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Equestrian festival helps economy boom

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Equestrian festival helps economy boom
Equestrian festival helps economy boom

It's said to be the largest jumping show circuit in the world attracting competitors from more than 52 countries.

WELLINGTON.

THIS YEARWEEK EVENT COMES WITH ANOPPORTUNITY FOR COMPETITORS TOQUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPICS.

ASWPTV NEWSCHANNEL5IDLE EXPLAINSOR NOT, THIS INDUSTRY ISCONSIDERED GOLD FOR THEVILLAGE<< (NATS) FOR THE PAST 20YEARS (NATS) BRANDON PHILLIPSHAS PLAYED POLO HERE IN THEVILLAGE OF WELLINGTON BrandonPhillips, professional poloplayer 14:25:12“Wellingtonwas a swamp everyone thoughtthey were nuts out in themiddle of nowhere building apolo clu” THE VILLAGE SAYS ARECENT ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDYNOW SHOWS THE EQUESTRIANCOMMUNITY IS BRINGING IN MORETHAN 200 MILLION DOLLARS TOTHE ECONOMY PaulSchofield,village manager14:41:09“we actually thinkthatVILLAGE NOW HAS 3 COMPETITIVEPOLO VENUES AND MORE THAN 70FIELDS MAKING IT ANFIELDS MAKING IT ANORINTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONPETERNATIONAL DESTINATIONPEOPRNATIONAL DESTINATIONPEOPLEATIONAL DESTINATIONPEOPLE NIONAL DESTINATIONPEOPLE NOTNAL DESTINATIONPEOPLE NOT OL DESTINATIONPEOPLE NOT ONLDESTINATIONPEOPLE NOT ONLY STINATIONPEOPLE NOT ONLY ININATIONPEOPLE NOT ONLY INTEATIONPEOPLE NOT ONLY INTEREIONPEOPLE NOT ONLY INTERESTNPEOPLE NOT ONLY INTERESTEDPEOPLE NOT ONLY INTERESTED IPEOPLE NOT ONLY INTERESTED INPOLO BUT DRESSAGE AS WELL ASOTHER RELATED EVENTS.

PaulSchofield,village manager14:39:49“We are kind ofhitting our growth limits weare about 90 percent built outin the equestrian community.What we would like them to dois start looking at thecompetitive venues and startmaking them a little bitbette” IN THE PAST SEVERALDECADES THIS AREA HAS BOOMEDWITH MORE RESTAURANTS, HOTELSAND HOUSING AND THOSE TIED TOTHE INDUSTRY BELIEVE ITGOING TO CONTINUE PUMPINGMONEY INTO THE AREA.

BrandonPhillips, professional poloplayer“You know this time ofyear thereto b”

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