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Coleman, who is married and has two children, always comes by. He punches in at 6:15 a.m. in Herndon, where he picks up his truck filled with items earmarked for Middleburg deliv-ery. He often puts in 11 and 12 hour days by the time he gets back home, but as one might ex-pect, he’s hardly the complaining type.

That’s not how Coleman was raised growing up in Pine Bluff, Ark., in a family of seven children, with a dad who worked for the railroad and a mom who taught school and had a num-ber of jobs in retail.

Sam was a fine athlete, just like his little brother Monte Coleman, an 11th-round draft choice of the Washington Redskins who played on three Super Bowl championship teams as a fearsome starting linebacker. Sam played baseball and football, starting at quarterback for three years at Central Arkansas University his first three years and moving to safety as a senior.

He wasn’t drafted, and had tryouts with the Redskins and Dallas Cowboys in 1980, but did not make either team and knew it was to get down too business. He had a good friend living on the west coast, and that’s where he headed after college. For nine years, Coleman worked in the security department at the University of Southern California. When Monte opened a fishing and tackle store in Herndon in 1989, he asked Sam to come east and help him run it.

Monte Coleman, now head football coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff college, closed the business a year later. Sam had heard from one of his old customers that FedEx was starting to hire. He signed on as a “cover driver,” filling in all over Northern Virginia if the regular driver called in sick or was on vacation.

The Middleburg route came open in 1994, and Sam Coleman has been heading in this direc-tion ever since, delivering or picking up packages of all sizes, all the way up to the allowed limit of 150 pounds. Asked about some of the more unusual items he’s handled, he laughed out loud and mentioned breeding season at the local cattle and horse farms.

“You know,” he said. “That would be sperm.”

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t one time or another, Sam Coleman believes he’s knocked on every business office door in Middleburg and its environs.

He’s visited every shop in town, stopped by virtually all the single family homes, townhouses and apartments in the village, and has been a regular presence at every farm and estate all around.

At the moment, he’s also more than a tad busy. The weeks before Christmas are obviously his most frenetic time of the year, and yet Coleman’s demeanor never changes. He has a broad smile, a waive or a handshake for everyone he sees on the street or meets up close and personal, no matter how rushed he may be.

Coleman is known far and wide in this community simply as Sam, The FedEx Man. And without him, Middleburg commerce surely would grind to a screeching halt, most shop shelves would be half empty and all those holiday presents would never be delivered.

Coleman is now in his 20th year as Middleburg’s FedEx man, and he’s as fond of the town as the townspeople are fond of him.

“Over the years, I’ve made a lot of friends out there,” said Coleman, who lives in Ster-ling.

“I enjoy the people I deliver to. It’s almost like one big happy family. I see people, and I greet them. I enjoy talking to them. I guess I’ve made friends that will last a lifetime.”

“Such a nice, nice man,” said Pauline Wisdom, long-time owner of The Wisdom Gallery. “He’s always helpful, always saying hi.

He’s so friendly, always has a smile on his face.

He’s never impatient. He’s just one of the nicest people around.”

Debbie McLaughlin, the marketing director at Thomas & Talbot Real Estate, was in total agreement.

“He goes out of his way to help you, just such a special guy,” she said. “I’ve shipped bicycles and skis and he never blinks an eye. I had to get out some water skis last summer and he laughed and said ‘I thought we were through with these things.’ He’s just so personable. Next week is his birthday, and I’m sure we’ll have a cupcake or two when he comes by.”

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t’s an enchantingly romantic story that began flickering to life more than fifty years ago in Frankfurt, Germany, was reignited in 2000 and is now the main reason that a unique Middle-burg shop can truly be called a labor of love for proprietors Dieter Rausch and his wife, Linda Tripp.

The Christmas Sleigh at 5 East Washington Street is filled with floor to ceiling holiday merchandise and countless more non-seasonal items, art, antiques, crystal, porcelain and traditional Austrian apparel, with much of the stock imported from Rausch’s native Germany. How it all got there, so gorgeously displayed, involves a circuitous route to the Hunt Country taken by its two owners.

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A collage of Christmas goodies can be found inside the shop with everything from classical nutcrackers, cuckoo clocks, ornaments and more

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a neighbor. The youngsters became pals and Tripp described him as “my first childhood sweetheart.”

When Tripp was 21, Rausch decided to make his first visit to the U.S. “He came here,” Tripp recalled, “and was somewhat surprised that I had become engaged. Back in 1965, he had given me a beautiful box he had made himself and told me it was to hold on to his letters. Now fast forward to 2000. He saw the box again, and now it was filled to the brim with all his let-ters…

It was kind of a fate thing.”

The shorter version came from Rausch.

“I had known her for a long time, 54 years,” he said. “She got married. I got married. She divorced and I divorced. She came back to visit her grandmother in Frankfurt. I was a retired ar-chitect and still living there. And I fell in love again.”

Rausch already had been contemplating coming back to America full-time once he retired, and re-connecting with Tripp clinched it.

“Then he asked me one day, ‘what do you suppose I could do over there?’” Tripp re-called.

“I had mentioned once that I really loved all those German hand-made Christmas things.

And the next thing I know, he had ordered a container and had it shipped here. And we had no store.”

Tripp, also a designer and decorator, had

moved to Middleburg a few years earlier. She’d been coming to the area for many years, antiquing or attending the occasional country estate sale. After Clinton-Lewinsky, it seemed like the perfect place to get away from the madding, meddling media crowd, pesky paparazzi included.

After they married, the contents of that shipping container eventually found their way into the shop’s current location, a space that once was the old Middleburg hardware store. Now, the nuts and bolts of The Christmas Sleigh are far different, and it smells, sounds and looks like Christmas 12 months a year.

Rausch also fits right in, wearing the traditional German garb of lederhosen, high socks and a Tyrolian hat, his daily uniform of choice.

Tripp is mostly “behind the scenes,” and starting in January, they travel to Europe for several months to attend Christmas trade shows and visit manufacturers of some of their massive inventory.

Rausch is particularly proud of the vast collection of colorful nutcrackers custom-made for his shop alone by Steinbach, a well-known German company. The “Master of the Hunt” stands 18 inches high, the first creation he carried, and that has been followed by “The Mistress of the Hunt” and a prince and princess, among many others.

He also displays another unique line of incense-burning figurines, with the scent wafting from the mouths of a snowman, bunny rabbit, a chess player, a wise man and so many more. Cuckoo clocks go off regularly, there is traditional Christmas music, and hundreds of unique or-naments abound all around, many of them hand-painted. The shop also focuses on Oktoberfest and Easter in the fall and spring, and there’s even plenty of business in July, as well.

“Dieter is the heart and soul of the shop,” Tripp said. “We’re entering our 13th year in this location, and what I find so fascinating is that he can remember the names of 90 percent of our return customers. Many of them came in with little children and some of them are now in college.

“Middleburg has been great for us. We pinch ourselves every day that we’re so lucky to be here. It’s so bucolic, so unspoiled. We’re in paradise.”

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Yuri Gorbachev in library at Salamander Resort

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n the same November weekend when his world famous relative was being lauded for his pivotal role in tearing down the Berlin Wall 25 years ago, Russian-born artist Yuri Gorbachev was happily ensconced in Middleburg, meeting and greeting one and all who came in to The Byrne Gallery to view his colorful and coveted paintings.

Yuri Gorbachev is a first cousin (once removed) of Mikhail Gorbachev, a historic figure who, as his nation’s leader in the 1980s, helped disband the old Soviet Union and end the Cold War. Though the two are not particularly close, Yuri did have a warm relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev’s late wife, Raisa, who admired, encouraged and helped promote his

museums and galleries around the world. He eventually began to turn his attention to oil painting and, in 1991, left his native country because “this was not a terribly good time to be an artist in the USSR.” Over the last 23 years, however, it has been a grand time to be based in the U.S., specifically at his studio in the Chelsea district of Manhattan. He came to America not speak-

ing much English, but his talent and personal charisma clearly are evident in his exuberant voice and joyful art. It did not take long for his paintings to begin attracting an ever-increasing number of admirers, including the great Russian dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Bill and Hillary Clinton.

In 1993, he made his first visit to the Far East, a trip that clearly influenced both his style and his technique. According to his website, “he brought these influences back to the rest of the world through his paintings. Gorbachev incorporated these different worlds and experiences– Russian, American, and Asian, into his art, and changed and developed into the unique artist he is today.”

Some of that work is on dazzling display at The Byrne Gallery on Washington Street through the end of December. Gorbachev has been exhibiting at Byrne over the last 11 years because of a friendship developed with gallery owners Susan Byrne, her husband Mark Krogness and Susan’s brother, Billy.

Another gallery owner from Palm Beach, Florida, first introduced them to Gorbachev, an ebullient force of nature described by Susan Byrne and so many others as enchantingly charming and a man who loves to talk, and talk some more, to anyone he ever meets.

“We just all hit it off,” Susan Byrne said.

“We started showing him right away, and people loved his work. He has a real loyal following around here. And for us, his show is always a great kickoff for the holidays, just so

much wonderful color, and it keeps things very bright and happy.”

Bebe Booth, who handles Gorbachev’s schedule and business dealings and described herself as his “partner in every way,” added that she and Yuri “just enjoy the (Byrne) gallery and everyone who comes by. We go there every year on the anniversary of the gallery’s opening, and it also happens to be Susan’s birthday.”

Gorbachev is equally enthusiastic about his annual trips to Virginia hunt country.

“It is such a beautiful place,” he said. “I love the gallery, and the countryside reminds me sometimes of places in the USSR. Beautiful landscape, and so many intelligent people you can meet, and some very wealthy. They seem to like my work, so it’s all good.”

Gorbachev’s life, and his work, may well have been best summed up in a New York Times article written by journalist Carey Goldberg. “There is no better interview subject than a man who just wants to make people happy,” Goldberg once wrote. “A man so brimming with energy that he repeats and rerepeats words of emphasis, a man with a mission so simple and sweet that it works for Americans and Russians and Indonesians alike. And there is no better art, to my taste, than art that radiates the same kind of joie de vivre so that it acts as a tonic on all those who see it, uplifting not only with its beauty but with an exuberance as potent as the blooming of northern plants in summer.”

That art can be seen radiating right here in Middleburg, the perfect opportunity for one and all to experience exactly what Goldberg meant. n

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Yuri, now 65, studied in top Russian art academies as a young man. Over the first 20 years of his career, he worked mainly in ceramics, with many of his creations displayed in major fine arts

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he Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension (MARE) Center has recently welcomed two new faculty members and is planning a number of new projects and programs for the horse community.

The 400-acre acre center, originally funded by the late Paul Mellon, has been affiliated with Virginia Tech since the 1940s. Throughout its history, the MARE Center has been recognized for excellence in research, focusing on nutrition for horses on pasture.

“Our mission today is still to advance the health and well being of the horse while also being stewards of the land and vibrant members of the community, ” said faculty member Dr. Rebecca Splan. For 15 years, Dr. Splan has worked to improve equine health and performance in the sport horse breeding program she directs. She’s now working on the effects of maternal diets before and during pregnancy on the health and well-being of the foal.

