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Newly Hired Police Chief Readies For Retirement By Margaret Morton Staff Writer Middleburg Police Chief Bill Klugh, who has headed the town’s police department for six months, gave the Town Council an unwelcome surprise last month when he announced he would retire effective May 1. Klugh said he had not expected to be retiring so soon. “I discovered I was eligible for retirement sooner than I thought,” he said. Klugh worked for the Fairfax City Police Department for 27 years before being hired late last summer to fill the vacancy left in June by the retirement of Police Chief Steven Webber. The council heard the news during a closed session Jan. 26. Town Administrator Martha Mason Semmes said she would begin recruitment immediately and advertise the position on several major websites, including those of the Virginia Municipal League and Chiefs of Police Association. Semmes said the town was looking for a chief who would “continue the tradition of excellence in small town policing the Middleburg community has been fortunate to enjoy.” Semmes said a number of candidates who were considered by the council during last year’s recruitment effort have already contacted the town and she believed Klugh’s replacement could be identified quickly. Klugh brought a stability and sense of order to the department during his short tenure. Klugh formerly was deputy chief of the Fairfax City Police Department. He was selected to serve as the town’s top cop after an extensive search, with his budgeting, grant-writing and administrative experience, particularly in police procedures, winning out over more than 35 other candidates. Klugh said he appreciated the opportunity to lead the town’s police department and regretted his service had been for such a short time. But that time was well spent, according to the town. Mayor Betsy Davis said in a statement, “We appreciate the knowledge and skills that Chief Klugh has brought to our Police Department and know that we will be left with an even stronger department.” During his six months on the job, Klugh was credited with having made a significant number of improvements to the police department, including re-organization and inventory of the property and evidence room; an updated written public safety plan for the Christmas in Middleburg event; new training initiatives and individual training plans for town police officers; cooperation with other law enforcement agencies in the county and around the region; and acquisition of new equipment, including some items at no cost to the town. Before he leaves, Klugh intends to complete the FY13

departmental budget, goals and objectives and a draft long-range strategic plan. Klugh’s final action before his retirement was announced was to revise a number of police policies, which came before the council that same night. Klugh said he had written the revised orders to have the town compliant with “best accepted practices” and recent decisions by the Supreme Court. Most of the police orders remained as written, Klugh said, with mostly minor revisions. He sought to tighten and make clearer some of the language covering certain circumstances as well as add specific directions in some cases, he told the council. Klugh rewrote the existing order governing

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Now it’s your turn. Here’s the challenge. The Goose Creek Association has for 10 years been monitoring the water quality and streamside issues on our home waters. The conclusion of our data collection is simple: Goose Creek is the “Gem of the Piedmont.” Is it without threats? Of course not, and one of its biggest threats is coming from erosion along the banks. This is the result of many factors, which are centered around one fact: we need more trees. The existing sycamores and oaks are aging without many young trees nearby. This is possibly the result of deer eating the young trees, perhaps our more frequent flooding is removing the seeds before they root, or maybe the result of more human impact use along the stream banks from livestock to development. Our challenge is to stop the erosion. There is an answer to this problem, and all of us are part of the solution. The Goose Creek Association is challenging our community to help us secure the banks of our streams with trees and shrubs and other native plants. The Goose Creek Association is holding a community educational forum March 7 at the Middleburg Community Center to discuss and assist all of us who wish to be part of the solution. There are trees available, there is funding available, what we need is committed landowners who wish to enhance their properties, while contributing to the common good of the stream, the environment and ultimately to the Chesapeake Bay. The Goose Creek watershed is not just Goose Creek itself, but all of its tributaries. So if you live along a creek in this area you should attend. Complete details about the kinds of

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Disrespect

Dear Editor: In late December a young man went into a local business very distressed about flags (American and Virginia) flying on Madison Street. He had come back from Afghanistan and was appalled at the state of the flags that he had fought for as had his friends and some had died for. He was shocked that, as he said, “a town like Middleburg would show such disrespect.” A local customer was in the shop and told him that she would report the problem to the town office. Was this just lip service to placate him, or was the incident reported and

trees and sizes of trees, how they are planted, who can do it and how it can be funded will all be on the agenda March 7. We will also be honoring an outstanding neighbor with the “Goose Creek Stewardship of the Year Award.” A barbecue dinner will be available starting at 6 p.m. for attendees, and the discussion part will begin about 6:45 p.m. If you wish to attend you should contact the GCA at goosecreek@erols.com or call 540-687-3073. Since space for the dinner is limited, please reserve now. If you are unable to attend, you can still receive information via email, so leave an email address. Let us, as a community, do our part to keep the Goose Creek the “Gem of the Piedmont.” If you do not live along one of our streams, you are still a member of the Goose Creek watershed which covers 350 square miles. So if you are reading this, you probably live in the Goose Creek watershed. Every drop of water we use, or deflect off driveways, rooftops or other buildings, and our use of fertilizers, etc., affects our streams. So maybe you could volunteer to help with the tree planting along the creek. I am sure we will have landowners willing to use their property for planting, and it will take many hands to do the task. This is a great opportunity for schools to fulfill the mandate to give all students a “Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience,” or for Scout troops to do some community service or learn about the environment first hand. Or maybe it will just provide a chance to get you and your own children or grandchildren out for a day in the country, doing some public good. Every tree we plant along a creek will make a difference to everyone living here and downstream. [Marcia Woolman is a member of the Goose Creek Board and is the leader for this project. Questions may be sent to mwoolman@crosslink. net.] ignored? The ragged flags, as of this date, Jan. 28, are still in place. Some time back, when the flags went up, I noticed that they were not spotlighted at night. I’m ashamed that I did nothing about it then. It may have made us all aware of the lack of respect and this young man would not have been faced with the distress of seeing the flag in rags that he and his friends fought and died for. I would suggest that the people responsible for the placing of the flags contact the local Boy Scout Troop about disposal of the flags. There is a correct protocol to be followed and I’m sure the children can show us (adults?) how things should be done. P. Wisdom, Middleburg

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MOUNTVILLE FARM

Elegant 12 room manor presides over manicured lawns, flagstone terraces and brilliant perennial gardens Encompassing over 104 acres of verdant, board fenced pastures, lush woodlands and a picturesque spring fed pond Magnificent estate offers privacy Historic stone walls 2 center aisle stables, a state of the art riding ring, two stunning apartments and a charming three bedroom Guest House. $5,995,000

Magnificent Estate on 100 Acres in a spectacular setting. The stone house boasts 22 elegant rooms, 9 fireplaces, high ceilings, all superbly detailed and beautifully appointed. Brilliant gardents surround the heated pool. Fabulous 11 stall stone stable with 2 staff apartments. Riding ring, green house all in pristine condition. Additional acreage is available. Priced at $12,000,000

FOXMOUNT FARM

Fabulous 227 acre parcel with magnificent land bordering Goose Creek. A charming and spacious one level residence, beautifully updated, a 2 bedroom tenant house house, and a 22 stall stable are included. Board fenced paddocks, ponds, rolling fields and stonewalls complete this idyllic farm. $5,750,000

WHIRLWIND

Extraordinary equestrian estate approximately 186 acres Contemporary residence and extensive dependenciesParklike setting, fabulous mountain views Minutes to Middleburg Gorgeous stone and frame 12 Stall Stable 3 Tenant Houses 2 Stone Guest Cottages Stable Apartment Indoor Schooling Ring Riding Ring Polo Field Huge Equipment building and Workshop $5,600,000

Exquisite country French manor with over 9000 sq. ft. of spectacular living space on over 55 gorgeous acres just minutes from town Grandly scaled rooms  Extraordinary detail The finest quality  Beautifully decorated  Impeccably maintained  Includes fabulous pool surrounded by terraces and brilliant gardens  Fabulus apartment over three bay carriage house Ideal for horses $4,675,000

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Spectacular 17 room custom brick Colonial boasting over 10,000 Sq Ft. of living space on a private lane  25 gorgeous acres  Palladian windows  Wood floorsGrandly scaled rooms with high ceilings Extordinary quality throughout Fabulous pool surrounded by flagstone terraces Brilliant gardens  Board fenced paddocks Ideal for horses. Minutes to Middleburg $2,750,000

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Exquisite“Williamsburg” colonial on approximately 20 park-like acres in the Piedmont Hunt Territory Almost 9,000 square feet of spectacular living space, beautiful historic detail, gorgeous décor and pristine condition Brilliant gardens and flagstone terraces surround the pool Breathtaking mountain views and spring fed pond add to this idyllic setting. $2,450,000

Elegant 12 room Residence on 7+ acres with barn and paddocks in a beautiful country setting. Completely renovated with impecable taste and extraordinary craftmanship, with 3 finished levels. Sun-filled and charming rooms, this exquisite home enjoys gorgeous mountain views and is ideal for gracious entertaining. Private and only 5 minutes to the village of Middleburg. $1,875,000

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Charming historic residence, built in 1815, beautifully expanded in 1988 and updated in 2004, is in a private country setting in the heart of horse country. It has a pond surrounded by horse pastures, a tree-lined driveway, and mature gardens. The house, tastefully decorated in neutral tones, blends the warmth and charm of an antique home with modern comfort. $1,395,000

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Extraordinary all brick colonial on 10+ secluded acres Fabulous Stable, Riding Ring and board-fenced Paddocks, all in a gorgeous setting at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains Property is pristine with brilliant Gardens Brick-Walled Terrace Towering trees offering total privacy 3 finished levels in the residence are impeccableCompletely updated with newer gourmet Kitchen and Baths. $1,195,000

Stunning 5 Bedroom Cape on 10 gorgeous acres. Wonderful floorplan, sun filled rooms, high ceilings & hardwood floors. Living & dining rooms open to fabulous gardens, pool & terrace. Master suite with sitting room, gourmet country kitchen opens to breakfast & family rooms. 2nd level has 3 bedrooms and 2 Baths; Seperate Office/Guest Suite over 3 car garage. $2,495,000

PLUM GROVE A historic 10 acre farm circa 1787, beautifully sited in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains Gracious Manor House, recently updated 3 levels, 5 Bedrooms Guest House Log Cabin 3 Bay Garage and Storage Building Stocked Pond and Magnificent Views Additional acreage available. $1,500,000

ON THE ROCKS Fantastic one level residence on a private, fenced 1/3 acre parcel and “in town” location Totally renovated with brand new Kitchen, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, new floor plan, French doors to terrace and exquisite perennial gardens Spacious rooms are ideal for entertaining Skylights, new windows and multiple French doors add light and warmth Sun lit rooms Beautiful decor! $949,900

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Young Golfer Contends With The Nation’s Best By Danielle Nadler Staff Writer You won’t hear it from him, but a Middleburg Academy senior has caught the attention of the who’s who in the world of golf. Maclain Huge, an unassuming 18-yearold from Taylorstown, took fifth place in the American Junior Golf Association’s Puerto Rico Junior Open in January. He shot 216, an even par, over the three-day tournament to finish four shots off the lead. The AJGA, the junior equivalent of the PGA, only invites the elite golfers to compete in its tournaments. For the Puerto Rico Open, for example, there are no tryouts. Every player on the roster has already logged exceptional scores in big name tournaments. “Knowing that going in I knew it was going to be a challenging competition,” Huge said. His success in Puerto Rico won him a spot in the 2012 Sea Pines Junior Heritage in Georgia Feb. 4-5. Pros such as Sean O’Hair, Kyle Stanley and Lexi Thompson have won the junior heritage tournament.

