Middleburg Life For June 2012

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MiddleBurG estate 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. $10,000,000

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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

upperville estate land Encompassing approximately 93+ acres of gently rolling country side, this magnificent land parcel is ideally suited for an extraordinary estate. Bordered by Panther Skin Creek, the land offers pastoral views, excellent ride out, lush pastures and excellent water access for horses and livestock or a potential pond.

The property is in VOF conservation easement and is certified organic. $1,700,000

"Westwood" graces 10 beautifully landscaped private acres in prestigious "Atoka Chase".

Completely re-modeled and expanded, it features, a new kitchen & baths, new siding, new roof, all new utilities, new decks & porches, terraces & brilliant perennial gardens. A gated entrance & board fenced paddock, plus run-in shed for the equestrian,with trails for ride-out. $1,795,000

Beautiful "Oak Hill" is a 4 bedroom, 3.5 baths Colonial that is wonderfully sited on over 10 acres,that includes manicured lawns, magnificent gardens, a large pond and mountain views. Living Room, Dining Room, Library, Kitchen with Breakfast Room, Family Room.3 Finished levels, vaulted ceilings, gleaming wood floors and sun-lit rooms. Includes 4 car garage. $1,120,000

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Listen to Goose Creek from this fabulous 4 Bedroom, 4.5 bath home in a private and secluded setting. Completely re-modeled and expanded with extraordinary quality & design. New Kitchen, Baths, wood floors, siding, windows & roof. Constructed with the finest materials. 3 level home with stone fireplaces.

Gorgeous landscaping. Idyllic setting and close to the town of Middleburg.

Extraordinary equestrian estate approximately 186 acres. Park like setting, fabulous mountain views. Contemporary residence and extensive dependencies.

Minutes to the town 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 $4,750,000

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Spectacular 17 room custom brick Colonial boasting over 9500 Sq Ft. of living space on a private lane. 25 gorgeous acres.

Palladian windows. Gleaming wood floors.Grandly scaled rooms with high ceilings.

Extraordinary 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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Beautiful custom Colonial, built with handsome Flemish bond style brick, encompasses over 11.5 acres just 10 minutes from historic Miiddleburg. Ideally located in the Piedmont Hunt Territory, this home boasts over 4500 sq.ft. of spectacular living space with hardwood floors,4 fireplaces, 10" ceilings, library with custom bookshelves. Attached 3 bay garage.Land is perfect for horses or pool. $1,495,000

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Fabulous 3 level custom Cape Code residence on 50 beautiful acres in the Piedmont Hunt Territory.

High ceilings, gorgeous woodwork, elegant details and superior quality create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

English style courtyard stable and guest house, riding ring, lush paddocks and wonderful free form pool. All in an idyllic setting. $1,995,000

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

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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

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Extrordinary 15 room colonial boasting 3 beautifully finished levels with approximately 8000 square feet of living space.

High ceilings, sun filled rooms, gleaming wood floors and a gourmet country kitchen with top of the line appliances.

Features a new stable, riding ring and board fenced paddocks, plus a carriage house garage and attached garage.

Ideal rideout in fabulous area. $1,095,000

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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 with over 2300 square feet. Skylights, new windows and multiple French doors add light and warmth. Sun lit rooms.

Beautiful decor! $929,900

Attractive stone & frame contemporary on 10 beautiful acres in the heart of Piedmont Hunt. Fabulous kitchen with top of the line stainless steel appliances, newer custom tile baths, wood floors, fieldstone floor to ceiling wall in great room, skylights, vaulted ceilings & spacious deck. Two board fenced paddocks with run-in shed. Miles of cross country riding; total privacy in a gorgeous setting. $699,000

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SUMMER John Kent Cooke’s Boxwood Estate Winery has announced the relocation of the Middleburg Tasting Room to the winery property located at 2042 Burrland Road just on the edge of town. Boxwood Winery will open to the public for wine-tasting visitors Friday, June 8.

Boxwood Winery, designed by noted architect Hugh Newel Jacobsen with elements of native fieldstone, seam metal roofs and cupolas, will welcome wine touring and tasting visitors Fridays through Sunday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tasting flights of current Boxwood vintages­—Boxwood, Topiary, Trellis, and Rose—will be available. Visitors will be encouraged to enjoy Boxwood wines by the glass or bottle in courtyard seating with sweeping views of the vineyard. Boxwood wines also will be available for retail sales by the bottle and case. Groups of six or larger are asked to reserve space in advance of arrival. Touring limousines are welcome; buses will not be permitted.

Boxwood Estate was once home to the “father of the modern Air Force,” General William “Billy” Mitchell, and later by Stephen C. Clark, founder of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Boxwood Winery currently has 16 acres with five varieties of grapes certified by the French government: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Planted and producing no more than 5,000 cases of red wine annually, it is blended in the French Bordeaux tradition. For more information go to www.boxwoodwinery.com or call 540-687-8778 x1.

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HeadmasterTreavor Lord, Claudia Dornin,Chris and Lilla Ohrstrom

Haley Walsh and Charles Ellison

Toby Warren,Penny Gibson,Page Candler, Kate Carey,John Sharp

SPRING WEEKEND AT HILL SCHOOL Spring weekend at The Hill School traditionally includes a May Pole celebration and auction, along with greeting friends and grandparents. This year also included a celebration in honor of the late longtime and much revered art teacher Em Sharp. Photos by Karen and Doug Monroe of Middleburg Photo.

Berkeley Gunnell, Marcia Wiggins and Thomas Gunnell

AnnaCalloway-Jones and Abby Odam

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Howard and Gloria Armfield with their grandson Chester Fannon

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The annual May pole

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ailey and Brad Davis hosted board members of the Piedmont Community Foundation (PCF) for a surprise farewell dinner party for Karen Krei, who is retiring following eight years with the group.

The PCF, founded in 1999, focuses its charitable giving on a variety of projects in Loudoun and Fauquier counties. Their vision has been defined as “informed and generous giving to enhance our community vitality and ensure a healthy place to live today and across future generations.�

Those gathered then welcomed Amy Owen, who has taken over as executive director. She and Don Owen, who is executive director of the Virginia Land Trust, have relocated to Unison.

