Located in beautiful, small town New Hampshire, just minutes away from historical Shaker Village, this equine property, antique cape was built in 1940 with addition built in 1974 with a new roof installed in 2005. It is set on 2  10 acre lots. It has two floors, a walk-in basement, crawl-space and a two-car garage. The first floor of this house possesses a spacious, open floor plan making entertaining a breeze. It consists of a large country kitchen completely redone with custon cabinets granite countertops stainless steel appliances and oak flooring, bathroom, formal dining room, formal living room, great room, mudroom, recreation room, office and a sun-porch. The large country kitchen features a convenient eating area as well as plenty of counter space and maneuvering room and is conveniently connected to an elegant formal dining room that includes hardwood floors and a fireplace. The formal living room also includes a fireplace, hardwood floors and is accessible from the kitchen, formal dining room, great room as well as a cheery sun-porch, that with its endearing yellow hardwood floors, open-beam ceiling and picturesque backyard view, is perfect for relaxing on warm summer nights. A large stone fireplace that immediately draws ones attention is featured in the sizeable great room, (24X38), and is only one of the characteristics that makes this room memorable. It also includes hardwood floors, unique under-stair storage, French doors and 12 foot ceiling with beams. Also on the first floor is the mudroom, with utility sink, cubby storage and space for side-by-side washer and dryer units. An office and recreation room, that includes a hardwood bar, is also located on the first floor. The second floor consists of three bedrooms, a master suite with bath, three separate closets (a walk-in, linen and storage), a newly carpeted hallway as well as a large bath with two sinks, a closet and a jet-tub. The extensive grounds include an in-ground swimming pool with slide; pool house, equipped with bath and bar; clay tennis court; apple orchard; 36X60 seven stall barn with wash stall, tack room and spacious loft; regulation size riding ring, horse paddocks plus access to miles of horseback and snowmobile trails. The award winning Shaker Regional School District which is a two-town cooperative school district, consists of four different schools; Canterbury Elementary, Belmont Elementary, Belmont Middle School and Belmont High School. This home is located in a central location relative to all three of these schools, each being only about 10 minutes away. All in all, a wonderful home! Perfect for raising a family and creating a lifetime of cherished memories.