Wellington horse competitions return with coronavirus rules

Wellington's equestrian community is coming back this fall with new rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.

STOPPING WINTER CAPITAL OFEQUESTRIAN COMPETITON INWELLINGTON - IT'S HAPPENINGUNDER TIGHT RESTRICTIONS -NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY LOOKED INTO WHAT'SBEING DONE AS PEOPLE FROMACROSS THE GLOBE COME HERE -THIS VIDEO IS FROM A HORSECOMPETITON THIS PAST WEEKEND INWELLINGTON AMID THE PANDEMICNO SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWEDTHE EVENTS RETURN - 132856"WE'RE OPTIMISTIC WE CAN MAKETHIS WORK, BUT YOU KNOW AT THEEND OF THE DAY IT'S GOING TOBE DOWN TO PEOPLE ABIDINGTHE RULES AND NOT CREATING AOUTBREAK." MICHAEL STONE ISPRESIDENT OF THE EQUESTRIANSPORTS PRODUCTIONS WHICH HASBEEN PLANNING FOR MONTSUBMITTING A 40 PAGE PLAN OFGUIDELINES TO WELLINGTON ANDPALM BEACH COUNTY OFFICIALSTHE RULES INCLUDE MASKS FOREVERYONE EXCEPT RIDERS DURINGCOMPETITONS DISTANCE RULES FORSUPPORT STAFF AND CREATINGSEVERAL SO CALLED - BUBBLES132824 "WE'RE TRYING TO KEEPEACH BARN IN A GROUP THAT THEYCOME IN IN THEIR BUBBLE ANDTHEN EVERYBODY IS 6 FEET APARTTHE OTHER ADVANTAGE WE HAVE ISWE'RE OUTDOORS ALL THE TIME."FOLLOWING THE RULES IS VITALHE SAYS TO KEEPING THECOMPETITION GOING SOME OF ITCONNECTED THE OLYMPICS NEXTYEAR BUT IT IS ALSO VITAL TOENSURING HEALTH SAFETY NOTONLY IN WELLINGTON BUT IN PABEACH COUNTY WHERE THOUSANDSWILL COME FROM AROUND THEWORLD - 143928 "I THINEVERYONE IS TAKING INTOACCOUNT WHAT THEY'RE COMFORTZONE IS AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONEIS FOLLOWING THE MASK RULE ANDBEING SAFE FOR EVERYBODY." ITSESTIMATED AS MANY AS 7 TO 8THOSUAND PEOPLE A WEEK ARENEEDED HERE FOR THECOMPETITIONS WHICH WILL REACHTHEIR HEIGHT OF ACTIVITY BYEARLY JANUARY IN WELLINGTOMS, WPTV NC 5 .FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEPANDEMIC BEGAN, THE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES WILL