Editing Wellington, Florida (section)

=== Equestrian sporting events ===
[[File:Beezie Madden Onlight WEF 2008.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|[[Beezie Madden]] and Onlight, Grand Prix competition at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, Florida.]]
Wellington is known for its [[equestrianism|equestrian]] community and hosting equestrian events, notably show jumping, hunting, dressage and polo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wellingtonfl.gov/government/departments/planning-zoning/strategic-planning/equestrian-community|title=Equestrian Community {{!}} Wellington, FL|website=www.wellingtonfl.gov|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>

Wellington is host to the [[Winter Equestrian Festival]], the largest and longest running horse show in the world from January to April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pbiec.coth.com/content/|title=Equestrian Sport Productions|website=Equestrian Sport Productions}}</ref> It holds more than forty weeks of equestrian competitions per year. A new expansion includes the Global Dressage Festival, begun in 2011. International competitors attend the equestrian events and social event held in the community.<ref>Minnick, Andrew,[http://www.usefnetwork.com/news/9847/2013/4/13/us_teams_finish_12_at_wellington.aspx ''U.S. Teams Finish 1-2 at Wellington Dressage Nations Cup presented by Stillpoint Farm''], USEF Network, April 13, 2013</ref>

Each year Wellington hosts several high-goal polo tournaments including the [[United States Polo Association|USPA Gold Cup]] and the [[U.S. Open Polo Championship]] at the [[Palm Beach International Polo Club]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ipc.coth.com/|title=International Polo Club|website=International Polo Club}}</ref> The International Polo Club was an idea created by players to build a facility to showcase the skills of the ponies and players. The arenas of play include three state-of-the-art playing fields and a stick and ball field. Brunches, charities, corporate events and more are hosted at the International Polo Club in Wellington.