Charlottesville Horse Farms and Country Homes

Deck The Barn - Christmas On A Charlottesville Horse Farm

While the rest of the world is busy "decking the halls" and decorating their homes, horse lovers may be concentrating on their barns as well. This is Christmas on a Charlottesville horse farm. 

My barn always had wreaths on the double doors.  Inside many of the stalls had stockings hanging on the doors filled with treats for each particular horse.  Some lucky horses had wreaths of pepermint candies, although the ponies often had to share with the children and my favorite veterinarian.  The were usually treats for the barn kitties so that none of the critters was left out.  And there might be a tree decorated outside with edible ornaments for the birds.

Of course Christmas wasn't complete without riders from the neighboring stable caroling on horseback around the farms in the area.  There was usually a group of about ten riders of all ages on horses and ponies sharing music, laughter and Christmas cheer.

When you live on a Charlottesville VA horse farm the holidays are the perfect time to gather with friends who all share the love of these wonderful animals.  If your barn has any special holiday traditions, we would love to hear from you.

10 Questions To Ask Before You Board Your Horse

Here are 10 questions to ask before you board your horse in order to pick the Charlottesville horse farm that is the best for you and your horse.  

Many of my horseowning clients that are looking for a Charlottesville home to buy have decided that boarding their horse may be the best option for them.  However it is not always easy to know what questions to ask in order to pick the best Charlottesville barn, particularly if you have never taken care of your horse yourself.  Below is a list of questions that are important to ask of any horse boarding facility so that you can make sure that your horse will be receiving the best of care.

1. What do you feed and are there different feed options depending on the horse's needs?

2. What kind of hay do you feed?

3. How often will my horse's water be changed?  The water should be totally changed for clean water at least once a day.  Just topping off the buckets is not acceptible.

4. How much turnout will my horse receive and when will he go out?  There should be a variety of options depending on what each particular horse needs.

5. How many horses will my horse go out with?  Ideally your horse should go out by himself or with one buddy.  Large groups increase the chance of your horse being kicked or hurt.

6. How often will my horse's blankets be changed?  The temperature should be checked and your horse may need different weight blankets during the day with an additional layer after the temperature drops at night.

7. What people are authorized to be around the barn?  Particularly at a barn in a development it is immportant for the horse's safety that there are not unauthorized people wandering without supervision.

8. Will you put on any protective boots, bellboots etc. that my horse needs before turnout?

9. Is there staff available that in experienced with bandaging, giving both im and iv injections and other basic medical care in case of illness or injury?

10. Is professional instruction and training available and what are the qualifications of the trainer?  Find out what level the instructor/trainer has ridden or trained at.  There may be a big difference between someone who has ridden at the national level vs someone who has only ridden locally.

The answers to these questions should provide a basic outline of what the routine at the barn will be like.  As we look at homes for sale I will be able to give you names of good Charlottesville horse farms offering boarding that are located close to your neighborhood of choice.

Contact Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.  Email Pam Dent.

 

View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.

 

View my website Charlottesville Horse Farms or visit my other blog Charlottesville Real Estate Talk  for more information on Charlottesville Virginia horse farms, homes, events and real estate. 

 

Copyright © 2009 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved, "10 Questions To Ask Before You Board Your Horse".

Charlottesville Area Horse And People Barn - 93 Carriage Hill Rd.

If you are looking for the perfect small Charlottesville horse farm this horse and people barn may be a great choice.  93 Carriage Hill Rd. is located in Fluvanna County about 20 minutes outside of Charlottesville.  The front is a newly remodeled 2 bedroom living quarters with great room, new kitchen and vaulted ceilings.  The back of the structure is a 4 stall center aisle barn with automatic waterers and ceiling fans.  The farmette has almost 12 acres with 3 pastures and a runin shed.  All for $225,000.

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Contact Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.  Email Pam Dent.

 

View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.

 

View my website Charlottesville Horse Farms or visit my other blog Charlottesville Real Estate Talk  for more information on Charlottesville Virginia horse farms, homes, events and real estate. 

 

Copyright © 2009 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved, "Charlottesville Area Horse And People Barn - 93 Carriage Hill Rd".

Virginia Horse Farm For Sale - Perfect For A Professional Training Facility

If you are looking for a Virginia horse farm on which to run a professional training or show operation don't miss seeing Cedar Run Ranch.

27 stall, indoor arena, outdoor ring, 100 acres, 3 bedroom farm house.  $825,000

This Virginia horse farm possesses all of the features necessary for a training or horseshow operation.  The 100 acre farm has a 27 stall barn, 2 run-in sheds, 100 x 200 ft. indoor arena with a 38 x 200 ft shed on one side, a 200 x 300 ft outdoor arena ,  9 fields all with water and 8 paddocks, hay fields, a 2 acre pond, and riding trails.  Approximately 80 acres of the land is open and the remainder is in woods. There is an 1880 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath farm house.  In addition there is a 576 sq ft guest house/studio.  Additional buildings include a greenhouse, 10 x 40 ft. storage building, shed with kennel, large vehicle shop with hay storage and shavings bins large enough for a dump truck to dump shavings.  A bold creek runs around the property. 

