Virginia’s Historic Wheatland Farm Listed for $8.4 Million to Fund Disability Services
The historic 43-acre Wheatland Farm in Virginia has been listed for approximately $8.4 million. Proceeds from the sale are expected to support the long-term work of the Faith & Family Foundation and Wheatland Equestrian, which serves people with and without disabilities.
Virginia’s historic Wheatland Farm has been put on the market for approximately $8.4 million, with the proceeds expected to support the future services of the Faith & Family Foundation, the nonprofit behind Wheatland Equestrian.
The 43-acre property in Loudoun County was previously home to Wheatland Equestrian, an inclusive riding programme founded by Mark and Muriel Forrest. The organisation has since relocated to a new campus in Upperville and continues to provide riding and training opportunities for people with disabilities as well as other members of the community.
The sale represents a new financial chapter for the organisation. Rather than keeping resources tied to the historic property, the foundation plans to use the value of the asset to help support its programmes over the long term.
From a family initiative to an inclusive riding programme
Mark and Muriel Forrest founded the Faith & Family Foundation in 1999 after recognising the limited recreational and sporting opportunities available to children with disabilities.
Muriel's lifelong experience with horses shaped the programme's early direction. The initiative was developed around the belief that riders with disabilities should have access to professional coaching, competition and a shared sporting community.
Over time, the programme expanded into Wheatland Equestrian, offering therapeutic and adapted riding alongside para-dressage, traditional dressage, eventing and youth programmes.
The organisation says it now serves more than 100 riders each week, bringing together people with disabilities, their families, siblings and non-disabled riders.
Recognition in para-equestrian sport
Wheatland Equestrian later expanded its presence in competitive para-equestrian sport and became the fourth centre in the United States to receive the USEF Para-Dressage Center of Excellence designation.
Its former Wheatland Farm campus was designed to accommodate both recreational riders and athletes competing at a higher level. The facility included an FEI-standard outdoor competition arena, an ADA-compliant indoor arena and an accessible 18-stall barn equipped with an automatic mounting lift for wheelchair-dependent riders.
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