🏡 Tryon Horse Country Equestrian Estate | 20± Acres | Fully Furnished
Live Onsite & Online Auction | Bidding Ends Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM EST
Pre-Auction Offers Welcomed!
Some properties are bought for the house, and some for the barn. This one is for the rider who wants both, and the setting to go with them.
Set on 20± private acres with sweeping mountain views, 201 Hughes Creek Road is a turnkey equestrian estate just 14 minutes from Tryon International Equestrian Center. You can school at home in the morning, hack out on the CETA trails in the afternoon, and be at the in-gate at TIEC in less time than it takes to braid. The estate conveys fully furnished, so it’s ready for the next show season.
📍 Prime Location: The Heart of Tryon Horse Country
- 14 minutes to Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), host of the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games and a year-round destination for top hunter/jumper competition
- Immediately adjacent to the CETA trail system, so you can ride from your own gate onto miles of trails for conditioning, hacking, and a quiet ride after a long show week
- Stunning mountain views across 20± private, park-like acres
- No HOA, so you can run your barn your way
- Columbus, NC, in Polk County, in a community built around horses
🐎 The Equestrian Facilities
Center-Aisle Show Barn
- 4 stalls with rubber mats and automatic waterers, including an oversized 16' × 11'6" stall
- Wash stall and a dedicated dry grooming area for show prep
- Tack room, plus a separate owner’s tack room
- Covered patio along the barn, with shavings and feed storage
- Heated workshop and a large equipment garage
- 2 full baths in the barn
The Barn Apartment
The showpiece of the property is a ~1,690 sq ft apartment above the barn, finished with a vaulted great room, private balcony, full kitchen, bedroom, office, bonus room, and cedar closet. It works as a trainer’s residence, groom’s quarters, working student housing, or a luxury guest suite during show weeks at TIEC.
Owner’s Quarters
Below the apartment is an owner’s tack room and living quarters with laundry and a full bath.
Turnout & Riding
- 2-stall run-in shed with 277 sq ft of equipment storage, suited to turnout, layups, or retirees
- Paddocks set throughout the property
- A wooded trail leading to a large private outdoor arena for schooling courses and flatwork at home
- Direct CETA trail access for hacking and conditioning
🏠 The Residence | 5 BR / 4.5 BA | 5,264 sq ft
6 BR / 6.5 BA property total, including the barn apartment and owner’s quarters
- Main-level primary suite with tray ceiling, private sitting room, spa bath, and custom walk-in closet
- Second en-suite bedroom and a study with built-ins on the main level
- Vaulted dining room for entertaining after the show
- Living room with 11' ceilings
- Vaulted family room with wood ceiling and fireplace
- Kitchen with breakfast bar and a breakfast room
- 495 sq ft deck facing the mountain views
- Finished walk-out lower level with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a family room, and an entertainment room, so family, clients, and visiting riders all have room
- Finished 2-car garage with 10'6" ceilings
- Conveys fully furnished
🔧 Updates & Systems
- New roof (2024)
- HVAC (2017)
- Dual buried propane tanks
- Multiple wells on site
🕒 Auction Details
- Live onsite and online bidding
- Bidding ends Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST
- Reserve auction with an opening bid of $1,900,000
- Preview / Open House / Inspection: Saturday, October 31, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Private showings available by appointment
💰 Terms & Conditions
- 10% buyer’s premium is added to the final bid to set the contract price.
Example: a $1,900,000 high bid plus a $190,000 premium (10%) makes a total contract price of $2,090,000. - $25,000 non-refundable deposit due at signing
- Closing within 30 days
- Buyer pays all closing costs
- Sold AS-IS, WHERE-IS, with no contingencies of any kind, including financing and inspection
- Pre-Offer or Pre-Auction Inspections are certainly encouraged and accommodated
- Pre-auction offers are encouraged and subject to prior sale
- The seller may modify terms at their discretion and/or sell property prior to auction
- All information is believed accurate but not guaranteed. Buyers should do their own due diligence.
