Welcome to the category dedicated to buying and selling professional equestrian properties on ma-propriete.fr. Whether you are a professional rider, a passionate investor or looking to change careers, this section brings together the best market opportunities to develop a boarding and training business. To refine your project, we recommend consulting our specialised buying guides.
Buying a livery yard is often the culmination of a lifelong passion for horses. In France, the equestrian sector is particularly well developed, supported by one of the country’s largest sports federations. This dynamism creates an active rural property market, with a wide range of properties from small family-run yards to international competition complexes.
An equestrian property designed to accommodate horses is much more than just farmland. To attract and retain a demanding clientele of owners, the quality of the facilities is essential. Browsing our listings, you will discover properties equipped with the key infrastructure required for a successful professional operation.
The core of the activity is often the horses’ accommodation. You will find properties offering indoor or outdoor boxes, sometimes laid out as an American-style barn, providing comfort and ventilation. For activities focused on animal welfare and outdoor living, many properties have secure paddocks and extensive, lush pastures, ideal for grass livery (pension-pré).
For work facilities, a covered indoor arena is a major asset, ensuring that horses can be worked whatever the weather. An outdoor arena of Olympic dimensions (60x20m or more) is also a key criterion for dressage and show jumping riders. The quality of the surface, often Fontainebleau sand or fibre-reinforced microsand, is crucial to protect athletes’ tendons during training and in the run-up to competitions. Other equipment such as a round pen for groundwork or an automatic horse walker for warm-up and cool-down significantly increases the value of the facility.
Logistical aspects must not be overlooked: a secure tack room for clients’ equipment, a wash bay for grooming and veterinary care, as well as a storage barn to keep hay and straw dry are all essential features. Finally, the club house is the social hub, where riders can relax together after their session.
Geographically, while you can find yards all over France, some regions are historically stronger. Normandy, a renowned breeding region, Île-de-France and Oise thanks to their proximity to a high concentration of amateur riders, and the Pays de la Loire all offer a wide choice of outbuildings and equestrian estates.
Investing in a livery yard requires careful analysis. Beyond falling in love with a beautiful building, the economic viability of the project is the first criterion to examine. To secure your investment, it is advisable to rely on accurate land valuation studies.
Location is strategic. Good road access for trucks and horseboxes, as well as proximity to major routes or towns, will help you maintain a high occupancy rate for your boxes or grass livery. Also check the immediate surroundings: direct access to hacking trails is a major advantage for attracting leisure riders.
Land size is another key factor. The number of hectares available will determine your capacity to produce your own forage and to provide turnout space for the horses. Pay attention to the condition of the fences (wooden rails, electric tape) and field shelters, as renovation can represent a significant cost. The presence of a well or borehole is a major economic and environmental advantage for watering arenas and supplying the horses.
From a residential point of view, a comfortable dwelling house is often necessary so that the manager can live on site and provide 24/7 supervision. This might be a manor house, a renovated longère or a more modest staff accommodation.
Finally, financing this type of project is usually mixed. It often combines a traditional residential mortgage for the living quarters with professional or agricultural financing for the land and commercial buildings. It is crucial to present a robust business plan that includes income from livery, coaching (professional rider or instructor) and potentially horse trading.
To help you find the perfect property, ma-propriete.fr provides powerful search tools specifically designed for rural real estate. Our search engine lets you filter listings according to your main criteria: location (region, département), budget and also land area in hectares.
We know how important it is to distinguish between a simple house with land and a truly professional set-up. That’s why our “Equestrian” category and its sub-categories (Riding centres, Stud farms, Equestrian properties) save you valuable time.
You can create customised alerts. As soon as a new listing that matches your search for an existing livery yard to take over or an estate with full facilities is published, you will be notified by email.
On each listing, you can directly access the seller’s contact details, whether they are a private individual or a professional real estate agent. Geolocation of properties (depending on the seller’s choice) lets you assess the surroundings and the distance to urban centres or nearby competition venues.
If you own a livery yard and want to sell it, ma-propriete.fr is the ideal showcase to reach qualified buyers. Our portal enjoys very strong visibility and attracts a large number of visitors every month who are passionate about rural life and the horse world.
We understand the challenges involved in selling a going concern. Confidentiality is sometimes necessary with regard to your current clientele. That’s why we offer you a choice of geolocation levels for your listing: exact address, town or simply a broader geographical area.
The strength of our portal also lies in its ability to promote your listing across different sectors. A property with extensive land and buildings may attract an equestrian buyer, but also someone with a tourism or agricultural project. In addition, we actively share listings on our social networks and specialist Facebook groups, significantly increasing your reach within the equestrian community.
Our user-friendly interface makes it easy to showcase your assets: photos of the boxes, a description of the indoor arena, details of the pasture area and the quality of the surface in the outdoor arena.
Beyond simply publishing listings, ma-propriete.fr positions itself as an all-round partner for your rural real estate project.
If you need support with buying or selling, we can put you in touch with sector specialists through our referral service to real estate professionals. These experts are fully familiar with the legal and technical specificities of equestrian properties.
Price estimation is a delicate step for both seller and buyer. The price of a hectare of pasture is not the same as that of building land, and the value of infrastructure (such as an indoor arena or horse walker) must be calculated accurately.
To deepen your knowledge, our blog is full of advisory articles and news on the rural world. Finally, for the most demanding project holders who want to master every aspect of rural acquisition, we provide white papers that are genuine goldmines of technical and legal information.
Whether you are looking to stable your horses at home or to take over a thriving business, ma-propriete.fr is your ally in making your equestrian dream a reality.
