Welcome to the DFW area.
My physical address is in Allen but we are in the Plano schools.
Our daughter is in Sr. High School at Plano West and we LOVE it. She is getting a great foundation in education... West is rated in the top 1% of High Schools in America. Students and teachers are very "team" oriented and work with each other, help each other, network, etc. Almost all of the students are college bound after graduation. Colleges come in weekly to visit and recruit. LOVE PLANO WEST. We couldn't ask for a better Sr. High School.
We also love our home which is the Allen address. Allen is a great place to live. We live in one of the very few areas of the DFW area that has basement homes (not many here and none on the market). We back up to a huge wooded area, enjoy wildlife of coyotes, bobcats, etc often. LOVE our privacy and large wooded lot.
We opted NOT to live in West Plano due to the smaller lots and houses so close to each other and traffic. We are in West Plano daily with daughter's school and our country club.
We have easy access to the tollways and Central Expressway. You can be downtown Dallas in 1/2 hr, depending on traffic, at DFW airport inside an hour, Love Field inside 1 hr. SO many things to do with sporting events, concerts, etc.
I would stay North of the Dallas area but that is just our preference.
You could probably find property suitable for horses in Parker, Wylie, Prosper, Celina which are all a bit North of the Allen area. Frisco is also a nice area and growing rapidly.
Feel free to private message me if you have any questions and WELCOME!