Huge’s golf résumé includes two Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association state individual golf championships, a fourth place finish in last year’s Scott Robertson Memorial Golf Tournament and a 14th place finish in the Puerto Rico Open last year. He’s also a former member of the All-Met Team, which gathers the best young athletes in the Washington, DC, area. Huge credits his golf instructor, Adam Harrell, for much of his improvement in the big competitions over the past year. Harrell has guided Huge to play smarter on the course, rather than simply more aggressively. “I tried to hit the middle of the green,” Huge said of his strategy in the Puerto Rico Open. “I went down there and did what we planned and it worked out.” Harrell, director of instruction at the Elite Performance Golf Academy at Westpark Golf Club in Leesburg, said he and Huge have focused their work on course strategy. “A lot of young players know how to swing, but they don’t really know how to play the game,” Harrell said. “We’ve really been

Middleburg Academy senior Maclain Huge reads a green during the American Junior Golf Association’s Puerto Rico Junior Open Jan. 13 through 16. Huge, 18, placed fifth.

working on how to understand how to play the game, knowing when to hold them and when to fold them, so to speak.” At 6’5” tall, Huge had his pick of sports growing up. He happened to see golf on TV when he was 5 years old and asked his dad to teach him. His parents, Patrick and Shawna Huge, had never golfed, so they borrowed clubs from a friend. “I learned to play by myself in our sheep pasture,” Huge remembered with a laugh. “And I’ve loved it ever since.” Throughout middle school and high school, Huge also played lacrosse, football and basketball, but didn’t enjoy any of them as much as golf. “I just liked it a lot, and I felt I would take it further than basketball or any other sport,” Huge said. A peek at Huge’s weekly schedule can attest that golf is his focus. He spends three hours after school every weekday practicing, and all day Saturday and Sunday. “As soon as I wake up, I just go to the course,” he said. And practicing for Huge isn’t playing as many rounds of golf as possible. Especially during the winter, he spends hours chipping into a net or practicing putting on a turf green. “He’s a maniac,” Patrick Huge quipped of his son’s dedication. “I love practicing,” Huge responded. “So when I go out to actually play the course, I love it that much more.” Even with tournaments that take him around the country and occasionally out of the country, Huge holds a 3.8 GPA at Middleburg Academy. He will attend Virginia Tech this fall on a golf scholarship, and then, as Harrell says the “sky is the limit.” “If you base it on pure talent, I think he can make it to the PGA tour and contend and win majors eventually, but those things are difficult,” Harrell said. “His drive is going to be the single biggest asset for him.” Huge is one of his most coach-able students, he added. Harrell joked that if he suggested Huge wear one shoe on one foot and just a sock on another to improve his game, he’d do it. “He’s humble, he’s a really good kid and he’s got talent, but he knows that talent is overrated and you have to work hard at it,” Harrell said. “And he’s willing to do whatever it takes to do great.” Huge seconded that. “Whatever it takes, I’ll do it,” he said. “I want to be as good as I can be.”

Ayrshire To Host BRWC Benefit

Upperville’s Ayrshire Farm will host Le Bal des Plumes, or, The Ball of Feathers, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. This is the second year Ayrshire has offered its fields and tables to support one of the area’s most critical wildlife rehabilitation centers. The cost to attend is $150 per person, which includes a beautiful buffet dinner at the farm, provided by Ayrshire Catering Company, beverages and live entertainment. Proceeds from the event benefit the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, the Piedmont’s only wildlife rescue and full-service hospital serving a region from Northern Virginia to the Northern Shenandoah Valley and the Piedmont. Situated on 980 acres, the center provides a protective environment for rescued wildlife to recover and rehabilitate. The center rescues and provides veterinary care for all types of wild birds, mammals and reptiles, then prepares them for release back into the wild. Most of the animals cared for at the center have become injured or orphaned as a consequence of the development that has taken place within their habitat. According to BRWC staff, the caseload of the center has increased more than 700 percent since opening in 2004. The organization’s small building can no longer accommodate all these animals in need of care, and they are raising money to build a larger facility in 2012. Dr. Belinda Burwell oversees the center and its patients. She has more than 25 years of experience as a pet and wildlife veterinarian and received her training at the National Zoo, Tufts Wildlife Center, Franklin Park Zoo and the New England Aquarium. She has advanced training in emergency stabilization and critical care. The Ayrshire Farm event will provide much needed funding for the expansion of the center. “I am delighted to be able to host this event for the second year at my farm,” stated Sandy Lerner, owner of Ayrshire Farm. “This is an organization that needs the help and support of our community.” Last year tickets sold out early, so those interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible. To purchase tickets to Le Bal Des Plumes, call 540-837-9000 and leave your name and address, or email lebal@ayrshirefarm.com. Major credit cards are accepted. Dress for the event is cocktail attire with feathered flair. For more information, go online to: www.blueridgewildlife.org or www.ayrshirefarm.com.

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Pawgevity: Locally Sourced Pet Food By Lauren R. Giannini For Middleburg Life Feeding natural and raw food to pets is not a new idea, but it’s catching on more and more as pet owners embrace the holistic side of animal health care. Pawgevity takes a “farmto-bowl” approach to dishing up raw, organic ingredients from local sources whose farming practices are humane, environmentally friendly and conservation-oriented. The produce is certified organic, there are no hidden ingredients. The lamb, chicken and turkey, everything is local, healthy and good for your dog or cat. Even the packaging is re-usable and recyclable. “Back in 2001, our dog Russ came down with an illness and died,” said Carole King, founder of Pawgevity. “I did a lot of research after that and things pointed to a nutritionrelated illness, a rare form of anemia that proved fatal. That’s when my husband Norman and I transitioned our dog and seven cats to raw food. I connected with a holistic vet near our home in Marshall who saw them through the change and how they fared. When I launched our line of raw food for pets in 2009, it was known as Chow Now, but we changed the name to Pawgevity.” The play on “longevity” is obvious. The ingredients and King’s dedication to pet health have convinced many people to harvest the benefits of this natural diet for their animals. “Cats are obligate carnivores and dogs are meant to rip meat,” King said. “A lot of vegans and vegetarians feed our pet food because of how carefully we source it. We visit the farms to make sure that every single ingredient is safely and humanely produced. Our production facility is in Harrisonburg, and we sell both wholesale and retail at 100 locations throughout DC, Maryland and Virginia— down to Virginia Beach.” Nearby outlets include Wylie Wagg (Middleburg, Fairfax and Falls Church), Barrel Oak Winery (Delaplane), Doggie Delights (Haymarket), For Goodness Sake (Leesburg), Doggone Natural (Ashburn) and Oreos by Fetch! (Warrenton). The complete line of Pawgevity is sold by two veterinary practices: Singing Stones (Marshall) and Leesburg Veterinary Hospital. Pawgevity recently moved its headquarters to The Plains. Why a raw organic diet? It’s healthier for your dogs and cats, plain and simple. Pawgevity has no grain, no fillers, no synthetic vitamins or minerals. It consists of raw tissue and muscle meat, ground raw bones, certified organic produce (selected fruits and vegetables)—essentially, bio-available food that is easily absorbed by your pet’s digestive system. This results in smaller and less stinky poops, which is one nice advantage, but the biggest reasons for feeding raw are the health benefits. “We’re out to prove when people say a seven-year-old dog is old, that this raw, natural

and organic diet can change people’s expectations of their dog’s longevity,” King said. Pet food recalls, whether kibble or canned, were alarming when they made headlines, and you can’t help but wonder about long term effects on the animals themselves. Anyone who has ever dealt with a pet losing hair, excessive itching and licking hot spots until they are raw might want to think twice about what they are feeding. You don’t really know what’s in processed pet food, and the question marks increase if it comes from outside the U.S. The difference in cost for a raw diet—unless you’re willing to do the legwork to obtain the ingredients and formulate your own version—is more than offset by the expense of veterinary treatment for food allergies and various nutrition-related conditions and illnesses. The FAQs on the website include advice on how to supplement the Pawgevity raw diet: what to feed, what to avoid, as well as guidelines for how much. The Chewz for Dogs and Cats, available in chicken or lamb, are manufactured alongside the Raw Food formulas and are the only pet foods produced at the Harrisonburg facility. Formulas for dogs include chicken, lamb and turkey. Cats have their own chicken and turkey Formulas. King became a certified veterinary assistant so that she would know about anatomy and physiology. Her first holistic vet was an advocate of raw food, which helped King in her quest: to avoid any nutritional compromise to the health of a beloved pet. “Most traditional conventional vets don’t get raw, but quite a few have become more receptive to raw. They see our animals and see other animals eating it. The proof is in the pudding, especially when they see the blood work. We had a cat on raw with Lymphoma. The conventional vet gave him two months— our cat Woody lived two more years and he ate his raw food the day he passed naturally,” King said. Anyone interested in feeding raw is advised to follow the guidelines to transition their pets gradually from conventional to raw because of the likelihood of detoxification. It can take time to reverse the effect of food allergies and sensitivities, so be patient. The growing demand for Pawgevity is evidence that it’s accomplishing its mission: to provide healthy and wholesome raw food formulas to pets that have been sourced locally and humanely via sustainable farming practices. “We tell people that if it’s too much of a financial difficulty, they don’t have to feed raw every single day, but the more raw they feed, the better for their pet,” advises King. “We give other whole food options on the website. Our goal is to get that animal healthy and to stay healthy for life.” For more information: www.pawgevity. com.

