jamestown tennessee: Tennessee Equestrian Communities Near Big South Fork: Hitchin' Post - 04/03/10 01:00 AM
Several equestrian communities have been developed in and around Jamestown, Tennessee in the past several years, accommodating a burgeoning population of trail riders attracted by the unparalleled riding in the Big South Fork National Park.
East Fork Stables is a horse campground south of Jamestown, renowned for the variety of terrain and topography offered on its own 135 miles of trails, spread out over 12,000 acres. If you've ever "ridden the Rim," I'm sure you've gone into the Rim Riders Tack Shop and bought a denim shirt or a teeshirt with the "Ride the Rim" logo to take home as a souvenir!
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jamestown tennessee: Tennessee Equestrian Communities Near Big South Fork: Rockhouse Ranch - 04/02/10 01:36 AM
ROCKHOUSE RANCH is Big South Fork's most prestigious address, where several interesting homes and barns have been built or are presently under construction. Serene country lanes wind through this private, gated community and the interior system of easy trails connects directly with the miles and miles of varied trails in Big South Fork, which you'll access by riding right out your back door—literally! A short hack takes you to the Troxel-Wood Trailhead on Obey Blevins Road or to the Cumberland Trailhead, at the junction of Leatherwood Ford Road and Boone Ridge Road.

Your nearest neighbor at Rockhouse is, in fact, … (3 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Welcome Home! - 03/27/10 01:11 AM
Put your feet up and make yourself at home. Sit on the front porch of this cute cabin with your feet up on the rail, up there at the top of the hill in a very private setting.

Or maybe you'd rather while away a summer afternoon on the lovely long screened porch with a good book and a glass of lemonade. The master bedroom opens onto the screened porch, so wander out there in your bare feet with that first cup of coffee. The kitchen also opens onto the screened porch, in a master stroke of design, so invite … (6 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: These Fleas and Ticks Don't Bite - 03/26/10 10:10 AM
These big plastic fleas and ticks are hanging above the reception desk at Dogwood Animal Hospital in Jamestown, Tennessee, a vivid reminder that spring is here and it's time to start thinking about protection for pets.

Veterinarian Cindy Johnson has a very busy full-service practice, with a constant stream of cats and dogs coming to the office. She also tends to large animals, making the occasional farm call although, with such a large equine population in the equestrian communities near Big South Fork National Park, many local horse owners, myself included, trailer their horses into town for routine matters like … (3 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Summon Help With SPOT - 03/22/10 01:00 AM
I keep writing about how the Big South Fork is rugged country and trail riders in the backcountry need to be prepared for any eventuality. I personally have never had a problem but I try to think of what emergencies might occur and to be prepared to deal with them.
Cell coverage is iffy-so you can't count on being able to use your BlackBerry. I carry a small device called "SPOT" that performs several functions and can be relied upon because it uses satellite communication. It's the first and only satellite messenger.
The SOS/911 function would be used in the event … (3 comments)

jamestown tennessee: SPEECHLESS SUNDAY: Tell Me Something I Didn't Already Know! - 03/21/10 03:40 AM