Along with her research, she oversees the undergraduate experimental learning program in equine science. Six students selected from about 70 applicants from around the country and the United Kingdom study each semester at the center while assisting with the care and management of its 43 horses and contributing to current research projects. Participants in the program become highly desirable applicants for veterinary schools and other animal science degrees.

“Studying here is a great opportunity for them to develop leadership skills and scientific thinking while having a fantastic time here in Middleburg and experiencing the horse community,” Dr. Splan said. “We couldn’t ask for a better place.”

Dr. Sally Johnson, the current Paul Mellon Distinguished Chair of Agriculture at Virginia Tech, has recently joined the staff at MARE to conduct her research on muscle stem cells.

Working as a stem cell biologist for 20 years, she said her primary objective is to define how these cells, which every tissue has a population of, assist in self-renewal after an injury has occurred.

“Stem cells are intricately involved in how you repair yourself,” Dr. John-son said. “When we think about the horse and thoroughbred racing in particular, a stressful race is going to activate that population and call them in to help assist with the recov-ery process.”

Another aspect of her research focuses on how umbilical cord blood and matrix stem cells taken from foals can be used to inject into dam-

aged tendons. Famous Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro’s brother was one of the first horses to receive this treatment.

“We’re excited to work in an area where there is an actual need,” she said. “And have a better understanding of not only how your own tissue can repair itself but how can we use components of your own body and have patient-specific medicine.”

Dr. Bridgett McIntosh is another new faculty member, having joined the center as the Equine Extension Specialist for Virginia Tech in August. Her role is to develop outreach and research programs focusing on pasture and grazing management to promote health and environmental stewardship.

“Poorly managed pastures are going to have adverse affects on the environment and the horse,” Dr. McIntosh said. “So we’re trying to come up with management plans and demonstrate practices that optimize horse and environmental health for agricultural sustainability.

That’s really important to our community.”

When asked about the chief problem facing horse owners today, Dr. McIntosh said, “The biggest thing is grazing management.

An overgrazed pasture is the biggest issue we see and it’s a source of nutrient runoff and pathogens that lead to water quality issues so don’t over grazing pastures to maintain a good standing of forage.”

The MARE Center is working on new programs to engage and involve the public with hands-on educational programs to be a fundamental resource for the surrounding horse country.

New research on grasses to benefit horses with metabolic issues and graz-ing for mixed species including sheep and cattle are just a few of the new projects. Demonstrations of small farms will be set up around the center to allow people to come in and learn best management practices.

When asked how the center compares to other institutions the three researchers have been associated with, Dr. McIntosh said “It’s completely unique, there is no other facility or center in the world that focuses on pasturebased horse management and agricultural sustainability.” n

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What is the main focus of your business?

I have ridden for over 40 years and been in the horse business since 2001. I am a Level 2 TTEAM/ TTouch Practitioner, trained as a Centered Riding Instructor and I am also a MBS Feldenkrais teacher.

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Who are your clients and where do they come from?

hy did you decide to get into the horse business?

I was the typical horse crazy kid and showed hunters in upstate New York. After college, I continued my involvement in horses while pursuing a career in collegiate fundraising and marketing.

One day, I accepted the fact that the 9 to 5 world was not for me and launched my horse business.

FlyAway Stables serves adult recreational riders from throughout Northern Virginia. My students are active riders, “re-riders” and new riders who are not necessarily interested in competition, but want to expand their skills, stay safe and improve their relationship with their horse. We are a multidisciplinary facility with a soft spot for foxhunters.

You’re located in Middleburg at Brook Hill Farm. Tell us about your part of the facility?

FlyAway Stables has two barns with a total of twenty stalls, extensive turn out, two rings, a covered round pen and an amazing ride out. We are located on Route 50 just two miles west of Middleburg and convenient to many local hunts.

FlyAway Stables offers boarding, lessons and training. We offer a relaxed, supportive environment geared to the needs and interests of adult riders.

How often do you ride?

I usually ride several horses a day and try to squeeze in foxhunting a few times a week..

What sets your coaching and teaching method apart from all others?

I have developed my own approach to teaching and training called the “FlexAble Rider.” The FlexAble Rider method produces riders who are creative problem solvers with a solid toolbox of skills. They are not rigid in the way they ride and train their horses, but rather they see the big picture, respect the individuality of every horse and enjoy answering the question “what will work best right now with this horse?”

I use the Feldenkrais work to help students become aware of their habitual movement patterns that may be impeding their riding and to learn and implement new movement patterns making riding more enjoyable with less effort.

Including un-mounted exercises for the rider,

lessons in the saddle, ground exercises, and body work for the horse. The Flex Able Rider Program can benefit every rider whether new to the saddle, returning to the saddle or an active equestrian.

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With Pam Woolley What are some of the more unusual things that have happened to you in the horse business?

I have been pretty lucky, but one day I found my favorite jumper in my office standing directly in front of the air conditioner with his eyes closed and his forelock blowing in the breeze. There are some pretty tight turns in my barn and I don’t know how he opened the door but he was more than pleased with his accomplishment.

What makes the Middleburg area attractive for your business?

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o one really knows exactly when Middleburg first began to stage its annual Christmas parade, now a tour de force extravaganza that attracts visitors from far and wide.

Still, Jim Herbert, the event’s energetic volunteer organizer over the last five years, is fully aware of the impact on a town that likely will attract crowds between 12,000 and 15,000 on Saturday, Dec. 6 and generate $1 million in revenue for local businesses for the 2014 edition of Christmas in Middleburg.

The parade, starting at 2 p.m., is the largest moving part in a day-long celebration kicked off with a Breakfast With Santa and silent auction at the Middleburg Charter School that Saturday at 8 a.m. The popular Middleburg Hunt Review begins at 11 a.m. and other events around town will include a Christmas greens sale, crafts fair, local author book signings, wine crawl and dozens of specialty hospitality promotions by individual stores and restaurants.

Herbert, a commercial real estate executive and lifelong Middleburg area native, is charged with coordinating all the various elements, making sure the left hand knows exactly what the right one is doing, and above all, no surprises.

Much of his time involves putting the 1 1/2-mile parade together—retaining past participants and recruiting new ones, getting them all lined up at three different staging areas, dealing with last minute emergencies and most of all, making certain that it becomes a magical experience for all those thousands lining the streets and sidewalks, sometimes five and six deep.

“I have a great committee of people and we couldn’t do it without them,” Herbert said in a recent interview. They range from Cindy Pearson in the town office handling permitting and other governmental functions and assisting parade announcer Tom Sweitzer; Punkin Lee repre-senting the Middleburg Business and Professional Association; JoAnn Hazzard focused on pro-gram and sponsorship sales and marketing and her husband, Kevin, dealing with operational is-sues.

Many others also are involved. Middleburg Chief of Police A.J. Panebianco coordinates public safety and traffic provided by a number of different law enforcement agencies, including county, state and local police from jurisdic-

tions as far as 50 miles away. There’s a volunteer sanitation committee, headed by Travis Moger, the minister at the Middleburg Baptist Church, charged with emptying trash bins all around town that fill up every thirty minutes throughout the day.

More than 40 volunteers also will help out at the staging areas at Hill School, The Sporting Library and American Legion Hall, making sure that the 85 different groups and bands and all those animals marching down Washington Street get in line in the proper order and go off on time.

And about those animals—horses, hounds, Corgis, Great Pyrenees, llamas and camels, among others. Herbert estimates there are over 700 four-legged friends participating during the day, “and that’s more than a Barnum and Bailey circus,” he said, with all the proper pride.

Clearly, Jim Herbert loves a parade, and especially the Middleburg version.

He took over as its major domo from Reggie Dawson, the now retired Middleburg Bank executive who ran it for years. Dawson initially asked Herbert to help him out with logistics, “and what I didn’t realize was that Reggie was imagining his retirement and I was being set up,” Herbert recalled. “He finally said ‘I want you to take over my role.’ So I did.”

Over many years, there have been all manner of memorable moments. In 2009, Herbert’s rookie season, there was a forecast of snow on the day of the parade. It began coming down at 5 a.m., an hour before his committee met that day. At that point, they had to decide whether to cancel or go on with the show.

“At 6 a.m., there was only an inch on the ground,” Herbert recalled. “We decided to go.

And then it just kept snowing, an inch an hour.

By the time the parade started, there were six or seven inches on the ground. But that was also the day we got that historic photograph of the hounds and horses coming down the street in the snow. It’s an iconic image that is still used today and it came about on a day we should have cancelled.”

The parade is specifically devoid of politicians, save for the Town Council and Middleburg Mayor Betsy Davis occupying one float. A few years ago, one political group from Loudoun County—the particular party shall remain nameless—had marched down the street, accompanied by more than occasional boos from the crowd. When club members started to verbal-ly respond to the catcalls, it got a tad

ugly, and marked the end of preening politicos allowed in the event.

Before Herbert’s time back during a scandalous period in the Clinton administration, The Middleburg Tennis Club had a float featuring a Bill Clinton character, and a faux Monica Lewinsky wearing a blue dress. In the back of the float, a tennis practice machine launched yellow tennis balls sky high, not the safest of stunts considering thousands of unsuspecting spectators were in serious danger of being bonked on the head when they came down.

Herbert jokes that the tennis club was “put on double secret probation for a few years.”

The ban on its participation was lifted in 2011 when one of its women’s teams won the U.S. Tennis Association national championship. The team was on the float, but not that dreaded ball machine.

Another year, just as the Middleburg Hunt and its accompanying hounds came by, one local store had an invasion of fox hounds diverted to its front door by the teeming crowds all around.

Miraculously, only one relatively inexpensive item, a small painting, was damaged by a wagging tail and someone actually bought it, footprint and all.

At yet another parade, a wayward foxhound somehow made its way into the lingerie department of a local women’s boutique. Don’t ask.

Herbert and his cohorts are able to produce this spectacular spectacle on a budget of about $25,000. Many services are donated—including parking spaces at Salamander Resort & Spa— and some of the money comes from parade entry fees of $250 per group (nonprofits march for free). There also are paid sponsorships, program and web site advertising sales and contributions of $4,000 both from the Town and the Business and Professional Association.

“We break even, on fumes,” said Herbert, adding that last year’s $700 surplus was donated to Seven Loaves.

Clearly, this is a labor of love for all concerned, and particularly the man in charge.

“Christmas is a joy,” Herbert said. “It’s a time for all people around here not just to open up their cash registers, but to give our visitors an experience of true human warmth. I don’t care what faith you might be, Christmas is the time to open your heart and love your fellow man. I think we do that here in Middleburg. That’s the whole idea.” n

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and people was prolific. Her production was enhanced by her ambidextrous abilities: When her right hand or arm became fatigued, she would ritish artist Gertrude Massey, née Seth switch to her left. She would sometimes watch (1868-1957) painted an incredible col- a dog for several days to observe all of its many lection of miniature dog portraits. Her expressions. In a 1903 magazine article, Mrs. personal archive also included many Massey stated, “To me a dog-sitter is an individual, black and white photographs of her and I try to bring out his character and grasp the likeness in the same way as I paint the miniature work.

Massey originally painted full size works, of a human being.”

