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many top riders, Charlotte Jorst began riding late in life. She was 35 when she bought her first horse and began taking lessons. “As a child, I had ridden the Norwegian fjord horses bareback, but that was it,� Charlotte told Equestrian Living (EQ) as we visited with her at her stunning oceanside villa, Rockledge, in Laguna Beach, California. The villa, a 100-year-old National Historic Site and a second home for the Jorsts, is an intriguing PHOTO COURTESY CHARLOTTE JORST
maze of gardens, 12 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and numerous balconies that winds up the steep cliff by the Pacific. It was carved out of the rock, and handcut stairs descend to 100 feet of beach. Over the years, Rockledge has welcomed Hollywood royalty. Actress A PRIL/MAY | 201 6 | EQ L I V I NG .CO M | 2 9