Private Central Texas Country Estate & Horse Property On 18.5± Acres | Gatesville, TX + Additional 29± Acres Available

Tucked behind a private gated entrance along a quiet, low-traffic county road, 417 County Road 60 near Gatesville, Texas combines a beautiful custom home, 18.5 highly improved acres, established equestrian infrastructure and the privacy that draws buyers to Central Texas country living. The property is surrounded by bigger rural landholdings, creating a sense of openness and separation that makes the acreage feel considerably more expansive. Wide-open skies bring beautiful Central Texas sunrises in the morning and long sunsets across the pasture in the evening. For buyers wanting more land, an adjoining 29 acres with a guest cabin and year-round fishing pond is currently available for purchase separately.

The Residence

The home sits in the middle of the acreage the way a country home should. Five bedrooms and three full baths give you space for family, guests, a home office, or a quiet room that does not have to justify itself. Vaulted, beamed ceilings and warm wood pull you into the main living area. A floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace with a high-efficiency insert is the room you walk toward when the weather turns.

The kitchen is built for real cooking and real company: custom cabinetry, granite, a generous center island, double ovens, gas cooking, a pot filler, and a walk-in pantry. Upstairs, a large bonus room becomes a media space, gym, bunk room, or the overflow living room every country house needs. Two HVAC systems, two tankless water heaters, and extensive spray-foam insulation are the unglamorous details that make full-time country living comfortable.

Step outside and the home keeps going. Covered outdoor living, an outdoor kitchen, a fenced backyard, and a private pool with surrounding deck are where the day actually ends. Morning coffee faces open pasture. Afternoons collect around the pool. Evenings settle on the covered porch while the light goes gold across the grass.

The Land

The 18.5 acres are fully cross fenced, so you can run horses in one area, keep a few goats or sheep in another, rest a paddock, or garden. Internal access is already in for trailers, equipment, hay, and feed - the kind of layout you notice the first week you live here, not the first weekend you visit. Water spigots are located throughout the property, at the pens, barn, and shop. Adding that later is expensive and messy. Here it is done. Because bigger rural tracts surround the property, you get more quiet and more sky than buyers often find on similarly sized acreage. This is a turn key property, country home that already works, not raw land with a house on it.

Equestrian & Livestock Improvements

The current owners are experienced horse breeders who are relocating. That shows. This is a working Central Texas horse property, not a decorative barn in the backyard.

The main horse barn is spray-foam-insulated, with five stalls and infrastructure for three more. Stalls have rubber mats over concrete. Automatic waterers, individual fans, timed stall lighting, built-in feeders, and a dedicated wash rack already in place. Four paddocks plus three stalls with approximately 40-foot runs give you turnout options instead of one crowded plan. A second barn adds storage and flexibility.

For an equestrian buyer, the value is time and capital you do not have to spend: barns, concrete, spray foam, stalls, cross fencing, water distribution, electrical service, paddocks, runs, and internal access – all the infrastructure is already in place. The same setup works for goats, sheep, a few cattle, youth livestock projects, or a small hobby farm if horses are not the whole story.

Shop, Greenhouse & Supporting Improvements

A detached 30×40 shop with 120V and 240V service and two overhangs is a real workspace, tractors, vehicles, tools, woodworking, fabrication, or the project that never fits in a suburban garage. A greenhouse on a concrete foundation gives you a place to start plants, grow food, or work through winter. Together with the barns, fencing, and water, the property can follow the next owner instead of locking them into a single use.

Additional Adjacent Acreage Opportunity

If you have been searching 30, 40, or 50 acres, do not let the 18.5-acre number end the conversation. The adjoining 29 acres with a guest cottage and a year-round fishing pond are offered separately right now. That extra acreage can mean more pasture, more livestock capacity, a place for family or guests, or a pond you actually use. Ask about it while both tracts can still be purchased together.

Location & Regional Access

417 County Road 60 offers country privacy without complete isolation.

Gatesville provides the convenience of small-town shopping, services and community amenities, while the property remains positioned within the broader Central Texas corridor. Regional access includes Waco and Baylor University, McGregor and the SpaceX aerospace corridor, Stephenville, Temple-Belton and its major medical community, Killeen and Fort Hood. For buyers who work in one of these regional centers or have family, business or university connections, the property offers the opportunity to stay connected. Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth are also within a practical drive, providing access to major airports, business centers, dining and entertainment without requiring daily life in a metropolitan setting.