

The United States Polo Association recently awarded its top national tournaments — the U.S. Open Polo Championship, the USPA Gold Cup, the C.V. Whitney Cup and the Butler Handicap — to the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington...

Horse Owners Reflect On The Lessons From Irma

TALES FROM THE TRAILS  When a hurricane hits, pet owners have additional worries and preparations, making sure they have adequate food, cages and up-to-date vet certificates. The pets come inside, evacuate with the family or head with them to a...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...