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Based on the epic poem by Ovid, Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses is a fresh retelling of classic Greek myths which depicts the physical and spiritual transformation of man. Metamorphoses exposes the flaws, ordeals and achievements of humanity over the course of history. “Let me die still loving, and so, never die.”

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This Grammy Award-winning South African vocal ensemble fills the Armstrong Concert Hall with their world-famous rhythms and harmonies. The a capella ensemble first came to pop culture attention as part of Paul Simon’s famous 1986 recording, Graceland.

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Schools • The Imagitorium, an indoor recreational area, was dedicated Jan. 28 for students at The Boyd School’s Aldie Campus. The Imagitorium is designed to assist with gross motor development and creative play within a safe environment. The centerpiece of the Imagitorium is a Snug Play system donated by Van Metre Homes. It is an open-ended and moveable collection of play equipment. Children have the opportunity to create entirely new play environments and experiences through collaboration and the use of their imaginations. Snug Play systems were originally developed in the United Kingdom by a brother and sister team of visual artists, Hattie and Tim Coppard. The idea for Snug Play emerged as a part of the The Experimental Playground Project, which began in 2000 and was funded by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), the Esmee Fairburn Foundation and the Arts Council in the UK. The design of Snug Play began in 2004 while observing child interaction with large-scale play pieces. Research was conducted for six years, and in 2007, the first manufactured Snug Play system was put to use in the UK. The Snug Play system at The Boyd School is one of the first installations in Virginia. The

Boyd School is one of two schools in Virginia to hold dual accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (AdvancED) and the American Montessori Society. For more information on The Boyd School visit: www.theboydschool.com. • Fun Days @ Foxcroft, a new day camp offering a variety of programs for a range of ages, is offering a summer preview from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. The program will offer prospective campers and their families the opportunity to tour the campus and meet staff members. It will be held at the Athletic/ Student Center of Foxcroft School north of Middleburg. Fun Days @ Foxcroft will offer five one-week sessions, beginning July 9 and running through Aug. 10. The core program, Fun Days Camp, is a traditional summer camp program for ages 5-12. Specialty camps for youngsters up to 15 years old focusing on riding, tennis, theater, lacrosse, aquatics and engineering are also available in the mornings. Extended care—“Camp OT”—is available starting at 7 a.m. and running to 6 p.m., and transportation from convenient locations is available as well. For more information, visit www.foxcroft.org or call Foxcroft School at 540-687-4553.

Upper School students at Flint Hill School get familiar with their newly assigned MacBook Air laptops. Photo courtesy of Flint Hill School

• Flint Hill School has upgraded the laptops provided to all students ages four and older to new 11-inch MacBook Air models. More than 1,100 new computers were purchased for use on the school’s two campuses. Flint Hill is one of the few schools in the country where every student has immediate access to an iPad or MacBook Air. The 1:1 initiative

was introduced in the fall of 2010 for students in grades 5-12—last year the program was expanded to provide iPads for all students in grades K-4. Apple has designated Flint Hill School as the “Apple Site Visit School” for Virginia and school administrators from around the country are visiting Flint Hill to learn how technology is being used.

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Middleburg Life Feburary 2012 • Four seniors and two juniors have been elected to the Foxcroft School chapter of the Cum Laude Society, the national high school scholastic honor society modeled on the collegiate Phi Beta Kappa. Seniors Claire Finkel of Warrenton, Samantha Nelson of Oak Hill, Erin Shea of Laredo, TX, and Hazel Yan of Hangzhou City, China, were named during an all-school meeting Jan. 25. They join classmates Kim Kluwe of Seal Beach, CA, Chloe Jung of Jinju, South Korea, and Charlotte Wright of Alexandria, who were elected during their junior year. This year, only two juniors earned that honor: Rebecca Mann of Hamilton and Miranda Raschid of Pur-

cellville. The Foxcroft Chapter, founded in 1958, is one of more than 382 Cum Laude Society chapters located mostly at independent schools in the United States. • Matt MacMahon, of Middleburg and a senior baseball player at Mercersburg Academy, has committed to play at Eckerd College in Tampa, FL, next year. He is a third baseman and a right-handed pitcher. He was named the team’s most improved player in 2011 and helped lead the team to MAPL title last spring. He is the son of Marion and Paul MacMahon.

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Wakefield won the varsity competition with a perfect 4-0 record.

Think Pink Tourney A Win For Foundation By Fred McMane Foxcroft School It was a very successful day on the basketball court for Wakefield School and Madeira during the Jan. 14 Think Pink Tournament at Foxcroft School, but the real winner was the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation. The tournament, featuring 12 teams in varsity, junior varsity and middle school competition, raised more than $4,000 for the Breast Cancer Foundation from sponsor contributions, team fees and the sale of “Think Pink” shirts. For those who love basketball, the Foxcroft Athletic Center was certainly the place to be. Twenty-one games were contested on three courts over a five-hour period, beginning at 9 a.m. Wakefield, St. James (MD), Madeira, Fredericksburg Academy and Foxcroft competed at the varsity level; Madeira, St. James, Fredericksburg Academy and Foxcroft par-

ticipated in the JV tournament; and The Hill School of Middleburg, St. James and Wakefield were middle school entrants. Wakefield, featuring last season’s Delaney Athletic Conference Division I Player of the Year Emily Granruth, won the varsity competition with a perfect 4-0 record. The Owls, a Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s Division II semifinalist last season, won all their games by decisive scores, outscoring their opponents, 140-62. Madeira finished second in the varsity competition, losing only to Wakefield, and also won the JV tournament with a 3-0 record. Wakefield captured the middle school tournament. The CBBCF supports breast cancer detection, treatment and education in Fauquier and Loudoun counties as well as regional research to find a cure for the disease, which has affected numerous Foxcroft families.

In the tranquil Virginia horse country, behind the stately stone gates of Creighton Farms, lies a private club community like no other. One with a stunning landscape steeped in history. Enviable amenities and unparalleled service. Social and Golf Memberships with divine dining and recreational offerings. Creighton Farms will exceed your expectations of elegance, convenience, and luxury in all its forms:

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Middleburg Academy Students Make A Difference With Community Service Middleburg Academy students have not only been busy in the classroom, but also out in the community. Residents of the region, especially those with added challenges and needs, frequently cross paths with the school’s teenagers. The private high school teaches what it calls “authentic service learning” as part of its core curriculum. Students are required to take yearlong freshman, sophomore and junior seminars where they are taught to think critically about tough ethical questions and then respond through service projects that they choose, plan and carry out themselves. Several of these service initiatives take Middleburg Academy students off campus weekly to volunteer with area organizations that are making big impacts in people’s lives. Above: Every Wednesday, 14 Middleburg Academy students spend their lunch period volunteering at A Place To Be, where they work with learning disabled adults from NW Works. They eat together and then have fun with music and art therapy. In this photo senior Dylan Martinez leads the dance floor with fellow student Gabby Pittaluga. Below: Middleburg Academy juniors Aaron Addison and Jameson Horn and seniors Elliott Botwick, Noah Fenton and Brittany Horkan with George Lengauer of Seven Loaves, deliver the week’s donation to Seven Loaves.

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“ Without a strong moral foundation, a student ’s education is incomplete. We take pride in the fact that our academic program is an excellent preparation for college success, but we are also dedicated to building the character and civic understanding necessary to a full and productive life in the 21st century. We believe that everything we do within the school should be intentional, according to this vision." Dr. Ron Sykes Head of School

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Exquisite details throughout this incredible 12 bedroom Georgian Revival manor home built in 1936. Situated on over 370 acres. This lovely home boasts a Reception Hall and a white Carrara marble Flying Staircase accessing 3 levels. Over 1/2 mile of Rappahannock River frontage, spectacular views, springs, ponds and rolling pasture

Steeped in Piedmont Hunt History, the land and manor home of Clifton Farm is understated elegance. As one crests the knoll of the long winding drive the home sits nestled in its own protected environment of 297 acres of some of the most beautifully open and rolling land. Tremendous Easement Potential. $6,999,000

199 acres in the heart of the Orange County Hunt Territory  5 Bedroom Georgian Manor Formal living and dining rooms houses  Solarium  Pool c.1801 Patent house, 2 tenant Horse facilities include an indoor arena with 13 stalls, paddocks and fields with run-ins. & apartment and pond. In $6,500,000 a VOF Conservation Easement.

Custom Built English style stone/stucco 3-story home 4 Bedrooms, Large Master, In-law suite with separate entrance Slate Roof, Game Room, Theatre, Study, Custom Kitchen, 4 Stone Fireplaces Extensive Horse Facilities 18 Stall Barn 2 Stall Barn 14 Paddocks Large Ring. $6,500,000

Warrenton Hunt Country 493 acres in Open Space Easement Rolling land with good air drainage Perfect for grapes/vineyard 1830’s Manor Home 2 Tenant Houses 39 Acre Lake Site Dairy Barn Stables Machine Shed Woodland Trails Huge Specimen Oaks. $5,950,000

Near Middleburg Beautiful Brick Georgian style home built in the mid 19th century on 165 acres 7 Bedrooms, 8 Full Baths, 2 Half Baths  double Parlor/Living Room, Paneled Library, Dining Room Pool 4 Bedroom Tenant House 9 Stall StableConservation EasementPiedmont Hunt. $4,500,000

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Awe-inspiring Federal manor home on 200+ acres outside of Paris  4 Bedrooms  4  Baths  12 ‘ Ceilings  25’ columns  Original Millwork and Authentic Hardware Throughout  8 Original Fireplace Mantels  Professional Equestrian Facilities  Carriage House  Manager’s Cabin  Complete renovation in 2006  Stunning views and more $4,250,000

164 acres in an ideal location. Beautiful Open and wooded land near Bluemont in the heart of Piedmont Hunt Territory with spectacular mountain views and scenic vistas and great home sites. Open Space Easement and Fox Hunting Easement. Property is in 2 parcels and may or may not be combined. $3,034,000

Middleburg/Upperville Unique Italianate-Palladian inspired villa Built by Architect/Owner 4,600+ sq ft stucco home 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths 2 Master Suites 20’ Ceilings 10’ French Doors Terra Cotta Tile Floors Fireplace Formal Gardens Courtyard Pool Pergola Guesthouse. $2,975,000

181 acres of beautiful rolling farm land overlooking Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. Views of the Bull Run Mountains on the east. This offering includes a 3-bedroom house, tenant house, two cottages, 8-stall barn, 6-stall barn, 3 sheds, one with silo, and building site. Sold as one piece or two parcels. $2,700,000

Outstanding equestrian training facility. 111 acres in 3 parcels includes regulation polo field, cross country courses, outdoor ring, indoor arena, 5/8 mile track, 3acre lake for swimming, stabling for 50 horses in 3 barns, 20 paddocks, main house/office, tenant house, 2 apart$2,500,000 ments.

