Equestrian Communities

In North Carolina

The North Carolina equestrian lifestyle is captivating. At Sheelah Clarkson Asheville Real Estate Agency, our agents are equestrians themselves, so we have an understanding of what horsemen require when purchasing horse properties.

We've helped buyers from all over the nation find equestrian real estate for sale in western North Carolina. Discerning equestrian clients have their own preferences. With years of experience in assisting horse owners, we offer our buyers a number of different options for living with their horses:

• Traditional Horse Farm
• Private Equestrian Community
• Horse-Friendly Neighborhood
• Buy-and-Board Option

Our Featured Equestrian Community Property

Luxury Equestrian Estate | NEW! Wind your way your way along a private country lane to Grandview Farms, an exclusive enclave of private estates enjoying the equestrian lifestyle. Located near Asheville, this exceptional property offers a wealth of amenities for the discerning buyer. The masterful Timberpeg residence is situated on 10.45 pastoral acres with incredible, panoramic views. The property includes a four-stall Morton barn and access to community bridle paths and walking trails. View more details about this luxury equestrian community home.

The Traces Equestrian Community | The Traces is an established residential community featuring fine homes and stately homesites in a tranquil setting. The Traces is located between the sister towns of Landrum SC and Tryon NC in the heart of Carolina horse country. Our on-site Equestrian Center offers a complete portfolio of amenities designed for horse owners: two barns, several paddocks for turn out, common pastures and an outdoor arena. Training for you and your horse is also available. From the Traces, you can access miles of the area's private equestrian trail systems. Right next door is the 390-acre Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) with its full calendar activities from dressage and hunter/jumper shows to eventing and carriage driving activities. Moreover, at The Traces, you'll enjoy concierge boarding, allowing you the freedom to work and travel with the assurance your horses are receiving daily care from a team of professionals. Learn more about The Traces.

Our Private Equestrian Communities

Private equestrian communities are master planned developments designed with the horseman in mind. The popularity of our private equestrian communities in North Carolina is remarkable. Horse owners from around the nation have bought property in our private developments. In the more popular private communities, homes and farms are in the re-sale stage. The newest equestrian communities are currently selling lots only, giving you the opportunity to build a home that meets your discerning taste.

Some of our private equestrian communities include a central barn or equestrian center plus home sites with mountain vistas. Other planned developments feature small farms of 5-acre to 50-acre parcels where equestrians build their own barns and maintain private pastures or paddocks. Some include conservation easements and private trail systems for use by property owners.

Many of our equestrian buyers enjoy their equestrian community properties as second homes or vacation homes where they can ride the trails and enjoy our area’s horse shows and equestrian events on a seasonal basis. Our clients from the northern states travel south in the winter months to enjoy fox hunting while those from Florida and Charleston bring their horses up to the mountains for the cool summer months. Professionals on the show and eventing circuit use their equestrian community farm as a lay up facility during the off-season. However, most horse enthusiasts, once they have experienced the gracious lifestyle of our mountains, make western North Carolina their year-round equestrian home.

Our Horse-Friendly Neighborhoods

Across the greater Asheville area, several towns and rural neighborhoods offer a horse-friendly environment. In these traditional communities, outside the city limits, you can build your home and equestrian facilities without many of the restrictions involved in private communities. The parcels vary in size and amenities. Some are surrounded by larger estate homes. Some are populated with equestrian neighbors. Only a few of these communities offer adjacent equestrian trail systems, but all of them allow horses.

Throughout our region, public and semi-private horse trails are available. For horsemen living in the Asheville, Hendersonville or Tryon area, its only minutes to the popular Dupont State Forest horse trails. Also, a number of public horse trails are located in Pisgah National Forest, including those at Coleman Boundary located just north of Asheville and at Mills River located just south of Asheville. With the purchase of a Biltmore Estate Equestrian Pass, horsemen can ride the elegant trail system on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville throughout the year.

If you’re interested in buying property in a horse-friendly neighborhood please contact us . Be sure to provide your price range and requirements.

The Buy-and-Board Option

Some of our clients have opted to purchase a home or condominium in the city and stable their horses at a near-by boarding barn. For these riders, their ‘equestrian community’ is comprised of like-minded horsemen at the equestrian center or training facility where their horses are boarded.

The buy-and-board option is an ideal choice for the professional who travels frequently and for the non-equestrian family with a horse-loving teen. It may also be a good option for those who own a horse, but prefer living in a gated golf community or a traditional residential community in town.

If the buy-and-board option seems like a reasonable alternative for your family, please contact us. We can help you find a home to buy within reasonable distance of a horse boarding barn.

Our Equestrian Community Services

Our equestrian specialists can show you all available horse properties in our region and discuss the amenities of each one from a horseman’s perspective. If you’d like to preview the full selection of equestrian communities in the greater Asheville NC area, please contact us. We’ll be pleased to show you equestrian real estate currently on the market.