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Broken Horn Farm.
We invite you to tour the Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail and learn more about the rich rural heritage of beautiful Chattahoochee Hills. Visitors are welcome to take photos from the public road, and are invited to shop in the local businesses.
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Horse of Different Colors (#48)
12928 Hutcheson Ferry Rd 
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Picture-Perfect Broken Horn Farm
Mike and Carla Harris live idyllic country lives in Chattahoochee Hills. They built their home in 2001 on the property where Carla grew up, and where her family still lives next door. Their lovely home is framed by an iconic horse fence, which keeps their horses from wandering too far afield while grazing, and they are only a few country miles from their church and friends.
When selecting a pattern for their barn quilt, they requested a brightly colored horse so "Folks would have something pretty to look at as they drove by." Their "Horse of Different Colors" barn quilt displayed on their fence certainly adds a touch of bling to their picture-perfect Broken Horn Farm. |
The love for horses and their rural community
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Mike & Carla met 35 years ago while she was working for her father in nearby Union City. Mike lived in Union City as well, and a friend introduced them. Not too long after that, Carla learned about Mike's love for horses.
Mike has had horses most all of his life. He started riding as a young boy and got his first horse by the time he turned 8 years old. At one time, he raised and kept four horses; now-a-days he keeps two -- a mare named Itch, and a gelding named Roscoe.
In their earlier years of marriage, Mike & Carla rode horses together quite often. Mike, who was more experienced, recalls one or two times when a horse would "lay down" while he was riding. One time, they were on a group ride and the guide neglected to tell them about a large rock in the stream they were crossing. The guide navigated around the rock. Mike didn't see it in time and his horse slipped and went down. Another time, one of his horses would lay down in a stream they were crossing whenever he wanted to cool off. Carla, who was not as experienced as Mike, loved riding too but gave it up after a while because she'd come off the horse one too many times.
Today, Mike makes time for riding almost every week, in between working remodeling jobs during his semi-retirement. Carla is still working full-time in the healthcare field, and the couple stays active together attending Sardis Baptist Church.
When asked what they love best about living in Chatt Hills, they say it's like living in another world. When they drive to their home from nearby Palmetto and then pass Sardis Church three miles before their home, nothing has changed much since Carla grew up here as a kid. The houses are few and far between, there are a few farms, and there is a sense of peace and tranquility. In the hopes that Chatt Hills remains the same for generations to come, the couple proudly displays a small sign in their yard that says, "Keep it Rural."
Mike has had horses most all of his life. He started riding as a young boy and got his first horse by the time he turned 8 years old. At one time, he raised and kept four horses; now-a-days he keeps two -- a mare named Itch, and a gelding named Roscoe.
In their earlier years of marriage, Mike & Carla rode horses together quite often. Mike, who was more experienced, recalls one or two times when a horse would "lay down" while he was riding. One time, they were on a group ride and the guide neglected to tell them about a large rock in the stream they were crossing. The guide navigated around the rock. Mike didn't see it in time and his horse slipped and went down. Another time, one of his horses would lay down in a stream they were crossing whenever he wanted to cool off. Carla, who was not as experienced as Mike, loved riding too but gave it up after a while because she'd come off the horse one too many times.
Today, Mike makes time for riding almost every week, in between working remodeling jobs during his semi-retirement. Carla is still working full-time in the healthcare field, and the couple stays active together attending Sardis Baptist Church.
When asked what they love best about living in Chatt Hills, they say it's like living in another world. When they drive to their home from nearby Palmetto and then pass Sardis Church three miles before their home, nothing has changed much since Carla grew up here as a kid. The houses are few and far between, there are a few farms, and there is a sense of peace and tranquility. In the hopes that Chatt Hills remains the same for generations to come, the couple proudly displays a small sign in their yard that says, "Keep it Rural."
Heritage story . . . Early settlers on Hutcheson Ferry Rd
James Hutcheson first owned the property and operated a ferry.
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John & Sarah Hutcheson Redwine inherited the property.
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Mike & Carla's property is a part of the rich heritage of Chattahoochee Hills. Located near the crossroads community of Redwine at the intersection of Hutcheson Ferry Rd and Campbellton-Redwine Rd, the small community takes its name from the Redwine family who had owned much of the property in the vicinity since the late nineteenth century.
Originally known as County Line, the area was settled by James Hutcheson, a native of Ireland, after he purchased 10,000 acres of land in Carroll, Coweta and Campbell counties through the 1827 Land Lottery. A blacksmith by trade, Mr. Hutcheson branched out into a number of different business ventures. He operated a mill and well and plow manufacturing company in nearby Carroll County and, along with his nephew, Arthur Hutcheson, farmed a plantation and ran a general store on his property at Hutcheson Ferry Road. Growing cotton and corn, James Hutcheson augmented his commercial holdings with a double cotton gin run by a steam boiler and by operating the ferry crossing just to the west of his home.
His daughter, Sarah, married John Redwine in 1871 and the couple eventually inherited the Hutcheson property. Their son, Frank Hutcheson Redwine, continued to operate the general store until it burned in 1910 and the family leased much of their land to tenant farmers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By the 1950’s, farming had ceased to be a profitable enterprise in Campbell County and much of the Redwine property was sold.
Carla's parents purchased their property from Frank Redwine, and later sold 12 acres to Mike & Carla for their Broken Horn Farm. The couple named their farm after a buck who had the unfortunate luck of losing half of his rack in their fence 20 years ago.
Originally known as County Line, the area was settled by James Hutcheson, a native of Ireland, after he purchased 10,000 acres of land in Carroll, Coweta and Campbell counties through the 1827 Land Lottery. A blacksmith by trade, Mr. Hutcheson branched out into a number of different business ventures. He operated a mill and well and plow manufacturing company in nearby Carroll County and, along with his nephew, Arthur Hutcheson, farmed a plantation and ran a general store on his property at Hutcheson Ferry Road. Growing cotton and corn, James Hutcheson augmented his commercial holdings with a double cotton gin run by a steam boiler and by operating the ferry crossing just to the west of his home.
His daughter, Sarah, married John Redwine in 1871 and the couple eventually inherited the Hutcheson property. Their son, Frank Hutcheson Redwine, continued to operate the general store until it burned in 1910 and the family leased much of their land to tenant farmers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By the 1950’s, farming had ceased to be a profitable enterprise in Campbell County and much of the Redwine property was sold.
Carla's parents purchased their property from Frank Redwine, and later sold 12 acres to Mike & Carla for their Broken Horn Farm. The couple named their farm after a buck who had the unfortunate luck of losing half of his rack in their fence 20 years ago.