Her archive is full of photos of the dogs but not of dogs; that would come later. At 16, and without much formal training, her professional of princesses and queens. It includes the Queen career began by accident. A friend was taking one of Norway’s dog Billy and others owned by her; of her works to be framed when another occupant numerous poses of Queen Alexandra’s many Japanese Chins (one pair being named of the carriage in which they were Mr. and Mrs. Togo); the Empress traveling was attracted to it. His of Russia’s Pekingese, Souna; and admiration led to commissions of Princess Victoria’s dog, Fluffy, more than 40 portraits of his family posed with a dove imaginatively and circle of friends. named Dovey. There are numerIn 1890, Gertrude Seth marous dogs owned by numerous ried the artist Henry Massey (1860ladies, with the Rothschilds being 1934). Henry’s father hoped that very well represented. a gold sovereign he had received Massey painted not only as payment for a short-lived job at for the aristocracy and royalty a retail establishment would bribe but, as the title of her autobioghis son away from artistic pursuits. raphy, “Kings, Commoners and However, Henry decided the sovMe,” indicates, for many people ereign would make a terrific watch Mrs. Arthur Sassoon’s Skye Terrier. who were merely “Mr.” or “Mrs.” fob and headed off to France and someone. Also in this vein, there Italy to study art. When he returned are at least two miniatures that from Europe, he met and married she did of collection dogs -- dogs Gertrude, and the gold sovereign/ who inhabited the train stations watch fob was transformed into and wore boxes on their backs her wedding ring. The couple made in which to drop donations to their home in St. John’s Wood, charity.

London.

A large swath of society was Mrs. Massey’s first royal patron represented at Heatherley’s. Well was Edward, Prince of Wales (later known artists as well as beginners King Edward VII). She described studied there, from low to highhim as “the best friend I ever had, and who kept me always busy doing The Countess of Gosford’s terrier, Pip. brow. At an earlier time William Makepeace Thakeray had been miniatures of his own family or of his friends.” The royal portraits included Queen a student. During Henry Massey’s tenure, Ray Victoria, Edward’s wife Alexandra and numerous Bolger (the scarecrow in the movie “The Wizard likenesses of the royal children. By 1904, she had of Oz”) attended classes and the novelist Evelyn painted 11 miniatures of the English Royal Family. Waugh studied there, as well.

Evidently, Waugh had a difficult time with It was also through Edward that she began painting canine miniatures by portraying his the blending of social strata and sexes. In a typical French bulldog, Peter. In 1900, she painted Queen bit of nastiness, he described the female students Victoria’s Pomeranians, Turi and Marco. That as “under-bred houris in gaudy overalls.” Perhaps painting was the last Christmas gift from Edward he did not read the sign posted on the school door: “Abandon swank all ye who enter here.” and Alexandra to Victoria.

Gertrude Massey did read the sign, and with In 1907, Henry purchased Heatherly’s, London’s famed art school. Believing that men and her talent it served her very well. n women should have access to the same education, he fought, somewhat scandalously, to include [Richard Hooper is an antiquarian book expert women students in classes having nude models. and dealer in Middleburg. He also specializes in art Gertrude became an instructor in miniature objects related to dogs, horses and equestrian sports.

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Mosby President and historian Childs Burden regaled guests with tales of that Confederate rascal, John Mosby, who spent a considerable amount of time wreaking havoc on those damned Yankees in Loudoun and Fauquier counties. Peanut soup and ham biscuits were on the menu, and civilians were able to burn off a few calories by participating in several old-time period dances, as well.

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lizabeth Rice admits she wasn’t much aware about the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation until very recently, didn’t really know much what happened to racehorses once they were injured, or slowed by age and could no longer gallop at break-neck speed.

Then one day she visited a TRF farm near White Post, owned by Butch Eastham and devoted to the great care and feeding of more than 90 retired Thoroughbreds. Out in a field, she watched a snoozing horse lying on the ground, eyes flickering and hooves moving back and forth.

“He was dreaming,” Rice said. “And I’m sure he was thinking to himself ‘I’m glad I’m off that race track. Free at last, free at last.’ This was a first for me, even though I thought I’d seen it all after owning a horse farm for ten-plus years.”

Rice has become a huge fan of an organization that allows Thoroughbreds to live out their lives in relative peace and quiet, roaming verdant pastures and acting the way a horse, not

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And so, a woman who has entertained Middleburg audiences for years with her lovely voice and delightful portrayals of some of the musical comedy genre’s most beloved characters, will perform a one-woman show to benefit the TRF. It’s scheduled Dec. 26, “Boxing Day,” at Buchanan Hall in Upperville. Wine, appetizers and dessert will be served starting at 6:30 p.m., with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Rice has been writing and rehearsing “Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth” for several months. She was first approached by Middleburg area resident Tom Pratt to do the show to benefit the TRF. A former horse trainer, Pratt has held previous fund-raising events on Boxing Day for several different local charities.

“I admit I wasn’t aware of the amazing contribution TRF provides when Tom asked me to help,” Rice said. “So I decided to learn all I could about what TRF offers to the horse world to find the inspiration to write an appropriate show with song, humor and dance. I want even the most seasoned horse people to leave with even more compassion and appreciation for

horses.”

The songs all will be horse-related—“The Tin Horn Fugue” from Guys and Dolls (“I’ve got the horse right here…”), or “Run for the Roses” among others. There will be several guest appearances by other “surprise” performers, as well as video and photographs of local horse, trainers and and riders.

Rice is president of the Middleburg Players, which has always supported local charities and provided scholarship assistance for aspiring young performers for many years.

A native of Newport News, Rice trained at the Vienna (Austria) Academy of Music and was a professional singer in New York for ten years. She also appeared in several off-Broadway productions, then decided to take a year off for a sailing sabbatical that eventually led to marriage and a move to Virginia.

In 1996, she went to Los Angeles and did voice-overs for cartoons, “but I missed Virginia so much,” she said. “I lived in Santa Monica, but there were no green valleys and you couldn’t ride your horse without getting bitten by a coyote.”

So she decided to come back to the Middleburg area, also working as a court reporter for ten years while performing in a number of Middleburg Players productions. Her favorite character, she said, was Miss Mona in “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” with countless other starring roles.

Over the last six years, the Players have put on a summer musical shows—The King and I, The Sound of Music, for example—featuring local children and adults. Rice also has been a devotee of Jean Gold, the now-retired and beloved long-time head of the Middleburg Players who helped produce and direct many of the shows Rice performed in over the years.

For the TRF show, Rice, a former foxhunter herself, decided to interview a number of local owners, trainers and jockeys. And she said her tour of the White Post TRF facility provided “all the material and more for a song and dance show I think people are really going to enjoy.

“The best case scenario: people will be inspired to go out and provide a home for rescue horses,” she said. “Or donate, donate, donate.” n (Tickets are $75 per person or $125 per couple and can be purchased at www.trfinc.org and at 703-327-6742.)

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“I wanted to be a veterinarian until the seventh grade,” said Smith, a North Caro-lina native who grew up around horses. But after his first visit to a chiropractor to help with an ice hockey injury to his back, he began to question his decision.

“This chiropractor had adjusted my middle back for the pain, and my stomach is-sues, which seemed unrelated, disappeared and it was obvious and significant,” he said. “It helped me immensely.”

He completed his undergraduate degree at Boston’s Northeastern University, then went to California to attend chiropractor school. He initially set up his practice in the Washington suburbs, but after some encouragement from several Middleburg clients, he recently moved first to Halfway on The Plains Road, and then into the village.

For the first 10 years of his nearly 25-year career, he conducted his work perform-ing traditional chiropractic methods. Then a bobsledding client showed him a program called Active Relief Therapy (A.R.T.) and it completely changed how he went about treating patients.

“Its about movement between the tissues,” he said. “I treat adhesions. That’s what A.R.T gets rid of. Adhesions are collagen fibers that come and are laid down in an area because of two reasons. Either trauma or chronic overuse.” he said.

Removing these adhesions from muscles takes pressure off of surrounding nerves. “We get adhesions every day but they are weak and can be broken easily and won’t lay back down and get stuck and keep something from moving properly,” he said. “roblems arise when they do harden and affect movement.

“Adhesions stop proper neurodynamics and when you don’t have neurodynamics you don’t have quality movements,” he said, adding that nerves are often used as a sym-bol of pain and it can be forgotten that they are actually part of a large and complex sys-tem.

“The nervous system is physical, biomechanical thing,” he said. “It’s a rope with a finite size

and it tracks and goes around different objects.”

Allowing these nerves to move free from adhesions allows the whole body to function properly, increases the im-mune system and even slows down the aging process.

After treating a vet with A.R.T techniques three years ago, his patient asked him if these same methods could apply to horses. Smith thought it was worth a shot. Now one of only a dozen people in the country using A.R.T on horses, 70 percent of his prac-tice is now equine.

“The horses gave me the answers,” Smith said.

“They taught me a deeper touch that, while in school, I thought would be too much. But the tissue resilience is a lot stronger and more durable than you think.

The principles remain the same across species.

Its about using the body’s own leverage to undo these adhesions that are the source of pain and difficulty with move-ment. “What makes a good horse? They talk about his movement; he’s a good mover,” Smith said. “I can help horses move better with these really cool techniques.”

A.R.T can be used on horses or humans of any age, and it’s especially helpful for athletes trying to perform consistently and at their top level.

Smith works with hoses nd riders in every type of equestrian discipline, tennis players, even skateboarders to help them maintain proper movement.

“The biggest thing people need to be doing is yoga. Period,” he said. “Horses do their own yoga. When you see them stretch and lip at a spot that’s itching, it’s a sign that there could be something stuck there and they are trying to release it.”

Smith said he enjoys getting to work with a rider and their own horse as a pair.

“If you have a horse that you’re training with A.R.T and they are moving at their best and you have a rider who is also unlocked, it can create something different and powerful,” he said.

In the future, Smith hopes to create a true brick and mortar facility to treat horses and people.

This would allow him to work on individuals who could stay for an extended period of time and help develop lasting results. For now he’s thrilled with being in the center of town.

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ecember brings good cheer and, for many, a welcome holiday from work and school. Families with high school seniors, however, may feel there is little break in sight. The college application season is upon us.

Twelfth grade students who met “early app” fall deadlines are sighing in relief. Most, however, are still in the throes of it: polishing their essays, submitting SAT scores, and ensuring teacher references are completed.

A few of these students, driven by personal passions and interests, forge a unique path to find their “best college match.”

“In an average graduating class of 30 to 40 students,” said Matt McDonough, longtime director of college counseling at Wakefield School, “I typically find a handful have a clear idea of the subject they wish to pursue, and sometimes these can be pretty specialized.”

One current Wakefield senior, focused on the emerging field of commercialized space travel, is applying to programs that combine aerospace engineering with business entrepreneur-ship. Another has set her sights on conservation biology.

Barbara Conner, director of college counseling at Foxcroft School, finds that “students who are interested in niche majors have already done a lot of thinking about their chosen subject -- sometimes for years. They’ve sought internships and other experiences in and outside of school.

“One member of last year’s graduating class didn’t just want to study journalism,” Conner said. “she wanted to actually help create new media platforms.”

They identified the more progressive journalism programs, and American University’s School of Communication provided a perfect fit. Her application portfolio included films created for Foxcroft’s development office, as well as projects completed for private clients while she was still in high school.

