Cheap Land CA. for Horses (Santa Ana, Riverside: for sale, real estate, schools)

[Cskipper]

I am looking for the impossible: Cheap land, not desert, no rattlesnakes, that is good for horses and riding, in CA.

I've been considering Dorris, but it may be too desert-not sure. Also looking in Northern Ca. both central and coast.

Does anyone know anything about Olema, CA?

Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Cskipper

I am looking for the impossible: Cheap land, not desert, no rattlesnakes, that is good for horses and riding, in CA.

I've been considering Dorris, but it may be too desert-not sure. Also looking in Northern Ca. both central and coast.

Does anyone know anything about Olema, CA?

Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!

Are these "Cheap land, not desert, no rattlesnakes, that is good for horses" your only requirements? Will you or anyone be working somewhere? Schools? Medical facilities? etc?

How many acres?

What is "cheap" in $/acre?

[bhcompy]

Riverside and San Bernardino have horse friendly communities that are cheaper than the more populous areas. I lived in Norco, Lake Matthews, and Menifee for a few years of my life and we had horses in each location, as did many others. The best place for riding was mostly along the Santa Ana River

[goozer]

I don't know if you can find anywhere in California to ride horses where there won't be the occasional rattlesnake. I mean, you certainly won't find cheap horseland in Mendocino. Anyway, if you are riding, you won't get bit. And while there is a miniscule chance your horse could get bit, they are big and hardy enough to weather a simple rattlesnake bite without too much ill effect.

[PecanPie]

Anywhere there is enough space for horses, there are likely to be rattlesnakes, if not where you keep your horses then at least where you ride them. It's just the way it is in So Cal. All the local nurseries where I live even have signs out warning about them; open space = rattlesnakes.

I hate them myself, scared of running into them hiking. Then I was looking into places like the South, and they have ALL kinds of poisonous snakes that are much more numerous. Not that that helps you, just sayin'.

[sonarrat]

Maybe Stockton. You can get 10 acres on the waterfront for $550,000.

[jdavid93225]

To the best of my knowledge, there are rattlesnakes all over California, though they're not prominent in most of the cities. Once you get to the area where the city gives way to open spaces, though, they're very likely. About the only part of the state where I haven't ever seen them is in the highest parts of the Sierra Nevada range, above 10,000 ft. or so. They might even be there, but I have never seen one in that area. All of those areas, as far as I know, are part of the National Forest or National Park systems, so you aren't likely to find any property for sale there.

If what you're after is cheap land, and the consideration of amenities isn't an issue, I'd suggest looking around Alturas. It's pretty country, though there are some areas of desert not far from there. Real estate prices were still pretty affordable as far as California goes last time I checked (though that's been several years). There are also still likely to be rattlesnakes there, too.

[DMenscha]

I'll bang the drum for Calaveras County again

[_Charles_]

FYI - Rattlesankes would rather run from humans and horses than fight. You're not likely to get bitten unless you surprise or corner one. Typically rattlesnakes detect ground vibrations and can tell that somehting big, way too big is approaching and they will slither away or out of site for safety.

Their natural pray is small rodents.

[gizmo980]

My friend used to board her horses in Victorville & Apple Valley, which are in the San Bernardino mountains (near Big Bear)... it's slightly desert-like since you're near Barstow, but high enough elevation that it doesn't feel like it. It's pretty reasonably priced down there, at least compared to the rest of California. Just a thought!