Friday, March 6, 2026

Target Market Equestrian Property- an effective plan of action Glen Bigness

Target Market Equestrian Property- an effective plan of action.


To successfully sell an equestrian facility in Naples, FL, you must target affluent lifestyle buyers and professional trainers who prioritize specialized infrastructure over standard residential amenities. As of late 2025 into 2026, the Naples market is characterized as a buyer's market, requiring a highly targeted, niche strategy rather than broad mass-market advertising. 

Target Audience Segments

  • The Luxury Lifestyle Buyer: Wealthy individuals moving from colder states or urban areas who prioritize privacy, outdoor wellness, and "hobby farming".
    • Focus: Properties in communities like 

Pine Ridge Estates, Logan Woods, Livingston Woods, Oaks Estates Neighborhoods

Which offers 1–5 acre lots close to the coast with existing paddocks and tack rooms.

  • Professional Trainers & Competitors: Individuals seeking "infrastructure first"—high-quality pastures, custom-built stables, and state-of-the-art riding arenas.
  • Institutional Investors: Large-scale investors viewing specialized land and farmland as long-term, resilient assets for diversified portfolios.
  • Equine Therapy & Organizations: Non-profits or specialized clinics looking to expand, like the recent $5 million expansion of the Naples Equestrian Challenge

LuxuryRealEstate.comLuxuryRealEstate.com, Glen Bigness is a member and Luxury Designated*

Marketing Strategies

  • Emphasize Infrastructure Over Living Space: Buyers in this niche often look at the barn and pastures before the house.
    • Highlight stall flow, hay storage, footing types in arenas, and direct access to state parks or major facilities like the: 

World Equestrian Center        HITS Ocala Equestrian Center            Wellington International

  • Niche Digital Placement: Traditional platforms like Zillow are secondary to specialized sites such as HorseFlorida.com or HorseProperties.net, which attract high-intent, out-of-state buyers to Florida equestrian properties for sale.
  • High-Value Visuals: Aerial drone photography is considered mandatory to show land layout, pasture quality, and trail access.
  • Strategic Timing: Align your listing with the winter competition season (January–March) to capture wealthy buyers visiting for events in nearby Wellington or local Naples/SW Florida horse shows.

Specialized Representation in Naples

Partnering with a specialized agent is critical for accessing "off-market" equestrian networks. 

  • Glen Bigness-Premiere Plus Realty, Naples Fl headquarters.

 (The Bigness Group): Widely cited as the top specialist in Southwest Florida with 35+ years of experience in horse properties. As an owner-operator of equestrian facilities in NY and FL, he recognizes and understands the needs of the horse community and clients.

Easily reached direct at 239-272-HOME (4663) and horseflorida@gmail.com while searching for equestrian facilities and horse property for sale on the custom website www.horseflorida.com statewide horse property inventory, county by county.



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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Equestrian Facility 3800 Staley Rd Buckingham FL

 3800 Staley Rd Fort Myers FL 33905 Buckingham Horse Property   $3,890,000

MLS link: https://matrix.swflamls.com/matrix/shared/0X1S3dKcVwf/3800StaleyRD

Professional Equestrian Facility for sale, training, lessons, boarding, breeding.




Equestrian Facility on almost 10 acres, ready for your horses, or set up a working horse business here in Lee County! Training, breeding, lessons, boarding, all disciplines will find this exquisite equestrian facility a true haven for the country life and horses in your backyard. Looking for a facility where your trainer can live, this is it. A full-time barn or winter show barn retreat in SW Florida. Convenient to Rt 80 to I-75, the SW FL International Airport and many areas show facilities and grounds for active equestrian life. A 10-stall barn with a 1/1 efficiency apartment, ½ bathroom for boarders use. A separate 4-stall barn and plenty of grass pasture and turnout here. Beautiful, attached home with upscale amenities and finishes, sit out on the patio and enjoy the views of grazing horses. Dressage and separate Western arena with correct footings, and quality fencing to protect your horses here at their new home. One of the main things that attracted sellers to this property is the location!! This is the absolute perfect location when you live on a ranch. You’re right by everything: shopping, restaurants, Airports, the interstate, and church. But then when you drive through those gates of Paradise Ranch, you experience complete privacy! Your own little piece of Heaven. You feel like the city is miles away! You have complete privacy from all your neighbors. The end of a dead-end road so no traffic whatsoever! Pure paradise! 