Another recent Foxcroft graduate dreamed of a career in international hospitality. This well-traveled young citizen of the world looked at schools in both the U.S. and Europe and is now studying at Spain’s Escuela Superior de Hosteleria de Sevilla.

“We all have these Rolodexes in our heads—full of schools, programs, and contacts,” Conner said. “But when a student comes through the door aiming for something novel or specific, well, that is very stimulating for me as a college counselor, and for our school generally.”

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It takes an added spark of initiative to fuel a specialized college search, develop the necessary portfolio and other submission materials, and secure relevant skills and experiences.

Paul and Vicki Hasse of Upperville know about unconventional college quests. Son Daniel graduated from NYU’s film school last year, while daughter Megan is finishing her first semester studying musical theatre. Both graduated from The Hill School in Middleburg and then St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware.

In their recent college search with Megan, the Hasses learned that musical theatre is extremely competitive, not only at the professional level, but also the college level. Bachelors of Fine Arts programs typically accept only 14-26 students for an incoming class.

The parents were shocked to discover that applications to 12 programs might yield a single offer. Still, Megan was undeterred. She calibrated her expectations accordingly, and applied to 18 schools.

Taped and live auditions to demonstrate singing, acting and dancing abilities were paramount to her application process. “Megan did all the research herself and kept up with all the auditions and deadlines,” Vicki Hasse recalled.

“I coordinated the travel.”

During a “unified audition” in Chicago, where hopefuls performed for multiple schools, Montclair State University in New Jersey first came across their radar. The program was holding open auditions and Megan decided, why not? The head of the department immediately saw her potential and offered her a place on the spot. Though she had been considering NYU’s prestigious program, a visit to Montclair’s campus and simultaneous acceptance into their academic honors program made it clear this was where she was meant to be.

Wakefield junior Will Fitzgerald, son of Caroline and Brian Fitzgerald of Middleburg, is in the preliminary stages of exploring which college programs might best prepare him for a future in menswear design. In weekly sewing lessons with Berryville-based custom clothing de-signer Karen Ewbank, he is learning the mechanics of construction and, under her guidance, cre-ating his first portfolio pieces.

“This is his total passion,” his mother, Caroline, said. “Weekends are often spent at the machine, meticulously, patiently sewing in three to four hour stretches.”

Regardless of whether a college-bound teen’s intended major is specialized, mainstream or undeclared, each will appreciate only the most encouraging inquiries this time of year.

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The event culminated with a raffle drawing to give away a $25,000 stipend toward a new automobile at any of the area’s Pohanka dealerships. The lucky winner was Fred Geary of Alexandria, but the biggest winner of all was Hill School itself. Geoff Pohanka, who pulled Geary’s name out of the bin, surprised the crowd by announcing that his company was giving the school a gift of $25,000 to be added to the proceeds from the raffle, with tickets priced at $50 each. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s known as starting your engines.

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Location: 10306 Ada Road, Marshall (20115) Listed at: $3,200,000 by Carole Miller (540) 729-7896 and Kevin Keane (540) 454-0905, Washington Fine Properties.

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wonderful staircase, adds additional spaces, starting with the large family room with walk-out access to the rear yard.

There is a large exercise area, a home office, and two bedrooms/guest areas found on the lower level, as well, along with plentiful storage space.

The main home is just the start of the features, as the property also includes a 40x60 farm workshop with an adjacent 1,200-square-foot guest cottage/tenant house. There also is a 50x90 storage building, as well as some of the original farm structures.

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Multiple doors take you outside to the wrap-around porch for a better look at the domains that spread out around you.

The high-gloss dining area separates the living room from the kitchen area, with plentiful space for entertaining a crowd.

In the kitchen, you’ll find all the accoutrements necessary for the serious chef, but also a true sense of style and grace, with a large center island with seating for four. And in both the dining room and kitchen, there are more of those showstopper vistas over the landscape.

The master retreat is tucked away in its own wing of the main level, with easy access to the deck and featuring plentiful bedroom area, two walk-in closets and a sumptuous bath.

Adding versatility to the main level, there is a guest suite with full bath, as well as a study tucked away for privacy and serenity.

Above the main level, accessed via a circular staircase from the living room, is a loft area which overlooks that room and, via the two-story collection of windows, the grounds outside.

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Our quest for the best in local real estate this month brings us to northern Fauquier County, where Mount Jett Farm awaits our inspection.

Set amid nearly 120 acres on a knoll in the Dixon Valley, the property features extraordinary vistas of the Blue Ridge, Big Cobbler, Old Rag and beyond.

The home at the center of it all is a 7,000-square-foot slice of creative design, featuring custom red cedar and stone on the exterior and an open floor plan designed both to entertain in style and to provide all the comforts of daily living.

The property, featuring opportunity for farming and a vineyard, currently is on the market, listed at $3,200,000 by Carole Miller and Kevin Keane of Washington Fine Properties.

From the moment we are ushered into the foyer to begin our tour, special touches and upscale amenities are at our beck and call. Flooring is gleaming oldgrowth Douglas fir, and the entryway features built-in display cabinets and a crafted stone wall separating it from the living area.

The highlight of the grand living room is the two-story, native-stone fireplace and the two-story, triple-pane windows that overlooks the valley; Silhouette

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The stately 128+ Acre Middleburg Virginia Country Estate offers a genteel lifestyle and majestic views.

Handsome stone and clapboard manor home, 3 additional homes, 2 apartments, farm office, 6 barns, 45 stalls, indoor arena, all beautifully maintained and surrounded by the meticulously groomed grounds.

Generator back up power. $6,000,000

Longwood Farm ~ 624 acres with an exceptional Broodmare Barn built in 2003 with 32 stalls, a lovely 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Tenant House, another 2 Bedroom Tenant House, 3 run-in sheds and hay barn. This is part of Spring Hill Farm. $5,029,543

Magnificent 155 Acre Atoka Road Estate with gated entry opening into the private drive lined with mature trees. The charming historic manor home, c. 1827 backs to expansive views of fields and ponds. 4 tenant homes, 3 barns, indoor and outdoor riding arenas. Gently rolling pasture land with fenced paddocks and fields. Property is in a VOF conservation easement. $3,950,000

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Magnificent country retreat on 30 acres with incredible privacy & beautiful views. The c. 1850 manor home has been graciously expanded into a 7 bedroom home with separate entertaining venue & two-story office w/T-1 capability. Pool, tennis court, gardens, greenhouse, 5 car garage. $3,495,000

c. 1774, Sited high on a knoll, the 16 room Manor Home and “Garden Tea House” enjoy expansive views of mountains, rolling hills and the property’s wonderful Shenandoah River frontage. Once a thoroughbred breeding farm, it offers 20+ stalls and numerous paddocks. North Hill’s rich history provides potential for Historic Preservation Tax Credits. $3,300,000

A lovely 4 bedroom, 6 bath home on over 17 acres in a great location, minutes to Middleburg & The Plains. Gourmet kitchen with 60'' Vulcan Range, pizza oven, Star grill, beautiful cherry floors, high ceilings, flowing floor plan, attached 3 car garage and much more. Orange County Hunt territory. $2,500,000

Overlooking a serene pond, this magnificent European style manor home is on 115 acres surrounded by thousands of protected acres and the Bull Run Mountains.

Custom built in 2001 using Olde World craftsmanship and materials this stunning home offers five bedrooms, 6 baths, 10’ ceilings, wide plank flooring, pool and geo thermal heating and cooling. $2,395,000

Private 65 Acre Estate near historic Middleburg. 3 porches add to the charm of this restored Farm House, c.1830 w/ pool and shared pond. Other features include 4 stall barn w/ guest suite, 4 bay open equipment barn and 2 bay garage.

Beautiful land w/ views, creek, meadows and board fenced pastures w/ spring fed waterers. VOF and PEC Easements do allow for two additional dwellings. $2,395,000

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90 acres w/approx. 45 fenced acres and 45 acres in woods with trails. 3 bedroom manor home, Indoor and Outdoor Arenas, 2 barns open into the indoor arena, Main barn has 20 stalls, Show Barn- 5 oversized stalls, 3 tack rooms, office, 2 wash stalls, 2 bathrooms, laundry room, 14 paddocks. Manager’s cottage.

2 add’l DUR’s and is in land use. $1,900,000

Stunning restoration and addition of c.1860’s Virginia Manor Home, yielding approximately 8,000 sq. ft. of beautiful living space. Reclaimed heart pine flooring throughout the main and upper level of home, grand kitchen, 5 bedrooms. Numerous outbuildings including a spacious tasting room/party room.

Currently the 7 acres of vines are leased to another vineyard.

Land in Open Space Easement. $1,750,000

Located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the farm is beautifully sited so that the views are enjoyed from many of the spacious rooms and porches. Wonderful finishes, vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace, reclaimed flooring, first floor owner’s suite, finished lower level incl. second kitchen, pool. Fenced paddocks, 3 stall barn and, wonderful views! $1,650,000

A stunning 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath stucco home on 13.77 acres in prime location on a quiet lane only minutes to Middleburg.

Exceptional quality and attention to detail throughout this lovely home. Mostly open with fencing, 3 stall barn, detached 1 car garage and more. Burrland Lane, Orange County Hunt Territory. $1,480,000

53+ acres of beautiful, open and gently rolling land with expansive views of the countryside and distant mountains. Located in the coveted Orange County Hunt Territory of Fauquier County, this land provides exceptional ride-out potential. A home-site has been studied including engineers report verifying a site for a 5 Bedroom septic, well and potential pond site. Open space easement, land cannot be divided. $1,400,000

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Comparable to exquisite Kentucky Horse Farms, the gently rolling fields are lined with white board fencing. Features include a gracious 6 bedroom manor home, pool with house, 8 barns, large machine shop, 2 ponds, 9 tenant homes and at one of the entrances, the owner’s handsome office inclusive of conference and impressive trophy room. $7,500,000

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Kettle Run stream runs through, great opportunity for tax credits. $1,159,410

18 acres in the heart of OCH Territory with a lovely 5.5 Bedroom Italianate Style home in a beautiful setting. Formal and informal spaces, high ceilings, wonderful kitchen, expansive rec room, full basement, private pool, extensive landscaping and more. Property is in a VOF Open-Space easement. $1,199,000

BLUEMONT LAND - 2 parcels in Piedmont Hunt Territory ~ Mostly open, rolling and fully fenced land and accessed from 3 roads. 1 home of clapboard enhance this beautiful property.

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RECTORTOWN: 107.76 acres Spectacular views from this highly desirable estate location within the Orange County Hunt Territory. Board fenced with frontage on Atoka Road and Rectortown Road. Stocked, approx. 4 acre, pond w/island, spring fed from tributary of Goose Creek. Open Space Easement allows for building of main dwelling, garage or barn with apt. and appropriate farm structures. Zoned RA. $1,250,000

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Markham - 76+/- ACRES 3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath, 1 Half Bath home could be main house or Guest House. Fencing, Privacy and more. Great Mountain Views, Pond. Please, No drive throughs. $699,000

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I know this may not be the time of year to learn how to make biscuits but I promise you theses are pretty foolproof. With only three ingredients, they come together quickly, and how satisfying is it to bake your own biscuits. Serve them up hot with plenty of butter.