Jim Herbert and Jed Shilling

Brad Davis and Karen Krei

Verna Fleming and Patricia Stout

Amy and Don Owen

Jane Shilling and Sandi Atkins

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Invasive Spiecies –What To Do?

By Marcia Woolman For Middleburg Life Ailanthus, fescue, mulifloralrose, and the list goes on and on. If we ignore them we risk losing our native diversity. The Quail is a perfect example, as with the coming of fescue the quail were unable to move through the grass fields as they had when native grasses grew in single stems not clumps. Not that invasive fescue was the only factor, but it may have been “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”

The gypsy moth, the stink bugs, nonnative fish, and the list of intruders is long.

No one can know all the problems we face, nor can we know all the solutions, but we do have educated professionals in most of these disciplines. Ask for help.

After one of the Goose Creek Association Education Forums, where the Forest Service, among others, was present, help was sought about local tree problems. One lesson taught was how to kill an Ailanthus. Maybe you have experienced cutting one of these monsters down, only to find that it shoots out many young sprouts and sometimes even young trees along its root line. So the problem

becomes worse not better. So if cutting it down does not work what does? The answer from the Forest Service was “try killing it slowly.”

Here’s how you kill an Ailanthus slowly.

Take an ax or hatchet and notch a girdle around the trunk. In each slice put RoundUp concentrate. Space the hatchet marks several inches apart so it is not completely girdled. This allows the slower die off which fools the tree into going away quietly. It does not cause it to try to reproduce itself. If you must cut down an Ailanthus completely cover the stump with the same concentrate. It will die, but may send out root shoots.

This example illustrates the value of advice from our conservation professionals. There are probably similar solutions for fescue that can then be replaced with native grasses, etc. The Soil & Water District folks are the experts on grass and pastures; Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries can explain the value of native fish and how to restore a stream or clean invasive aquatic life from waterways. Many other sources are available waiting to assist you. Tax dollars pay for these

services, why not use them?

As you seek out invasive trees on your landscaped areas, and pastures, don’t forget your woodlands. For the first time this year Ailanthus saplings were found growing in the middle of a nearby woodland, not just at the edges. Imagine woodlands without the valuable oaks, poplars, maybe even the beautiful wild dogwoods pushed out by the most worthless tree to ever grow in Virginia.

It doesn’t even make decent firewood.

Take this illustration of just one tree family and multiply it by all the other invasive trees, bugs, animals and plants that Virginians are dealing with right now. It is a scary thought to think what might be left to future generations. Spring is a time of rebirth, let’s make this spring and summer a time to assist in a rebirth of our native flora and fauna.

(Marcia Woolman is a freelance writer who serves on the Board of the Goose Creek Assoc. and is also Chair of the Beartooth Alliance in Cooke City, MT. Both organization’s missions are protection of streams and land in their respective local areas.)

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BOXWOOD WINERY TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Jan Beakley, David Bell, Jane Furr, Debbie Edwards, Reggie and Gloria Dawson,Wally Bonnewitz, Reiko Lewis, Jan Coxwell

Boxwood Estate Winery announces the relocation of the Middleburg Tasting Room to the Boxwood Winery property located at 2042 Burrland Road in Middleburg.

The public opening of Boxwood Winery will begin on Friday, June 8, 2012.

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he Mosby Heritage Area Association along with Gayle and Thomas DeLashmutt welcomed Andrea Wulf back to Oak Hill recently to speak on her latest book, Chasing Venus; The Race to Measure the Heavens.

Marc and Janna Leepson.

The afternoon event was one of several appearances by Wulf on her American tour to promote her latest book, which tells the story of a global effort to track the transit of Venus in the 1760’s. Photos by Douglas Lees.

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A full house for the Mother’s Day breakfast in Upperville

Louisa Barker and her son, Brandon Barker

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Peter Hood with his grandmother Mary Stokes and Tim Dudley

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Alfred Waud’s sketch from the Library of Congress shows troopers from the 1st Maine firing their carbines during the Battle of Middleburg.

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fter the 9th Virginia counterattacked and drove back the 1st Maine from Mount Defiance, Confederate attention was focused on the faltering southern flank of Stuart’s line. Stuart and several of his staff officers, including the huge Major Heros von Borcke, galloped down into the retreating North Carolinians in order to rally those troopers. Emerging from a line of trees, this group of officers was taken under fire and von Borcke was shot in the throat. After being pulled from the field with great difficulty, Stuart believed that von Borcke was dead, or soon would be. Despite this terrible wound, von Borcke survived and later returned to his native Prussia. Middleburg would be von Borcke’s last American Civil War battle.

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henever and wherever Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell shows up, it’s news.

So, there was a big time buzz when he recently joined the Civil War Trust and area preservationists at a press conference at the National Sporting Library to present a $432,000 grant to help preserve a five-acre portion of the Middleburg battlefield known as Mount Defiance.

However, the news for Middleburg is that Civil War historian and philanthropist Childs Burden and his wife, Elaine, were the first to step up to the fundraising arm of the project by contributing $10,000.

In addition, Mr. Burden has spent countless hours speaking on the history of the site and the battle of Middleburg on June 19, 1863 when Union General David Gregg dared to battle General J.E.B. Stuart.

“The battle was fierce,” Mr. Burden has said.

“Men died on this ground.”

Mr. Burden is particularly pleased to note that all the architecture at Mount Defiance remains. The circa-1770 buildings have been described as a classic example of the era’s fieldstone architecture.

It was originally built by the Chinn family,

noted members of the Middleburg community. At that time, it was known as Post House Five along what was then called the Alexandria turnpike. The Ashby Gap Turnpike ran south from here just outside of the crossroads called Chinn’s Crossing, which is today the village of Middleburg.

In recent history many life-long residents of Middleburg remember the three-bedroom structure as the home of the affable late veterinarian Rufus Humphrey and his wife Johnnie and was later owned by their heirs. There also is an old blacksmith house, which through the years has served as a twobedroom guest cottage.

The original blacksmith’s shop has a corner fireplace and deep open hearth. A real estate brochure stated: “The house has thick stone walls, deeply recessed windows, lovely old pine and stone floors, five fireplaces, and the original Post House Tavern Room on the lowest level with an oversized fireplace and beamed ceiling. Here is an opportunity to purchase a true piece of American history.”