51+ acre farm with a beautiful 5 BR home with gourmet kitchen, wine cellar, great views, pool, flagstone terrace and carriage house - extensive horse facilities - 9 stall barn, covered arena, outdoor arena, 7 paddocks, 4 stall shed row barn, machine shed $2,350,000

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A beautiful 1919 Virginia farmhouse. 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 2 Fireplaces, 1 Woodstove, Master on the first floor, Vibrant Gardens, Board Fencing, and Great Views Situated on 105 acres 5 Stall Barn with Tack Room, and Machine Shop, 4 Bays for Equipment Orange County Hunt Territory. $1,600,000

An English country estate, circa 1790 with later additions, is stucco over log and frame, heart of pine floors, beamed ceilings, 5 Fireplaces, 6 Bedrooms, 5 Full Baths, 2 Half Baths, perrenial gardens. Dependencies include:Stone guest cottage, poolhouse 2-car garage, barns, sheds, 12.5 acres. $1,595,000

52 Acres with 1,410 ft. of road frontage, bucolic setting & total privacy, in the midst of Orange County Hunt. Renovated farm house with main floor Master Suite 2 zoned heating and cooling.Hardwood floors Granite Countertops Separate 2 car garage  Additional home site Minutes to Rt. I-66 $1,450,000

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PEC LAND - Paris Mountain- 487 Acres adjacent to Historic Ovoka Farm and Sky Meadows State Park. Conservation land with potential to build two homes; however property cannot be divided. $5,500/acre sold in entirety. $2,673,000 HALFWAY ROAD - Orange County Hunt. Beautiful 13.38 parcel of land on Halfway Road in The Plains, Virginia. Fenced field, pond and run-in shed. Approx. half of the property is in mature trees in land use with Fauquier County. $550,000

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O’BANNON ROAD - 50 mostly open and elevated acres with fantastic views to the south and to the east toward Great Meadow with several home sites on a quiet country road just outside of the quaint village of The Plains. Orange County Hunt Territory. $1,160,000

Rappahannock County~Beautiful 3 Bedroom Brick Colonial home on 25 acres with tremendous views  Very private  10'ceilings on 1st floor, 9'ceilings on 2nd  Great Kitchen with Island  Six-foot Windows  Elegant Floor Plan  Mud Room Basement  Two Bay Garage  Easy to maintain Nice Elevation Very well built $995,000

ac tr on C er nd U Gently rolling triangle shaped parcel of mostly open land; 22.9 acres bounded by US Routes 17, 845 and 245 across from Great Meadow. Property has multiple divisional rightsand is now in land use. Prime potential for easement with tax credits. Seller reserves right to deed restrict the property to 4 houses.

CLIFTON LAND - 126.11 acres of mostly open, verdant land in great location, just north of Upperville with pastures and views of the Blue Ridge. Fully fenced, multiple home sites, tributary Pantherskin Creek.Ideal for easement potential and could benefit from excellent tax credits.Piedmont Hunt. $3,600,000

Beautifully restored and enlarged, circa 1800 log and clapboard home in a tranquil setting on 29+ acres. 3 Bedrooms, 3  baths, pool, 4 stall bank barn, 2 ponds, stone walls, stone terrace and perennial gardens reminiscent of Williamsburg. 3 parcels. $1,350,000

e ic Pr ew Beautifully renovated Historic Unison Schoolhouse, circa 1870.  Pine flooring, high ceilings, mouldings and perennial gardens  The horse facilities include a recently built 4 stall barn w/excellent tack room & feed storageopen to 4 paddocks with automatic waterers. Great rideout in prime Piedmont Hunt $795,000

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Charming 1740 brick and stone home sited on .5 ac. adjacent and including the 3 acre parcel containing the original Mill on Pantherskin Creek. Pool within the ruins of the Mill. Beautiful, year round pavilion is connected to the summer kitchen by a bougainvillea covered pergola. $650,000

Immaculate 3-bedroom, 2-bath brick house on 10 acres in The Plains, Virginia. New windows, insulation, kitchen. Overlooking Morningside Training Farm, ideal for someone who has a horse or two, or who would love to see horses out their windows. Possible investment income. $425,000

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Historic, Renovated ‘White Oaks’ Enchants

Stylish, Expanded 1890s Manor Home Is Set on 63 Glorious Acres

White Oaks – a magnificent, historic estate nestled right in the heart of the Hunt territory in Middleburg – is our featured property for the month. Perfectly sited on 63 acres and backing to the exclusive Foxcroft area with plenty of trails for adventure, the turnkey horse farm is highlighted by a beautifully restored 1890s four-bedroom manor stone home. It is accentuated by a charming guest cottage, located just a few stepping stones away from the main house, that was once the old smoke house. There also is a tenant house on its own parcel. The estate currently is on the market, listed at $3,975,000 by Peter Pejacsevich of Middleburg Real Estate/Atoka Properties. The gated stone entrance welcomes you to the lovely estate, where the grounds provide spectacular views of the stable, fenced pastures and towering white oaks with drystacked stone walls.

A beautiful stone archway leads to the front patio courtyard area, where you enter the home through original, hand-carved oak doors from Florence, Italy. You will be amazed at the exquisite touches that add certain grandness to the floor plan, including a gourmet kitchen with a stone fireplace, formal living room and a traditional dining room, each with wood-burning fireplaces. The sun porch has a huge stone fireplace and completely opens to the outside via lovely French doors, inviting sweeping views of the gardens. Original heart-of-pine floors, a wine cellar, entertainment room and expansive master suite with his-and-hers dressing areas are among the additional standouts of the manor home. The amazing gourmet kitchen proffers picturesque views in every direction, whether cooking soup or doing dishes, and a stone fireplace to warm your

toes after a cold day at play on the farm. The manor house contains five bedrooms, including an expansive master suite featuring a private Juliet balcony overlooking the remnants of the old circular drive on the sunrise side of the home. The master suite also has his-and-hers walk-in closets and a very luxurious master bath with incredible Travertine tiles, columns, archways and a frameless glass shower with Jacuzzi tub. The lower level offers a delightful recreation and media room, with a climate-controlled wine cellar for the wine enthusiast. A seven-stall, courtyard-style barn also includes a huge Hunt Breakfast den with a fully equipped kitchen, wet bar and towering stone fireplace, along with laundry facilities and a heated wash stall. There are four run-in sheds and seven newly fenced paddocks. There are eight automatic waterers to make life on the farm a little easier.

Adjoining the property, on its own private three acres, is a tenant house. All this Hunt Country elegance is located within 20 minutes of the Dulles Greenway and its all-paved roads . . . bring your Porsche, too.  Articles are prepared by Middleburg Life’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Middleburg Life real estate advertising department at (571) 333-6273.

Facts for buyers

Address: 36579 Mountville Road, Middleburg. Listed at: $3,975,000 by Peter Pejacsevich, Middleburg Real Estate/Atoka Properties (540) 270-3835.

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McEnearney Associates, Inc. Realtors® Middleburg Office

540.687.5490 • www.McEnearneyMiddleburg.com

7 W. Washington Street • PO Box 1171 • Middleburg, VA 20118 MIddlEBuRg

$4,200,000

A Treasure in Prime Piedmont Hunt Territory

Beaver Dam Farm is an exceptional example of early 19th-century Quaker architecture – well preserved and updated. Five stall stone barn, two tenant houses. The 138-acre estate is home to one of the premier Angus herds in the region and a stable of Thoroughbred racehorses.

lOVETTSVIllE

$750,000

Bolington Farm

Local landmark rich in history. Beautiful log and brick Colonial home on 10 acres along Milltown Creek. 10-stall bank barn, outbuildings. 4,400 square feet including apartment/guest wing. Eight fireplaces, CAC, Comcast Internet available!

Jackie Hagenston

Bob Vantrease 540.514.9295 linden Ryan 703.408.4696 www.lindenandbob.com

MlS Id# lO7678904

MIddlEBuRg

$3,950,000

lEESBuRg

$1,295,000

C O PE NT N RA D C IN T G

$1,189,000

Silcott Springs Farm

Three-bedroom, three-bath, c. 1790, fieldstone manor house with new modern addition including kitchen-breakfast area, first floor master bedroom, and family room. Guest cottage, stone bank barn. Forty-five bucolic acres. $400,000 reduction to $1,795,000.

540.454.6723 www.patriciaburnsinmiddleburg.com

MlS Id# lO7694419

HAyMARkET

$1,795,000

Patricia Burns

540.454.1452 www.bolington.com

MlS Id# lO7738304

PuRcEllVIllE

gated Equestrian community

Elegand and immaculate home on 10 private acres in gated Piedmont Riding Club. Conservatory with fireplace, gourmet kitchen, and two-story family room, screened porch, deck, and stone patio. Stone carriage house with bonus room would be great studio.

Rachael Remuzzi

Eglinton ~ 1 Mile West of Middleburg

NEW PRICE for renowned property with unmatched Zulla Rd location, and Orange Co. Hunt Territory. Ideal equestrian set up. 8-stall stable with apt. Arena. 76+ ac. in VOF Cons. Refreshed, 1928, 7,000SF, 5-bedroom main house with apt. Additional 3-bedroom residence.

Mary Owen chatfield-Taylor

703.609.8462 www.rachaelremuzzi.com

cecelia Mahan

540.454.6500 www.mcenearneymiddleburg.com

MlS Id# PW7741174

703.675.8008 www.ceceliamahan.com

MlS Id# FQ7567871

MARSHAll

$310,000

"greenland Farm"

Veranda Magazine quality! 12.56 acres with barn, outbuildings, and pond is the ideal farmette located minutes from Dulles. The owner/ interior designer has tastefully remodeled and decorated it while maintaining the "farmhouse feel" that is both stylish and functional.