Cream Biscuits Serves12 2 cups self-rising flour 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream ¼ teaspoon salt • Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees • Line a cookie sheet with parchment or Silpat (silicone baking sheet) • In a large bowl combine all of the above ingredients and stir until all the flour is absorbed • Gather up the dough and turn out onto a lightly floured counter and knead the dough seven times • Pat into a circle about ½ “ thick • Using a 2 ½” biscuit cutter make 12

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Edward Troye At the National Sporting Library and Museum sporting artist in the U.S. Wolfe wrote, “The NSLM’s archives contain the story of three men whose lives spanned two centuries, whose interests overlapped and whose souls were kindred: Artist Edward Troye, the indomitable sportsman Harry Worcester Smith (1864-1945) and scholar, chronicler, and author Alexander Mackay-Smith (1903-1998).”

The topic is tied closely to the institution.

Mackay-Smith, a founder and guiding influence of the NSLM for over four decades, wrote the book, The Race Horses of America, 18321872: Portraits and other Paintings by Edward Troye, on the artist in 1981 based on three years of research. Wolfe noted, “More than 30 years after its publication, it’s still considered the definitive text on Edward Troye.”

Claudia Pfeiffer, the George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator of Art used Mackay-Smith’s book as a guide to bring together forty-two paintings and sketches for the exhibition, Faithfulness to Nature: Paintings by Edward Troye, with the advice of NSLM Museum Exhibitions and Collections Committee Chair F. Turner Reuter, Jr. An impressive list of private and public lenders contributed to the exhibition, including: The Jockey Club, N.Y.; Bethany College, West Virginia; Yale University Art Gallery, Conn.; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Pebble Hill Plantation, Ga.; and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, N.Y. The museum exhibition explores the artist’s place within American art history, and his important role in creating visual documentation of the development of American Thor-

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Edward Troye and His Biographers: The Archives of Harry Worcester Smith and Alexander Mackay-Smith, is on view in the library through February 22 , and Faithfulness to Nature: Paintings by Edward Troye, on view in the Museum through March 29, are the first in the newly introduced “Coming Home Series.”

Although born in Switzerland in 1808, Troye immigrated to Philadelphia via the West Indies while in his 20s. He married and settled in Kentucky and is best known for his paintings of the American Thoroughbred.

“The Coming Home Series, developed at the institution, pairs a John H. Daniels Fellow with NSLM curators to research the library’s holdings and plan exhibitions and publication projects. According to Manuel H. Johnson, chairman of the NSLM: “The first in this series is a focus on the 19th Century animal artist, Edward Troye. His work in particular epitomizes the aim of the series to mine some of the most important holdings of the library.”

The library exhibition is on view in the Forrest E. Mars, Sr. Exhibit Hall features archive documents, books, original sketches, paintings, and prints. The installation is developed from John H. Daniels Fellow Martha Wolfe’s research and essay delving into the efforts of two 20th Century scholars who championed Troye’s artwork, solidifying his place as an early animal and

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Trifle, 1832, oil on canvas, 21 x 24 inches Collection of Kirk and Palmer Ragsdale

oughbred bloodlines and this country’s rich racing heritage and culture.

Highlights include many of Troye’s most recognized portrayals of important race horses, jockeys, and trainers active in this country during the antebellum period; the artist’s first known surviving animal drawing; two acclaimed mural-sized paintings, A Bazaar in Damascus,

1856 and Syrian Ploughman, 1856; and his final painting, Waverly, 1872.

“It develops a narrative of Troye’s immense skill as a naturalist observer and painter of animals,” Manuel Johnson. “He attained great success and recognition among the leaders of the horse racing industry in a time when American art was still maturing.” n

LOUDOUN ST, LOVETTSVILLE - Old time 1800s Farm House Charm but w/ modern day recent renovations though out. Lots of closet space. Hardwood Floors. Pellet Stove. Be in town but feel miles away w/ this Incredibly landscaped yard that is FENCED IN. Stone pond and waterfall. Stone Well.

Covered Front & Side Porches, Deck. Detached Studio. Detached 2 car garage. 4th bedroom easily converted back. $925,000

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JOHN S MOSBY HWY, UPPERVILLE - Charming 4 bedroom house in a prime Upperville location! Built in 1840, and tastefully updated with new hardwood floors throughout,great bathrooms and kitchen, and a working fire place!

Everything is freshly painted, bright and clean. Turn-key! There is a huge, partly finished space with concrete floors that can be used as a workshop, or finished to fit the buyer’s needs. $425,000

BLOOMFIELD RD, ROUND HILL - Newly renovated Appalachian log cabin w 5 stall horse barn for rent 10 mins from Middleburg. Newly finished hardwood floors, beautiful fireplace and mantle. 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms upstairs. 2 br 1 ba in-law suite in the basement with inside connect and rear entrance. 5 stall barn has a wash stall, tack room,, auto waterers in the fields. Entire property included in rent. No more than 5 horses. $3,000

DOWNTOWN LEESBURG - two office spaces for rent. Fantastic location directly across from the courthouse. Clean and wellmaintained building. $600 and $1000.

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MILLVILLE RD, MIDDLEBURG - Outstanding opportunity to own a state of the art indoor rehabilitation swimming pool, designed for horses but also well suited for dogs. Offering includes a 24 stall, 2 tack room, belmont barn, a shed row barn converted into garage space, fencing, a stone dust riding ring, a machine shed, and numerous run in sheds, and a pond. A small house near the swimming pool not included but available. $650,000

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Beautifully sited on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Randleston Farm encompases 118 acres of lush pastures, flowering trees and English gardens. An exquisite 10,000 square foot stone manor is meticulously restored, enjoys incredible views and borders the Shenandoah River. 20 stall stone and stucco stable, 3 bedroom managers house, run-in sheds, all create a fabulous equestrain facility. $7,895,000

Fabulous 227 acre parcel with magnificent land bordering Goose Creek. A charming and spacious one level residence, beautifully updated, a 2 bedroom tenant house, and a 22 stall stable are included. Board fenced paddocks, ponds, rolling fields and stonewalls complete this idyllic farm. Surrounded by estates in easement and ideally located within 30 minutes of Washington Dulles International Airport. $5,675,000

This extraordinary historic Inn (c. 1763)has been beautifully restored and updated offering accomodations for events, guests, dining and private parties. A gorgeous setting on over 46 acres encompasses 4 private cottages, 9 suites, a ballroom, pub amd several dining rooms - all absolutely charming. The manicured grounds are spectacular, with gazebo, bridges & brilliant gardens surrounding the elegant stone Inn, overlooking a spring fed pond. $3,800,000

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Stunning 18 room brick colonial beautifully sited on 13+ acres overlooking a spring fed pond and rolling countryside, Over 9,000 square feet of spectacular living space with high ceilings, gleaming wood floors, and 3 Fireplaces, Home Theatre, Mirrored Fitness Room, Gorgeous Paneled Library, Gourmet Country Kitchen, Fabulous Master Suite, Recreation Room with bar, Absolutely every amenity in this exquisite residence! $1,550,000

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Stunning antique colonial, circa 1790, on beautifully landscaped grounds in historic village of Middleburg. Approx. 4400 sq.ft. of elegant living space with hardwood floors, antique fireplaces,charming sun filled rooms all in excellent condition! French doors lead to flagstone terraces. Separate 1 BR apt.

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Beautiful five bedroom colonial on 27 acres in great location and on a picturesque country road. High ceilings, spacious rooms, gleaming wood floors, and pristine condition. Ideal for horses with beautiful mountain views. Updated kitchen with newer appliances, three finished levels, family rooms on first & second levels, pool and four car garage. Perfect family home!

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Charming 9 room Cape Cod on a gorgeous 10 acre parcel with privacy and seclusion in an idyllic setting. Hardwood floors, main floor Master with vaulted ceilings, fabulous Family/Sun room with walls of windows overlooking the pool and decks, 2 fireplaces, gazebo, pool house and brilliant gardens. Library with custom bookcases, formal living and dining rooms, ideal for $946,000 gracious entertaining!

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Features a charming antique residence on over 29 acres of manicured lawns and lush pastures. Recent upgrades include Anderson windows, newer heating and cooling, new kitchen, new master bath and renovated pool.

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Upperville $4,599,000 Down A Quiet Tree Lined Country Road “Dawnwood” is a classic equestrian property on 52 acres in Upperville’s Piedmont Hunt, that’s the heart of Virginia’s Famous Hunt Country. This architect designed Georgian Colonial Manor Home (6 Bdrs, 5.5Ba) features 2 spacious Master Suites, handcrafted woodwork & cabinetry, traditional hunt country decor, gleaming cherry hardwood floors, 5 fireplaces & 3 libraries with attention to detail by respected artisans.

The grounds include a state of the art center aisle horse barn with all the best equipment to provide for the comfort & welfare of prized horses; an Olympic size dressage riding ring and 5 paddocks with board fencing. Property ownership allows full participation in the Piedmont Hunt activities. The layout of this site was designed to fit with its natural setting & views the beautiful Blue Ridge to the west.

Two imported Amedega Greenhouses, an inground pool and landscaped gardens with extensive terraces complete the lovely landscape of “Dawnwood”. A rear entrance to this property insures total privacy.

The open gate etiquette of the community allows property owners to access hundreds of acres of neighboring land and nearby parkland for riding, hiking & cycling adventures.

This magical place encourages active lifestyles, gracious entertaining and personal enjoyment in every season. A short drive to Dulles International Airport and a location 26 miles from Fairfax make this a great getaway for your Home for the Holidays, all the holidays of the year here in the Hunt Country of Virginia at “Dawnwood”

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By William Ferster For Middleburg Life The following excerpt is taken from the book “Teaching Machines: Learning from the Intersection of Education and Technology” by Middleburg author Bill Ferster. Dr. Ferster is a research professor at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education and the director of visualization for the Sciences, Humanities & Arts Technology Initiative (SHANTI).

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he allure of educational technology is easy to understand.

In almost every other area of our modern world, machines have significantly contributed to modern life, but they are largely missing from our schools. A 19th Century visitor would feel quite at home in a modern classroom, even at our most elite institutions of higher learning.

At the college level, the pressures of skyrocketing costs and competition from e-learning have made online educational technology a source of much discussion. Teresa Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia, was summarily fired in 2012 (and subsequently rehired because of protests from an outraged faculty and campus community) ostensibly because the university’s governing board of visitors perceived her not to be embracing online education rapidly enough.

NYU professor Clay Shirky makes a strong point that the college experience we fantasize for our children, where white-haired professors wearing leather-patched tweed jackets discuss literature in small seminars, is a reality only for a very small percentage of students at elite insti-tutions.

“The top 50 colleges on the U.S. News and World Report list only educate something like three percent of the current student population,” according to Shirky. The majority of students sit in impersonal classes with hundreds of other students to be lectured by instructors of varying competence, and they emerge from college with a degree plus often a crushing burden of debt. Little wonder that the siren song of the new forms of technology-driven and potentially scalable forms of education such as e-learning are resonating with some higher education leaders.

