$849,000

Former Equestrian Training Facility

Calhoun , Floyd County , Georgia

49.90
ACRES

3
BEDROOMS

3
BATH

3429
SQ FT

uncovered arena • pen • hay barn • fenced • 1 barn with 12 stalls

Property description

Private with a capital P. Off the beaten path, you bet. But closer than you might think to Rome and Summerville via Hwy 27, Adairsville via Hwy 140 and Calhoun via Hwy 53. This property has approximately 1,000 feet on Johns Creek, which is Georgia protected trout stream. You will appreciate the crystal clear water that flows at the rear border of the property. The property was once used by the owner as an equestrian training facility so there are open fields, fenced pasture and a 40x60 barn. The home began as a log cabin with additions adding to over 3,000 feet of open living spaces offering very much a lodge feeling. There is a well on the property, but the home is serviced by county water. The house is total electric, but once did have propane gas too. The property is an outdoors man's playground. The availability of such is few and far between.

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Details

Home Features

This country home offers elbow room fitting with the acreage it is set upon. The lodge feel is unmistakable with an open floor plan and a loft room in what was an original log cabin. There are porches on 2 sides with the one facing the pasture being the space the owner will use to watch over the prized animal that grazes the day away. In the distance is John's Creek that could be opened up for a long-range view. Nature's stillness from this home is as good as it gets.

Lot Features

Nearly 50 acres is a lot of land. Nearly 1,000 feet of access to Johns Creek is a long way. The overall relatively level topography of the property is an outdoorsman playpen. For the owner that has horses or livestock, do with it what you will. There is substantial wooded areas that can be cleared, thinned or appreciated as they are. A potential buyer needs to feel the land; then they will know.

Horse Facility Features

This property includes a graded area for a regulation-size dressage arena, visible directly from the barn, making it ideal for teaching and training. The property actually functioned for four years as a riding academy. The graded area does not have footing currently but is rideable when dry owing to carefully planned drainage.
A round pen with lighting and all-weather footing allows for training in all weather conditions. Three paddocks lie across from the barn. Two are electric fenced, and one is enclosed with horse-safe fencing with electric wire around the top. These paddocks, owing to their situation on a slope, drain well and serve well for rotational grazing in the warm months. There’s plenty of room around the barn and house to add extra paddocks.
A large pasture lies beyond the paddocks with water access available at its front portion, along with a run-in shed (constructed summer 2017). The large barn is two stories with storage in the loft and room to create an apartment for a live-in helper if desired. On the ground floor, the barn sits on a poured concrete pad. Stalls on the shed row are dirt floored and set up for horses; electric for fans can be run from the nearby well house. This barn is ready to be finished out the way you want with the possibility of 12 stalls - six inside the barn on concrete and six under the shed row on dirt. Add a tack room or bathroom into any of the concrete spaces. The smaller barn on the hill could comfortably accommodate six additional stalls but is open now and works well for storage.
Trails throughout the property’s picturesque 50 acres make for great riding. Ride down to the creek along the paths, past the house and along the power line out to the road. The land toward the creek was once pasture and could be converted back to that state if desired.
This property is rustic but horse-ready right now. It recently housed up to six lesson/show horses, and one horse lives there now.