MlS Id# lO7740872

McEnearney Associates, Inc. Realtors®

is pleased to welcome these fine agents to the firm in our Middleburg office.

leeds Manor Road, near Orlean, VA

29.9 wooded acres formerly owned by Chief Justice John Marshall. Some clearing opens up a fabulous view! Stream and pond site. New reduction to $310,000. Offers welcome.

Patricia Burns

540.454.6723 www.patriciaburnsinmiddleburg.com MlS Id# FQ7762381

Preferred Lender

Michelle Ballarin

Jackie Hagenston

Barbara Bennison

mballarin@mcenearney.com

virginiafineliving@gmail.com

bbennison@mcenearney.com

202.641.2858

540.454.1452

Experience the DIFFERENCE as a McEnearney Associate! To learn more about all the services that McEnearney Associates provides, please contact us for a confidential interview. Candice Bower, Managing Broker - 703.623.6605

703.863.8581

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â&#x20AC;˘ Before we know it, it will be time to murmur sweet nothings over a fancy dinner table with oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true love and Middleburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Goodstone Inn & Restaurant is among many destinations offering special Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s packages. The romantic respite offered during February, Lovers at Goodstone Inn, includes one or more overnight stays in one of the innâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 guest rooms and dinner reservations at its award-winning Goodstone Restaurant with special credits toward dining and spa treatments. Guests will receive a fresh floral arrangement, a bottle of Blanc de Blanc on ice in their room, a half bottle of red or white wine and a tempting assortment of sweets. The spa will be available for massages and facial therapies. A gourmet, country-style breakfast for two will be served in the restaurant to round out the romantic getaway. Goodstone Inn and Restaurant was one of only six restaurants in Virginia to be honored with a 2011 OpenTable Dinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award for the Top Best Overall Restaurants in the country. It also was a winner of CondĂŠ Nast Johansens Luxury Travel Guideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Excellent Innâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;2011 for the USA and Canada. For details of the Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s package, call 540-687-3333.

â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;ŻAnother Middleburg entity has come up with its own treats for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. The Home Farm Store on Washington Street is offering specialty foods and gifts through Feb. 14. Echoing the romantic theme, Home Farm Store has a variety of treats, gifts and meals available for pick-up. Items from Ayshire Farm include cookies, cakes, cupcakes and pink macaroons. Some items come from local outfits, including caramels from Zoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chocolate Co. of Frederick, MDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whose chocolates will be featured during this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oscarsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and dark chocolates from The Velvet Chocolatier of Baltimore, MDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;dubbed some of Oprah Winfreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Favorite Things.â&#x20AC;? Other specialty items include homemade ceramic hot chocolate pots, hot cocoa with vanilla sticks, a copy of the To Romance with Love cookbook, chocolate chip banana cakes, crab cakes, au gratin potatoes, Yummy Ice Cream strawberry body lotion and strawberry lip gloss, candles, red wine and champagne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grab and Goâ&#x20AC;? items will be available for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s week, starting Feb. 10. Fore more information, call the store at 540-687-8882. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;ŻThe Town of Middleburg will hold its annual

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimate Winter Weekend Saleâ&#x20AC;? Feb. 18-19. Visitors will be able to brave the cold knowing they can find some great gifts for themselves and others while enjoying the small town shopping experience as they wander from store to store. Many of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stores and restaurants will offer special deals throughout the weekend and will sport blue and white balloons outside their doors to identify them. Participating stores will be located along Washington, Madison and Federal streets. Business hours for the sale will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and as posted by the shops Sunday. For more information, contact the Pink Box Visitor Center at 540-687-8888 and check for updates at the Middleburg Business & Professional Association on Facebook. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;ŻMiddleburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Goodstone Inn and Restaurant has been named a winner of the 2011 OpenTable Dinersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Awards as one of the best overall restaurants in the country. Winners were selected from among more than 10 million reviews by OpenTable writers who dined at more than 12,000 restaurants. The Goodstone Inn and Restaurant is located on a 265-acre rural property north of Middleburg and features a French-American menu directed by Executive Chef William Walden who brought his experience from Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Auberge Chez FranĂ§ois in Great Falls, as well as managing his own restaurant, La Fleur De Lis, in Lovettsville, to the Goodstone Inn. Goodstone

Inn was one of only six restaurants in Virginia to be selected for the 2011 OpenTable Dinersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Awards. â&#x20AC;˘ The Middleburg Community Center will be the venue Feb. 24 for an inaugural auction of original artwork from the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading local artists. Proceeds from the exhibit and auction of Art of the Piedmont will benefit the Middleburg Montessori School. Leading realist painter and former faculty member at George Washington and Georgetown universities Bradley Stevens lauded the exhibit, saying it is always impressive when so many artists come together to support a worthwhile cause such as the school. Stevens was among the donors, offering a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group drawing lesson in portraiture and an adult â&#x20AC;&#x153;plein-air,â&#x20AC;? or outdoor, oil painting lesson at Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane. Fifteen artists in all have donated items for the auction. In addition to Stevens, they include: Misia BroadheadBarham, Anthony Barham, Kim Basinger, Armand Cabrera, Hwa Crawford, Mikel Diaz, Richard Dimon, Charles Matheson, Lilla Ohrstrom, Dana Lee Thompson, Dana Volkert, Henry Wingate, Cathy Zimmerman and the designers of the handcrafted, reclaimed wood furniture at Plank & Nickel. The public is invited to the auction at the winery, which will provide wine to bidders and guests. Tasty hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres from Julienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Washington Continued On Page 18

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Meadowkirk Inn & Retreat

Patrickswell

Longview Lane

Middleburg, Virginia • $16,000,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $7,500,000

Delaplane, Virginia • $4,950,000

358 acres • 8 BR Manor house • 6 FP • Heart of pine floors • 10’ ceilings • Inn w/20 rooms all w/private baths • Conference room • Stone barn can accommodate 120 guests • 3 cottages • Log cabin • Pool & pool house • Observatory • Picnic pavilion • 2 miles of Goose Creek frontage Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

164 acres in Orange County Hunt • Main house of stone construction • 4 bedrooms plus an in-law suite • Pool • Tennis court • 20 stall center aisle stable • Farm office • 1/16 mile indoor track • Guest house • Also available on 264 acres for $10,500,000 Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Circa 1889 manor home • Completely redesigned and reconstructed • Exposed beams, solid mahogany doors and windows • Antique fireplaces • Reclaimed choice hardwoods and limestone foyer • Incomparable views • 15 manicured acres Ann MacMahon (540) 687-5588

Wood Hill

Mistral

1780 Quaker Barn

Middleburg, Virginia • $3,300,000

Upperville, Virginia • $1,950,000

Philomont, Virginia • $1,495,000

Located in the heart of fox hunting country • 3 miles from Middleburg • 49 acres • Elegant 1940's brick colonial home • Stable • Cottage • Apartment • Pool • Tennis court • Mature trees and sweeping lawn to Goose Creek which surrounds most of the property Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

28 acres • First floor living includes master suite with office • Large formal living room • Mature gardens • Pond • 3 additional bedrooms • Great views • Tree lined driveway Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

Completely restored and updated • 4/5 BR, 3 1/2 BA, 3 FP • Vaulted ceilings expose 40’ hand hewn beams and original barn timbers • Lower level reveals chestnut log beams, fieldstone walls, flagstone floors • Pool, terrace, outdoor FP Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Warwick Farm

Keepsake Farm

Conde Road

Bluemont, Virginia • $1,350,000

The Plains, Virginia • $1,195,000

Marshall, Virginia • $697,000

NEW PRICE! • Turn key horse operation • Custom log & cedar home on 13.37 acres • 3 bedrooms, 3 baths • 4 stall center aisle barn • 90 x 180 bluestone & shredded rubber ring • 2 run in shed Joseph Keusch (540) 454-0591

8 acres in Orange County Hunt • Surrounded by pristine protected land • 3 bedrooms • Spacious Master bedroom • Exposed beams and interior stone walls • 2 stall barn Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930 Alix Coolidge (703) 625-1724

HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! • 8 acres near Warrenton • First floor master • Stately pool • 2 additional private guest suites • 4 fireplaces • 3 car garage • Located in Warrenton Hunt Territory Walter Woodson (703) 499-4961

Lime Kiln Road

Withers Larue Lane

Mrs. Beaver’s Cottage

Leesburg, Virginia • $575,000

Berryville, Virginia • $567,900

Middleburg, Virginia • $395,000

Wonderfully maintained; open floor plan; first-floor master suite • 4BRs, 3.5BAs, fireplace, well-appointed kitchen • Perfect full-time or weekend home across from historic Goose Greek • Minutes from Leesburg, Middleburg, major DC routes Walter Woodson (703) 499-4961

Custom built log home • 3 BR, 3 BA • Stone fireplace • Exposed log walls • Vaulted ceilings • Great views • Room to expand • 25 acres • Could work for horses Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Excellent location • 2 bedrooms • Fireplace • Hardwood floors • Fabulous views • 7.12 mostly wooded acres • Great rehab potential Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

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

www.sheridanmacmahon.com info@sheridanmacmahon.com

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Street will add a touch of French cuisine to the evening. In a statement, Middleburg Montessori School head BethAnn Slater said she was “thrilled to be partnering with these talented artists.” Ultimately, everyone is coming together to benefit the children in the community, she said. The Friday evening event will open at 5:30 p.m. at the community center. For more information, or to donate, contact the school at 540-687-5210. • The Piedmont Landscape Association will hold its 29th Annual Landscape Seminar Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Paramount Theater on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. Speakers will include William Cullina from the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden; Gordon Hayward from the Hayward Gardens; William McShea from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; and Catherine Zimmerman from the Meadow Project in Washington, DC. For more information and registration, go online to: www.piedmont-landscape.org or www.theparamount.net. • Shenandoah Conservatory’s Distinguished Artist-In-Residence John O’Conor will join forces with the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jan Wagner, in a Feb. 11 performance of Grieg’s well-known Piano Concerto. The program also celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of the brilliant French Impressionist Claude Debussy with two of the composer’s symphonic masterpieces: the multi-movement work La Mer and the enchanting symphonic poem Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. O’Conor has earned a worldwide reputation as a masterful interpreter of the Classic and earlyRomantic repertoires. Following initial studies in his native Dublin he studied in Vienna with the renowned pedagogue Dieter Weber, won First Prize at the Beethoven International Piano Competition in Vienna in 1973 and made a special study of Beethoven with the legendary German pianist Wilhelm Kempff. Since then he has toured the world in recital and concert appearances and makes regular visits to Europe, the USA, Japan, Korea and China. The Grieg Piano Concerto will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in Armstrong Concert Hall on the campus of Shenandoah University in Winchester. Tickets are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors and $10 for students and active military. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Shenandoah University Box Office at 540-665-4569 or go online to: www. conservatoryperforms.org. •  Mickley Albers has joined the Anderson Cooper Group and will be director of the new Middleburg office. Albers grew up in Middleburg and worked on her own as a local architect and businesswoman. The ACG office in Middleburg will offer expertise in residential additions and renovations and small com-

