Hoyte Eakes was a country boy, but Miss Jane Baldwin was a city girl. The only way she’d agree to marry him is if he promised not to move her “too far” into the country. Smart fella that he is, Mr. Hoyte looked around and found 80 acres or so on the northeastern edge of Nashville along the banks of the Cumberland River. That was back around 1950 and the rest, as they say, is history.

Now, more than fifty years later, The Eakes’ grandson, Nathan Mills works alongside his grandfather in the day-to-day duties of farm management. Hidden Acres Farm has always been a labor of love and it appears that the farm is in good hands for some time to come.

The Eakes couldn’t haven chosen a better name for the farm. It is, indeed, a hidden farm, nestled amid a residential community, just a short distance from home of The Grand Ole Opry. It is easily accessed by I-40 and Briley Parkway making it an ideal location for Nashvillians or those in adjoining counties looking for the perfect place to board their equine companions.

But whether you’re boarding your equine friend or dropping off your prized mare to have her foaled out, you can rest assured that the Eakes/Mills team will care for your horse just as meticulously as they care for their own.

That’s just the way they are.