A beautiful home located in the heart of Dos Caballos ranch has hit the market for $6.7million.
The Canadian River runs for five miles through the 10,000 plus acre Dos Caballos ‘two horses’ property located in Roy, New Mexico – just a couple hours from the capital of the state.
The ranch encompasses both banks of the river, which courses through a 500-foot-deep canyon with immense stone cliffs and rock overhangs.
Living life on the edge: The house was built along a rimrock, a cliff at the on the border of a plateau
The 3,800-square-foot main home has hit the market for $6.7million and includes hand-made antique roof tiles from Italy
The outdoor spa sits on a rimrock and has a view overlooking the canyons and skyline
A wooden bench stationed on one of the ranch paths. Sitting here, residents on the ranch can see the sunsets and sunrises
The courtyard for the New Mexico home which features lush and green landscaping
But the Canadian River isn’t the only site to behold on the terrain. It also includes the equally remarkable canyons, arroyos, mesas, and plateaus, large cottonwood trees, willows, box elders and elms that line the river banks while piñon, Gambel oaks, juniper and ponderosa pine grow on the high ground.
The native grasses, buffalo, blue stem and grama grow in abundance there.
Countless catchments, drainages and dirt tanks provide water for livestock and abundant wildlife such as elk, deer, bears, Barbary sheep, prong horn antelope, mountain lions, bobcats, ringtail cats, turkey as well as birds and game animals.
In the center of the ranch is the about 3,800-square-foot Mediterranean-style home is situated on a high plateau, which overlooks the junction of two expansive canyons with a view of the Sangre Cristo Mountain Range to the west and includes hand-made antique roof tiles from Italy and living room floors made from reclaimed pine and kitchen with tile floors and backsplash, a marble island and an iron oven and refrigerator.
In the foyer, there is a gold-leaf ceiling trimmed with a mosaic depicting the cactus flowers found on the ranch
The main house also has three bedrooms, all with cherry hardwood floors, and four baths, a spa that is right on the edge of the rimrock and a courtyard.
The master bedroom has views of the top of the mesa and the canyon.
The property also includes a three-stall horse barn and a 1,900-square-foot guesthouse also called the River House, which has three bedrooms and two baths and is perfect for guests, an equipment shop or a hay shed and pen.
In New Mexico, property with live water, particularly a significant river, is very valuable and challenging to find – rare, in fact, according to the house listing.
Dos Caballos Ranch provides the best a river ranch property has to offer with its mixed landscape and various entertainment activities.
The Canadian River runs for five miles through the 10,000-square-foot Dos Caballos ranch property
The ranch is located in Roy, New Mexico was is only a couple hours northeast of the capital of the state, Sante Fe
The landscape of Dos Caballos features stone cliffs, rivers, animals and rock overhangs
Built on a luscious terrain, the landscape’s native grasses include buffalo, blue stem and grama
The home on Dos Cabellos is on high plateau and overlooks the junction of two expansive canyons
In New Mexico, property with live water, particularly a significant river, is very valuable and challenging to find – rare, in fact, according to the house listing
The property also includes a three-stall horse barn and a 1,900-square-foot guesthouse
A picture marking the Canadian River canyon which some may say is the most striking feature in New Mexico
One of the extra bedrooms featured in the home. The New Mexico home has three bedrooms and four baths
The kitchen includes tile floors and backsplash, a marble island and an iron oven and refrigerator
The gold-leaf ceiling in the foyer is trimmed with a mosaic depicting the cactus flowers found on the ranch
The winter landscape although cold still features beautiful snow-covered cliffs and canyons
The Mediterranean-style home features a clay building structure with New Mexico influences as well
The terrain also includes the equally remarkable canyons, arroyos, mesas, and plateaus, large cottonwood trees and willows
The ranch was named Dos Cabellos by its previous owners which translates into ‘Two horses’
One of the bedrooms with a perfect view of the landscape. All of the bedrooms have cherry hardwoods floors
Another angle of the kitchen which where the Mediterranean-style can be seen in the clay walls
The kitchen also has large windows perfect for natural light and bright paintings
The kitchen for the guesthouse otherwise known as the River House. It has three bedrooms and two baths
A view that will take your breath away: The home looks over the Canadian River and the ranch’s massive canyons
Because the ranch has so much acreage, there are a lot of animals on the property ranging from bobcats to game
The living room of the house has large windows perfect for seeing the Canadian River and mesas
The driveway for the home is made of multi-colored bricks and features a lush, green landscaping
A bathroom located in the main house built with blue marble and brown, tile floors
The master bedroom, pictured above, has views of the top of the mesa and the canyon
Dos Cabellos also has box elders and elms that line the river banks while piñon, Gambel oaks, juniper and ponderosa pine that grow on the high ground
Countless catchments, drainages and dirt tanks provide water for livestock and abundant wildlife
The 3,800-square-foot main house sits on a land-rich property but also has impeccable stylistic features
The guesthouse, pictured above, located on the property as well and not far from the main premise
The ranch surrounds both sides of the river and includes a massive canyon and precipices
True to its name, Dos Cabellos has a corral for horses to trot, run and get some exercise
Because the property includes so many of nature’s wonders, there are a lot of recreational activities to pursue
The ranch has numerous canyons and cliffs perfect for hiking or sight seeing
Various types of wildlife roam the ranch leaving residents to experience all that nature has to offer