The governing document for the village that bills itself as the “Winter Equestrian Capital of the World” does not mention the word “equestrian.”
Not once.
Although equestrian activities first came to Wellington in the 1970s, the village’s special zoning district — known as the equestrian preserve area — wasn’t established until several years after the village was incorporated in 1996.
The charter reflects a Wellington that existed before it became the global destination attraction it is today for the primary equestrian disciplines of polo, dressage and show-jumping.
But with an appointed board of residents now looking at proposing changes to Wellington’s founding document, some think it’s the right time to acknowledge the equestrian area in the village charter.
“People will say to me, ‘Where is it? Where is it in the charter?’” said Victoria McCullough, an equine advocate and member of the village’s charter review task force.
