"I can't see the future, but what we're doing right now is not the end
goal at all," Barton said on a gloriously sunny winter day in California.
"This is not good enough."
Exactly what Barton is doing right now is impressive by any standard.
On July 31, 2017, her family closed on the 200-acre former Magali
Farms and they have hit the ground running. Nestled in the bucolic
valley of Santa Ynez, far from the bright lights of Los Angeles, and
rechristened Bar ton Thoroughbreds, the farm is surrounded by
wineries and vineyards at every turn. The picturesque, rolling hills
are also dotted with horse farms – sport horses, Icelandic horses,
Arabians, miniature horses, and, yes, Thoroughbreds. Located about
15 miles inland and just northwest of Santa Barbara, the sophisticated
but laid-back area was most aptly described by President Ronald
Reagan when he said, "If it's not heaven, it's at least in the same zip
code." His beloved ranch was famously not far from here.
