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Horsetowns: East San Diego County


Premier Equestrian Hilltop Estate Descanso, CA • $3,350,000


Magni cent 6,100 sq. ft. custom two-story home on approximately 45 acres. Gated entry and beautiul oak studded driveway with spectacular hillside and mountain views.


2014 Miss Rodeo USA Elisa Swenson hails from East San Diego County, and the Lakeside Rodeo was her springboard.


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Double circular staircase, high-ceiling entry leads to the living room with stone fi replace. Huge gourmet kitchen with


European appliances, formal dining room, and separate theatre room with stadium seating. Extensive wood, travertine and slate fl ooring, custom moldings, insulated ceiling, and interior sprinkler system.


Outdoor lounge area with stone fi replace, pool with waterfall/ slide and spa, guest cottage with Cape Cod décor, and small vineyard.


Equestrian facilities include


matted 14-stall Castlebrook barn w/12x12' stalls including 2 Stallion 12x16' stalls, automatic fl y spray system, and tack room. Round pen, cow pen, 110x210' main area, four ½ acre pastures, wash rack, tack-up stalls, and 40x40' hay barn.


Full vinyl fencing, 4 gates, pump house, 35 GPM well and bun- dant wildlife. Approx. 15 minutes to Highway 8 and 20 minutes to shopping.


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their horses at home, yet canít afford to buy acreage out in the country. “People don’t have a lot of choic- es these days when it comes to horse property,” Cuddeback says. “But here, you can have the luxury of having your horses at home. Many people move to this area because of that.”


Western Art A vestige of the area’s horsy her-


itage is reflected in its art scene. Several successful Western artists have called the area their home over the years. Artist and sculptor Mehl Lawson makes his residence in nearby Bonita, while painter Olaf Wieghorst lived and worked in El Cajon during his lifetime. Wieghorst’s legacy lives on in


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El Cajon in the Olaf Wieghorst Museum & Western Heritage Center, located on Rea Street in downtown. The museum houses many of Wieghorst’s original paint- ings of the 19th century American West. Other pieces of Wieghorst’s works are displayed in museums around the country, including the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wy. A number of pri- vate collectors also own some of Wieghorst’s original works. As soon as he retired in 1945,


Wieghorst came out west and set- tled in El Cajon. He continued to paint and sell his art, promoting his own work. In 1951, he created an exhibit on the patio in front


of his home after printing bro- chures, sending invitations to his friends, and advertising the event in local newspapers. Wieghorst hired guitarists and a trick roper, set up seating on bales of hay, and displayed more than 30 of his paintings. The show was a success, and Wieghorst received excellent reviews. Critics soon regarded him as one of the finest painters of Western art in the world. Wieghorst loved to paint horses, and just about all of his work fea- tures horses as the subject. He once said: “I try to paint the little natural things, the way a horse turns his tail to the wind on cold nights, the way he flattens his ears in the rain, seasonal changes in the coat of a horse, and psychology of his behav- ior. Horses have been my life.” Wieghorst lived and worked in


El Cajon until his death in 1988. His family donated his personal belongings and artifacts to the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Okla. In 2000, the Wieghorst Museum & Western Heritage Center opened, and the articles were returned to El Cajon. The museum is adjacent to Wieghorst’s home, which is part of the Western Heritage Center.


Good Neighbors The Olag Wieghorst Museum


& Western Heritage Center is not only a fixture in downtown El Cajon, but it is also a presence in the community. According to Ross Provence with


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Reminisce photo by Geri Goodale


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