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Equestrian Properties, Land, Farms and Homes in the Carolinas
Carolina Equestrian Heritage
Our Equestrian Roots Run Deep from the Meadows to the Mountains... Our equestrian community’s roots run deep in the meadows and mountains of the Carolina foothills. For nearly a century, the area has attracted equestrians of all persuasions, drawn here by the land and lifestyle that make this such a special place. Carter P. Brown (1893-1978) was one of the first equestrian “transplants” to put down roots here. A Michigan hotelier and an amateur architect with a keen appreciation for the rustic charm of Appalachian folk architecture, Brown was responsible for creating many of the area’s most distinctive properties, including the Ellis Slater, Sr. home (now Still Point Farm) and Tootin’ Hill. In 1918, he acquired a tuberculosis sanitarium that he transformed into the Pine Crest Inn, incorporating … [More...]
Meet Madelon Wallace
I’ve been a member of the Foothills community for almost forty years, and I am so proud to call this my home. I first came here as a student at Converse College, and made lasting friendships while enjoying the area’s diverse equestrian activities --riding, showing, and foxhunting. I still remember the thrill of jumping the hedges at the Cotton Patch Bottoms, the site of the 1956 Olympic selection trials. After graduation, I accepted a job galloping race horses for Tony Wallace at Fairview Farms, and made this my home. I married Tony in 1975, and together we managed and operated Fairview Farms, which was then the Upstate’s only thoroughbred racehorse training facility and the producer of such nationally known stakes horses as Eclipse Award winners Chris Evert … [More...]