Yesterday was a glorious early spring day here at the Big South Fork in Jamestown, Tennessee so I packed a lunch and set off with a riding buddy to explore a trail that we had not been on before. We had a good map and the Ridge Top trail is well marked, so where did we go wrong?
We obviously missed a turn because the horses had to clamber up a VERY steep hill, stopping every few steps to rest. I saw a sign on a tree at the top of the hill and since we were obviously lost, I … (10 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: It's Not Too late To Look - 03/20/10 01:34 AM
But it's going to be, very soon!
Anyone interested in buying property or in building doesn't have much time left to see "the lay of the land." Trees are barely budding but, in a month, when the leaves have unfurled, it will be too late to get a good sense of the topography or to site buildings.
People tend to think of winter as a period of hibernation but it's actually the best time to look at land. There's rarely more than a dusting of snow, or a few inches at most. Winter's over, though, and it's early spring in middle … (4 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Take Your Tack To Jay's Leather - 03/19/10 12:27 AM
The Big South Fork area in Jamestown, Tennessee is horse country, all right. And with horses comes….as every horseman knows….repairs to leather tack! But WHERE do you take your tack and equipment when it needs to be repaired?
Not to worry. You take it to Jay Beauman in Muddy Pond. Jay certainly knows his trade; he is a third generation leather worker. He's 27 now and has been working in his father's shop since he was 15. The Muddy Pond Mennonite community is known for its sorghum mill, for the sheds, gazebos and porch furniture produced by its wood workers and … (2 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: An Unlikely Landmark! - 03/18/10 12:32 AM
The Spruce Creek equestrian community is located at the west entrance to Big South Fork National Park, almost equidistant between Jamestown and Oneida, Tennessee so Spruce Creek residents will travel to one town or the other, depending on the nature of their errands.
To get to Oneida, you head east on State Highway 297, also called "Leatherwood Ford Road." If you've never been there before, you'll likely ask directions to wherever you're going and the answer will likely be, "When Third tees into Alberta Street, you'll see a palm tree straight ahead..."
A WHAT?? Tennessee is temperate, not tropical, so that … (7 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: What A Pleasure A Well-Marked Trail Is! - 03/11/10 10:27 PM
We at Tennessee Recreational Properties mainly list and sell horse properties since the Big South Fork is such a destination for trail riders. That means that we need to know our stuff, to be thoroughly familiar with the locations of various trailheads and where properties are located relative to trails in the national park.
And we are…because WE RIDE!
I was recently given a map of the trails in an equestrian community that I was not familiar with, so I made it a point to go and ride the Ridge Top trails in order to provide first-hand information to customers and … (6 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: What is THAT Thing? - 03/02/10 10:08 PM
When you're trail riding through the Big South Fork National Park here in Jamestown, Tennessee, you will very often see pipes sticking up at odd angles….so many pipes in so many places that you wonder what they are…or were…or why they're there.

They are natural gas wellheads. Unlike oil wells, a natural gas wellhead is a series of valves that direct the gas down the appropriate gas pipe line to a tank where it is accumulated and held for pickup.
During the 1970’s and 80's, there was a wildcat boom to tap the natural gas and oil found in the … (6 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Jeff's Glass...Get Out Your GPS - 02/25/10 10:17 PM
One of the things I like about living out here by the Big South Fork in Jamestown, Tennessee is the little family businesses you find, off the beaten track, tucked away here and there. Jeff's Glass is one of those. Last year, I bought a wooden crate at The World's Longest Yard Sale. It's a lettuce crate from California and it has an attractive red label in very good condition. I wanted to stand it on end and set a piece of glass in it to protect the label, so I got the street address for the local glass place and … (7 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Best Friends Sanctuary Befriends Animals in Distress - 02/22/10 10:28 PM
Best Friends Sanctuary is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping animals in Jamestown, Tennessee and surrounding Fentress County, an area that has no shelter or county-run "dog pound." Most of the animals have been abandoned in rural areas and there is a tremendous need for this service.
Best Friends rescue program is designed to help cats and dogs who are homeless find permanent homes. They are taken in by volunteers who provide foster care until they can be adopted locally or transported to a no-kill shelter out of state. They have placed all of the animals that have been sent but … (6 comments)

jamestown tennessee: SPEECHLESS SUNDAY: Now This Is a "Faller Downer!" - 02/20/10 10:21 PM

