Bosque Farms has always been an agricultural and very horse-friendly community...

but this once sleepy, rural little town has recently begun transforming into a primarily residential area that is mixed with agriculture, and this has been a concern for many long-time residents

You've probably seen this happen elsewhere; it's typical for folks to flee the crowded urban scene to pursue their vision of a bucolic lifestyle. But their vision often doesn't include roosters crowing at dawn, farmers baling hay in the wee small hours, or, especially, the smell of manure! So they go to work exercising the force of their incoming numbers to try to legislate against the very rural lifestyle that long-time locals have enjoyed for generations.

The good folks of Bosque Farms don't want to see that happen here! The very motto of the village of Bosque Farms is:

Preserving Rural America!

And local residents are working to keep it that way!

The November 2006 issue of The Horsemen's Voice, a New Mexico publication dedicated to serving the New Mexico equine community, dealt with this issue in an article detailing the efforts of Dolly Wallace, a member of Bosque Farms Council, to insure that Bosque Farms stays horse-friendly. Dolly grew up in Bosque Farms, and became concerned about what had happened in many once-rural communities when former "city folks" moved in and started to vote the animals out. So she ran for, and won, election to the Bosque Farms Village Council, and has led the fight to keep Bosque Farms horse-friendly and rural in focus.

Dolly was instrumental in drafting the Right To Farm Act, which became a village ordinance. The act specifies that residents have the right to have agricultural activities in the village, including the right to have livestock. She has also headed a horse trail committe that has worked with the Mid-Council of Governments to insure that horse trails are now part of the Valencia County Mobility Plan. The plan is to link all the bosque trails, including equine, bike and walking trails, into a river corridor trail system that will run all the way from Albuquerque to Belen.

Wallace is herself a champion rider, trainer and breeder. She has, for instance, won 13 of the last 17 American Buckskin Registry Association World championships. She cringes at the idea of folks who want "the romance of living in the country but forget about the animals and the sounds of agriculture," accoding to The Horsemen's Voice. 

Below is Dolly's final statement in the article, and is one that is heartily seconded by her Bosque Farms constituents. Take a quick "Virtual Visit" to Bosque Farms, and we're sure you'll agree:

"We want the world to know that Bosque Farms, New Mexico, is an equine-friendly, agriculture-friendly village, and we intend to keep it that way."

Contact me any time for more information about Bosque Farms and Valencia County!

Brian Warden, Choices Real Estate