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Clear Your Land, Build Your Dream – One Call Handles It All

Based in Edgemoor, SC, Ornery Horse Excavation delivers reliable land clearing, forestry mulching, brush cutting, gravel driveway installation, grading, site preparation with the right equipment, honest communication, and total respect for your property.

Serving an 80-mile radius including NC border areas for landowners, hunters, farmers, builders & realtors.

Land Clearing

Clear overgrown fence lines, open up unusable pastures, and remove brush that’s taking over your property. We handle trees of various sizes and get your land back to working condition.

Fast and efficient land clearing that removes brush and small trees while turning debris into nutrient-rich mulch for a clean, ready-to-use property.

Professional brush cutting services to clear overgrown grass, weeds, and thick vegetation, keeping your land neat, accessible, and well-maintained.

Driveways & Access Roads

Expert construction and grading of durable driveways and access roads, ensuring smooth, reliable entry to your property in all conditions.

GRADING & SITE PREPARATION

Whether you’re putting up a new barn, building a home site, creating an arena, or just need level ground for equipment storage, proper grading makes all the difference.

about

Edgemoor-Based & Owner-Operated

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Born and raised in South Carolina, we know the clay soil, the weather patterns, and what it’s like watching your driveway wash away after a hard rain. We live with the same land problems you do – that’s how we learned what fixes them.

Decades Of Problem-Solving

Leading teams and solving tough problems taught us how to listen, plan carefully, and keep my word.

Upfront and Reliable

You’ll always know what needs doing and what it’ll cost – no surprises, no runaround.

Local Knowledge

We know which fixes hold up in Carolina clay and which ones fail after the first heavy rain.

process

We Handle Your Project From Start To Finish

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One call gets your property problem solved. We deliver the complete solution – you won’t be coordinating other contractors or wondering who’s handling what part of the job.

STEP 1

CONTACT

Call, text, or fill out the quote form with your property issue – washout, brush problem, site prep needed, whatever’s going on.

STEP 2

QUOTE

We come take a look, listen to what you need, and give you a straight quote with no surprises.

STEP 3

SCHEDULE

We schedule the work around your timeline – feeding schedules, weather windows, whatever works for your operation.

STEP 4

JOB DONE

Work gets finished right, site cleaned up, and you’ve got one less thing to worry about.

Why Our Neighbors Choose Ornery Horse

When your driveway washes out and the feed truck can’t get through, you need someone who shows up and handles it. When that old barn finally needs to come down, you want it done safely without tearing up the rest of your property.

We built Ornery Horse because we got tired of hearing our neighbors complain about contractors who don’t return calls, show up late, or leave jobs half-finished.

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Direct Communication

You deal directly with me from quote to completion. No office staff, no runaround.

Focused Attention

Small enough to give your project full attention, equipped enough to handle it right.

Local Team

We live here too – same weather, same soil challenges, same need for things to work when they’re supposed to.

Trust Over Volume

We’re building our reputation one satisfied neighbor at a time.

Serving York & Chester Counties

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Standard service area covers 30 miles from Edgemoor – that gets most folks in both counties covered.

Primary Areas:

Rock Hill, York, Clover, Fort Mill, Chester, Great Falls, Richburg, Lowrys

Extended Service:

For larger projects, I’ll travel further out to Lancaster County and parts of Union County (NC).

Not sure if you’re in my service area?
Give me a call – if it’s within reason, I’ll come take a look.

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Reviews

Hear From Local Property Owners

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“I hired Will for grading on new construction land and I was very pleased with the results. He was extremely polite and professional throughout the job. His communication was excellent.”

– Naiomi Washington

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“Will is great to work with. Honest, fair, and communicates well!”

– Joshua Martin