How many times have I driven past this old barn and not even seen it? The light conditions must have been just right last week, late in the afternoon on a rainy-ish day. It had been fairly warm but the thermometer suddenly plunged, with fog forming due to the difference in the temperature of the ground and the temperature of the air.
Suddenly, there it was, just begging to be photographed. It's here at the Big South Fork, between Oneida and Jamestown, Tennessee.
This is the kind of lovely old barn that defines "country living," replaced in so many places … (13 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Dare To Be Different - 02/18/10 10:08 PM
We at Tennessee Recreational Properties planned to "launch" our new webpage on March 1st, to coincide with a full-page ad in The Trail Rider magazine, due out at about that time.
We've had several long "brainstorming" sessions and we know two things....what we want and what we don't want!
We've scrutinized other ads and other websites and we KNOW that we don't want to do what everyone else is doing. We don't follow the herd, so we won't be blatting about building your dream house on that perfect horse property. And we won't have any fake-looking barnboard siding, no barbed wire, … (3 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Going Through The Gorge - 02/14/10 10:04 PM
The Big South Fork National Park here in Jamestown, Tennessee has become increasingly popular as a destination for trail riders from all over the eastern half of the country…with good reason!
Depending on where you come from, though, you may not know about "going through the gorge" to get here! Big South Fork is rugged country, which is part of its allure. The directions you download from Mapquest or the instructions you receive from your GPS will not tell you that, if you are coming from the east, through Oneida, you will be descending 600 feet into the gorge on a … (3 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: We're Confused! - 02/13/10 11:49 PM
 

Winters are mild in Tennessee...they are, really! Except for THIS winter! These pictures were taken yesterday, on Saturday, February 13th, an hour apart. The ground is saturated and water seeps through these rocks at Pickett State Park, forming fabulous icicles as the temperature hovers in the low 30's during this unseasonal cold spell.
But it's time to be thinking about spring, according to the calendar...and that's what this poor lilac bush is doing!
For information about Big South Fork real estate or horse properties in Jamestown, Tennessee, go to www.trailridersrealestate.com
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jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Where The Cost Of Living Really Is Lower! - 02/11/10 08:30 PM
Here in Jamestown, Tennessee, realtors' ads (mine included) say, "mild winters, low property tax, low cost of living…." It's TRUE, all of it! This is a very rural county so there aren't a lot of places to spend money and your dollar goes a long way.
It's horse country so how about this: you don't need to register your horse trailer if you stay inside the state of Tennessee, so that's free. There's so much wonderful riding here that you won't need to go anywhere else! It's $49 bucks annually to register your vehicle, an even $50 if you contribute a … (2 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: I Wish I Hadn't Done That! - 02/11/10 06:28 AM
Winters are generally mild in Tennessee, and short, so I thought that cold snap which...um..."blanketed" the country a few weeks ago was essentially the depths of our winter.
When I lived in Vermont, my horses were blanketed five or six months of the year. In the bad old days, turnout rugs were made of canvas with a felted wool lining and they took FOREVER to dry! It was necessary to have two for each horse; one to wear and one to throw over the treadmill to dry (which is probably the best use my former treadmill was ever put to!)
Technology … (10 comments)

jamestown tennessee: BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Homebuying Checklist For Horse Properties - 02/10/10 09:19 PM
When buyers come here to Jamestown, Tennessee to look at horse properties near the Big South Fork National Park, they may see as many as 10 or 12 properties in a day. It all starts to run together, no matter how good your notes, and it's hard to remember what you saw where.
On a cold, raw, rainy day, I decided to sit down and modify the standard checklist that realtors often provide to help their customers analyze the properties that they have seen. There are three columns; the first identifies the evaluation item. The second rates it on a scale … (16 comments)

 
Leslie Helm, Real Estate For Trail Riders (Tennessee Recreational Properties)

Leslie Helm

Real Estate For Trail Riders

Jamestown, TN

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Tennessee Recreational Properties

Address: 515 Trailhead Lane, Jamestown, TN, 38556

Office: (866) 731-7268

Mobile: (931) 704-3407

I live minutes from the Cumberland Trailhead into Big South Fork National Park, in Spruce Creek Acres, an equestrian community that abuts the park itself. Horses are a major part of daily life here and this is a very active, supportive horse-oriented community. It is a gift to work as a realtor here, listing horse properties and selling horse properties to horse people! We joke that I've probably done more real estate on horseback than off! If you want to "live where you love to ride," let me help you find YOUR Big South Fork horse property .


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