Cedar Run Ranch - Jump into Greener Pastures 

 

Contact

Pam Dent

, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.  Email Pam Dent.

 

View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.

 

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Unique Charlottesville Horse Property - Horse and People Barn

 Charlottesville VA horse property for sale.  Located in Fluvanna county almost across from the main gate of Lake Monticello, 93 Carriage Hill Rd. presents the opportunity to own a unique small equestrian property.

11.19 acres, 4 stall center aisle barn, darling living quarters with 1 bedroom plus a large loft, great room, vaulted ceilings, attached 1 car garage.  All for $225,000.

Conveniently located close to the Lake Monticello shopping and golf, and within a short commute to
Charlottesville VA and the Keswick Hunt Country.

 

 

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Contact

Pam Dent

, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161, pam@JumpintoGreenerPastures.com, to list your property for sale or to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Troy, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.

 

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Small Virginia Horse Farms For Sale

Small Virginia horse farms for sale are in demand.

If you have a small Virginia horse farm and have been considering the idea of selling, but have been waiting to put it on the market it may be a good time.  I have gotten three requests this week from new buyer clients who are looking for a  Charlottesville horse farm or hunt box.  By small we are talking about the 5-15 acre range.  Of course, like most of the buyers in todays market, price is an important consideration.  This is not the time to put on an over priced listing.  However, there is a market for competitively priced small Central Virginia horse properties.

A few tips:

• If your small horse farm has accesss to trail please let us know.  A buyer may purchase a smaller property if there are neighboring places to ride.
• Make sure that your agent describes all of the equestrian features in the agent notes.  This info may determine if a buyer will choose to view your farm over others that are on the market.
• State on the listing how much of the property is open and in pasture.
• If the land is all woods it is not a horse property.

And the most important tip is to hire a REALTOR who is experienced with horses and horse farms to help you with the sale of your Virginia horse farm.  Be sure to choose a horse property expert for the job.

Contact

Pam Dent

, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.

 

View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.

 

View my website Charlottesville Horse Farms or visit my other blog Charlottesville Real Estate Talk  for more information on

Charlottesville

Virginia

horse farms, homes, events and real estate. 

 

Copyright © 2009 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved, "Small Virginia Horse Farms For Sale".

 

 

Virginia Horse Farms For Sale - It Won't Sell If I Can't Tell It's A Horse Property?

Yesterday I was searching the mls for Virginia horse farms for sale to email to a client, but how can I sell your farm if I can't tell it's a horse property.  And how can I tell it's a horse property if the agent doesn't put the equestrian details in the listing information.
The first thing that struck me was how hard it was to sort out the true horse farms from the other properties with acreage.  The equestrian amenities were ofter burried somewhere in the agent notes after all of the details on the house.  One listing didn't even mention that it had a barn until I looked at the additional media and "voila" there was a picture of a 9 stall barn.
If you are selling a Virginia equestrian property, it is important to hire a Realtor who understands the importance of the horse facilities to horse people.  They will want to know the size of the barn, how many stalls, kind of fencing and whether there is a ring.  That information needs to be at the beginning of the notes, even before the information on the home.  After all the true horse person will want to make sure that his horses are happy and then if that is perfect he will often try to make the house work.
Remember that if you list your Virginia horse farm for sale, I need to be able to find it among all the other listings so that I can put it in my tour to show my clients.  Please make sure that it is easy to see on the listing that it is a horse property in order that it does not get overlooked as I scroll through all of the properties that are currently on the market.

Contact

Pam Dent

, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Troy, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.

 

View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.

 

View my website Charlottesville Horse Farms or visit my other blog Charlottesville Real Estate Talk  for more information on

Charlottesville

Virginia

horse farms, homes, events and real estate. 

 

Copyright © 2009 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved, "Virginia Horse Farms For Sale - It Won't Sell If I Can't Tell It's A Horse Property."

My Top 8 Ways To Get Ready For Spring On A Virginia Horse Farm

This post will share my 8 top ways to get ready for spring on a Virginia horse farm.

Each season of the year brings its own particular set of chores to anyone who has a Virginia horse farm.  While the rest of the Charlottesville community is busy spring cleaning their homes, Virginia horse property owners are doing a little spring cleaning of their own.  I will list the main items on my spring to do list for my Charlottesville Virginia horse farm.  If you have additional items that are musts on your equestrian property, please share them with us.

