Fuel your passion for horses, be it as an amateur or professional - hunter, show jumper, eventer, dressage or fox hunter. The current owners of this storied horse farm have spent over 10 years renovating and conserving the horse facilities in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains on the outskirts of Charlottesville, Virginia in historic Keswick. Now, the owners are retiring, offering you the perfect opportunity to nourish your dream of the equestrian life with ideal horse facilities. Epona Farm, once known as Show Stock Stables and Cismont Stables, was a place where many a famous competitive hunter and show jumper horses were bred, broke, trained and sold. The horse facilities and home have been updated and cared for as never before, making this oasis available to support your passion for horses in an unparallelled manner, just as it has for the current owners. It is the perfect place for a horse centric family to nurture their love of the equestrian lifestyle, and/or the perfect venue for a successful horse business to thrive. Check out this unique opportunity to own the quintessential horse farm.
Epona Farm is a is a 43.5-acre horse farm, comprised of 4 parcels, one of which is a 20-acre undeveloped parcel great for riding out and offers the perfect location for a grand estate home to be built to your specifications, if desired. It is also the ideal setting for a cross country course, or just to ride out and enjoy the beauty of your surroundings. The huge outdoor riding arena is a remarkable find, also with enhanced footing. It is competition size and has the support around it to allow for competitions to take place on Epona Farm, if desired. The support structure includes 2 gates to the farm. The stately main gate has a long, paved winding driveway that leads to a lovely the fully renovated 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath home with over 4,400 + square feet, with up-to-date open concept style living. There is an extra wide side gate off Route 600 that is accessible by cars and large truck and trailers, along with 2 large parking areas that can accommodate multiple trucks and trailers. The horse facilities have been fully updated and renovated, offering unparalleled opportunity. The facilities include a grand indoor riding arena with top-of-the-line footing that does not require watering. Avoid inclement weather and walk right into the indoor arena from the 14-stall stable that features a fly spray system and Lucus Equine stall fronts, tack room and wash stall. There is also a 3-stall barn with its own tack room and wash stall, which is perfectly located in an area that offers ideal location for additional stalls to house more horses.
There are eleven paddocks with luscious Keswick grass, which are all supported by readily accessible freezeproof water hydrants. Each field includes a loafer shed to offer shade and protection from the elements. One larger field has a full-sized run-in shed with power that supports the retirement horses that live outside. Again, there is plenty of space to add additional paddocks, if desired.
If you are viewing others who riding, the fully climatized viewing lounge that looks into the indoor arena includes a full bath with tiled shower and a kitchen area with full refrigerator, gas stove and dishwasher. Also, adjacent to the viewing room is a private office The barn has its own wifi separate from the house. There is a large barn laundry room with a laundry sink and space that will accommodate an oversized washer and dryer so that you have the option to wash your own horse blankets, then store them in an adjacent blanket storage closet.
Above the office is a lovely one-bedroom apartment, offering wonderful accommodations for an individual or a couple. There is a beautiful kitchen with an open concept living area, a full bath with double sinks, a tiled shower and an area that includes a full-sized washer and dryer. The views are gorgeous from the front porch that extends across the front of the apartment and overlooks the outdoor riding arena, providing the perfect view of the mountains in the distance. The apartment also includes a very large storage closet.
Of note, the main barn also incorporates a large shaving shed, as well a hay shed. There is a separate feed shed at the end of the stable. All of these supports sheds are easily accessible to make barn, making for great efficiency. A new oversized tractor shed with 4 bays and huge attached workroom was built by the current owners. The workroom is a great support space to the horse activities, but also provides the perfect spot for a home exercise area. The workroom has sink with hot and cold water.
The farm is fully support by an excellent well with a 5,000 gallon holding tank and top-grade filtration system located in its own wellhouse. This water filtration system was fully upgraded by the current owners. Water is the lifeblood of any horse farm, and the current well has fully supported the farm in its early days when it included a 40+ stall barn (that was demolished before the current owners bought the place) or the 22-horse local business model the current owners ran in their early days on the farm. Today, and for the last 5-years, Epona Farm has been dedicated primarily supporting the current family that owners the farm and maintains it to fuel their personal passion for horses.
This impeccable facility awaits a new chapter to its storied history. It has the ideal horse facilities to support whatever equestrian lifestyle suits you, allowing you to feed that passion no matter the weather outside. The opportunity is there to support your pleasure, and fuel a thriving business, if that is your dream. You will live in a avid horse community with all levels of horse competition in any discipline in close proximity, and with unmatched fox hunting opportunities with the preeminent Keswick Hunt Club...
So, come see what Epona Farm has to offer you to enrich your equestrian lifestyle and make your dreams a reality.