Post by WWB RP Admin on Jun 26, 2008 12:42:43 GMT -5
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The original barn dates back to the 1940's, when Frank Ellithorpe built the first six stalls and raised Morgan and Arabian horses. In 1965, Robert D. Clement bought the barn and added seventeen stalls, a tack room and a sand arena.
The Countess Margit Bessenjey purchased the property in 1971 as an extension to her Montana stud farm where she raised Hungarian thoroughbreds. The countess, whose late husband was the Hungarian ambassador to the United States, met the well-know horse woman, Linda Tellington Jones at the Pacific Coast Research Farm at Badger, California. She was successful in bringing Linda and her husband Birch, back to Los Altos Hills to manage her program for the Hungarian horses. Under Linda's supervision the Pacific Coast School of Horsemanship was formed and became nationally recognized, drawing students from all over the country and Europe. The countess added a third wing to the barn and other elegant touches which included the ornate double oak door entry and the elaborate spiral stairway. A full sized dressage ring was built and a difficult cross country course was added to the growing complex...
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