If one is to believe the media, from obscure educational journals to the New York Times, the teaching machine for the start of the 21st Century are Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOC. These include courses from commercial companies and prestigious universities such as Stanford, MIT, and Harvard that are offered online to huge numbers of participants. Some view MOOCs as the savior to managing the ever-spiraling cost of higher education; others see them as sowing the seeds of the demise of the university as we know it.

The truth, of course, lies some-where in between.

It’s important to see some of the potentially threatening innovations such as MOOCs as experiments. Daphne Koller, co-founder of venture-capital-funded MOOC developer Coursera, views the MOOC as an unprecedented opportunity to use the large numbers of people to scientifically test what works by doing controlled experiments she refers to as “A/B testing,” where a change is made

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to instruction for some population of students and not for others. Because of the large numbers of students not typically available in traditional educational research, the results of the change can be tested empirically for its effectiveness and the overall instruction changed accordingly.

Clearly, students need to be prepared to use the technological tools of their generation; today that means the computer or tablet. But the successful introduction of technology in whole- class instruction does not easily fit the teaching methods currently employed in most U.S. schools.

The majority of K–12 schools do not provide students with laptops or encourage them to use them in the classroom. When they do, students are disruptively herded into computer labs, or carts filled with laptops are wheeled in for specific curricular activities. The use of individual computers makes teachers less willing to introduce technology into their classrooms because it interferes with the whole-class nature of current instructional practice. Contrast this with the almost uniform adoption of digital projectors and “smart boards,” which evolved directly from the last generation of education technology, the film projector and the chalkboard.

One of the more concerning issues about the commercial MOOC providers is the source of their funding—venture capitalists. Venture capital is provided by investment firms to fund early stage companies. These firms typically invest in a large number of startups with the assumption that 90 percent will fail, but the 10 percent that thrive will yield a return on investment of at least 300 percent (known as a “3-bagger”).

This strategy has been extremely successful in the high-technology sector and in large part is responsible for the phenomenal products and companies that have emerged from Silicon Valley.

Venture capital firms provide a strong support network to help guide new entrepreneurs, but their model also has its darker side.

The funded companies typically cede a significant amount of control in exchange for the millions of dollars they receive. When the company delivers significant profits, that control can be very constructive and nurturing. But if the company underperforms or takes longer to deliver, it can find itself among the “walking dead,” with just enough capital to stay in business but not enough to grow, closed down completely, or merged with another of the firm’s portfolio of funded companies. n

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Middleburg, Virginia • $4,300,000

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Stone manor house in spectacular setting • 86.81 acres • Highly protected area in prime Piedmont Hunt • Gourmet kitchen • Wonderful detail throughout • 5 BR • 5 BA • 3 half BA • 3 fireplaces, classic pine paneled library • Tenant house • Stable • Riding ring • Heated saltwater pool • Pergola • Full house generator

87 acres • Fieldstone and stucco house featuring a reclaimedtimber barn transformed into an intimate family room overlooking two expansive ponds • Custom kitchen, antique beams, lovely first floor master suite, 4 bedrooms • Media room, bar, exercise facility, generous storage • 3-car garage, in-law suite, 3-stall barn, generator

Solid stone home with copper roof on 70 acres • Original portions dating from the 1700’s • First floor bedroom & 3 additional suites • Original floors • 8 fireplaces • Formal living room • Gourmet kitchen • 2 ponds • Mountain views • Stone walls • Mature gardens • Pool • Primitive log cabin • Piedmont Hunt

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Buck Run Farm

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Middleburg, Virginia • $2,950,000

Hume, Virginia • $1,925,000

Boyce, Virginia • $1,900,000

A pastoral 5 bedroom c. 1830 farmhouse and a grand stone pavilion • Elegant but unfussy • 103 acres of open farmland • The pavilion serves as a pool house, greenhouse, banquet room, and guest quarters • Great location

Stone & stucco cottage overlooking 2 ponds & amazing mountain views • 72 acres with minimal maintenance & maximum quality throughout shows in every detail • 4 BR • 2 1/2 BA • 3 fireplaces • Copper roof • Antique floors & beams • Charming library & multiple french doors open to massive stone terrace

Mountain top retreat with 60 mile panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley • 215 acres • 1/3 pasture • Main house circa 1787 • 3 BR, 1 BA • 2 fireplaces • Random width pine floors • 2 BR, 1 BA guest cottage • Stone & frame barn circa 1787 • Remnants of formal garden • Old cemetery • Spring fed pond • Gazebo

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Stonewood

October Hill

The Plains, Virginia • $1,795,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $970,000

Purcellville, Virginia • $900,000

160 acres terracing the Bull Run Mtns. • Stone walls through property • Views across the entire region • Stone & cedar carriage house with 3 bay garage and top of the line finishes • 1/2 acre pond • Gated entrance • Complete privacy • Rare findgreat escape

Charming stucco, log and frame home • 10 acres • 3-4 bedrooms • 3 1/2 baths • 2 fireplaces (one in the kitchen with antique brick floor) • Beautiful reclaimed pine flooring • Bright and sunny family room opens to bluestone terrace • Master bedroom opens to private balcony • 2 car garage • 4 stall barn with tack room with 2 paddocks • 2 recorded lots

F4 bedroom • 2 1/2 baths • 3 fireplaces • 2 car garage • Main house totally renovated, new kitchen, granite counter tops • Hardwood floors on main level • New carpeting & freshly painted • 20 acres • Phenomenal European style stable with 6 stalls, tack, office & apartment • Owner is a licensed broker in Virginia • More land available

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Julep Chase

Markham, Virginia • $895,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $825,000

Rectortown, Virginia • $599,000

c. 1820’s gracious old Virginia home • 40 acres bound by Goose Creek • Original floors and stone fireplaces • High ceilings • Huge back porch, 4+ bedrooms and in law suite • Bright and modern kitchen with family room addition for today's living • Great views, open pasture & pond

Classic Virginia colonial • Circa 1926 • Stone and frame construction • 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths • Hardwood floors • High ceilings • Screened side porch on .65 acre in town • 2-car garage with apartment • Beautiful gardens and rear terrace

Circa pre-1800 • One of the oldest homes in historic Rectortown • 2 bedroom • 1 bath • Dining room, sitting room & spacious library with built-in book shelves • Viking 6 burner stove & Subzero Refrigerator • Improvements include house-sized wood-working shop with Cyclone system • Two generators • Priced to sell

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(540) 454-1930

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(703) 609-1905

Alix Coolidge

(703) 625-1724

110 East Washington Street P.O. Box 1380 Middleburg, Virginia 20118 (540) 687-5588

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n architect Andy Lewis’s vernacular, even new houses have a tale to tell.

Even if it’s make-believe history.

A partner at the historically-minded Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects (NLB) on East Washington Street in Middleburg, Lewis has built a lifetime, and reputation, “inventing” story-lines for clients.

Design, as he puts it, “evolves organically.”

From initial site visit to doodles on a Post-It note, the award-winning Lewis, 56, envisions an overall plan before committing pen to paper. The land, he said, speaks to him.

“And, yes, I still prefer old-fashioned architectural drawing over computer-generated programs,” said Lewis. “You don’t get a sense of ‘place’ from a screen like you do from a sketch.

Computer-aided design (CAD) neutralizes creativity. Each project develops a signature. Richness gets polluted by ‘copy and clip.’”

NLB commissions range from large estates to smaller homes in rural and urban settings, weekend retreats, historic restorations and period additions. Projects can be an entire complex – like Delaplane’s RdV Vineyards, to a single structure, such as a small home he did overlooking the Tred Avon River in St. Michael’s.

“You want to create legitimate period narrative for timeless appeal,” Lewis explained. “That house looks like its always been there.”

For the firm’s first winery project, Lewis designed RdV around a translucent and illuminated silo uniting three wings with pleasing agricultural identity. Though brand spanking new – and a commercial operation in a strictly agricultural zip code, at that – it doesn’t look the least bit out of place on quiet Delaplane Grade Road.

That’s the point, Lewis said.

“It was a balancing act” between old and new, he said. But stand atop the vineyard and survey the countryside. “You see 14 other silos dotting the horizon. This fits right in.”

The project won the prestigious Palladio Award for new design.

Lewis said when he started working in the 1980s, bland suburban McMansions were the norm. “Proportions and details (were) all wrong,

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materials were poor and design had little connection to place, climate or history,” he said, adding that “iI takes imagination” to convey sense of place on a comfortable, modest scale, no matter the square footage.

Born in New Jersey, Lewis moved to Florida when his father worked on the Mercury and Gemini space programs. “I was an artist in a family of science geeks,” recalled Lewis with a chuckle. “I knew from age five I wanted to be an architect.” He peppered his mom with relentless questions about the gorgeous buildings and timeless design of historic Sarasota near where they lived.

“I just knew,” he said.

Lewis sufficed with pencil drawings in textbook margins before legitimizing his desires at Virginia Tech’s acclaimed architectural program.

He moved to Fairfax after graduation in 1982 and worked on the Wolf Trap project in ‘84 before joining Newmann two yard later. Lewis, his wife Vicky, also a talented architect and fellow Tech graduate, and teenage son Eli live in an re-imagined old smokehouse by the abandoned

blacksmith shop near downtown Rectortown.

Of project development, which typically ranges 10 to 15 percent of construction cost, A collection of architectural images from the work of Andy Lewis.

Lewis said the order of business typically begins with a phone call elry designer Elizabeth Locke told Architectural and a heap of torn magazine pages a client Digest about Lewis’ recreation of her 1816 Clay admires. Lewis then gets to work, visiting the site Hill estate near Millwood. time and again with sketch pad in hand, to get a “They wanted the kitchen to be a principal feel for the project. living space,” Lewis said. At Clay Hill, Lewis He bases design on the surrounding area brightened the center-hall Federal-style structure and sense of place, with a nod to modern build- with a 1,350-square-foot wing, with an ultraing methods. chic high-end kitchen and breakfast room. He “Even the idea of windows on the ‘side’ of a linked to the two-story main house with a comfy, house is a modern concept,” he explained, adding casual sitting room and vestibule. Exterior native that up until efficient central heat became the limestone and painted clapboard echo stucco norm in the mid-’50s, builders jealously guarded masonry of the old structure while play-acting against heat loss with south-facing windows and the addition evolved eventually, over time. north-facing landscaping.

“That’s key,” Lewis said of historic design.

Lewis spends hours editing and honing “Updating an old house with modern ‘additions’ each project, “so it is cohesive, with its own lexi- that appear original.” Still, he said, “you can just con and vocabulary, a consistent voice.” start from scratch with your own story. I love “For me, it’s about aesthetics first,” jew- those projects.” n

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Molding Clients to a Healthier, Happier Lifestyle

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eather and Tony Galloway opened the doors of Middleburg’s Mold Me Fitness Studio in the summer of 2009 with the goal of creating a passionate team to help clients develop healthier lifestyles.

Along the way they created an community-oriented environment and Heather, a Middleburg local, couldn’t have imagined a more perfect place to build her family’s business.

“I grew up going with my family to The Upper Crust and attending horse races,” she said. “I have personally gained so much more than a thriving business, but instead I have gained relationships with amazing people who have made a huge impact on my outlook of life. It has most definitely been a journey worth traveling these last five years.”

