Aug 27, 2021 | All, Discover Ocala, Equestrian, Iconic Horse Farms
Winding Oaks Farm: Then and Now Written by Cynthia McFarland Ocala didn’t become Horse Capital of the World® overnight. It took the steadfast efforts of dedicated horsemen over decades to establish this area as a proven site for breeding, raising and training...
Aug 17, 2021 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala, Equestrian
We’ve been having such a good time hanging out at the Florida Horse Park watching “The Polo” on Saturdays, and from the steadily growing crowd of spectators each week, we’re pretty confident saying we’re not the only ones. If the increasing number of tailgaters is...
Aug 16, 2021 | All, Discover Ocala, Ecological
In Irish Gaelic, “uisce beatha” (pronounced whiska-ba) is the same thing the Romans called “aqua vitae”, or Water of Life. The Irish, being saucy, shortened that to “whiskey”, and thus the world was gifted with the Emerald Isle’s love and lore of the legendary...
Aug 12, 2021 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala
IFAS in Action: Caitlin Bainum Caitlin Bainum is what you could conceivably call an Earth Ambassador. Her real title is UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Livestock Agent, but with the breadth and depth of work she does with area horse farms and agriculture, she has to...
Jul 12, 2021 | 55+ Resources, All, Discover Ocala, Neighborhood Spotlight
The sprawling oasis of Ocala Preserve is one of the gems in Ocala’s residential communities, with a wide open, expansive design that highlights the beauty of the landscape and draws you in like a butterfly to a blossom. You can’t visit this place and not fall in love...
Jul 9, 2021 | All, Discover Ocala, Equestrian
You know the expression “Two heads are better than one”? It’s really true; the more perspectives you have on a particular subject, the more breadth and depth of scope you have available to comprehensively understand an issue or solve a problem. More resources mean...