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Equestrian Property for SALE, Glen Bigness, agent, Farm, Ranch and Land Sales in Florida.

 Equestrian Property for SALE, Glen Bigness 

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Equestrian Property
Florida is a huge state with some fantastic equestrian communities. Here are some of the top horse property agent specialists across Florida who can help sell your home:
•  Glen Bigness (Premiere Plus Realty): Glen is a powerhouse in Florida equestrian real estate. He sells farms, ranches, and horse properties across the state, with decades of experience finding "horses homes". He's particularly active in Southwest Florida, including the Naples area.

For selling a horse property in Southwest Florida, you should call a specialized equestrian real estate agent who understands the specific marketing needs of farms and ranches, such as pasture quality, barn construction, and local zoning. 

Top-Rated Equestrian Specialists in SWFL
* Glen Bigness (Bigness Realty Group): Widely recognized as a top equestrian specialist in Naples and Southwest Florida. He has over 30 years of experience and operates HorseFlorida.com, a niche platform specifically for marketing horse properties.

Top-Volume Equestrian Specialists
These agents focus heavily on horse properties and large-acreage estates, maintaining higher transaction volumes in this specific niche than general residential agents.
* Glen Bigness (Bigness Realty Group - Premiere Plus Realty):
    * Market Area: Collier & Lee Counties (Naples, Fort Myers, Alva).
    * Performance: A consistent leader in equestrian transactions for over 35 years. He operates HorseFlorida.com, which generates high-intent buyer traffic specifically for horse farms. Recent reviews highlight his ability to sell 20-acre equestrian properties in just days.

To get your horse property sold for top dollar, you need a marketing plan that speaks "equestrian" rather than just "residential." Based on the strategies used by the top SWFL agents like Glen Bigness, here is a custom plan tailored for your property:

1. High-Value Visual Package
Equestrian buyers look for "infrastructure first." Your listing needs:
* Drone Photography/Videography: Vital for showing pasture layout, cross-fencing, bridle path access, and the proximity of the barn to the main house.
* Detailed Outbuilding Specs:Instead of just saying "Barn," the listing should detail:
    * Stall Dimensions: (e.g., 12'x12' with rubber mats).
    * Features: Wash racks, tack room climate control, and feed room storage.
    * Technical Specs: Hay loft capacity and hurricane-rating of structures.

2. Niche Digital Distribution
Don't just list on Zillow. Your property needs to appear where horse owners hang out:
* Specialty Platforms: Direct listing on HorseProperties.net, LandAndFarm.com, and HorseFlorida.com.
* Geofenced Social Ads: Run Facebook/Instagram ads targeting users within a 500-mile radius who follow "Equestrian Life," "AQHA," "USEF," or specific horse show circuits like WEC (Ocala) and PBIEC (Wellington).

3. Critical Property "Horse Stats"
Buyers will ask these three questions immediately; including them in the description prevents "looky-loos":
* Zoning & Density: Clearly state exactly how many horses are allowed per acre under your current local zoning (e.g., Collier County vs. Lee County code).
* Water & Irrigation: Detail the irrigation system for the pastures and the water source for the barn.
* Pasture Quality: Mention grass types (e.g., Bahia or Pensacola) and soil drainage—huge for Southwest Florida’s rainy season.

4. Local Equestrian Outreach
* The "Tack Shop" Strategy:Distribute high-end flyers at local hubs like The Tack Shelter or Lee County Horseman’s Association.
* Trainer Networking: Top agents will call local trainers in Naples and Alva; trainers often know when a client is looking for a farm before the client even calls a realtor.