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ark your calendar for the Town of Middleburg’s Tree Lighting on Friday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. at the Pink Box on 12 North Madison Street. The event is sponsored by Middleburg Business & Professional Association and The Home Farm.

That same night, join A Place to Be for their Holiday Recital at Salamander Resort & Spa in the Grand Living Room starting at 6:30 p.m.

Loudoun author John Rolfe Gardiner teams with “Furnace Mountain” musicians David VanDeventer and Morgan Morrison for an evening of storytelling and music reprising the World War II years Friday, Dec. 12 at Franklin Park Arts Center in Purcellville.

John, a longtime Unison resident, will read Courtesy Photo “The Voyage Out,” Loudoun author John Rolfe Gardiner will be at his fateful tale Franklin Park Arts Center chosen for the O in Purcellville on Dec 12 Henry Prize and Best American Short Story collections. He’ll be accompanied by the Furnace Mountain musicians playing World War II classics such as “White Cliffs of Dover, When the Lights Go On Again, I’ll Be Seeing You and There’s A Long Long Trail,” among others. Tickets are $10.

On the arts front, Middleburg Montessori School will host its fourth annual “Art of the Piedmont Art Auction and Reception” at the Middleburg Community Center on Feb. 20. Last year’s auction drew 350 people and $42,000 in art sales proceeds, divided between the local par-ticipating artists and the school. Twenty artists will be featured this year, including Mary Champion, Diane R. Weiner, Anthony Barham, Donna Clark and Cathy Zimmerman. The event benefits Middleburg Montessori School, which has been educating a diverse student body at its Atoka Village location for more than 30 years. The school is expanding rapidly, having added elementary grades in 2011

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The Byrne Gallery is offering “Holiday Treasures 2014,” its festive hand-made jewelry collection by eight designers for the winter season. Gallery hours on West Washington St. are Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. For more infor-mation, call 540-687-6986.

Brian Whelan, an English artist now living and working in Waterford, will be the featured artist for December at the Duvall Gallery in Millwood. Most recently exhibited at the Washington National Cathedral, his paintings have a magical connection to story, Courtesy Photo Artist Brian Whelan’s culture, history work will be featured and spirit. Whelan at Duvall Designs in will be exhibiting Millwood during the Dec. 4-31 with an month of December opening reception Dec. 6 from 3-5 p.m. and will speak about his work on Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. and Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. There also will be a Holiday Open House Dec. 21 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

At the Middleburg Community Center, Loudoun Country Parks and Rec will offer Gardening with Michael Judd for all ages on Monday Dec 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., $25 includes lunch.

Designer/founder of Ecologia and Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist Michael Judd brings his tips on sustainable gardening.

On Friday Dec 19 from 6-9 p.m. All aboard for a family night of PJs and the Polar Express movie, just like from the book. Call 540-687-6375 for details on both events.

The Hill School’s Holiday Marketplace is scheduled Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Sheila C. Johnson Performing Arts Center. Spots for vendors and artisans are still available. Hill art teacher Linda Conti will be selling her mixed up stuffed animals at the sale. For further information, call 540-687-5897.

The Wakefield School will host educator Joe Ehrman on Monday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. He will speak on character education, respect, positive role modeling and support for one another, and responsibilities of parents. The discussion is appropriate for parents and students grades 8 and above. Contact Betty Beamon at bbeamon@wakefieldschool. org or 540-253-7540.

Forward Turn Youth Student Grantmakers, a program of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, have announced guidelines for funding requests for youth programs in the area. They are due on Jan. 16. Forward Turn is a permanent grant-making program advised annually by students. The program is made up entirely of students who meet with Community Foundation staff once a month to produce a student grant-making program and select advised grants. Grants are made to youthbased charitable programs in the area contact Amy Owen at 540-687-5223.

And finally, celebrate New Year’s eve at Salamander with their Culinary Masterpiece New Year’s Eve Dinner from 6 to 9 p.m., $200 per person with seven deliciously creative courses and perfectly paired wines at Harrimans. Continue the celebration in the living room with live music, a balloon drop and champagne toast. Or Toast to the New Year from 10 p.m. – 1 a.m., $45 per person .

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Fondly Remembering Inspired Master “Doodler” Custer Cassidy

By Dulcy Hooper for Middleburg Life

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uster Cassidy was a man of few words,” said Rob Banner, formerly publisher of The Chronicle of the Horse from 1996 to 2008.

“But he listened a lot and he chuckled a lot, and his humor and wit came out in his cartoons.”

Cassidy died in 2013 at age 85, but despite his quiet demeanor, the Middleburg illustrator will always be remembered by his many friends and admirers for leaving behind a deep well of images from his classic cartoons and draw-

ings. One of his many pen and ink drawings “Merry Christmas” graced the cover of Middleburg Life in the 1980s and another depicted Christmas shopping in town.

Shortly after graduating from high school, Cassidy enlisted in the U.S. Army in the waning months of World War II. He was sent to Ft. Riley, Kansas, where he became a member of the last horse-trained cavalry troop. After Ft. Riley, he headed to Europe and joined the 4th Cavalry, which became the 4th Constabulary in Austria. There, he was assigned to the Horse Platoon, whose members were the first enlisted men to take part in international horse shows.

When the U.S. became involved in the Korean War, Cassidy was called back to active

duty. Throughout his tour of duty in Korea, he regularly sent drawings of horses and cartoons to The Chronicle (later The Chronicle of the Horse), leading to a 60-year association with the Middleburg-based then weekly magazine.

For nearly 40 of those years, Cassidy sat near the desk of Nancy Lee Comer, then managing editor and advertising director.

“If a story came up short or if there was space left to be filled or if a cartoon was needed to round out a story that was being told, Cassidy was there,” said Banner. “I’d hear Nancy Lee call out, ‘We need a filler!’ followed by Cassidy’s trademark reply: ‘I’ll get some doodlings together.’ His style really developed as the years went by.”

At the same time, Cassidy was busy illustrating a number of books, including “Riding To Hounds in America,” and publishing several books of his cartoons each one signed with his distinctive moniker.

“Custer Cassidy was a latter day Betty Babcock,” said Banner, referring to Babcock’s “Hunting Diary: Meadow Brook Hounds, Seasons 1935-1936.” (A signed copy of the book was donated to the National Sporting Library and Museum several years ago by Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom.) “His ability to capture the sport really came through, just as Babcock’s did.”

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memorable to Blue, who is pictured in the drawing jumping over a coop as Gardner is teetering in the crotch of a tree.

“I was right behind her,” said Blue, “and the horse stumbled and vaulted her off and she was literally caught in the tree. I remember thinking to myself, ‘This is the cartoon for the year!’”

Blue offered to get Gardner’s horse for her, but by that time she had scrambled out of the tree and dusted herself off.

“As I told everyone, if I had been less well endowed, I would have sailed right through that tree,” Gardner said -- a statement recalled almost verbatim by Blue.

In “The New Field Master” cartoon, the caption reads, “I have NEVER lost the hounds!

But maybe some of the hunters.”

As Gardner said, “I had only one total loss in ten years, and that was without the advantage of a cell phone. But I did leave a few of the field behind. Their job was to keep up with me.

My job was to keep up with the hounds. I was responsible for the entertainment of 60 or more people, and I took that seriously.”

Both Blue and Gardner have fond memories of Cassidy’s cartoons and the specific times they captured.

“They were great gifts,” said Gardner, “and they meant a lot to me because they were all true.”

“They were sincerely given,” said Blue, “and I really enjoyed collaborating with Custer Cassidy on them.”

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Cross in Canon City. Cassidy often requested that payments for his drawings and cartoons be passed along directly to his Middleburg place of worship, Saint Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church.

Along with his “doodlings,” Cassidy rode in point-to-point races and was known for his ability to ride horses of which others were leery.

“Custer will ride him” became shorthand for a horse that some would avoid. Cassidy also was known for his long, deliberative walks and runs around the Middleburg area, carrying with him a supply of carrots and apples for his equine friends. He often wore full-length pants and a pork pie hat as he ran.

Several years ago, Jeff Blue, current Joint Master of the Middleburg Hunt, commissioned several Cassidy cartoons as gifts for Meg Gardner (at the time, Middleburg Hunt’s MFH).

Blue collaborated with Cassidy, providing photographs and descriptions he wanted Cassidy to commemorate in cartoon form.

One is “The Gardner Private Pack,” paying tribute to Gardner’s love of dogs including some of the dachshunds she had at the time.

Another features the caption, “I wonder why I can’t get anyone to ‘hack’ home with me?”

“Meg used to go as the crow flies,” Blue recalled. “We were hacking back from Piedmont, and anything that was in the way, we jumped.”

Gardner recalled members jumping cattle guards and gates and anything else that got in her way, “depending on what horse I was riding.”

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ore than 600 students, educators, and parents attended the recent ninth annual Aviation Education & Career Expo hosted by ProJet Aviation at Leesburg Executive Airport.

The event, targeting the 16-20 age group, featured keynote speakers, industry leaders, performers, and demonstrations. Representatives from more than 50 aviation and aerospace businesses met with students throughout the day to share their experiences and discuss opportunities for future employment. A total of $46,000 in college aviation scholarships and flight training awards were presented to students who submitted essays describing their aviation aspirations. Among this year’s local scholarship winners were Sarah Morgan of Loudoun Valley High School ($4,000). Photos by Bob Barlett

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Photo by Missy Janes Pack Sargent Janes, son of William Sargent Janes and Alice Rowley Janes of Middleburg is engaged to Paige Victoria Maslen, daughter of Thomas Edward Maslen and Carrie Youniss Maslen of Bethesda.

Pack, a graduate of Bowdoin College, is a Captain and a Company Commander in the United States Marine Corps. Paige, a Boston College graduate, is the Communications, Media and Public Relations Manager at Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, CA. The couple met in Washington when he was at The Basic School at Quantico. A summer wedding is being planned.

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fter traveling to northwest Ireland earlier this year, visiting the empty beaches and mountains, Viviane Warren recently reciprocated. Her Irish hosts from Dunfanaghy Stables, Ltd. In County Donegal were John McDaid, a foxhunting father and leading UK farrier, Helen McDaid and Niamh McDaid. While here for a week, they toured top training barns, visited the Museum of Hounds and Hunting, the National Sporting Library and Museum, Great Meadow and went hunting with Orange County Hounds.

And kudos to Isaabella Wolf, a polo star who has also been doing photo ads for the U.S. Polo Association. She recently rode in the U.S. Polo Association’s U. S. Women’s Open and was also featured in Self magazine. She revealed that her early riding experience (some of them right here in Middleburg) paved the way with polo and… “Polo has what my other sports had in pieces—I used to play field hockey and lacrosse, so I love ball and stick sports. I love team sports and I love co-ed sports, and I also love equestrian sports, so it’s the only sport that combines all that. ” David Blake and Scott Kasprowicz have been selected to receive The Mosby Heritage Area Association’s annual Heritage Hero Award, given to individuals or groups who aid in the preservation and conservation of the Mosby Heritage Area.

Blake is the owner of 550-acre Buckland Farm and has been active with the Buckland Preservation Society for 15 years.

Kasprowicz is an avid conservationist and environmental impact advocate.