🚨 Don’t Miss Out!
Equestrian properties with direct trail access this close to TIEC are rarely offered, and even more rarely at auction. If you’ve been waiting for the right farm in Tryon, this is the one to see.
Register to bid at BidYall.com.
📞 (864) 497-0330 | ✉️ [email protected] | 🌐 BidYall.com
Bid Y’all Auction & Realty, LLC | John Slaughter, CAI | NCAFL #10955
1.This Property is being offered at auction with a reserve and a 10% buyer's premium.
2.Bid Y'all Auction & Realty is agent for the seller only, Bid Y’all Auction & Realty is Auctioneer.
3.This Property sells "AS IS - WHERE IS" with all faults and without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, by seller or Broker. It is understood that a general warranty deed is to be furnished by seller at closing.
4.Immediately following bidding, the high bidder must execute a Contract to Purchase with no contingencies of any kind. If the bid is below the reserve amount, the Seller has up to twenty-four (24) hours to accept or reject the high bid. Upon execution of the Contract to Purchase by both parties, the Buyer must deposit with the Settlement Agent/Closing Attorney, by the close of the next business day, an earnest money escrow deposit ("earnest money") of $25,000 to be held in escrow and applied towards the purchase price. The balance of the sales price must be paid by Buyer, within Thirty (30) days of the date of this Contract, at closing. Time is of the essence. Seller reserves the right in his sole discretion to extend the closing date an additional 30 days if needed. In the event that Buyer fails to comply with the Contract to Purchase, the earnest money will be forfeited, but such forfeiture shall not affect other legal remedies available to seller.
5.Buyer agrees to pay ALL closing costs, including but not limited to, attorneys fees, deed stamps and preparation, documentary stamps, survey, and termite inspection. Taxes, utilities, rents and other assessments, shall be prorated between the Buyer and Seller to the date of closing. Possession will be at closing.
6.All information announced, published or contained herein or in any brochure or advertisement was derived from public records and sources believed to be correct: however, it is not guaranteed by the Seller or Broker and is subject to inspection and verification by all parties before bidding. All square footage, dimensions, taxes, zoning, acreage, permitted uses, property lines, assessments and other information about the Property being sold are approximate and not guaranteed. Personal on-site inspection is strongly recommended. It is bidder's responsibility to determine the condition, genuineness, function, suitability for use, and value of the Property before bidding. The failure of any bidder to inspect, or to be fully informed about the Property, will not constitute any grounds for any claim or demand for adjustment or withdrawal of bid, offer or deposit money. Announcements made from the auction block take precedence over all other verbal, printed, announced and/or distributed information. Neither seller nor Broker is responsible for any errors or omissions made in the description of the Property prior to or at auction. This auction sale may be modified, withdrawn or canceled without notice by Seller at any time and for any reason.
7.INTERNET, MOBILE APP, AND TELEPHONE BIDDERS ("OFFSITE BIDDERS"): Off site Bidders are subject to all published and announced terms of sale. Off site Bidders may not be able to inspect the Property as well as if they examined it in person and are strongly encouraged to do their own due diligence regarding the Property before bidding. Broker will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in the description of the Property. Broker is providing Internet, mobile app, and/or telephone bidding as a service to bidder. This service may or may not function correctly the day of the auction. Under no circumstances shall bidder have any kind of claim against Broker or seller for any missed bids or if the Internet, mobile bidding application or phone service fails to work correctly during the auction for any reason. Prior to placing bids online or through a mobile application, a person must complete and be approved through the online registration process. If the high bidder is an Off-site Bidder, the Contract to Purchase (the "Contract") will be emailed and the high bidder must within 24 hours of receipt execute and email, fax, or overnight delivery to Broker the signed Contract.
8.On properties built before 1978, potential purchasers, at their option, may have the Property inspected for lead-based paint within 10 days prior to auction date.