February 2012 Middleburg Life mercial projects. Anderson Cooper Group was established in 1989 and has its main office in Tyson’s Corner. • Fauquier Hospital is one of few hospitals that have completed the first phase of the mandatory move to electronic medical records. Nationwide, only one in 10 have made the transition. The requirements were signed into law in 2009 as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and $18 billion was set aside to reimburse medical facilities that could show they were using electronic medical records in a meaningful way. After a lengthy evaluation period, Fauquier Health was reimbursed almost $1.6 million last fall for achieving the Stage 1 goal. Fauquier Health made a significant investment in technology and training to achieve Stage 1; the $1.6 million will help pay for that. For those hospitals that have not achieved meaningful use of their electronic medical records by 2015, financial penalties will kick in. Donna Staton, Fauquier Health’s chief information officer, said the process of moving to electronic medical records has naturally involved a tremendous emphasis on technology, but perhaps more challenging has been the human element. “Getting everyone trained and comfortable with the new systems and processes has been a huge undertaking. For instance, each physician went through training on how to order prescriptions electronically; our pharmacists worked with the physicians. We began with our staff physicians, our hospitalists, and have also been working with physicians in the community.” Doctors in private practice can also be a part of the incentive program if they meet certain criteria. • The Community Music School of the Piedmont will present “The Joy of Bach,” the fifth annual Candlelight Concert featuring the internationally acclaimed J. Reilly Lewis and performers from The Washington Bach Consort during a Feb. 19 fundraising event and silent auction at Barton Oaks Ballroom in The Plains. The event will begin at 4 p.m. and feature conductor and keyboard artist Lewis. Highlights of this year’s program will include The Italian Concerto, The Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook and French Suite in G Major, among others. All will be performed by stellar soloists and instrumentalists from the Washington Bach Consort conducted by Maestro Lewis. As the sole, annual fundraising event for the school, the Candlelight Concert series was established to provide world-class music to the local community and to raise critically needed scholarship and outreach funds for the Community Music School of the Piedmont. Through music instruction and ensemble opportunities, the Community Music School of the Piedmont enriches the lives of more than 450 community children. Tickets for this one-night event are $125 and can be purchased online at www.piedmontmusic.org. • Horse country has long embraced its riding

National Sporting Library Plans Spring Exhibits

Middleburg’s National Sporting Library and Museum has made its mission to preserve, share and promote the literature, art and culture of equestrian and field sports. Each year several breathtaking exhibits pass through its doors. Below, find a round up of what visitors can expect to see this spring. • The Wildlife Paintings of Bruno Liljefors (Swedish, 1860-1939) Feb. 4- March 15 This exhibit is a collection of paintings by the Swedish artist Bruno Liljefors that depict grand, sweeping and innovative scenes of the dance of predator and prey. Liljefors had a vision that was ahead of his time, foreshadowing a movement that would reach its heyday a half a century later. • Scraps: British Sporting Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection at the VMFA, Richmond April 6 - June 30 This exhibition takes its title from Henry

community but many don’t realize that there’s a robust writing community as well.  Two Middleburg residents who are well connected to the literary world and writing, Jan Neuharth and Genie Ford, have created a Writers’ Retreat that they plan to host annually.  This year’s event will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 21, with a Friday night (April 20) reception from 6-7:30 p.m. Anyone who has ever been interested in writing or is a published writer should plan to attend. The intensive, one-day writers retreat promises to inspire, motivate and educate.  Attendees will learn from one of the best editors in the business, meet published authors and learn about their paths to publication, and have a chance to chat with one of publishing’s top agents. Presenters at the event include Mike Sirota, a freelance editor and author of 19 published novels who has facilitated many workshops and taught many seminars.  He’s an instructor for the University of California, San Diego Extension, a workshop leader for the Southern California Writers’ Conference and the La Jolla Writers Conference, and has served on the faculty of the Alaska Writers Guild Conference.  He’ll be joined by Jeff Kleinman, one of the founders of Folio Literacy Management.  He has represented many successful books, including New York Times bestsellers.  He is always looking for wonderful, character-driven novels.  In addition, a panel of hunt country authors will offer their perspectives on the joys and challenges of publishing. Cost of the Writers’ Retreat is $275 until March 1, and $300 after. The registration deadline is March 15. To register, email Neuharth at info@huntcountrysuspense.com or call 540-687-3345, or email Ford at genie@printmanagement.com.  • The Loudoun Horse Association will hold

Alken’s series of drawings and prints that depict varied and often-humorous episodes of sporting and country life. Unlike the more formal, traditional scenes represented in commissioned paintings, these works allowed artists to indulge a personal vision of animals, sport and country pursuits they encountered and observed directly. The National Sporting Library and Museum is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and from noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Library hours are held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The facility is closed on federal holidays. The National Sporting Library and Museum is located at 102 The Plains Road in Middleburg. For further information, contact the library at 540-687-6542; the museum at 540-446-0776; or go online to: www.nsl.org. its seventh annual Tack & Equipment Sale and Auction Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Lovettsville Game Club. The Tack & Equipment Sale and Auction will feature a live auction starting at 11 a.m. Table and vendor sales will open at 9 a.m. Door prizes and a raffle will round out the day. The Game Club will be open Friday, Feb. 17, from 6-9 p.m. for early bird table sales. Both the auction and table vendors will offer a wide selection of new and used English and western tack, blankets, stable accessories, equestrian clothing and additional items. Champion Saddlery will again be a major vendor bringing new tack and accessories. All members of the public are invited to drop by and enjoy the day. There is no admission fee. Food and beverages may be purchased all day. Fabbioli Cellars, an outstanding local winery located in Lucketts, will offer a selection of wines by the glass or for purchase by the bottle. Consignment and vendor information is available on LHA’s auction website, or call auction chairman Dru Roia at 540-882-4421. A minimum of 25 percent of the proceeds of the auction will be added to LHA’s fund for equestrian facilities at Lovettsville Community Park, which is in the planning stage. • The Loudoun County chapter of Ducks Unlimited, the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America’s continually disappearing waterfowl habitats, will hold its annual dinner, featuring live and silent auctions, March 10. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds on Dry Mill Road west of Leesburg. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has preserved more than 12 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. For tickets to the event, call 540-554-8251.

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Reinvent Your Passionate Relationship Remember when you and your partner were first together? Life was like a passion explosion, right? OK, you were much younger, you didn’t have kids, you didn’t mind if he/ she snored or scratched or whatevered. Now reality has taken over. Work, marriage, kids, bills and a poor economy have a way of raining on the fireworks within a relationship. Here’s the truth: the passion in your relationship can be better than it was in the beginning. I swear! Here’s how… Rule #1: Follow the Recipe. Trust + Sharing = Intimacy. Intimacy + Appreciation = Passion. Passion in and out of the bedroom requires a foundation of trust. How do you increase the trust level of your relationship? Share. Speak your needs. I know, I know, after 20 years together, “they” should be able to read your mind. I know, I know. After

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five years together “they” should just know what to do, how to be and what you need to be happy. Sound like a load of crap? Well, it is. Don’t be afraid to ask for your needs to be met. Maybe you need to vent. Maybe you need more help with your family and the house. Asking for your partner to read your mind is setting them up for failure every time. Take the chance and be vulnerable. Speak your fears. Tell this person who loves you your fears about your body, or a friendship, or how you screwed up at work. Let them in on your anxiety about parenting or being a “good” spouse to them. Let them know that you hate conflict and try to avoid it all costs, which gets you into trouble. Share. Build trust. Do you have the Attitude of Annoyance with your partner or the Attitude of Gratitude? Can you only take in what they do wrong and the things they do that annoy the heck out of you? Shifting this attitude to one of appreciation takes work. For two weeks write down all of the things your

Who’s Certifying Your Fitness Instructor? Recently yoga has been put on the buyer-beware list. A very reputable yogi from New York basically said people could be setting themselves up for injury— sometimes serious—in the hands of an unqualified instructor. In a perfect world we would all be free from limitations as it pertains to movement. But biomechanically speaking we all come to class with all sorts of limitations. While there is always a risk in any type of fitness activity you do, the risk KAY COLGAN goes down with a qualiHealthy Living fied instructor that has been certified from a nationally recognized certification. The Yoga Alliance recognizes yoga instructors that have trained in a 200-plus hours certification program. The school should be registered with Yoga Alliance. While the media has focused on yoga, the lack of a governing body to oversee instructors can be alarming. In fact, more and more weekend certifications are popping up and the only prerequisite is to register. One could get certified this weekend with no prior knowledge and be open for business the next. Scary but true. However, there are good, reputable, solid certifications out there that require more than a weekend to get certified.