During the Monday Nov 24, Middleburg Planning Commission meeting a public hearing on Zoning Map Amendment 14-02 to conditionally rezone 0.74 acres of land located at 301 East Washington Street from R-1 Single Family Residential to C-1 Restricted Commercial District took place.

Following the conclusion of the public hearing, the commission voted to forward the request to the Town Council recommending approval because the request adequately addressed potential impacts of the rezoning through the proffered land use restrictions and was generally consistent with the comprehensive plan.

The commission further voted to express concerns regarding the wording of the proffer related to the limitation of using a maximum of 25% of the square footage for professional offices and expressed a desire that it limit it to 25% of the square footage in the existing main building. This matter has now been forwarded to the Town Council for a public hearing during their meeting on December 11th. The property is the former home of Nancy and Howard Allen and is expected to be transformed into a museum focused on local history.

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Stonewall Jackson’s Mother Lived at Aldie’s Peach Orchard Farm

By Heidi Baumstark For Middleburg Life

“She had no other legacy to leave him than her prayers.”

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Most know Thomas Jonathan Jackson by the catchy nickname— Stonewall—given to him during the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861, just miles from the birthplace of his mother, Julia Beckwith Neale.

She was was born in Aldie in 1798 and a 1942 Virginia Conservation Commission’s historical marker on U.S. 15 north of Gilbert’s Corner confirms that she was, indeed, born at Peach Orchard Farm in 1798.

Milton Ayres Gulick has always lived on Peach Orchard Lane, the location of Peach Orchard Farm, which has been in his family for generations. According to a 1988 document by James P. Philbin entitled, “Peach Orchard—The Birthplace of Stonewall Jackson’s Mother,”— one of the first recorded owners of the Peach Orchard property was Nathaniel Burwell, who transferred some of the land to Thomas Nelson of Yorktown, Virginia.

In 1811, a parcel of Nelson’s tract was sold to John Hutchison, Jr. The first mention of the Peach Orchard name in Loudoun County records occurred in 1847 when Beverly Hutchison bought the tract from Gustavus Hutchison for $3,980.84. It was then sold through successive generations. Peach Orchard Farm was owned by Gulick’s paternal grandfather, James Sanford Gulick, who married into this large land-owning Hutchison family, marrying Lenora Hutchison on Oct. 25, 1905.

When Gulick was about 10, “I’d find pieces of pottery while cultivating corn,” he recalled.

“We’d find lots of arrowheads, too. My dad told me that Stonewall’s mother was born in a log cabin that was on our land. My father [Milton Hutchison Gulick] told me that logs from Neale’s cabin were used to build the kitchen for the home at Peach Orchard, which was built circa 1809.”

Julia was the third of 11 children of Irish settlers, Thomas and Margaret Winn Neale, who came from old eastern Virginia families.

Julia did not stay long in Loudoun County; shortly after her birth, the Neales moved around 1800 to Wood County in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) on the Ohio River.

In 1817 at age 19, she married 27-yearold attorney Jonathan Jackson (1790-1826) in Parkersburg at the “brick home of her parents.”

Julia was described as being “lovely, graceful, quick-witted, lively and well-educated.” A Baptist minister, James McAboy, performed the cerewmony.

In 1819, the couple’s first child, Elizabeth, was born. Then came a son, Warren, in 1821.

The future “Stonewall” was born January 21, 1824 in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Vir-

ginia). When little Thomas was only two years old in March 1826, his sister Elizabeth died at the age of six from “a malignant fever.”

R.L. Dabney writes in his book, “Life and Campaigns of Lieut.-Gen. Thomas J. Jackson” that Jonathan Jackson, “within a fortnight after his daughter (had died), he sunk, by the same disease, into a premature grave.” The day after her husband’s death, Julia gave birth to her fourth child, Laura Ann (1826-1911).

Julia was 28 and found herself nearly penniless due to her husband’s debts. Both the Neale and Jackson families offered to help, but she refused charity. However, when the family lost their home, she relented and accepted the use of a one-room cottage from the local Masonic Order, of which Jonathan Jackson was an officer.

Here, Julia earned a living by “her needle and the labors of a little school,” according to Dabney. She was described as a “lady of graceful and a commanding presence, spare and above the ordinary height of females, of a comely and engaging countenance. Her mind was cultivated and intelligent.” She was also described as a devout Christian and a “belle” in society.

Four years later in 1830, she married a Clarksburg attorney, Captain Blake Baker Woodson. By this time, Thomas was six and due to his mother’s failing health, he was sent with his sister, Laura, to live with his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Edward Jackson and his bachelor Uncle Cummins Jackson, at Jackson’s Mill, Virginia (now West Virginia). His older brother, Warren, was sent to live with Neale relatives.

Robertson wrote that this move away from his mother was devastating for Thomas. He pleaded not to be sent away; terrified, he ran away from the house and hid in the woods.

As she tried to tell him goodbye, his mother sobbed uncontrollably as she hugged her small son. She was said to have never recovered from that emotional farewell.

Shortly after this separation, on Dec. 4, 1831, Julia Beckwith Neale Jackson Woodson died at the age of 33 due to complications after giving birth to her fifth child, William Wirt Woodson (1831-1875). But just before her death, seven-year-old Thomas, along with his younger sister Laura and his older brother, Warren, were brought to visit their sick mother; Thomas remained to witness her death.

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growth led them to successfully establish Vintage Ridge Vineyard. They worked alongside one another to create a unique one-of-a-kind-winery to which thousands of people travelled during the 15 years they owned it. Bill was such a warm, generous and intelligent man who drew people to him with a love of life and smile that made you feel you had known him forever. Patrons returned time and again for fine wine, but mostly for the individualized attention this first-class gentleman gave every single person. To those who had the great fortune of calling him a friend, and there were many, he was the most loyal, supportive and caring man one could ask for.

Bill’s exuberance for life led him and Vicki on great travels savoring the small and beautiful details of life with great humor that crossed all cultural barriers.

The rich relationships with friends and neighbors of the Middleburg area were held in great regard by Bill.

They bought their home in Savannah, Georgia, two years ago, enjoying golf, reading and retirement life. Bill passed peacefully at home there with the loving and attentive care of family. We have lost a true member of “the good guys” and we will all miss his presence and all that he brought to the world.

He was the son of the late John Sadler Edmands and Christine Kavanaugh Friel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Russell, and one grandson Bryant Edmands.

He is survived by his beloved wife Vicki and his four children, Sharron Garrison of DE, Mike Edmands of MD, Rich Edmands of MD and Rob Edmands of MD and three stepchildren, Rachel, Hannah and Ethan Zell of New Mexico, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Many nieces and nephews and friends will miss him also. Also surviving are his sister Christine Pat Caldwell of VA and brothers James Edmands of WV, and Daniel Edmands of MD. A memorial service will be held at Shenandoah Golf Club on Sunday December 7 at 12:00-2:00, 134 Golf Club Cir, Shenandoah, VA 22630 near Front Royal. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to William Edmands Memorial Capital Caring 2900 Telestar Ct. Falls Church, VA 22042 703-538-2065

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illiam Friel Edmands (Bill), 71 of Rectortown, Virginia and Savannah, Georgia passed peacefully at his home in Savannah on November 5, following a prolonged illness.

He was born on February 26, 1943 in Washington DC. Edmands spent his youth on a farm in Poolesville, MD and then Bethesda, MD. After more than three decades as a commercial electrical contractor he established Vintage Ridge Vineyard and Winery in Virginia from which he retired last summer. He served his community as Assistant Chief, EMT and one of the founding members of the UVFD in Urbana, MD, Lions Club member, a past member of the Chesapeake Yacht Club, coach of Little League and was an active member of Goose Creek Save Our Streams, Virginia Winery Association, Virginia Vineyard Association and the Wednesday Whackers.

Following his long career as a commercial electrical contractor overseeing large government contracts, Bill married Victoria in 2001.They began a life full of excitement, wondrous romance and adventure. Their love for one another was contagious to everyone around them. Bill’s never-ending passion for knowledge and

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he eastern coyote is a large, wary predator. Rarely seen, evidence of their presence is measurable in our countryside habitat. In looks and size it appears at a distance very similar to a German Shepherd dog and is so elusive that sightings are rare. This is one smart animal, and it is here among us.

There is now a decline in our deer herd, even if it appears they’re ruining the shrubbery or darting out on country roads. Still, if there is a predator out there that is very secretive, will he be in the places just mentioned? Could it be that our suburban and urban deer populations are exploding because there are fewer in the mountains, but more where they feel a coyote won’t venture.

I spoke with an “old timer� who knows this side of the Bull Run Mountains as well as anyone.

He tells me the deer herd is greatly depleted and even finding a good buck in deer season is not a given. After 40 years of trophy bucks and lots of deer to pass on the gene pool; now it is almost vacant. What caused the difference? He pointed to the coyote, saying they are killing almost all of the fawns. In the past few years the population has plummeted in the mountains.

Here on Middleton Mountain just south of Middleburg, we used to see herds of 10 to 17 deer every year in the fields. Last year there were not as many. In fact, there are no herds, just occasional pairs or sets of three and four in my area.

This year there were only two does with fawns by November. The other does were all mature or juveniles, but not this year’s fawns. I

had surmised that last year’s severe weather had taken its toll on the mothers or caused natural miscarriages when the does are stressed. But could it be that the coyotes are the real culprits?

I recalled hacking on Middleton in the early fall, and decided I had missed a trail I wanted to take, and without a pause I did a 360 degree turn to go back when I immediately saw a coyote shadowing me just off to one side . This was a clear view at 50 yards, so they are here.

More recollections of fox hunting and not finding foxes started to correlate as well. The farms we hunt near the base of the Bull Run Mountains have fewer and fewer foxes every year. We know that the fox is competition for the coyote so they are natural enemies. Coyotes will kill foxes and their pups. It’s the natural food chain. Those that can, will eat first and the rest get what’s left. If you cut in line you pay the price.

A similar situation is documented in Yellowstone Park when the wolves were reintroduced in the 1990s. There was a huge western coyote population and within a year or two that was down 50 per cent as the wolves removed the competitors for the existing food supply. The two populations then stabilized and it has not dropped any lower. Let’s hope that as the coyote becomes more a part of our landscape, we’ll be fortunate enough to not lose too many of our foxes that provide the sport for which our area is so well known.

In effect we are seeing Mother Nature at work.

When any population such as our deer herd outgrows its habitat, then nature takes over and solves the problem. Twenty years ago, the woods were dense with undercover and provided great habitat for deer, squirrels, and many other little critters.

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Very nice home with a contemporary flair, built in 1992. 8.12 acres and a mostly wooded parcel with spacious front yard with mature flowering trees, the home has 3 Bedrooms, 3 Fullbaths, vaulted ceilings, large windows, a spacious deck, balcony off second level Master bedroom, great light throughout, a 3 car garage and partially finished basement. Very private. $369,000

Barrington Hall (540) 687-7701

Super attractive Tenant house on large farm. Very private and quiet. Ovely pastoral views. Located in the Piedmont Hunt territory. Living Room with fireplace, Dining Room, Large sunny Kitchen, two Bedrooms, one Bath. All hardwood floors. Please no Pets, No smokers. twelve month rent minimum. Shown By Appointment Only. $1,500/mo

Rein duPont (540) 454-3355

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