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Georgian Estate Combines Elegance, Intimacy ‘Burr Ridge’ Showcases a Storied Past and Features Exceptional Vistas

A glorious, Georgian manor set on approximately 50 acres within 10 minutes of Leesburg, this month’s featured property – Burr Ridge – highlights exceptional style and serenity, with magnificent vistas and a sense of serenity and privacy that is hard to find in such a close-in location.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,700,000 by Kevin Keane of Armfield Miller & Ripley Fine Properties.

Constructed in the 1920s of native fieldstone, the main house bears a likeness to George Washington’s Mount Vernon – the portico is its standout feature, with pillars that frame the enchanting appeal.

And from the rear portico, you will enjoy majestic views of the rolling Virginia hills (including Sugarloaf Mountain) and vistas that stretch to Maryland and West Virginia.

An exploration of the interior proves that elegance and warmheartedness can go hand-in-hand, as the five-bedroom property features grand spaces but retains a welcoming nature.

The main-level rooms are large and filled with light. Formal without being stuffy, they are equally welcoming for the pleasures of daily life and for gracious entertaining in style.

The bedrooms are delights, also filled with light and featuring copious space.

Interior bonuses include a sauna and a wine room.

Facts for buyers Address: 40492 Hurley Lane, Paeonian Springs (20129).

Listed at: $2,700,000 by Kevin Keane and Babette S. Scully Armfield Miller & Ripley Fine Properties LLC (540) 687-6395 With the summer months now closing in, one highlight is the outdoor kitchen and dining area, perfect for a gathering.

The classic Roman pool features a poolhouse, and the property also incorporates a carriage house with apartment, a three-bedroom guest house near the entrance to the property, and a garage with office.

All this, and there are more than 2.2 million square feet – a total of 50.57 acres – of domains that spread out before you, yet with the home’s proximity to the Greenway, you have easy access to the entire Washing-

ton metropolitan area.

Excellent design that has stood the test of time, coupled with a desirable location and charm throughout, make Burr Ridge a standout opportunity that is well worthy of consideration for those seeking the perfect confluence of form and function.

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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.

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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.

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Exquisite details throughout this incredible 12 bedroom Georgian Revival manor home built in 1936. Situated on over 191 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

N Extrordinary estate on over 180 acres !Ideal for horses ! 7 Bedrooms !New Gourmet State of the Art Kitchen & Baths ! gorgeous full wall windows, overlooking 10 acre lake !10 stall stable !Paddocks with run-in sheds !Pool and poolhouse with fireplace, spa and new tennis courts. $3,900,000

Circa 1878 !Exquisite brick Victorian on 52 open acres near Middleburg !Elegant Dining Room !Formal Living Room !12' Ceilings !4 Levels !Great Mountain Views !Beautiful Stable with 1 Bedroom Apartment !Run-In Sheds !Out Buildings and more. $3,950,000

Sought after Springs Road location. Spectacular, verdant 182 acres with Rappahannock River frontage and pond. Beautifully protected views of the mountains, charming 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage with living room, library/study, kitchen and breakfast room.

Access road to be shared. $3,640,000

William Lawrence Bottomley understood Virginia’s architecture when he designed and supervised the major additions and restoration in the 1930’s. This Virginia Country Estate with manor home, guest cottage, farm manager’s residence, stable and paddocks with run-in sheds for over 20 horses on 80 acres, 3 miles west of the Town of Warrenton. $3,400,000

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Historic circa 1845 home on 32 acres in Orange County Hunt !1st floor Master !Den !Dramatic Grand Salon !English Kitchen !large Dining Room! Billiard Room !Small 2nd Kitchen/Bar leads to Patio, Pool & charming Guest Cottage !7 Stall barn adjoins 3 bedroom, 2 bath Managers house. $1,950,000

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!

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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. $2,459,850

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Upperville/Middleburg - Unique Italianate-Palladian inspired villa !Nestled on a ridge above Goose Creek ! Built by architect/owner !4,600+ sq ft stucco home !4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 master suites, terra cotta tile floors, fireplace, and gourmet kitchen !Extensive landscaping !Formal gardens !Courtyard !Pool with pergola !Guest house. $2,750,000

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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

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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

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

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

NEAR THE PLAINS - 142 acres. Great location South of The Plains. Mostly wooded with views. $1,400,000

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50 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. $1,350,000

This stately brick colonial with spacious rooms for entertaining was renovated to satisfy today’s less formal lifestyle with kitchen/family room addition opening to lovely gardens and pool. Its 20 acres are two separate 10 acre parcels, one of which is in land use. This offers seclusion but with easy access to I-66. $995,000

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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 BLUEMONT LAND - 5 parcels in Piedmont Hunt Territory ~ Mostly open, rolling and fully fenced land and accessed from 3 roads. 2 homes, one of stone and one of clapboard enhance this beautiful property. Options for purchase include: 20+ acres for $440,000 50+ acres for $588,000, 61+ acres with a stone 2 BR home for $778,000, 71+ acres with a clapboard 3 BR home (2 parcels) $995,000

Close to the charming village of Orlean, Corner Brook Farm offers a lovely 4 bedroom, 4 " bath main residence with garage parking for 5 cars, barns and four board fenced paddocks. This is a well designed 18 acre horse or cattle farm located at the end of a private lane with wonderful trails and ride out. $695,000

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

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Land Trust of Virginia Al Van Hyuck and Steve Price

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Mary Owen Chatfield-Taylor and Constance Chatfield-Taylor

ocal conservationists were recently honored by the Land Trust of Virginia at a “Garden Party to Save Virginia’s Countryside” at Linda and Vas Devan’s Rock Hill Farm—a historic 1797 Quaker-style farmstead near Bloomfield.

The Land Trust of Virginia, a nationally accredited non-profit land trust that protects open space and natural and historic resources in Virginia, honored Edie Smart of Upperville and Peggy Arundel of The Plains as “Conservationists of the Year” for their love of the land,

appreciation of rural heritage and success in preserving hundreds of acres of open space.

Kathy Milam and Barbara Riggs were commemorated as “Landowners of the Year” in recognition of a conservation easement donation on their 52-acre Huntover Farm near Unison. By placing their land in the easement, Ms. Milam and Ms. Riggs ensured that a critical portion of the Nov. 1-3, 1862, Civil War Battlefield of Unison would be preserved in perpetuity.

