An 18-acre equestrian estate outside of Santa Barbara, California, is on the market for $26.5million.
The property, Tuscany Oaks Farm, is owned by Robert Fell, 74, a former avid polo player.
The estate has an 8,000-sq-ft mansion with five bedrooms. It was completed in 2001 with inspiration from French and Italian architecture.
The home at 2709 Vista Oceano Lane looks out to the Pacific Ocean with views stretching from the Santa Ynez Mountains to the Channel Islands, and from Santa Barbara to Malibu.
The beach is a five minutes away on foot or horseback, according to Fell.
Tuscany Oaks Farm is an 18-acre equestrian estate outside of Santa Barbara. It is on the market for $26.5million
The large property was once home to 48 horses. There is a 10,000-sq-ft barn with 18 stalls and an apartment
The property is called Tuscany Oaks Farm after the region in Italy
Views on the property stretch from the Santa Ynez Mountains to the Channel Islands, and from Santa Barbara to Malibu
The 18 acres boast a wide assortment of flowers and greenery that are native to Southern California
The mansion enjoys privacy about seven miles from Santa Barbara. There are also security cameras throughout the 18 acres.
Many of the mansion’s rustic trimmings were imported from Italy, France and Spain.
According to the listing, the estate ‘celebrates the equestrian life, whether it takes the form of thoroughbreds, polo ponies, dressage or casual trail riding along the nearby beach and bluffs’.
There is also a guesthouse above a separate two-car garage, and an 800-sq-ft pool house with a gym and one bedroom apartment.
The owner Robert Fell is a former polo player. He also owned a champion polo team
Fell said the beach is a five-minute walk or horse ride away from the estate
The estate also includes an 800-sq-ft pool house and gym with an apartment inside
Many of the home’s trimmings were imported from Italy, France and Spain
The home was completed in 2001. Its architecture was inspired by the Italian countryside
Fell said he is selling the home because his children are going off to school and he no longer plays polo
The property was once home to 48 horses. Fell built a 10,000-sq-ft, 18-stall barn complete with an apartment.
Fell co-founded Pricelock, a firm that enables small and medium-sized companies to hedge fuel prices, in 2006.
He played polo for 31 years and sponsored a team called Aloha, which won the U.S. Open in 1987. He later changed the team’s name to Tuscany Oaks, after the property.
Fell is selling because ‘the kids will be going off to school soon and I don’t play polo anymore,’ he said. He and his wife plan to build another home nearby, he told the Wall Street Journal.
The property is co-listed by Joyce Rey of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury and Emily Kellenberger of Village Properties/Christie’s International Real Estate.
The home enjoys privacy atop a wide bluff above the Pacific Ocean
The listing states that the property celebrates all kinds of equestrian lifestyles
The property measures at a total of 20,000-sq-ft across the different houses and auxiliary structures