When hiring a trainer or going to a class ask the instructor where they received their certification. Instructors are glad to share their credentials with their clients. It is also acceptable to ask what type of courses they took and how long it took them to get their certification. All instructors who are certified and are teaching at the very least should have had basic anatomy and physiology as it relates to movement. Finally, ask them if they carry liability insurance. I don’t know of any liability insurance companies that cover uncertified trainers. Protect yourself and shop for your instructor as you would your doctor. Certifications are important for you the consumer as well as for us that are in the fitness profession. Certifications require instructors to get continuing education credits each year. So a certified instructor is constantly receiving new information and keeping abreast of changes that can benefit you. Yoga in and of itself is not bad, in fact it can be very beneficial to your health and wellbeing. Just make sure you have a qualified instructor and let them know of any limitations you have so they can adapt the program for you. [For more information, contact Kay Colgan at K’s Pilates at 14 S. Madison Street in Middleburg or call 540-687-6995.]

partner says and does that say: “I Love You.” Do they bring you coffee? Do they pick up their underwear? Do they send you a loving text in the middle of the day? After spending 24/7 with a person for years, you can become blind to the small, wonderful gifts they give you every day. Intimacy requires appreciating your partner (snoring, scratching and all) if you want to experience full-blown passion. Rule #2: If you want more time in the bedroom, you need to spend more time together outside the bedroom. Have you gotten complacent? Is your idea of together time sitting in front of the TV after your kids have gone to bed? Do you take your partner out on dates anymore? Do you spend time as a couple doing things you like to do? I challenge both of you to spend more conscious time together. Hire a babysitter and enjoy your partner on a new level. Work out together. Take a ballroom dance or cooking class. Hike in one of the national parks. Join a book club or Bible study. Make Friday or Saturday nights date night. Dress up and go to Moe’s. Rule #3: Laugh. People who laugh more live longer. It’s

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Catedge Participates In Retired Racehorse Training Challenge By Lauren R. Giannini For Middleburg Life Tiffany Catledge likes to bring along young horses and those skills will come in handy as she participates in the Trainer Challenge presented by the Retired Racehorse Training Program, a 501(c)(3) charity led by Thoroughbred advocate Steuart Pittman of Dodon Farm in Maryland. “I was at the Spurlock Equine Clinic [in Lovettsville] and I heard about the Trainer Challenge and Steuart Pittman happened to be there,” Catledge said. “I told Steuart that I’d be interested in taking part in it. He asked me if I wanted to be one of the trainers.” The answer was an unqualified and enthusiastic “yes.” In fact, Catledge has two exracehorses for the challenge, because her first choice, High Level, owned by Jim Faulk of Great Falls, seemed a bit sore from a bruised sole when the “competition” got underway Jan. 20 at the Horse World Expo in Timonium, MD. The other horse, Solidify, owned by MidAtlantic Horse Rescue, ended up the alternate and Pittman was looking forward to working with the gelding back to Dodon Farm, but things worked out differently. “High Level bruised his foot at the Expo and he was sore on Saturday, so I rode Solidify instead and I brought them both home,” explained Catledge. “I rode High Level one time that first week, but he had a pulse so we just treated him for abscess. He’s showing every sign of being ready to pop a gravel [horse lingo for abscess about to drain through the coronet band]. I really enjoy working with Solidify and I’m hoping to be able to ride High Level soon.” The three trainers—Kerry Blackmer

(MD), Eric Dierks (NC) and Catledge (Middleburg)—met and inspected the four horses and had the opportunity to interview their owners at the Maryland Horse World Expo. They also rode them for the first time. The horses had recently been retired from racing, yet they were cooperative in what could be described as a stimulating atmosphere far different from their track environments. Blackmer, Catledge and Dierks are versatile, multi-discipline horsemen with extensive backgrounds in three-day eventing. They were selected from RRTP’s online directory and have established reputations for their work with horses and riders. They have a passion for Thoroughbreds off the track (OTTBs) and have proven themselves in high-level competition with ex-racehorses. They took up the Trainer Challenge because they love to compete and also because it’s a great way to showcase the athleticism and potential of retired racehorses to be schooled for new careers when their flat track days come to an end. The terms of the challenge give the trainers five weeks to work with their OTTBs. They blog about their equine protégées and can post videos on the RRTP website. Feb. 23-24, the horses and their trainers will rendezvous at the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo. There, the horses will demonstrate under saddle what they have learned during the past five weeks. The judges for the Trainer Challenge finale include Jim Wofford, Olympic three-day event rider (Upperville), who still teaches and trains all over the country. Wofford happens to favor Thoroughbreds and Thoroughbred types for eventing. As of Feb. 1, Catledge had been riding Solidify for a little over a week, but the trainer

Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your loved ones, and also to your dogs, cats and, of course, to your horses! We also “heart” reptiles, avians, and other small furry mammals. OK, come on, it would be a list as long as Noah’s Ark if we try to include them all.

low cost spay/neuter program. Middleburg Humane Foundation has scheduled a number of events throughout the coming month. Their Pet Food & Supply Drive Feb. 11 takes place in two locations: the Middleburg Safeway and the Marshall IGA. Drop by to pick up a list and toss a few extra items in your carts for the animals. By the time you read this, one PetSmart adoption event will have taken place, but no worries; more are scheduled. You can have a great day visiting Middleburg and check out the Wylie Wagg/Barrel Oak Winery adoption event Feb. 18, 11a.m.-3 p.m. The PetSmart in Gainesville also is helping Middleburg Humane; it will host two more spring adoption events March 4 and April 14, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Try to get out there and discover the incredible work that MFH does with rescues—they don’t just take in dogs, they get to know them. MFH lists their adoptable pets on petfinder.com but keep in mind how quickly these animals can find their new

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Horsing Around Support Local Animal Welfare During 2011, Middleburg Humane Foundation found caring adoptive homes for more than 330 animals, including 155 dogs, 109 cats, 24 horses and one emu. Middleburg Humane also provided trap, neuter and release services to 310 feral cats. A total of 339 cats and dogs went through the MHF

Tiffany Catledge and Solidify, who moved up from being the alternate to “first string” in the Retired Racehorse Training Program Trainer Challenge. Photo by Lauren R GIannini

reported that the young Thoroughbred acted more like a horse who had been in training for several months. Best of all, it sounds as if Catledge is having almost too much fun. “Solidify’s working at all the gaits (walk, trot, canter) and stretching into the contact (with the reins),” stated Catledge. “I truly did not think he’d be doing what he’s doing at this point—moving off my leg, moving forward and straight. He’s a lovely horse and gives me a lovely feel. I couldn’t ask for a better worker than Solidify. He has an unbelievable work ethic from the racetrack.” Catledge certainly gets the Thoroughbred work ethic, being endowed with a hefty one of her own. She worked for Deana Vaughn at Tail Wind Farm (Aldie) for 15 years and ran the business for one year after Vaughn retired forever people. One great way to show you care—also the best way to support animal welfare—is by donating to the Middleburg Humane Foundation. Hilleary Bogley, her staff and incredible corps of volunteers will be doing even more animal welfare work in 2012, thanks to their new large and small animal farm facility. Please get active and show your support Middleburg Humane and other local animal shelter groups—they walk the walk when it comes to animal welfare, running educational programs and dog training classes, all sorts of activities. Best of all, you can see how your generosity benefits the animals. For more information, go online to: http://middleburghumane.org. Welcome Home To Local Horseman W. Gary Baker returned to his Middleburg home in late January after a harrowing time, health-wise. The good news is that

and then went out on her own. Over the years she has competed in eventing, dressage, hunters and jumpers, offering those disciplines plus equitation to students. Last September Catledge moved to Fox Chase Farm near Middleburg. Her lesson and training operation includes 20 horses: of those, 12 horses (including three of her own) are in full training. Her lesson schedule accommodates 15 students who board with her. She teaches others on the side and a few riders trailer their horses to Fox Chase for lessons. Her day includes a lot of time in the saddle and not much time left over away from horses, but that’s fine with the person behind Allforit Farm. “I truly love riding the young horses and I love competing, especially at the upper levels, but right now I’m mostly bringing prospects along,” Catledge said. “For the Trainer Challenge, High Level was my first choice. I really enjoy working with Solidify, the alternate horse. He’s turned potentially into the nicest of the four. We all thought he was going to be very trainable, but we had no idea what a great mover he was going to be. I’m just waiting for High Level to come sound. This Trainer Challenge is such a great idea, to make people more aware that these really nice horses can have another career. It’s a matter of investing the time and effort to have a fantastic partner. You know what you’re going to get: you can look up their records, see where and how they raced. They have history. They have work ethics. They like to bond with you and they enjoy learning.” For more information, go online to: http:// allforitfarm.com or www.retiredracehorsetraining.org. he sounded fantastic over the phone. He couldn’t speak long when we rang him on Feb. 1 for an update, because his physical therapist was there. Needless to say, the lifelong horseman is thrilled to be back in his horsey environment. If you’re planning on attending the VSA awards banquet at the Middleburg Community Center March 6, Gary will be fulfilling his traditional role as organizer. Meanwhile, he’s receiving visitors and taking phone calls. “I thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers and well wishes,” Baker said. “That has helped a lot to get me to the point where I am today.” So, peeps, keep the momentum going on Gary’s recuperation—you know where to find him. Local Horse Happenings Whatever your horsemanship level or discipline or sport, your age, whether you’re a weekend rider or a serious competitor, Sports Psychology can provide vital keys to unlock-

