Horses are welcome here
Community listings confirm horses are allowed and properties are zoned for horses (A1 zoning) — the whole point of the community.
Neighborhood guide · SE Ocala, Florida
Turning Hawk Ranch
Gated equestrian living on acreage · SE Ocala, Florida 34480
GatedPrivate entry — no guard gate
HorsesAllowed · zoned for horses
~2.5 acresTypical homesites in Unit 2
$930K–$1.4M+Typical home range
GreenwayDirect Cross Florida Greenway access
SE Ocala34480
Community overview
Small, gated, and built for horses.
Turning Hawk Ranch is a small equestrian community in southeast Ocala — estate homes on multi-acre homesites beneath mature live oaks, entered from SE 7th Avenue Road off SE 95th Street, with the Cross Florida Greenway at its border.
The gated second unit — listed in Stellar MLS as Turning Hawk Ranch Unit 2, or Turning Hawk II — is the heart of the community: deed-restricted, zoned for horses, and made up of roughly 2.5-acre homesites. Listings here consistently lead with the same draw: keep your horses at home, then ride, hike, or bike straight into the Greenway and the Santos trail system. It is a quiet, country setting that still sits in SE Ocala’s 34480, within reach of shopping, dining, and medical facilities.
Good to know — the honest tradeoffs
The gate is private but not staffed by a guard. Unit 2 carries deed restrictions and an HOA, and many of its homes were built in the 1990s and early 2000s, so condition and updates vary widely from home to home. Jennifer will help you weigh each property on its own merits.
Ride straight to the Greenway
Turning Hawk shares a border with the Cross Florida Greenway and the Santos Trail System, with direct access for riding, hiking, and biking.
Gated and private
A gated entrance (no guard), street lighting, and large homesites keep the community quiet and low-traffic.
Room to build your setup
Generous homesites leave room for a barn and paddocks; individual farms in and around the community already include barns and arenas.
Now listed with Jennifer
1640 SE 91st Pl
$929,900
4 bed / 4 bath · 3,692 sq ft · 2.2 fenced acres · equestrian estate in Turning Hawk Ranch Unit 2 — with room for a barn and direct Cross Florida Greenway access for riding, hiking & biking.
Listing details from Stellar MLS #OM724136; price and availability can change — contact Jennifer to confirm and to arrange a private tour. Jennifer handles all showing scheduling personally.
Horse-country character
One small community, a lot of country.
Turning Hawk Ranch has no named sub-neighborhoods to tour — its character comes from the land itself: oak canopy, fenced pasture, and a trail system at the back fence. Here is what defines it.
Turning Hawk II — Unit 2
The gated, deed-restricted core of the community, with approximately 2.5-acre homesites, horses allowed, and an HOA (recent listings show about $1,200 per year — verify the current figure).
SE 91st Place
The estate street inside Unit 2, where recent listings range from 2.2 to 5 acres — including Jennifer’s listing at 1640 SE 91st Pl and custom estates under the live oaks.
SE 7th Avenue Road
The entrance corridor, lined with farms in and around the community. Some properties just outside the Unit 2 gate have been listed as no-HOA — rules vary parcel by parcel, so verify before you buy.
The Greenway border
The community shares a border with the Cross Florida Greenway and the Santos Trail System — well known for hiking, biking, and horseback-riding trails.
Room for a real farm setup
Individual properties here and nearby include concrete barns with matted stalls, wash racks, tack rooms, paddocks, and even a dressage arena — proof of what these homesites can hold.
Live-oak country
Listings return again and again to the same image: homes nestled beneath a canopy of majestic live oaks, with open pasture and natural privacy between neighbors.
Community details, HOA figures, and deed restrictions change over time and can differ between Unit 2 and surrounding parcels. Jennifer can confirm the rules for any specific property.
Ask about a tourLifestyle & area amenities
Trails at home, horse country all around.
Turning Hawk Ranch keeps its amenities simple — a gate, acreage, and the Greenway. The bigger amenities are the ones all of SE Ocala horse country shares, framed here as area amenities rather than community facilities.
Cross Florida Greenway access
Direct access from the community for riding, hiking, and biking — the amenity residents cite most.
Santos Trailhead
At 3080 SE 80th St, Santos offers access to 60+ miles of Greenway equestrian trails and 80+ miles of single-track bike trails (Florida State Parks).
