Whether you have a husband, boyfriend or son to keep amused while you play with your horses at home, or actually you fancy whiling away the hours, fishing rod in hand after riding, perhaps one of these properties might just fit the bill…
1. Elms Farm, Essex
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The fishing: a lake in the rear meadow.
For you: a four-bedroom house, two-bedroom detached lodge and a groom’s bedsit.
For the horses: a main yard with 15 loose boxes plus further stabling, an 83x47m arena and another 47x23m school. Set in 9.9 acres.
What’s the damage? £1.35m
Agent: Zoe Napier Country & Equestrian
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3. Drummetts Mill, Devon
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The fishing: salmon and trout fishing on the River Torridge, which borders the property.
For you: a four-bedroom stone farmhouse, an additional four cottages, plus a former mill, which is suitable for conversion with the necessary planning.
For the horses: a large paddock, stabling and ample parking. Set in five acres.
The fishing: single bank fishing rights on the River Wylye.
For you: a five-bedroom Grade-II listed farmhouse with a two-bedroom holiday cottage.
For the horses: extensive agricultural barns, which could be converted for equestrian use — including stabling and an arena — subject to the relevant planning consent. Set in 17 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.