9.Seller and Broker reserve the right to refuse admittance to or expel anyone from the auction for creating a disturbance, bidder intimidation or bid collusion. Broker, Seller, and Auctioneer shall not be liable to any person for damages to their person or property while in, on or about the Property, nor shall they be liable for hidden defects. All persons are on the Property at their own risk and shall defend, indemnify, and save harmless Broker, Seller, and Auctioneer from any and all liability whatsoever.
10.Licensed North Carolina auctioneer(s) will conduct the auction. Conduct of the auction and increments of bidding are at the discretion and direction of the auctioneer. The auctioneer, seller and Broker reserve the right to offer this Property for sale in any manner they see fit. All decisions of the auctioneer shall be final concerning matters such as increments and manner of bidding, disputes among bidders, groupings of tracts, priorities of bidders, the validity of any bid, the high bidder, and any other matters that may arise during the sale. Auctioneer, Seller and Broker reserve the right to cancel the auction up until the time that the first bids on the Property are taken and the auction begins. Seller, Broker and auctioneer (and their employees) reserve the right to bid at the auction.
11.Auctioneer’s Proprietary Information and Bidder Contacts: AUCTIONEER’S proprietary information, including, without being limited to, mailing lists, email lists, and SELLER, BIDDER or BUYER contact information is the property of AUCTIONEER. Unless required by law, or necessary to facilitate collection of monies owed by non-paying BIDDERS, or otherwise necessary for litigation purposes, or directed by a court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, AUCTIONEER has no obligation to provide SELLER, BIDDER or BUYER with any of AUCTIONEER’S proprietary information, including, without being limited to, mailing lists, emails lists, and SELLER, BIDDER or BUYER contact information.
12.Bidding is open to the public to all registered bidders. The identity of all bidders must be verified before the auction, bidding rights are provisional, and if complete verification is not possible, the registration will be rejected and bidding activity will be terminated. Bidders must use their assigned bid numbers. No transfer will be recognized from one bidder to another. Bidding in the auction is a binding contract. The high bidder whose bid is accepted by Seller must sign a Contract to Purchase and deposit the required earnest money deposit within the time periods required above or he will be in default of said contract and will be responsible for all resulting damages to Seller and Broker.
2.Bid Y'all Auction & Realty is agent for the seller only, Bid Y’all Auction & Realty is Auctioneer.
3.This Property sells "AS IS - WHERE IS" with all faults and without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, by seller or Broker. It is understood that a general warranty deed is to be furnished by seller at closing.
4.Immediately following bidding, the high bidder must execute a Contract to Purchase with no contingencies of any kind. If the bid is below the reserve amount, the Seller has up to twenty-four (24) hours to accept or reject the high bid. Upon execution of the Contract to Purchase by both parties, the Buyer must deposit with the Settlement Agent/Closing Attorney, by the close of the next business day, an earnest money escrow deposit ("earnest money") of $25,000 to be held in escrow and applied towards the purchase price. The balance of the sales price must be paid by Buyer, within Thirty (30) days of the date of this Contract, at closing. Time is of the essence. Seller reserves the right in his sole discretion to extend the closing date an additional 30 days if needed. In the event that Buyer fails to comply with the Contract to Purchase, the earnest money will be forfeited, but such forfeiture shall not affect other legal remedies available to seller.
5.Buyer agrees to pay ALL closing costs, including but not limited to, attorneys fees, deed stamps and preparation, documentary stamps, survey, and termite inspection. Taxes, utilities, rents and other assessments, shall be prorated between the Buyer and Seller to the date of closing. Possession will be at closing.
