With Pau Horse Trials coming to a close in France, you may have been inspired by the weather, food — and wine. Take a look at these horsey homes nestled in the French countryside for some inspiration.
Equestrian property for sale in France
1. Château de Combecave, Tarn-et-Garonne
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For you: a hilltop château with six bedrooms, a guest cottage, formal gardens, saltwater swimming pool and a climate-controlled wine cellar.
For the horses: a fully renovated stone barn with five loose boxes, plus paddocks. Set in 62 acres.
As autumn dawns and the days get shorter and more dark, we're lusting after a property with a horse walker
3. Villa in Mougins, Cote d’Azur
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For you: this is one of 10 villas on the Argeville Equestrian Centre in Mougins. It’s in a 200-hectare private domain, with five bedrooms, a home cinema, and heated swimming pool.
For the horses: Argeville Equestrian Centre, owned by Pablo Picasso’s granddaughter, has an indoor and two outdoor arenas, with stabling for 48.
For you: a two-bedroom property with a spacious open kitchen in the living room, in a rural position close to Saint-Rémy.
For the horses: an indoor arena, 14 interior stables, four exterior stables and a large barn. The property also has two large buildings for hay storage and agricultural tools, and is set in 48.8 acres.
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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.
