ESTATE: 56/ FEBRUARY 2011 THE RIDER


REAL Building A New Stable And Arena


never had many stalls. Course we firmly believe a horse is far better off to live as he or she would in the wild. Outdoors, with a place to go if the wind or bugs get too bad , lots of green grass, sunshine and good water. In fact that may be a direct quote from a friend of ours who is the closest thing to a horse whisperer that we know.


By Teri Davidson.


We’ve got too many horses..probably like most of you who feel the passion for our equine friends we have a soft heart and an empty head when it comes to the horse....one of god’s most magnificent creatures.


We also have the space. Seventy five acres , fenced pastures and rolling hills, run-ins, barns. But we have


lawn ornaments as they should because of their elder- ly ages.


And so this is how we and our horses have lived for the past six years. Touch wood...no vet visits for ill- ness, no injuries, no jumping the fences ....just happy horses who run and play together, eat together , form herds and friendships,. We do have a big sand outdoor ring and this is where we ride some of our horses. The rest get to live out the rest of their days as


But times are changing. My youngest daughter is just turning seventeen and she is maturing and developing into a lovely confident rider. I wrote an article on the loss of her previous horse last June. She has since found a beauti- ful horse who we were so lucky in obtaining. He is from Charlot Farms ( thanks Augustine, Christine and Inge!), a young Hanovarian and he is wonderful. Just four years old but so confident in himself and so smart. He has given my daughter her big smile back and has built her confidence because she trusts him completely.


and budget we are now think- ing steel may be the way to go. Colored steel with a cupola on the top and maybe some shutters and stone to dress it up a bit and give it an old world feel. We’ll need a long driveway gravelled and some new fencing but it all seems feasible.


We’ve also looked at solar panels for the roof and are VERY interested but I will save that for a future article.


, fencing etc. it was an expenditure for your personal enjoyment or in some cases income.


money back but we have had the enjoyment of the improvement over the years.


He needs a stall and a big arena because of his size and well.....just because we want him at home where we can see him everyday and enjoy him. Our stalls here are not suitable for his height ( we have quarter horses) and as everyone knows it is very expensive to pay for board. So we’ve made the deci- sion to build a barn with big box stalls and a new arena. Jenn, our young coach who will take on the responsibility of running the facility and care for the horses who may board with us.


Originally I wanted a wooden barn ..I love old homes and our house and barns here are mostly all built in 1861. But as we meet with builders and look at options


Ottawa Valley


Now there is the real estate perspective. Will we get back the monies we invest into our new arena and barn when , if ever, we sell the farm. This is a very valid issue and as I am in the busi- ness of selling farms I would say that is more then likely we won’t. Most buyers of country properties do not want to pay for anything they may not use. There is also a plateau for country properties in our area, like any area. Our home, while lovely has some negative features and is not the modern open concept most buyers want nowadays. The people who spend the most money on farms are hobby farmers ( like myself) but most of them want new homes, new barn for work- shop or big toy storage. So this property won’t fit their expectations.


To my way of thinking you have to understand as a seller that the improvement you’ve made whether it be a barn, arena , swimming pool


Erin, Caledon & Surrounding Areas


I have a family ,whom I know quite well ,who fifteen years ago left their suburban executive home and moved out to the country where they built a commercial building to house their business. They combined house and business on one property to save on taxes, time for travel and for convenience. Their business has been very successful over the years and now they are , lucky dogs, ready for retire- ment. We were discussing their potential sale and he remarked that it will be tough to get the money out of the property for what it cost them to build their big building. I explained the aspect of how this building has made them money over the years , how it was an improvement made to bring them conve- nience and how well this had worked for them. So they may not get back the dollars it cost to build the building originally but they had still come out ahead because they’d used that building for fifteen years and built their business into such a success- ful venture that they were now looking at early retire- ment. It made sense.


This is the way we have to look at nay improvement we make to or on our proper- ties that is a benefit to us or the way we want to live. We may not always get the


UPDATE.. had a lot of calls and discussions about my last article and the protection training I was considering with my german shepherds. Some for for , some had good stories about why NOT to train them for attack. I still believe there are times when a Ågtrained for attackÅh dog is a great idea but I have decided to train mine only for obedience and tracking. I fig- ure if I have three King Sized german shepherds sit- ting loose in my kitchen when a stranger comes to the door he or she will think real hard about whether or not they want to try anything aggressive with us as the dogs owners. If they decide to go ahead I believe the dogs won’t hesitate to protect us anyway..even without the training.


Teri Davidson


Broker/Owner of Associate Realty Brantford Inc. Teri has been a licensed Realtor for over 33 years. She and her family also own and operate ÅgWhite House Far- mÅh where they breed and raise Registered quality AQHA and APHA horses and Registered AKC King Sized German Shepherds. Contact Teri at teridavid- son@rogers.com


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