Carol Parker- Realtor - Sauve’ Collective

07/22/2026

07/10/2026

Last week I sponsored one of the ringside breakfasts 🍛 for competitors during Pony Week 🐴at Tryon International Equestrian Center. Considering how much I have always LOVED ponies, it seemed fitting! I still haven't forgiven Kaitlan Parker for outgrowing ponies and moving on to horses!! 🤣 # Sauvé Collective

07/08/2026

CLOSED | 5006 Burke Meadows, Chesnee, SC

Some real estate transactions are about finding the right house.

Others are about helping someone navigate one of life's biggest transitions.

For Carol Parker, this closing represented much more than helping a client purchase a new home. After helping her client sell the horse farm in NC she had called home for more than 30 years, Carol guided her through every step of beginning a new chapter in South Carolina.

For her 81 year old client, the move felt overwhelming. There were decisions beyond the home itself—transferring a driver's license, setting up utilities, coordinating contractors, working with the HOA to obtain fencing approval, and navigating an entirely unfamiliar process. Carol was there for each one.

That's what makes a trusted real estate advisor different.

The relationship doesn't end at the closing table. It's about understanding what your client truly needs, anticipating the challenges ahead, and being there long after the paperwork is signed.

Helping people move from one season of life to the next takes patience, compassion, experience, and a genuine commitment to their success. It's one of the many reasons Carol's clients continue to return, recommend her to family and friends, and trust her with life's biggest decisions.

Congratulations to Carol and her client on a successful new beginning.

[Chesnee SC real estate, closed transaction, buyer representation, relocation, Carolina Foothills real estate, trusted advisor, client relationships, Sauvé Collective]

07/07/2026

My newest listing is truly a unicorn 🦄 in this area!

06/20/2026

One of the things that makes the Carolina Foothills real estate market unique is that many of the best agents don't just sell the lifestyle — they've lived it themselves.

Carol Parker is a lifelong equestrian, horse farm owner, and one of the area's most respected real estate professionals. Having relocated from New York to Western North Carolina in 2014, she understands firsthand the challenges buyers face when moving to a new region, especially those searching for horse properties, acreage, and lifestyle-focused homes.

Over the past decade, Carol has consistently ranked among the area's top-producing agents, helping clients buy and sell everything from equestrian estates and luxury homes to lakefront properties, development homes, and investment opportunities throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.

What truly sets Carol apart is her commitment to her clients long after the transaction is complete. Whether it's helping connect new residents with local resources, introducing them to the community, or navigating the unique considerations of horse property ownership, she approaches every client relationship with care, expertise, and a genuine desire to help people feel at home.

Because great real estate isn't just about finding the right property. It's about finding the right place to build your life.

[Carol Parker, Sauvé Collective, equestrian real estate, horse farms, Carolina Foothills real estate, luxury homes, Tryon NC real estate, Landrum SC real estate]

06/13/2026

Lots of fun at Harmon Classic’s Canine High Jump Derby which I sponsored again this year! Karen Bruce’s Scooter won the small dog division and Jenny Mix’s Winnie won the Medium/Large Dog group. The entry fees were donated to Foothills Humane Society.

06/12/2026

SOLD | 405 Loop Road, Campobello, SC

Congratulations to everyone involved in the successful sale of Grove Hill Farm, represented by Carol Parker of Sauvé Collective.

Properties like this capture much of what makes the Carolina Foothills so special — usable acreage, equestrian functionality, mountain views, privacy, and a home designed to enjoy the landscape that surrounds it.

Set on 6.17 acres, Grove Hill Farm offered a rare combination of fenced pastures, horse-ready facilities, a 3-stall barn, and a thoughtfully updated home with warmth and character throughout. From the expansive deck overlooking the property to the flexible spaces inside and out, it was easy to see why this property attracted attention.

For many buyers, the appeal of the Foothills isn't just the home itself. It's the opportunity to create a lifestyle connected to the land, whether that means horses, homesteading, gardening, or simply enjoying more space and privacy.

Congratulations to the new owners as they begin their next chapter, and to Carol for guiding another successful transaction to closing.

[Campobello SC real estate, closed transaction, equestrian property, horse farm, acreage property, Carolina Foothills real estate, homestead property, Sauvé Collective]

05/13/2026

Buyers financing fell thru so we’re back on the market! Here’s your chance to own an affordable farm home where you can have horses and other livestock. No restrictions. No HOA! Lots of possibilities with this one!

05/05/2026

It bills itself as the South’s friendliest town, and now there’s another reason to visit Tryon. Set in the first rise of the Blue Ridge, an easy drive from Asheville and Greenville, this horse-loving enclave is North Carolina’s newest wine region.

04/08/2026

A wonderful history of horses in Tryon! 🐴🩷

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 & 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 | 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻

Every trail ridden, every fence jumped, every horse that calls Polk County home — his fingerprints are on all of it.

In the summer of 1917, a Michigan businessman drove into the Appalachian foothills and saw something most people hadn't thought to look for: a place that was already, in spirit, a horse town. It just needed someone to say so out loud.

That man was Carter P. Brown.

He didn't just visit Tryon. He built it. As a hotelier and amateur architect with a deep appreciation for Appalachian vernacular design, he took a former tuberculosis sanitarium on a hill above town and turned it into the Pine Crest Inn — adding stabling for 30 horses, inviting his foxhunting friends, and watching what happened next. What happened next was that people came for a season and never left.

In 1925, he founded the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club. The following year, he started the Tryon Hounds fox hunt and rode as their huntsman for the first five years himself. In the 1930s, he worked alongside the Harmon Family and a small army of volunteers to build out the showgrounds at Harmon Field — 36 acres, three show rings, 140 permanent stalls. Life Magazine showed up to cover it. One year when the show ran a deficit, the community put on a Vaudeville show to close the gap. Schools let out on show day. Businesses locked their doors. The whole town came.

That is what Carter Brown made possible — not just events, but a culture. Not just a club, but a reason for a place to exist the way it does.

He served as president of the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club from its founding in 1925 through 1947, and returned to serve again from 1957 to 1959. He died on November 15, 1978.

As Col. Charles C. Ross — local historian and former club president — put it simply: "Carter Brown was not the only horseman of that time. But he was the man who put Tryon on the map as a horse center."

All month, THM's Horse & Hills series explores Tryon's equestrian heritage — the people who built it and the places that still carry it forward.

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