5. Open House "Equine Edition"
Invite local trainers and serious horse owners for a "Pasture Tour" rather than just a walk-through of the kitchen. Highlighting the ease of trailer turnaround space is often more important to these buyers than the guest bathroom finishes.

 

Glen Bigness, Realtor
Premiere Plus Realty
239-272-HOME
















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Monday, February 16, 2026

Horse Property REDUCED Investor Special Alva Florida

 REDUCED Investor Special $$$









CASH sale As Is Horse Property in Alva Florida 

23261 Tuckahoe Rd, Alva, FL 33920                    $550,000            CASH ONLY SALE

10-level acres of horse property situated in Alva, Lee County, on beautiful Bedman’s Creek. A mix of open pasture, lush oak hammock, fruit trees, and beautiful tropical foliage in SW Florida. Refuge for many indigenous plant and animal species! Alva is recognized as a premier location for horses here in Florida, with the Caloosahatchee River for boating, fishing, and jet skiing, with nearby LEE County parklands to hike and enjoy.

Center aisle horse barn, seven box stalls, tack-feed room, power, water, and hay storage area.

Extra storage garage, shed, and covered area for equipment storage, run-in shed, in the back paddocks.

Plenty of pasture and turn out on ten acres of land, mature old oak trees for shade, and a beautiful, clear-running creek runs through the property—a dead-end road from Joel Blvd., minutes to shopping and dining. Tractor Supply and other horse services are nearby with plenty of horsey neighbors in this equestrian-friendly community of Alva. Trail ride right off the property and down the road through woods and open areas to explore by horseback.

Property is offered As Is with the right to inspect, Fixer-Upper, Investment, Weekend Get-Away, CASH sale only considered, proof of funds required—twenty-four-hour notice to show, horses and pets on premises. Do NOT drive onto the property without an appointment.

House needs some work and remodeling, call for details, lots of potential, and can be lived in and make a great camp, retreat, or build NEW on the land here while enjoying your horses, storing equipment, work vehicles, RV, boats, and four-wheelers, etc.

MLS Link: https://portal.onehome.com/en-US/share/1204948i13498


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Friday, February 13, 2026

6050 Stringfellow Rd, St. James City FL Horse Property for SALE

 






6050 Stringfellow Rd, St. James City FL 33956             $995,000

NEW Horse Property, Barn, Land, Apartment and Storage Buildings with miles of trail riding off property!

MLS Link: https://portal.onehome.com/en-US/share/1230511A44678

Branded Link:

LOOKING for a Florida HORSE facility? Moonshine Acres Tropical Horse Farm, is an equestrian property that has sanctuary for both horses and their riders alike on Pine Island FL. Located on a private double gated entry off Stringfellow Road, this 8.85 acres of land is YOUR opportunity to own and grow your business which could include boarding, lessons, training or expand to trail rides and breeding too. A completely HORSE fenced property that backs to 12 miles +/- of trails that lead directly to Gulf waters to swim HORSES. Eight expansive and adjoining paddocks, 6 of which are interconnected for uninterrupted movement, plus a dedicated paddock designed for specialized care (a total of 9).

Providing a safe and comfortable environment for your horses to enjoy. Riders wanting to ride and enjoy their horses or peaceful leisurely rides, the property is equipped with a Regulation Small-Size Dressage Arena that ensures the ideal setting for training or casual riding. At the heart of the farm is a professionally designed barn, laid out to meet equestrian standards. The barn houses 8 spacious stalls, each outfitted with automatic watering systems and cooling fans to ensure comfort for horses. Tack Room offers ample storage for all your riding gear, a private bathroom and a Feed Room. The barn also includes a comfortable updated 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom Living Quarters, kitchen and a balcony with tremendous farm views! This BARNDOMINIUM is a perfect home for on-site care or staff. The HORSE property is equipped with additional structures, including a hay shed, a 30’ x 50’ workshop, and a carport large enough to accommodate RVs or horse trailers. There is a run-in shed and convenient wash stalls. You will see the property offers the potential to build your custom Florida dream home, tailored to your specific equestrian lifestyle and preferences. Moonshine Acres is more than just a farm; it is an established, successful business address. The idyllic setting of Pine Island also provides easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, offering water sports, fishing, and beach outings. This is a beautiful equestrian paradise for horses and riders, coupled with the laidback lifestyle of Southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast. This also has many other potential uses including rezoned commercial use, Public storage facility, RV and Boat storage, a must-see consideration for investment.