Pamela and Malcolm Baldwin of WeatherLea farm north

Turner Smith and Christine Perdue Fashion designer Karen Ewbank

Patricia Ewing and Chris Dematatis

A perfect pool-side setting

Turner Smith and LTV Executive Director Don Owen

of Lovettsville were celebrated as “Stewards of the Year” for the careful and environmentally sensitive organization of their historic 28-acre property. The Baldwins sensitively manage their sheep pastures and small vineyard, as well as the property’s historic and farm buildings, and have recently stepped up their “green” living standard by installing a geothermal heating and cooling system using their pond as its heat exchanger. (Photos by Missy Janes)

John Magistro, LTV Accreditation Manager Glennie Forbes, Marilyn Jarvis, and LTV Executive Director Don Owen

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In the Virginia Countryside

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302 acres of paradise, close to town. Perfect mix of flat open land, woodland and Beaverdam Creek frontage as well. West views of the Blue Ridge. Incredible dairy barn ready for stalls, 3 tenant houses, multiple building sites for your dream home. This property is not in Conservation easement. $4,900,000.

Kevin Keane 540-687-2221

Stately, elegant home, formal gardens, views of 3 states from private hilltop. Just outside of Leesburg. Convenient to Dulles Greenway & Dulles Airport. 50 acres, tenant house, pool, pool house. $2,700,000.

Kevin Keane 540-687-2221 Babette Scully 540-687-2220

Atoka Road location! Just south of Middleburg. Style. Elegance.

Apprx 6000 SF, 5BR, 4FP, great room with 11’ ceilings. Extensive stone terraces. Beautiful gardens, pool & cabana. Professionally landscaped. Pond with dock. Barn. All in mint condition. 39.4 ac.

Priced below appraisal. $2,395,000.

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ATOKA CHASE, MIDDLEBURG, VA

Classic stone farm house dating from the early 1800’s located on the Virginia Scenic byway, Snickersville Turnpike, N.E. of Middleburg.

Restored main residence with 3 finished levels, small guest cottage, 2BR house, pool, pond, barns, stable, fields & woods on 48ac (in 2 parcels). Surrounded by farms in scenic easement. Middleburg Hunt! $2,250,000.

Rick Lowe 703-509-3962

Chestnut Oaks, located in Greystone just west of Upperville, VA. Charming custom built brick colonial on 52+ acres, 4 bedrooms, 3.55 baths, lovely pine floors and stately wood moldings. Partially fenced, 3 run-in sheds, lovely landscaped setting, total privacy offering spectacular views. $1,650,000.

Jud & Page Glascock 540-592-3238

Great Middleburg home with 5 bedrooms including 2 master suites, 4.5 baths, large eat in kitchen, family room, rec room, office, terraces and deck. Ten acres of beautiful landscaping and privacy. $990,000.

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Best Middleburg location! First time on market in 18 years, this charming 4BR, 3FBA home on 3.5 acres overlooks spectacular countryside from every vantage point. The partially renovated 2 story homestead (3,000+ SF) features a 2 stall barn, fenced horse pastures and invisible dog fencing surrounding entire property. Walking distance to Goose Creek, and only minutes to Middleburg, The Plains & Upperville. Priced to sell. $589,000.

Jim Thompson 540-687-2224

Charming Williamsburg Colonial in the Village Hamlet of Middleburg.

Walk to shops, restaurants, post office and grocery store. The 2 bedroom 2 1/2 bath home is complete with wood burning fireplace, unique dressing room/office off the upper level MBR and lovely moldings throughout. Detached one care garage w/garden shed/workshop. $575,000.

Carol Fochtman 540-272-4334 Rick Lowe 703-509-3962

Middleburg Office - Unit #4 107 A Federal Court Second Level. Five separate offices + conference, reception area, kitchenette, work area and half bath. Total of 1400+ square feet. High speed internet access available. 3 parking spaces. $425,000.

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Brush Strokes While driving on East Washington Street in Middleburg, you may have noticed artist Nancy Milburn Kleck painting “plein aire” in front of The Shaggy Ram these past few weekends. `Shop owner Joanne Swift has welcomed Kleck to join her group of artists, whose work graces the walls inside.

“I walked into her shop a few months ago and admired her collection of paintings and antiques, and the wall of pictures of animals waiting to be adopted. I was quite moved by this obvious love of animals,” says Kleck, whose portrait of the racing mare Zenyatta sold off the wall in three weeks.

A recent transplant to Bluemont from the Bluegrass of Kentucky, Kleck fell in love with the area after having her work accepted in the Art at the Mill Art show in Millwood a year ago. Growing up New Orleans, Kleck says her paternal grandmother was a very good watercolorist. “I inherited my talent from her.”

A horse lover, she took her horse to college at Louisiana State University where she studied art, animal sciences and the thoroughbreds at The Fairgrounds Race Course. “To this day, 35 years later,” she says, “the equine form still fascinates me.”

Through years of study, observation, practice and a bit of luck, Kleck became the painter she

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always dreamed of as a teenager. While living in Lexington, KY, and working at a weekly horse magazine, her first commission was to paint the great Nashua. Her technique is a natural, classic realism of the horse’s conformation.

“The nature of the horse’s coat and musculature call for an authentic rendering,” Kleck says, adding her focus is getting an accurate read on capturing a familiar expression.

“I was attracted to oil because of its array of colors, blending properties, you can prolong the drying, something especially important when doing large portraits. And the detail: it’s all in the details, the lights and darks. I often hear from clients that the subjects in my portraits ‘look back at me.’

