FAIRLEA RANCH

As a child, John had spent every possible waking hour at his grandfather's farm in Michigan - Fair Lea Stock Farm. "Mr. Mac" who ran the farm for John's grandfather did not believe in ‘mechanical' farm equipment and hence everything was done with draft horses. John learned to ride on the backs of draft horses as they plowed the fields. It was a magical place. In 1984 when the opportunity came along to buy the old Young Buck Ranch in Badger, it was the fulfillment of a life-long dream... In 2008 Kate & John Hyde heard about another ranch that was about to be offered for sale. Because it was on the floor of the San Joaquin Valley, just down the mountain from Fairlea Ranch Badger, and was a premier boarding/event facility it was another opportunity they just couldn't resist. The combination of the Badger facility, for raising quality performance horses in a natural setting, with a conveniently located show and boarding facility, created a unique equine complex... The original Fairlea..

Primary location: Exeter United States