San Gabriel River Estates | Equestrian Development

The San Gabriel River Estates is a small equestrian friendly subdivision in the Georgetown area.  It is  located off of County Road 130 which is east of I-35.  This last week I was there showing a horse property to one of my Buying Clients and took these photos to share.  The subdivision offers gated entry, [...]

Beautiful hunter jumper facility near Manor

Just last week I had an opportunity to help a friend move her horses to the Manor Equestrian Center.  What a lovely facility.  It seems to be very well run, clean, and not even a full capacity.  The arenas had great footing.  The walker was awesome.  They use rice hulls for bedding.  The wash bays [...]

Images of | Ponderosa Paints | Bastrop Texas

Just a few images taken at our ranch, Ponderosa Paints, here in Bastrop Texas.

Arabians from the camera of Johnny Johnston

The best coffee table gift book ever. The world’s leading equine photographer, Johnny Johnston captures the exotic beauty of the Arabian horse like no one else can. order your copy today and get one for your best friend. Boldheart Publications Author/Publisher Maggie Nicol 512-718-6093

Clearing wooded land – burn clearing example in Bastrop

A common way to clear land in this area is to burn clear.  Basically it involves dozing over all of the brush that is unwanted and putting it in to piles and then burning it. It is important to work closely with the local authorities such as police/fire to confirm if there is a burn [...]

Pope Bend Trailhead | Riding in Bastrop County

For those of you who like to ride trails, there is a great park in Bastrop County called  McKinney Roughs, that has  two different trail head access points for equestrian use and Pope Bend is one of them. Where is the Pope Bend Trail Head? The Pope Bend Trail Head  located approximately 1.5 miles down [...]