Friday, November 29, 2024

Equestrian

Happy Endings Farms Creates Memories At South Florida Send Off

With another successful season behind them, Happy Endings Farm planned a farewell full of fanfare for its students before heading north for the summer show season. In early May, Linda Smith-Faver planned a game-day gymkhana for her students with action-packed...

Move Gives Wall Street Farm Growing Room

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Heidi and Steve Lengyel make a great team, personally and professionally. Together they own and run Wall Street Farm. Formerly located in Wellington, they moved to new digs in the Equus Equestrian Center on Lyons Road...

New Equestrian Trails Open At Okeeheelee

Palm Beach County officially opened more than nine miles of new equestrian trails in Okeeheelee Park South with an early morning ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday, May 31. Among the nearly 100 attendees were about 50 who participated on horseback. “Palm...

Ashley Stevenson Finds Homes For Mustangs

TALES FROM THE TRAILS It doesn’t look like much at first glance: just another horse property off Collecting Canal Road in Loxahatchee Groves. But look a bit closer and you might see some clues: the taller fences in good repair;...

Alissa Kinsey Shows At WEF On A Budget

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Showing at the Winter Equestrian Festival and living on a budget. Some might view that as an oxymoron, but Alissa Kinsey is living proof that it can be done well and successfully. Originally from Sayville, Long Island...

Young Dressage Stars Shine At Florida Festival And Party At Diamante Farms

Young riders were the stars at a party for Florida International Dressage Youth Festival competitors, families and trainers, as well as the Young Rider Ride, a test held at the Kane family’s Diamante Farms this season. The events — sponsored...

Joe Mangravito Uses A Light Touch On Horses

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Joe Mangravito has a simple philosophy: every horse should be trained the way every zebra must be trained. And he should know. In addition to his five dogs and seven horses, Joe owns two zebras. He...

LGWCD Sends Trail Agreement To The Town Council

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved an agreement Monday with the Town of Loxahatchee Groves to allow the construction of multipurpose trails along district canal easements, as long as they are fenced to protect property...

Vinceremos Riding Center Hosts Barn Groundbreaking

The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center in Loxahatchee Groves broke ground on a new barn amid fanfare Friday, May 8. “We are so grateful to have everyone here and to have the people who have supported this project with us,” said...

IEA’s Finals Bring Crowds To Jim Brandon

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Parking was hard to come by April 24-26 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. Riders, families and well-wishers had traveled from all over the United States to participate in and support the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Hunt...

Committee, Task Force Support Charter Protections For Equestrians

Wellington’s Charter Review Task Force and Equestrian Preserve Committee held a joint meeting Monday to discuss the inclusion of the Equestrian Preserve Area and the Equestrian Preserve Committee in the village’s charter. Village Attorney Laurie Cohen said consideration had been...

Brock On USEF Observation Squad

Grand Prix dressage rider Allison Brock has been named to the United States Equestrian Federation’s 2015 Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad. As one of eight horse and rider combinations, Brock — along with Claudine and Fritz Kundrun’s...

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Lisa El-Ramey Will Join Lox Council; Five File For Seat 4

With two incumbents not seeking re-election, there will be two new faces on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council in...