6.All information announced, published or contained herein or in any brochure or advertisement was derived from public records and sources believed to be correct: however, it is not guaranteed by the Seller or Broker and is subject to inspection and verification by all parties before bidding. All square footage, dimensions, taxes, zoning, acreage, permitted uses, property lines, assessments and other information about the Property being sold are approximate and not guaranteed. Personal on-site inspection is strongly recommended. It is bidder's responsibility to determine the condition, genuineness, function, suitability for use, and value of the Property before bidding. The failure of any bidder to inspect, or to be fully informed about the Property, will not constitute any grounds for any claim or demand for adjustment or withdrawal of bid, offer or deposit money. Announcements made from the auction block take precedence over all other verbal, printed, announced and/or distributed information. Neither seller nor Broker is responsible for any errors or omissions made in the description of the Property prior to or at auction. This auction sale may be modified, withdrawn or canceled without notice by Seller at any time and for any reason.
7.INTERNET, MOBILE APP, AND TELEPHONE BIDDERS ("OFFSITE BIDDERS"): Off site Bidders are subject to all published and announced terms of sale. Off site Bidders may not be able to inspect the Property as well as if they examined it in person and are strongly encouraged to do their own due diligence regarding the Property before bidding. Broker will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in the description of the Property. Broker is providing Internet, mobile app, and/or telephone bidding as a service to bidder. This service may or may not function correctly the day of the auction. Under no circumstances shall bidder have any kind of claim against Broker or seller for any missed bids or if the Internet, mobile bidding application or phone service fails to work correctly during the auction for any reason. Prior to placing bids online or through a mobile application, a person must complete and be approved through the online registration process. If the high bidder is an Off-site Bidder, the Contract to Purchase (the "Contract") will be emailed and the high bidder must within 24 hours of receipt execute and email, fax, or overnight delivery to Broker the signed Contract.
8.On properties built before 1978, potential purchasers, at their option, may have the Property inspected for lead-based paint within 10 days prior to auction date.
9.Seller and Broker reserve the right to refuse admittance to or expel anyone from the auction for creating a disturbance, bidder intimidation or bid collusion. Broker, Seller, and Auctioneer shall not be liable to any person for damages to their person or property while in, on or about the Property, nor shall they be liable for hidden defects. All persons are on the Property at their own risk and shall defend, indemnify, and save harmless Broker, Seller, and Auctioneer from any and all liability whatsoever.
10.Licensed North Carolina auctioneer(s) will conduct the auction. Conduct of the auction and increments of bidding are at the discretion and direction of the auctioneer. The auctioneer, seller and Broker reserve the right to offer this Property for sale in any manner they see fit. All decisions of the auctioneer shall be final concerning matters such as increments and manner of bidding, disputes among bidders, groupings of tracts, priorities of bidders, the validity of any bid, the high bidder, and any other matters that may arise during the sale. Auctioneer, Seller and Broker reserve the right to cancel the auction up until the time that the first bids on the Property are taken and the auction begins. Seller, Broker and auctioneer (and their employees) reserve the right to bid at the auction.
11.Auctioneer’s Proprietary Information and Bidder Contacts: AUCTIONEER’S proprietary information, including, without being limited to, mailing lists, email lists, and SELLER, BIDDER or BUYER contact information is the property of AUCTIONEER. Unless required by law, or necessary to facilitate collection of monies owed by non-paying BIDDERS, or otherwise necessary for litigation purposes, or directed by a court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, AUCTIONEER has no obligation to provide SELLER, BIDDER or BUYER with any of AUCTIONEER’S proprietary information, including, without being limited to, mailing lists, emails lists, and SELLER, BIDDER or BUYER contact information.
12.Bidding is open to the public to all registered bidders. The identity of all bidders must be verified before the auction, bidding rights are provisional, and if complete verification is not possible, the registration will be rejected and bidding activity will be terminated. Bidders must use their assigned bid numbers. No transfer will be recognized from one bidder to another. Bidding in the auction is a binding contract. The high bidder whose bid is accepted by Seller must sign a Contract to Purchase and deposit the required earnest money deposit within the time periods required above or he will be in default of said contract and will be responsible for all resulting damages to Seller and Broker.