“I’m working on more paintings to hang in The Shaggy Ram and a small show in the future may be in the works,” says Kleck, who will set up her easel in front of the shop on weekends. “I love talking art with people, especially about their horses and dogs: painting is my passion: let’s talk.” ******** Meanwhile on the other end of town on West Washington Street in the courtyard at The Fun Shop, sculptor Jean Clagett of Boyce will be doing demonstrations and exhibitions on the third Saturday of each month this summer. Clagett will have photos of her

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Valdemar, Oil on Linen, Collection of Mrs. Connie Palazzolo, Carmago Hunt by Nancy Kleck recently completed life-sized sculpture of the ington, Del.; Alec and Ghislaine Head, Haras dressage stallion Harmony’s Roussea, which du Quesnay, France; Pat Stoute, Newmarket, will soon be delivered to Chesapeake City. She England; and Magalen Bryant, Locust Hill will be working on some budget-friendly clay Farm here in Middleburg. Her impressive models and be available to answer questions bronzes can be seen in the paddock at Auteuil about her work and discuss potential projects in Paris as well as the Kentucky Horse Park, for private sites. where her life-sized sculpture of Bruce David Clagett’s work is in the collections of son and Eagle Lion greets all who enter.

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McEnearney Associates, Inc. Realtors® Middleburg Office

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7 W. Washington Street • PO Box 1171 • Middleburg, VA 20118 $549,000

1 Mile West of Middleburg

From a commanding site, this 2001 constructed stone house awaits you.

With its grand style, and columned front porch, it borrows from old, embraces new. 3+ bedrooms; main level master; sunroom; 10-ft ceilings; 3,000 SF unfinished basement; detached stone garage; 7+ acres.

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the barbour house c. 1910

Located on a lovely corner 1.25-acre lot in the sought-after Historic district is this gracious, unspoiled, Colonial Revival home with all the modern conveniences. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, huge gourmet kitchen, porches, gardens galore, carriage house, lower level suite.

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Spectacular setting! Stone farm house (1700s) with six fireplaces, beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, updated baths, country kitchen with granite. Pond, 11 acres, outbuildings, and fences.

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Just two years old and shows like a model home in pristine condition.

Spacious floor plan with upgrades galore bright and open. Fantastic location in Kincaid Forest close to commuter routes, shopping, restaurants.

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Major reduction!!

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Located near the W&OD Bike Trail and contiguous to Shenstone Farm subdivision. Offered separately or as a package for $710,000. Lot 1 (4.65 ac) $252,000; Lot 2 (3.92 ac) $235,000; Lot 3 (4.49 ac) $243,000

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resort-style setting

Fabulous price for gorgeous home in Belmont Country Club sited on the 18th fairway! Dramatic and open, sun-filled floorplan. Two-story foyer and family room with floor-to-ceiling fireplace.

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LOUDOUN COUNTY RESIDENTS MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE

Household Hazardous Waste Collections in 2012 We accept the following (Call about other items) • Bleach • Mercury • Brake Fluid • Paint • Deck Cleaner • Paint Thinners • Fluorescent Bulbs • Pesticides/Insect Sprays • Fuels • Pool Chemicals • Gas/Oil Mixtures • Solvents • Herbicides & Insecticides • Stains/Varnish • Hobby Chemicals • Thermostats/Thermometers • Household Cleaners • Household Batteries • Lighter Fuel • Sealants

ALL EVENTS ON SATURDAY FROM 8:30AM TO 2:30PM (For Loudoun County Residents Only)

June 16 • Freedom High School 25450 Riding Center Drive, South Riding

July 21 • Stone Bridge High School 43100 Hay Road, Ashburn

Sept 15 • Harmony Middle School 38174 West Colonial Highway, Hamilton

We will NOT ACCEPT Motor Oil • Antifreeze Automobile Batteries Propane Tanks Lead-Acid/Automobile Batteries • Electronics at these collection events.

Please call for other disposal options!

For more information call the Department of Construction and Waste Management: 703.777.0187 or visit our webpage at www.loudoun.gov/hhw

Don’t let the droopy look fool you. These ungainly appearing canines are able to sniff out preplanted items in a very efficient manner.

Once a year, the Virginia Bloodhound Search and Rescue holds a seminar for one week in Middleburg.

Seven instructors coached law enforcement officers and search and rescue experts from as far away as Germany and Brazil to hone their skills for lost and missing people as well as criminals on the run. It should be noted this is a highly specialized field and does not

include cadavers.

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Meadowkirk Inn & Retreat

Wood Hill

Reliance Road

Middleburg, Virginia • $16,000,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $3,300,000

Middletown, Virginia • $2,875,000

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

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French Provencal • 158.84 acres • 5-6 Bedrooms • 5 1/2 Baths • 3 Fireplaces • Gourmet Kitchen • Exotic hardwood floors • Terraced gardens • Koi pond • Frontage on Crooked Run • Also available on 42.42 acres for $1,750,000 Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

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Free standing commercial building on large lot • Stone and shake office building • Oversized stone garage • Large administrative area, reception, conference room, three private offices Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

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

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There were several dozen old bags at a luncheon at the Middleburg Community Center recently. They came in all sizes and shapes. It was all about designer handbags… gently used and all listed in a silent auction to

June 2012 Middleburg Life benefit the community center.

Middleburg Life has learned that Middleburg Academy graduating senior Tav Hafner has been named a U.S. Lacrosse Academic AllAmerican.

Tav, an Edinburg resident, is heading to Haverford College in the fall.

In his senior year, he completed a slate of advanced Tav Hafner placement and dual-enrollment courses, and was named one of a very few “Distinguished Scholars” with grades 95 or higher on the Academic Honor Roll. And oh, did we mention that he com-

lage in what was the project of two Primitive Baptist Churches. Their eclectic collection of American and European pieces also includes

Lois Kerchner of Ashby House Antiques in Upperville

painted pieces, the best of the 30’s and 40’s accessories, porcelains and chalkware.

We have several items from over in The Plains … First, this year marked the 65th spring regional art show at Grace Church.

Formerly known as the Neighborhood Art Show, it is now known as the Piedmont Art Show with over 250 original works in all media by 139 area artists.

Award winners were selected by judges William Woodward and Robin Hill. The

Best in Show went to Ginny Reardon for her “Round Bale.” First place awards went to: Karen Brooke (“Old Tractor”); Deron DeCesare (“Spring”); Lynne Donovan (”Impressionist Still Life”); Jessica Havard (“Little Brother Charlie”); Astrid Kosko (“Star Gazer”); Lynnette M. Nicholas (“Hello Grandmother Old Rag Mnt.”); Gomer Pyles (“Pomato Point Sunset”); Diana Bunting (“Sachuest Point”) and David Williams (“Warm Light.”).

