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Fortunately, he had a hobby—horses. His daughter Cayce became involved in show jumping at the age of 10 when they lived in Chicago. His wife Jeannie began travelling to events with her as the family became involved in the sport. While she went with Cayce during the week, Hunter would drive her to the barn on weekends. “He was really supportive of anything I wanted to do in the sport,” Cayce said. Eventually, she would marry another rider, Quentin Judge.

Harrison ultimately ended up with three luxurious horse farms. One is in Connecticut and was originally one of the state’s oldest dairy farms. The subject of a cover story in Equestrian Quarterly, it’s set on 87 acres of rolling New England farmland. There are 20 stalls in the main barn, and a total of 40 on the property. There is a 3.5-acre Grand Prix field, a foaling barn, apartments, and a party barn (a.k.a. games room) near the tennis court and swimming pool. There are three homes — two of which have in the past been occupied by his daughters and their families, and the main home, 15,000 square feet, made of timber and local stone. It has indoor and outdoor kitchens, a cinema room, a golf simulator, a putting green (at one point Harrison was a two or three handicap golfer), a trophy room, and a wine cellar.

For more than five years, the expansive estate was looked after and managed by the Harrisons’ eldest daughter Libby when Hunter and Jeannie weren’t there. The other two farms are in Florida in a ritzy enclave where the Gates, Bloombergs, Spielbergs, and Springsteens nest (their daughters are also equestrians). The main one is set on one of the last large parcels within walking distance of the Winter Equestrian Festival. It too has three dwellings that include homes and apartments, a spectacular barn with another packed-to-the-rafters trophy room, as well as a “quiet room” on top for Harrison, with a panoramic view of the property and no electronics (he liked quiet “think-time” each day). The third farm, which is nearby, was an investment in partnership with a Pittsburgh real estate magnate. Double H Farm bought the partner out in late 2017 and then listed it for sale at US$36 million. The Harrison residence is a few minutes away in an exclusive community.