It is on the small size, but Ocala has many small "thoroughbred horse farms." If you have only a few prize, working studs, you don't need much room. A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
________________________________ From: mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> To: Gator Talk <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 11:33:43 AM Subject: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] Gatornews from the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post courtesy of JunoGator Isn't 10.5 acres a little small for a horse farm? Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-816-4040 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: JunoGator <[email protected]> >Date: June 9, 2011 > > >Charlie Weis buys $1.1 million horse farm property south of Gainesville >by Jason Lieser >The only private conversation I’ve ever had with Charlie Weis centered on >where >he planned to live. When he said he was looking near Ocala, I was surprised. >Most of the Gators’ football coaches from last year lived in or just outside >Gainesville. Ocala? Are you crazy? That’s a 45-minute drive. >“Listen,” Weis said. “Are you married? Yes? Well, here’s some marital advice: >do >whatever you wife wants.” >That’s what he did. Weis bought a $1.1 million property in Reddick, roughly a >half-hour south of Gainesville, according to an article in the Gainesville Sun. >The land is 10.5 acres with a 4,041-square-foot house and a 6,336-square-foot >barn. Weis’ wife, Maura, is a horse enthusiast. >“We saw that someone was building a big, beautiful home just down the road and >I >was kidding around that it was probably Charlie,” neighbor Jack McDonald told >the Sun. “We knew he wanted to live in the area. But now knowing he’s going to >be right across the street from me, it’s wonderful. We’re just sparrows among >eagles.” >Weis is in his first year as Florida’s offensive coordinator. He signed a >three-year, $2,625,000 contract, including a $100,000 signing bonus. >He also will continue to receive checks from Notre Dame, where he was the head >coach from 2005-09, through 2015. Weis received an initial termination payment >of $6,638,403, the Chicago Tribune reported.-- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