The show’s honorary chairmen were Georgia Herbert and Kim Nash. Dana Scott

Josh Muss, Erica Joy Oliverio and Gary Genther at the Diana Muss photo exhibit at Wakefield School.

Westring served as artistic director. A total of $14,000 was raised for outreach ministries.

At Wakefield School in The Plains, an exhibition of the late Diana Muss’s striking black and white photos was on display at the library. An enthusiastic photographer, she enjoyed working in the darkroom and was a student of print making. Her husband, Josh Muss, and son, David, class of 2009, were on hand for a reception.

In the mid-1980s Diana saw a Dan Rather television report on the Afghan Freedom Fighters defense of their country against

At the Community Center luncheonJuanita Canard, Sally Fletcher, Virginia Jenkins, Bundles Murdock, Robin Cavanagh and Joanne Cole

pleted more than 100 hours of community service this year while also serving as co-captain of the lacrosse team?

And speaking of lacrosse … Carter Ware, 17, of Middleburg, a center midfielder and rising senior, helped lead Foxcroft School to the semifinals of the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Division II lacrosse championship this spring and has been named to the All-State Team.

In Upperville, Lois Kerchner and Michele Ballarin have opened Ashby House Antiques in a charming bright and beautiful re-purposed circa 1826 building on the west end of the vil-

The Piedmont Art Show

Photo by Dana Westring, courtesy of Grace Church

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Middleburg Life June 2012 beech tree to the memory of long time club member Florence “Flo” Adams.

The new Windy Hill affordable housing project in The Plains is now official. On land made available by Mark Ohrstrom and the

At the Flo Adams memorial tree planting family members Celeste Wheelright, Celeste Adams, Jay Adams and Catherine Adams.

Photo by Enid Adams

the Russians. Moved by their cause, Diana and her friends raised private money to provide humanitarian aid to the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. She made two trips to Peshawar, Pakistan to deliver the aid and some of the photos she took while there were on display.

Also over in The Plains…members of the Piedmont Garden Club gathered at Fairfield to dedicate their gift of a recently planted

Karen Monroe’s winning photo for Covertside.

All were “Certified Green Buildings” with geo-thermal heating and cooling tested and certified by EarthCraft of Virginia.

“From today on, project manager Lica At the Windy Hill ribbon cutting in The Gochenour, it’s all yours,” said Kim Hart, Plains Joe Boling president of the foun- president of Windy Hill Development. The dation and Fauquier County Supervisor dedication was for the first 12 units on Fauquier Avenue. An additional four units Peter Schwartz. (including two fully accessible ADA units) Ohrstrom family along with Andrea Currier will open on Lee Street in July. Windy Hill and her family … 12 units were unveiled. is also remodeling the old rectory for Grace

Photo by Middleburg Photo

Episcopal Church into two additional units, which will open in September. When all 18 units are complete, Windy Hill will house about 17 percent of The Plains.

“As we do in Middleburg, Windy Hill gives priority on the waiting list to anyone who lives or works in Fauquier County within ten miles of The Plains,” Hart adds.

Over at Oatlands, the circa 1804 estate

CONGRATULATIONS

MIDDLEBURG ACADEMY CLASS OF 2012 YOU DID IT! COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES American University Belmont University Berklee College of Music Boston University Bridgewater College (4) Campbell University Carnegie Mellon University Catholic University of America Chesapeake College Christopher Newport U. (6) College of William & Mary Dartmouth College Ferrum College (2) Florida Institute of Technology Frostburg University George Mason University (7) Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology

Gettysburg College Goucher College Hampden-Sydney College Haverford College Hope College Indiana University James Madison University (5) Johns Hopkins University Liberty University Longwood University (3) Lynchburg College (2) Mary Baldwin College Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount University McDaniel College (2) Miami University of Ohio Mount Aloysius College Mount St. Mary's University

NC State University Ohio University Old Dominion University Penn State University Purdue University Queens University of Charlotte Quinnipiac University Radford University (5) Randolph-Macon College Roanoke College (4) Saint Vincent College Shenandoah University (3) Shepherd University Stevenson University Southern Methodist University Syracuse University (3) Texas Christian University (2) Tulane University

University of California Berkeley (2) University of California Los Angeles University of California San Diego University of Illinois University of Mary Washington (7) University of Michigan UNC Wilmington (3) University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond (2) University of San Diego University of Vermont (2) University of Virginia (3) Virginia Commonwealth U. (8) Virginia Tech (6) Virginia Wesleyan College (4) Washington and Lee University West Virginia University

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SUMMER RENTAL

LOCATION: Silver Gate, Montana, ½ mile from Yellowstone Nat’l Park NE Gate Best fishing in the Park for Native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. Slough Creek, Lamar River, Soda Butte Ck, Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone (east of Park) DETAILS: Sleeps 5 or a family of 6, Two Lg. bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, laundry, Great Room with fireplace, lg. dining table, Jen Air Kitchen, Deck w grill Completely furnished down to the wine glasses, beds ready, CLEAN

Over at Oatlands, the circa 1804 estate built

by George Carter near Leesburg, folks will celebrate the 201st birthday of the greenhouse on Wednesday, June 20 from 5-8 p.m. The structure is noted as “the second oldest extant greenhouse in the United States, and the oldest in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”

Back in Middleburg … in the “you never know who you will spot at the Middleburg Farmer’s Market” department… British news presenter Katty Kay, based at the Washington bureau of BBC News, was out bright and early one Saturday morning perusing the produce almost unnoticed.

The Middleburg Library enjoyed a successful book sale in early June. Just ask Mike Morency and Marc Leepson, who helped man the sales tent.

Karen Monroe of Middleburg Photo, whose work has graced the pages of Middleburg Life, was honored recently after winning a photo contest with Covertside magazine. The image, “Handy Hunter,” is of Josh Warren leading Barry Magner’s horse over a coop during

the Thanksgiving Meet for Middleburg Hunt.

Middleburg was well represented at the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame Awards held during the Devon Horse Chief A.J. Panebianco Show at the everso-swish Merion Cricket Club. Betsee Parker’s horses from “Team Huntland”—Cold Harbor and Way Cool—were honored.

And where else but in Middleburg would new Police Chief A.J. Panebianco stop up to our office for an introduction and end up helping to fix a leaking faucet…well… it was actually the toilet but we didn’t think that would be polite.

