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The Village of Wellington Florida is often called the Winter Equestrian Capital of the World. This exclusive South Florida community has long been the hub of the top tier of US equestrian competition. More recently it has become recognized as a top player on the global scale. The town plays host to a variety of competitions, exibitions, events, and charity galas and the Village brings together some of the world’s top riders as well as many high profile spectators.
Equestrian sports are big business. In Palm Beach County alone it has an annual economic impact between $150 million and $200 million. For this small municipality, this major impact has meant adjusting to the needs of a growing, highly affluent, global, visitor base with unique safety and security concerns. This has driven a dramatic growth in the need for highly trained security services to protect the competitors, sponsors, and spectators and their families and property.