Florida Horse Park
A 500-acre competition and event park at 11008 S Hwy 475 — local listings describe Turning Hawk as within easy reach of it.
World Equestrian Center
WEC’s world-class arenas are at 1750 NW 80th Ave in NW Ocala — a drive across town for show days, not a next-door amenity.
Horses at home
Horses allowed and zoning that supports them, with homesites sized for barns, paddocks, and pasture.
Gated, quiet streets
A gated entrance without a guard, street lights, and few through-streets — privacy is the everyday amenity.
Schools nearby
Listings for Unit 2 addresses have shown Belleview-Santos Elementary, Belleview Middle, and Belleview High — confirm current zoning with the school board.
Low HOA in Unit 2
Recent listings show Turning Hawk II HOA dues of about $1,200 per year, covering grounds maintenance — verify the current figure with the association.
Home styles
Estates and small farms, 1990s roots.
This is not a production-builder community. Homes here were built one at a time — brick estates, block-and-stucco pool homes, and working small farms — mostly in the 1990s and early 2000s, on homesites that leave the land as the headline.
Estate pool homesStately single-family homes with covered lanais and screened pool enclosures, like the home at 1640 SE 91st Pl (built 1997)
Brick & custom estatesTwo-story brick and European-inspired custom homes; recent listings run from about 3,496 to 5,668 sq ft
Small farmsIndividual properties with barns, stalls, paddocks, and arenas already in place
HomesitesAbout 2.2 to 5 acres in recent Unit 2 listings — cleared, level, landscaped, and zoned for horses
Turning Hawk Ranch by the numbers.
This is a very small community, so sales are few and far between — and pricing swings with acreage, barn facilities, and how much updating a home needs. A monthly snapshot beats a stale statistic every time.
This month in Turning Hawk Ranch
Jennifer publishes a monthly market snapshot for SE Ocala horse country: new listings, pending sales, recent solds, and price context for Turning Hawk Ranch and nearby equestrian communities.
Contact Jennifer for the latest numbers — updated monthly from Stellar MLS data.
Why work with Jennifer
A Realtor since 2003 — and your financing resource, too.
Jennifer Hay has guided Ocala buyers and sellers since 2003. As a Broker Associate with Axen Realty and a Mortgage Loan Originator with NEXA Lending, she pairs neighborhood expertise with in-house financing guidance most agents can’t offer.
Two decades in Ocala
A Realtor since 2003, Jennifer knows SE Ocala horse country — including small acreage communities like Turning Hawk Ranch that rarely hit the big portals.
Real estate + mortgage, one call
As an MLO with NEXA Lending, she can walk qualified buyers through financing options alongside the home search — no handoffs, no guesswork.
She holds the current listing
Jennifer is the listing agent for 1640 SE 91st Pl in Turning Hawk Ranch Unit 2 — ask her directly about the home, the homesite, and the community rules.
Financing paths worth exploring.
Jennifer can help qualified buyers compare mortgage options through NEXA Lending. The right program depends on the borrower, property, occupancy, income, credit and current guidelines.
Conventional financing
Qualified buyers may choose from fixed- or adjustable-rate conventional options with down-payment and mortgage-insurance requirements that vary by program.
Jumbo financing
Qualified buyers of higher-priced Turning Hawk Ranch estates may explore jumbo loan options, subject to borrower and property eligibility.
VA financing
Eligible veterans, active-duty service members and certain surviving spouses may qualify for VA financing, which may include a zero-down-payment option.
Renovation financing
Some Turning Hawk Ranch homes are priced for the updates they need; qualified buyers may explore renovation loan options that roll eligible improvements into the financing, subject to program rules.
Programs, rates, terms, loan limits and funding availability are subject to change. Not all borrowers, properties or communities will qualify. This is not a commitment to lend.
Ask Jennifer about financing
NEXA Lending · 5559 S Sossaman Rd, Bldg 1 #101 · Mesa, AZ 85212
Your Turning Hawk Ranch contact
See Turning Hawk Ranch with Jennifer.
Jennifer Hay · Axen Realty Broker Associate · NEXA Lending Mortgage Loan Originator
FL Real Estate License BK3150197 · NMLS ID 2612003 · REALTOR® since 2003 · Equal Housing Opportunity
Neighborhood guide prepared November 5, 2026