406 Ascot-Calala Road, Tamworth NSW 2340

Introduction: Elders Tamworth are delighted to offer to the market one of the Tamworth Region's most impressive, fully integrated equine breeding and training facilities. Built with the professional in mind, 406 Ascot-Calala Road Tamworth is positioned close to the AELEC and the city of Tamworth and offers some of the best equine facilities in the district. With a reputation for producing some of the country's most outstanding equine talent, this property is set up and ready to go on with.

Location: 'Loomberah Lodge' is located just 17km* south east of the Tamworth C.B.D., the village of Calala is just 10km* away, while the world renown AELEC facility is only 11km* away. The location of the property, combined with its facilities has proven to be a great base for people attending events such as the NCHA Futurity and Classic Horse Sale, both held at the AELEC each year. The New England Highway is also only 4km due west. The surrounding land is premium agricultural land, renowned for its productivity and versatility.

Area: 40.34* hectares or 99.68* acres in one freehold title.

Infrastructure: Offering world class facilities, the property has been developed as a top tier equine breeding and training facility, with a vast array of infrastructure to cater for breeding, raising and training equine performance horse talent. Developed as a cutting horse facility, it would suit performance horses of all disciplines.

Key features of the training complex include a purpose built 36m x 36m undercover arena with lights and sprinklers as well as an additional full length skillion with wash bay and tie up area. There is a 42m x 60m outdoor arena with adjacent cattle holding pens. Within walking distance to the arena, you will find an 6 horse electric AEW walker, roundyard attached the arena, stable complex (four stables, breezeway style) and a separate amenities block with indoor and outdoor living area, ideal for entertaining clients or guests. With an enormous amount of paddocks and yards, the new owners can also look forward to the following:

- 11 general large horse yards or paddocks
- 10 steel yards, purpose built, full cattle rail adjacent to the arena for horses in work
- 4 large independent steel colt yards, adjacent to arena and walker designed for horses in work
- 1 large stallion yard, purpose built with stable and independent steel yard, also close to the arena
- 4 large foaling yards with timber lined shelters, fully floodlit and close to the main house and cottage, purpose built for foaling down mares.

A laneway system connects the training facility with the larger paddocks allowing for complete ease of operation. The equine improvements are of exceptional quality and have been extremely well thought out. Fencing has been developed to a high standard and is predominantly cattle rail and netting, with electric fencing standoffs throughout. There is also a set of steel cattle yards with loading ramp and crush. There are a number of machinery/hay sheds with power and concrete floors, as well as multiple floodlights. Overall, equine and working improvements are in excellent condition.

Home: A quality four bedroom home with exceptional views towards the Goonoo Goonoo Creek valley, the home has been extensively renovated to include four spacious bedrooms, the main with modern en suite, new kitchen with stone bench tops, spacious living and dining area with ducted reverse cycle air conditioning as well as full length front and back verandahs. The views from the home looking past the Lemon Scented Gum trees and over the larger paddocks are absolutely sensational at sunset.

Adjacent to the home is a spacious modern granny flat or studio apartment, ideal for extended family. It has a spacious kitchen, dining and lounge area as well as full bathroom facilities. The pool area, featuring a quality in ground salt water pool is adjacent to both the home and granny flat and is the perfect place to unwind on a long summers day.

Country: Quality basalt country ideal for horses and cattle. With a gently undulating topography, it is well suited to both permanent improved pastures or fodder crops including Oats and Barley. Timber mainly consists of Whitebox. The surrounding agricultural area has a proven history of award winning crops and is regarded as some of the more productive land in the Tamworth district.

Water: Water is a feature, with both the home and granny flat utilising harvested rainwater, with a total of 3 x 5000 gallon rainwater tanks providing water to the main home and a separate independent water tank supplying the granny flat. Water off the arena is harvested into a steel rainwater storage tank of approx. 100 000 litres, while there are a quantity of slimline water tanks off stables and sheds. There are two bores on the property, with the main bore pumping to a 5000 gallon header tank and gravity feeding to stockwater troughs and automatic horse waters throughout the property. All underground water lines have been replaced in recent years. There are a total of three dams on the property, as well as a second unequipped bore.

Remarks: A top shelf equine property, built as a high end performance horse property that has been home to some top shelf cutting horses over the years. Set up and ready to go, close to AELEC with significant investment in infrastructure under the current stewardship. With too many features to list, seeing is believing. Offered for genuine sale. If you are looking for a high quality horse property, with all infrastructure in place, then you simply must inspect. Call Riley Gibson on 0417441688 for further information or to arrange an inspection.