The heavenly equestrian properties with rivers running through the garden
Set up camp in one of these equestrian properties with a river running through your garden
1. Plas Tanat Estate, Shropshire
For you: a five-bedroom arts and crafts country house that sits on the Tanat and the Rhaeadr, and comes with double- and single-bank fishing, as well as shooting rights. There is an orangery and potential for a self-contained annexe, plus mature gardens.
For the horses: a newly-installed 22x45m arena, a fenced lunge area, an oak pole barn that can contain four stables, a hayloft, tack and feed room, parking area for horse lorries/boxes and a field shelter. Set in 11 acres.
What’s the damage? £695,000
Agent: Jackson Equestrian
Telephone: 01743 491979
Visit: jacksonequestrian.com
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2. The Nurseries, Monmouthshire
For you: a modern, single-storey property with four bedrooms, in a private riverside location yet within walking distance of Monmouth. The land runs down to the River Wye and the property comes with fishing rights. There is a conservatory and gardens with a pond and stream.
For the horses: a newly-built timber-framed barn/garage and a yard with three stables. The pasture totals about four acres and is divided into three fenced, level paddocks with a field shelter.
What’s the damage? £625,000
Agent: Roscoe Rogers & Knight
Telephone: 01600 772929
Visit: roscoerogersandknight.co.uk
3. Wedderlie House, Berwickshire
For you: a nine-bedroom castle dating from the late 16th century, which sits on the Blackadder Water burn. The kitchen has an Aga and an inglenook fireplace, and there is a three/four bedroom cottage in the grounds plus a stable flat. Lawns surround the house with a ha-ha running along the southern boundary. There are two walled gardens, one of which is dedicated to vegetables.
For the horses: six stables, a solarium and an all-weather arena. Set in 53.51 acres.
What’s the damage? Offers over £1.195m
Agent: Knight Frank
Telephone: 01578 722814
Visit: knightfrank.co.uk
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4. Orchard House, Kent
For you: a five-bedroom house with fishing rights on the River Teise, which abuts the boundaries of the pastureland. There is an annexe, heated swimming pool and summerhouse, double garage plus a fish pond and waterfall.
For the horses: a nine-box stable yard with a feed room, 20x40m all-weather floodlit arena and access to good hacking. Set in 3.5 acres.
What’s the damage? £1.395m
Agent: Equus
Telephone: 01892 829014
Visit: equusproperty.co.uk
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Ref: Horse & Hound; 27 July 2017
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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.