Facebook Reel Link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/447403484735382


 


Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Naples FL Horse Property for Sale in Golden Gate Estates

 Equestrian property FOR SALE

2484 10th Ave NE Naples, FL 34120

TOUR: https://tours.robbthielphoto.com/2350622?a=1

MLS Link: https://matrix.swflamls.com/matrix/shared/DJxbMbCfJqf/248410thAVENE

 



Horse property on 2.73 acres, with plenty of tropical landscaping around the house and privacy grounds. A gated entry with driveway to house and barn, room for trailer parking-storage. Turn out the paddocks and pasture for the horses with a nice, well-constructed and laid out 48’x36’ barn. Your horses have 3-12’x12’ stalls, water, and lights in each, a concrete aisle, and an air-conditioned feed-tack room with hay storage above.

Beautiful home has updates, upgrades, and wanted FL amenities like a secure metal roof, impact windows, slider-doors, RO system, built-in wood shelving and closets, and epoxy garage floor. The main suite features a walk-in shower with a glass door, double sinks, a walk-in closet, and sliding doors to the pool area.

Outdoor enjoyment begins with a screened pool enclosure, a paver deck, overlooking a landscaped yard and pasture-barn area. A lighted Gazebo, pre-wired and plumbed, perfect for a summer kitchen, a fire pit, sit next to a Koi Pond, and a neat little chicken coop for those country-fresh eggs. No restrictions here for your toys, travel trailer, boat, ATVs, and pets, for the perfect country retreat, yet close enough to stores and area amenities. Riding trails in the Picayune Strand State Forest offers hours of enjoyment with the horses and friends who ride.  Large new million-dollar homes are being built in the neighborhood.

MLS: https://matrix.swflamls.com/matrix/shared/7mvbtQ4kmqf/248410thAVENE

Equestrian Property for Sale 239-272-4663 Glen Bigness, with over thirty years of experience, has been finding homes for horses in NY and FL. www.horseflorida.com

AI Tour: https://videotour.ai/view-video/1766075745782x892495407769976800


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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

23261 Tuckahoe Rd, Alva, FL 33920 Horse Property for SALE

 23261 Tuckahoe Rd, Alva, FL 33920


10-level acres of horse property situated in Alva, Lee County, on beautiful Bedman’s Creek. A mix of open pasture, lush oak hammock, fruit trees, and beautiful tropical foliage in SW Florida. Refuge for many indigenous plant and animal species! Alva is recognized as a premier location for horses here in Florida, with the Caloosahatchee River for boating, fishing, and jet skiing, with nearby county parklands to hike and enjoy.

Center aisle horse barn, seven stalls, tack-feed room, power, water, and hay storage area.

Extra storage garage and covered area for equipment storage, run-in shed, in the back paddocks.


Plenty of pasture and turn out on ten acres of land, mature old oak trees for shade, and a beautiful, clear-running creek runs through the property. Dead-end road from Joel Blvd., minutes to shopping and dining. Tractor Supply and other horse services are nearby with plenty of horsey neighbors in this equestrian-friendly community of Alva. Trail ride right off the property and down the road through woods and open areas to explore by horseback.

Property is offered As Is with the right to inspect, CASH sale only considered, proof of funds required. Twenty-four-hour notice to show, horses and pets on premises.

House needs some work and remodeling, call for details, lots of potential, and can be lived in and make a great camp, retreat, or build NEW on the land here while enjoying your horses, storing equipment, work vehicles, RV, boats, and four-wheelers, etc.