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Sunninghill Farm
Sunninghill Farm is today a 287-acre historic equestrian estate located at the pinnacle of Piscataquog mountain in Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. - 60 miles north of Boston.

The first frame house built on the premises in 1751, remains the main residence of the farm with an additional restored period domicile restored from 1700 positioned next to it. Several other period outbuildings exist on the estate including a sugar house, a settlers' log cabin as well as several modern equestrian features such as an equestrian arena which is the largest heated indoor equestrian arena in New England. Attached to the main house is a nine-stall Chestnut barn (1700). Also present are a competition derby field, a 100x200 ft outdoor equestrian arena, multiple paddocks and run-in sheds, trails, and grazing fields and a USEF rated equestrian show jumping facility.

The land was first settled in 1751 by Robert Badger and has changed ownership several times before being purchased by ancestors of the Lt. Thomas Smith, the first European settler of neighboring New Boston, as well as Aaron Whittemore. The Whittemore family having settled from Staffordshire, England in Lyndeborough before the establishment of that town in 1735.

The farm was an active agricultural operation for most of its life including a commercial blueberry enterprise in this century and only later become an equestrian facility in the 1940s as a retirement facility for Boston police horses. Today the farm is a seasonal home for the Fremont-Smith family, who rescue and train horses partnering with other local equestrian training, breeding and educational operations.