Field Sport Concepts, Ltd. and its parent company, McKee Carson, have teamed with affiliate Equestrian Services, LLC to plan and design The Oaks, a 1222-acre site in the Lake City area of Columbia County, Florida. The Oaks has been developed by Bradley N. Dicks and Subrandy Limited Partnership. The goal of the design team is to maintain the agrarian character and quality of place that is in keeping with the surrounding landscape and that sets a precedent for future development in the region. We have identified and will preserve the high value landscape features and systems such as wetlands, ponds, and hedgerows. Our design work to date has expanded upon existing landscape features and systems including vegetation and hydrology/drainage, and we have focused on maintaining the diversity of vernacular landscape. The real estate development will be clustered to minimize infrastructure and preserve open space.
Through its additional affiliation with Olympic champions Karen and David O'Connor, Equestrian Services has announced that the project will also become the world's first branded equestrian facility. Modeled after successful branded golf facilities, the O'Connor Signature brand will designate a premier facility that meets the O'Connor Signature standard in terms of planning, design, programming, beauty, quality of construction, and certified professional training, instruction, and management.
Located in northern Florida, in the triangle between Ocala, Jacksonville and Tallahassee, O'Connor Signature at The Oaks will feature:
- 1,222 rolling acres filled with mature oak trees
- 240 one to five-acre lots
- A 24+ stall barn
- Competition-quality riding arenas
- A cross country course designed by David O'Connor
- O'Connor-specified covered round-pen
- More than 15 miles of looped riding trails
- Multiple park-like open spaces
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