1. Spring Vaccinations - On any Charlottesville Virginia horse farm the first priority is the horses.  Like most horse owners I vaccinate my horses in the spring and the fall.  There are some shots that are only given once a year and others are given more often.  Also certain shots such as the Potomac horse fever vaccination are most effective when given in a certain season.  Chaec with your veterinarian to set up a vaccination program to suit your horses.
2. Take ponies and easy keepers off of the lush pastures.  Rich spring grass can be harmful for ponies and overweight horses.  Too rich pasture can cause certain horses to "founder" which is a potentially life threatening disease.  Prevention is key.  Either removing at risk equines to paddocks with less grass or limiting their turnout time is important.
3. Spring can be a good time to fertilize and seed your fields.  Your extension agent will be able to assess your pastures and help you determine the best plan to maintain them.
4. If you did not service your tractor and bushhog in the fall, now is the time to perform this maintainance.  Having this equiptment in prime working order is crucial with all of the mowing that you will be doing throughout the growing season on your Charlottesville Virginia horse farm.
5. Now is the time to send off your horse blankets to be washed and repaired.  Then when they come back they will be ready to be stored for the remainder of the summer until they are needed in the fall.
6. Get out turnout sheets, stable sheets, and fly scrims.  While it is not cold enough to need heavy blankets anymore, we are still seeing cool nights and some cool days.  This is the perfect weather for sheets.
7. Get the fans out of storage and put them on the stalls.  Make sure that all are in working order and that you have enough for each horse.  It seems like box fans don't have a very long working life in the environment of a stable, so it is a good idea to have several extra.
8. Plant Flowers - This is my favorite task.  My barn always has whiskey barrels of flowers out front, hanging baskets on the shed row and window baskets on the office windows.  I love picking out combinations of annuals for these planters to dress up my barn.

Once I am finished with all of these tasks, I know that my Virginia horse farm is ready for spring.  Now its time to ride, train horses and focus on this year's show season.  Happy riding!

Virginia Horse Farms In The Spring Real Estate Market

So You're Selling Your Virginia Horse Farm

Contact

Pam Dent

, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Troy, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.

 

View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.

 

View my website Charlottesville Horse Farms or visit my blogs Charlottesville Real Estate Talk and Charlottesville Horse Farms and Country Homes for more information on

Charlottesville

Virginia

horse farms, homes, events and real estate. 

 

Copyright © 2009 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved, "My Top 8 Ways To Get Ready For Spring On A Virginia Horse Farm".

Jump Into Greener Pastures

From the beginning of my career in real estate I have had the tagline "Jump into Greener Pastures".

Charlottesville Virginia is an area of rolling hills, mountain views and green pastures making it the perfect area in which to buy a Virginia horse farm or country home.  Any time that you are considering selling your existing horse property or country home and searching for a new place to live you are looking for someplace that better suits you changing needs, in other words a move to greener pastures.

This blog is about everything involved with Virginia horse farms and Virginia country life that makes the Central Virginia horse country an area with the perfect greener pasture for you to move to.

Contact

Pam Dent

, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Troy, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.

 

View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.

 

View my website Charlottesville Horse Farms or visit my blogs Charlottesville Real Estate Talk and Charlottesville Horse Farms and Country Homes for more information on

Charlottesville

Virginia

horse farms, homes, events and real estate. 

 

Copyright © 2009 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved, "Jump into Greener Pastures".

Own A Home In A Virginia Horse Farm Community

Own a Home in a Virginia Horse Farm Community!

758 South Keswick Drive, South Keswick, Troy, Virginia  listed by Pam Dent

5 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 3,100 sq ft, 11.14 acres.  Priced at $83,000 below assessment.  $599,000.

758 South Keswick Drive is a stunning contemporary home with 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths set on the most beautiful lot that you can imagine, overlooking its private 1.5 acre pond.  Some of the features include 3,100 fin sq ft, 1,700 un fin sq ft, 2 car attached garage, 2 car detatched garage, open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, sky lights, Bose speakers throught the home, 2 fireplaces, decks overlooking the pond.  Although it is not fenced for horses there is plenty of open land for a horse or two.  Priced at $599,000  a great value at $83,000 below assessment.

View the complete pictures and visual tour of 758 South Keswick Drive.

Don't miss the opportunity to buy a home in the South Keswick equestrian community.  Small Virginia horse farms can be difficult to find and a South Keswick home is the perfect solution.  South Keswick is a neighborhood of large lots mostly in the 10-15 acre range, ideally suited for small horse properties.  Often when you buy a small horse property there is the problem of where to ride, but not here.   South Keswick offers 8 miles of common riding and walking trails.  Of course, you don't have to have horses to enjoy this beautiful community.  This is the perfect spot to enjoy the Virginia Country Life.

South Keswick is conveniently located 2 miles from I64, minutes to Charlottesville, Virginia and an hour from Richmond.  This property is close to the Keswick Hunt country and convenient to many area horse shows.

758 South Keswick Drive is the perfect choice For a small Virginia horse farm or the perfect spot to relax and savor the Virginia country life.

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Contact

Pam Dent

, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Troy, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville.

 

View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.

 

View my website Charlottesville Horse Farms or visit my other blog Charlottesville Real Estate Talk  for more information on

Charlottesville

Virginia

horse farms, homes, events and real estate. 

 

Copyright © 2009 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved, "Own A Home In A Virginia Horse Farm Community".