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Jackie Onassis and Jimmy Young

The family of Alice and Angus Thuermer expresses its deepest appreciation to the Middleburg community and Emmanuel Episcopal church for the care, compassion and understanding shown during the last years of Angus and Alice's lives.

Tina, Angus Jr., Kitty and Lexey

Photo by Douglas Lees

The late (8/27/41-5/25/12) James Langley “Jimmy” Young’s column “His Master’s Voice,” a collection of musings written by the fictious Thady Sponge of life in the fox hunting field, graced the pages of Middleburg Life for many years.

He authored the book “Field of Horses: The World of Marshall P. Hawkins,” an appreciation of the noted sporting photographer. The forward of his tome was written by his good friend Jacqueline Kennedy, with whom he also rode in a number of pair races.

A Renaissance man, scholar, teacher, school headmaster, for 26 years he was a master of the Orange County Hunt, a role in which he reveled with a vanity plate of MFH-OCH which changed when he retired. He was maddeningly accurate off the tee and a wizard around the green and relished weekly golf outings with friends.

He first got on a pony at the age of six while growing up at Denton Farm on Young Road in The Plains. His father Robert B. Young, also a master of Orange County Hunt, frequently accompanied Jimmy and his brother Robert Macdonald Young across country.

Later Jimmy and his wife Sally enjoyed many years out fox chasing.

“We had a wonderful go,” she said.

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Annie Yeager – ‘Chasing Dreams

By Lauren R. Giannini For Middleburg Life Annie Yeager, the new kid on the steeplechasing block, enjoyed a great debut on the 2012 Virginia Point-to-point Association circuit.

Yeager made 19 starts, with six wins, one second and four thirds. At the season-end awards party at Great Meadow the end of May, her prizes included winning the Pageland Amateur/Novice Hurdle series on Mischief, owned by her father, Steve Yeager, and the Lost Acres Farm Leading Novice Rider Over Fences.

She also accepted Mischief’s Horse of the Year award.

Not bad for a 19-year-old who got hooked on eventing while riding in pony club.

“I was 10 or 11, and I’d ridden a little before joining Croixside Pony Club,” Yeager recalls. “Mom called the district commissioner who said ‘you don’t need anything—no pony, no truck and trailer.’ My parents weren’t horsey originally, but that was the beginning of it all. I rode what people had at the barn. I had a very naughty gray Connemara pony called Ricky that taught me a great deal about the sport of eventing and about staying on.”

Her love of horses took her to England at age 15 as a summer working student. Yeager returned home to Minnesota, totally enthusias-

Annie Yeager

tic about eventing. The following summer, she came to Virginia under the tutelage of Olympic medalists Karen and David O’Connor. It proved to be a pivotal experience.

“I transferred to Foxcroft for my senior year of high school in the fall of 2010,” Yeager says, “They hadn’t let any seniors in for 20 years

Annie Yeager and Mischief finished third in the $25,000 Washington Fine Properties Cup at the Virginia Gold Cup races in May. Photo by Lauren Giannini – I was lucky, and it was one of the best years of Cup and a few of the other big timber races on Yeager looked up some cousins in Ireland. my life. At Foxcroft I became best friends with the circuit.”

“I showed up at the door and I told Clancey Yovanovich [daughter of steeplechase Needless to say, her parents, Mary and these second cousins, Mattie and Chrissy, ‘Hi, trainer Don Yovanovich]. I kept asking her Steve Yeager, are still reeling from the surprise. I’m your relative from America,” Mrs. Yeager over that fall and winter if she thought her Especially after Yeager ended up in the hospital recalls. She ended up staying with her Irish dad would let me come work for him after we with a fractured collarbone following a fall relatives who had a pony. graduated in the spring, so she finally gave me during a hurdle race at the Old Dominion “When they asked if I knew how to ride, his phone number and it just sort of went on Point-to-point in April. When we spoke with I said ‘yes.’ I fell off that pony more than I Yeager after the “surgical procedure” the bone stayed on, but I loved it. My husband did some from there.”

Getting the job galloping with Yovanovich somehow had poked through the skin and she research when I was 38 and bought me four proved a spirit-boosting antidote. Her horse was concerned about finishing out the competi- dressage lessons. I thought, ‘I could die doing would recover, and she soon acquired a promis- tion for the racing season at the Potomac Hunt this.’ But that was it, I love to ride. When ing young event prospect. Racing, however, Races in Maryland.

Annie was old enough, she started coming to Yeager was released from the hospital the barn with me and she’s the one who found filled a void and ignited a passion.

“I really like the timber races. With my just in time to compete on two mounts at the out about pony club.” Some might say that eventing background I feel more at home Potomac races. But, she parted company from Yeager’s passion for horses is destiny, but the in a timber race than riding over national Mischief in the open hurdle and finished third bottom line here is genetic. It’s clearly in her fences [hurdles],” Yeager admits. “The dis- out of 10 starters on Cat Walkin for owner/ blood.

As for the future? “I’m staying in Middletances are longer and the courses more varied trainer Yovanovich in the open timber. which makes for a more interesting race. The In terms of how she got hooked on horses, burg and probably for the better part of my equivalent to Rolex Kentucky in eventing is the Yeager can thank her mother who read every life because I like the town so much. As for Maryland Hunt Cup in timber racing, both of girl’s horse book growing up and, in her last college, I’m looking at taking some classes which I would love to ride in some day, but I two years of high school, worked to earn the at George Mason in the fall. But, I’m really still have a lot to learn before I reach that point. money to pay for a trip to Ireland. In the course enjoying the horses right now.”

I’d also really like to ride in the Virginia Gold of gadding about all over the countryside, Mrs.

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Horsing Around

By Lauren R. Giannini For Middleburg Life Welcome to summer: this year’s solstice takes place on June 20, the day when the sun is farthest north. Many have been busy with horses and hounds, the part of the rural lifestyle we all embrace.