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results, etc and where everyone makes their entries. Pairs for Optimum Time On The Flat and Over Fences can be junior/junior, adult/ junior or adult/adult combinations. The Fast Time Over Fences is an adults-only race against the clock. Fast Pace pairs indulge their passion for running and jumping cross-country at speed. Some of them really fly, too. The first point-to-point of the season takes place March 3 when Thornton Hill Fort Valley Hounds holds its inaugural PTP race meet, thereby kicking off the spring schedule in Sperryville. THFVH has jumped right into the Junior Field Master Chase, a great series of specially formulated contests whereby juniors on ponies and horses follow a designated field master over a course of fences in fair hunting country. About 100 yards or so from the finish line, the field master gives the signal and the riders take off in a thrilling stretch run. Places are awarded The action is up close and personal at the Thornton Hill Racecourse in Sperryville where the Virginia Point-to-point season gets underway March to equalize the playing field as riders can compete on small, medium and large ponies 3. Photo by Lauren R Giannini and horses. ing your potential. Riding Far will host three the ponies and their annual swim on Pony take their field hunters and buddy up with a The Junior Field Master Chase series seminars geared to help you to learn essential Penning Day. American Indian Riding and friend to compete in these hunter pace events. continues at the Blue Ridge Hunt Point-to“tools” to deal with confidence issues, nag- Ride A Cutter are the other two events. Regulars on the circuit (not post-entries, by point March 10, at Bull Run March 25, at ging anxieties and fears, and even improve The entire weekend promises to be fun the way) can accumulate points toward the Orange County Sunday, April 1 (don’t be communications with your equine. Dr. Paul and informative. There is also a contest: the year-end awards, a traditional highlight of the fooled!) and the following Saturday at Old T. Haefner of Riding Far LLC, Inc will host HorseSmarts Round-up, sponsored by the VPPA awards party in early June. Dominion. The Junior Field Master Chase this series at Buchanan Hall in Upperville. circuit finishes in a grand flourish May 7 at A licensed clinical psychologist in private the Virginia Gold Cup races where the prize practice in Northern Virginia with a personal is a Junior Gold Cup. competitive background in hunters, jumpers, Several graduates of the Junior FMC eventing and dressage, Dr. Paul has combined series have gone on to race Over Fences and two passions with the intent of “harnessing On The Flat at point-to-points and also at the power of the mind in equestrian sport.” sanctioned steeplechase meets. Three spring The first of the Tuesday evening semito mind—Mary Motion, Tess Croce, and nars, scheduled for March 6 at 7 p.m., focuses Scarlett Lovett—and it will be interesting to on the Five Pillars of Success. The New Power watch how the new season shapes up in terms of Positive Thinking takes place April 3, with of up-and-coming aspiring jump jockey and Visualization and Beyond scheduled for May how many juniors take up the challenge of 1. The cost per seminar is $25 and includes the field master chases. dessert and coffee. Preregistration for all three By the time the next Horsing Around seminars will save you 20 percent, but gallop column comes out in March, depending on to the website—this offer expires March 1. where and how you get your copy of MiddleAt http://ridingfar.com, look for “Upcoming burg Life, the spring point-to-point season Events” under Quick Links. will be well underway and Thornton Hill Parents and their horse-crazy progeny and Blue Ridge will be a matter of record. can check out the American Youth Horse Come on out and support this rural tradition Council’s 35th Annual AYHC symposium, A pair of juniors cruise up the hill to the finish at Acorn Hill Farm during last year’s Casa- and enjoy the fresh air at the various scenic March 23-25, in Herndon. To keep everyone nova Hunter Pace Events. This year, the series kicks off on February 26. Photo by Lauren R racecourses. horse-happy, the organizers will move from For information on how to reserve your “headquarters” at the Washington Dulles U.S. Equestrian Federation High School Hunter Pace Events run over flagged tailgate spot for the races and where to go to Hilton to nearby Frying Pan Park Saturday Equestrian Athlete program, which chal- courses in real hunting country, both On check out the Hunter Pace Events and Junior for three demonstrations when a few lucky lenges participants, 14-19, with 100 ques- The Flat and Over Fences. No schooling is Field Master Chases, go online to: www.cenriders will get some saddle time, to boot. tions on horse knowledge. allowed, but pairs are encouraged to walk the tralentryoffice.com. The three special horse events Saturday For more information: www.ayhc.com. courses in advance. Maps are provided at the include a demo by Kandy Allen of what various courses, usually by the Wednesday OK, that’s it for February – wishing you Spring PTP Season: Fun Chincoteague Ponies can do. This small but before, but it’s best to check the conditions Happy Valentine’s Day all month long—have For Family & Friends sturdy breed made it to shore from a wrecked The 2012 Virginia Point-to-point’s for each pace event at http://centralentryof- fun horsing around. Hope to see you at the Spanish Galleon to thrive on the out-riding Hunter Pace series kicks off Sunday, Feb. 26, fice.com, Will O’Keefe’s incredible website races! island of Assateague. Marguerite Henry’s with Casanova Hunt’s Hunter Pace Events, full of information and just about anything Misty of Chincoteague (1947) has delighted followed by Thornton Hill Fort Valley March you ever wanted to know about the PTP kids of all ages with the history and lore of 4. Quite a few enthusiasts of the chase love to circuit, past records, the calendar, overnights,

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Learning To Ask For Help

Every day we rely on others for their help. From the dentist to the teacher, the farmer to the construction worker, we rely on our community to help us in countless ways. Why then, when we are struggling, is it often so hard to ask for help? By species we are designed to cohabitate and to live in harmony with our world around us. Yet thousands of people each day are feeling alone, isolated in fear, pain, sadness and low self-esteem. Life Coaching Perhaps you were taught that asking for help is a sign of weakness. Perhaps you feel burdensome to others by asking for their assistance. Then there are the times that we don’t know what help we really need so we sit in the dark trying to figure out what to do, feeling too ashamed, exposed, foolish or vulnerable to reach out and seek guidance. Countless studies and examples from history extol the benefits of teamwork over individual accomplishments. We are more creative, more effective and more powerful when we unite forces. That same principle applies in times of personal need; connecting with others can help you face fear, overcome obstacles

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and find a new perspective. Whether struggling with finances or family issues, physical or mental health, we can find strength in developing partnerships. Be it a free clinic, a financial advisor, life coach, friend, support group, teacher, self-help book or inspirational website, whatever method works for you, there are people out there ready and willing to help. When you go about your day today notice all the ways you rely on others to help you. Then take a good look at places where you’ve been resisting help and ask yourself, what are you resisting? What are you gaining by going it alone? What fears show up for you when you imagine asking someone to help you? Don’t let your fear or pride keep you playing small. Don’t let your fear or pride hold you back from receiving help and reaching back to those around you that are offering. People are sincere in their offering and often feel delighted that you will take them up on it. It’s a way you give to them, too. Still feel hesitant? Grab a pencil and jot down a list of all the places you could use a little help today. Brainstorm the people you think could be helpful. Pick one off the list, take a deep breath…and ask for help. [Kim Tapper, ACC, CPCC. For more information, visit www.kimtappercoaching.com]

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Continued From Page 3 he became the focus of criticism over the town’s involvement in the arrest of Middleburg businesswoman and Middleburg Eccentric editor Dee Dee Hubbard on charges of felony embezzlement in late 2010. Last November, Hubbard was acquitted on all six charges brought against her, but the manner of her arrest still rankled with many in town. During Klugh’s Jan. 26 presentation to the council he did not refer to the circumstances of Hubbard’s arrest and the dismay that greeted the news of the 67-year-old woman being arrested at her office and led down the street in handcuffs, before being transported to the magistrate’s office in Leesburg. A key focus of those critical of the manner of Hubbard’s arrest related to the fact a photographer had been tipped off by her accuser, property owner Jack Goehring, to the place and time of the arrest. The photographer was present to take images of the arrest and of Hubbard being led handcuffed from the scene, and later sold the photographs to the Loudoun Times Mirror. Under the new Prisoner Care Transport policies, the revised order stipulates that prisoners must be kept secure, treated humanely and must not be subjected to any unnecessary restraint or force. Secondly, the order stipulates that prisoners are not permitted to communicate with news media while in custody and no spe-

cial access to prisoners is to be provided to any member of the media. Klugh said he had specifically included that clause to address concerns raised in the community. At the end of his presentation, Klugh said that to come before the council for its formal approval every time the police chief wrote a new order or amended one seemed unduly cumbersome and he suggested the council trust the expertise of its police chief in making the revisions to the orders. That was a suggestion endorsed by several council members, most notably Councilman Mark Snyder and Councilwoman Bundles Murdock, both of whom felt the council lacked the expertise to make a determination on proposed changes. After considerable discussion, Councilwoman Kathy Jo Shea said she was concerned that leaving the decision to the police chief might be problematic if the chief himself did not follow policies. But her colleagues felt as long as the council was notified of major changes to various policies and members had the ability to review them and bring them up for discussion, their formal approval was not necessary, particularly as they lacked the expertise to make that determination. Shea agreed to the compromise and Semmes said she would amend the clause in the town’s Employee Handbook that requires approval of police policy amendments.

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ECHO HILL

Turn-key horse property on 14+ acres just outside of Marshall. Circa 1815 fully renovated stucco VA farm house. Features 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, hardwood floors, 6 fireplaces, 3 porches, gourmet kitchen with granite, formal living & dining rooms. Horse amenities include 6-stall center aisle barn with wash stall & heated tack room, 4 paddocks, turn-out shed, equipment shed, and riding ring. 2-car garage with 2 Bedroom apartment. Ponds. Great commuter access to I-66 and only minutes to Middleburg and The Plains. $1,250,000

Just 2  miles west of the village of Middleburg, and on a quiet lane in the Aspen Hill neighborhood  Lovely 3 Bedroom 2 Full Bath, 2  Bath home on just over 2 acres  Master Bedroom on main level  Hardwood, tile and carpeted floors  Brick Fireplace  Crown Molding  Vaulted ceilings  Tray ceiling  Extensive Landscaping  Storage Shed  Private Deck  Attached 2 Car Garage  Full Basement $505,800

Colonial 4 Bedroom with 2.5 baths on 4.7 acres. Many Upgrades include: elegant granite counters, stainless appliances, gas 5 burner stove,Toto toilets, recent interior paint & blinds.Wood burning fireplace & comfy window seat in family room. Outdoors: rolled tar & peagravel driveway, brick & slate front walk & new "carriage type" garage doors. Deck overlookinng pond, barn & horse pastures. $362,400

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

Barrington Hall (540)454-6601

Susie Ashcom (540) 729-1478

LAND

Excellent opportunity to build your dream home on a rare 3.69 acre parcel with a Middleburg address! Just off Foxcroft Road, down a quiet dead-end lane, this property is only minutes to town & surrounded by large farms. County approved 5-bedroom septic field. House site located on top of a hill. Parcel also contains existing 1970’s farm house which is tenant occupied. Property is $275,000 offered “AS IS”

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

COON TREE ROAD - Located in Halfway, just minutes to Middleburg or The Plains. Almost 3 mostly cleared acres dotted with mature trees. Ideal for hunt box or main house. Approved 4 bedroom perc. Orange County Hunt. $299,000 C A R R I N G TO N ROA D - Delaplane - Rare opportunity to own land nestled amongst larger, protected land in Delaplane. Rolling and partially cleared. The elevated house site offers gorgeous South Easterly views. 5+ acres. Convenient to I-66. Additional parcels available. $129,000

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ALLAWAY FARM D

EDGECLIFF FARM - One of a kind 146 acres with excellent road frontage along both Rectortown & Crenshaw Rds. Ideally situated in heart of Piedmont Fox Hounds hunt country near village of Rectortown. Lush open fields, stone walls, pond & sweeping views of both the Blue Ridge & Cobbler Mountains. Land in VOF easement. $2,400,000

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RAMBLEWOOD LANE

RAPPAHANNOCK OFFICE- circa 1730 Retreat on 286 acres midway between Warrenton and Charlottesville. Amenities include a Guest House  Pool  Creek  Stabling  Show ring & tractor barn  Gated Security  This home is surrounded by large hayfields and a protective ring of mature trees.  Bull Run Hunt  State of the art Back-up Generator. $1,500,000

Alex Sharp (540) 219-4425

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