Racing

At the 87th anniversary of the Virginia Gold Cup races on the first Saturday in May at Great Meadow, racing fans saw Joseph Delozier III trained Lake Placid, piloted by Ross Geraghty, win for owner Irv Naylor in the $25,000 Washington Fine Properties/Armfield, Miller & Ripley in the Starter Allowance Hurdle. Joey Elliott rode Incomplete, owned by Robert Kinsley and trained

by Ann Stewart, to victory in the $75,000 Virginia Gold Cup. Exciting racing news of the day was Angel, a Jack Russell owned by Carole Stadfield, winner of the Gold Cup Terrier races, sponsored by the Virginia Lottery

Young Enthusiasts

Congratulations to Old Dominion Hounds, the only Virginia hunt to make the top six, for a third-place finish at the sixth edition of the Live Oak Hounds United States Pony Club Foxhunting Challenge Award.

A total of $10,000 was distributed among the top six Pony Clubs who regularly take the greatest number of active USPC members out hunting. The Foxhunting Challenge encourages pony club members to try foxhunting and rewards pony clubbers, who hunt on a regular basis, for acting as mentors to the less-experienced.

The competitive field of 127 pony club members logged more than 1,000 days in the field enjoying the thrill of the chase.

Hounds Galore

The 65th annual Virginia Hound Show at Morven Park hosted 800 hounds from 41 hunts at the end of May. Part of the weekend included the very popular Horn Blowing

contest won by Martyn Blackmore, huntsman for Loudoun West, who said that this is the first time in eight years that he won.

About his line of work, Blackmore said: “Being a huntsman is not a job – it’s a way of life.”

Junior Handlers

The two Junior Handlers classes (each with more than 30 entries) took place in the Penn-Marydel ring. The two judges Kay Blassic, ex-MFH Casanova Hunt, and Kathleen O’Keefe, an avid foxhunter with Casanova, admitted that they were hard put to fulfill their duties because the competition was that good.

“Locals” dominated in both age brackets, taking eight out of the top ten ribbons.

Piedmont Foxhounds’ Allie MacManamy, 10, showing “Piedmont,” won the 10 and under class. Allie placed third in this class last year, so you know she put in some time practicing. Piedmont’s Amelia Gray Allen pinned second, Loudoun West’s Heather Feconda was third, with Huntley Dillon earning fourth for Piedmont.

In the competition for ages 11 and

over, Warrenton Hunt’s Rachel Paradise, 12, showed “Othel” to first place. Loudoun West’s Ellie Gable took home fifth place.

Polo

Enthusiasts of this ancient game kicked off Twilight Polo at Great Meadow with more than 2,000 spectators. The event included a half time fashion show, with designs from Jordache, recently licensed by the U.S. Polo Association for official attire, and Middleburg’s own Wendy Pepper. Local fashionistas who modeled included artist Mikel Diaz; Manuel Simpson, creative director for Lou Lou’s and Crème de la Crème; Charlie Carroll, owner of the Fox’s Den, and hunter and jumper rider Rusty Schifflett.

Mark your calendars for June 16. That’s when guests will gather at Great Meadow’s grass field for the sixth annual Van Metre Polo Cup to benefit Capitol Caring. The international line-up of players includes celebrities John Walsh from America’s Most Wanted, Nacho Figueras from Black Watch/ Ralph Lauren Polo, and Salvatore Ferragamo, grandson of the world famous Italian designer

Washington Fine Properties Dana Landry, Marc Schappell, Thomas Anderson, William Moody, jockey Ross Geraghty, trainer Joseph W. Delozier III at Great Meadow.

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More than $13 million has been raised for The Adler Center for Caring, an in-patient center comprising state of the art design with 50,000 square feet and 21 beds to provide compassionate hospice care and palliative needs in Loudoun County. The Adler Center for Caring is slated to be completed on the Van Metre Campus by summer, 2013.

Virginia International Polo Club launched its summer season at historic Llangollen by adding a special incentive for people participating in the 63rd annual Hunt Country Stable Tour. In addition to opening the stables both days, Maureen Brennan and German Noguera organized a charity polo match.

They also recently hosted their season opening barbecue, sponsored

by Guapo’s Restaurant at the Quincho Pavilion, by the Llangollen barn. Guests included team members, polo students, family and friends.

Okay, that’s all for now. Happy trails and have fun “Horsing Around!”

Above,Junior Handler 10 & Under winner Allie McManamy, Piedmont Foxhounds & “Piedmont”, rides with Nancy Dillon.At leftJunior Handler 11 & Up winner Rachel Paradise, Warrenton Hunt & her grandfather, legendary huntsman, Melvin Poe. Photos by Lauren R Giannini

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Upperville- Spectacular custom built home on 50 acres with gorgeous mountain views. Home has a European Country feel with traditional VA architectual details. Open floor plan includes first Floor Master Bedroom suite, Den, Living room, Chef ’s Kitchen, Sunroom, 3 Fireplaces, 3 bedrooms on 2nd level, full walk-out basement designed for Rec Room, bedroom & more. Heated pool, lovely terraces and enclosed courtyard. Two-car garage with one bedroom apartment above. $2,995,000

Elegant, recently built custom stone and stucco home on 12+ acres close to Zulla Road. Grand rooms with exquisite details, reclaimed heart pine floors, antique chandeliers, high ceilings, beautiful moulding, four marble and stone fireplaces.Large screened porch opening to covered stone terrace. Four bedrooms, four full and 2 half baths with master bedroom on main level. The grounds are lovely with perennial gardens, pool, pond, stone walls, board fencing and 2 car garage. $2,250,000

Paris/Upperville sCirca 1770, Lovely Stone and Stucco Farmhouse sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains s20+ acres surrounded by Protected Lands sIncredible Views sMeticulous exterior renovations include newly Re-Pointed Stonework, Metal Roof, 2 Large Additions, Covered Porch, Basement, Buried Electric, Well and Septic sFully Fenced, Mature Trees, Stone Walls, and Boxwoods sReady for all your interior finishes. $1,950,000

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Incredible setting for this charming c.1909 stucco farm house privately located on 37+ acres surrounded by Goose Creek s 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 baths with full basement and walk-up attic. Includes 1800’s stone & frame grist mill s 5 Stall Barn sFenced paddocks s Two large spring fed ponds s Over 500+ acres of protected neighboring farm land. One of a kind location in the Piedmont Hunt territory. Priced well below appraised value. $1,395,000

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Custom Southern Living Home with grand front porch.

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