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Battling Lyme With Purpose Art & Horse Therapy Helps Teen BY LAUREN R. GIANNINI For Middleburg Life Shea O’Brien was 10, three and a half years ago, when her life came to a screeching halt after a tick buried itself in the back of her head. The O’Briens live on a farm, so they were accustomed to checking for ticks. After a vigilant week, there was no rash, no warning signs, but in September Shea started going downhill. What happened to her should raise everyone’s alarms. “Shea went back into swimming that September, but she couldn’t do it—she was always exhausted. So she stopped swimming and started going to doctors, but she wasn’t diagnosed with Lyme disease until June, nearly 11 months after the tick bite,” recalls Carla O’Brien, Shea’s mother. “We went to a pediatrician, then we went to a gastric specialist, then to an infectious diseases doctor. Then we tried all sorts of specialists who would check their particular thing and say, ‘no, the tests are negative, go to that specialist.’ Each time we would go through the blood tests and wait weeks for the results, but they all came back negative.” By May, Shea could hardly get out of bed. The traditional blood test indicated that she was negative for Lyme disease. But a call about a free lease on a horse put the O’Briens in touch with a woman who was good friends

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with Dr. Sarah Fletcher of Sterling, a horsewoman who grew up riding endurance. Best of all, she specialized as a Lyme disease doctor. She uses a specialized test that looks for the Lyme bug, not the antibody. The result came back very positive. For the next year and a half, Shea went on a course of antibiotics prescribed by Dr. Fletcher. After six months, she started feeling a bit better, but it’s all ups and downs. Her sports career—swimming and travel basketball—is non-existent. She’s better, but must cope with the ravages of Lyme disease on her brain, heart and joints. Shea had been a great student, smart, sharp and quick-witted. Now she copes with attention disorders, low blood pressure, and exhaustion, to name just a few of her health challenges. Riding and art—“I’ve been doodling forever”—help to reduce the negative emotions that sometimes threaten to overwhelm her. “It’s been frustrating,” Shea admitted. “I couldn’t do anything like I used to be able to do.” The O’Briens had been involved from the beginning with A Place To Be in Middleburg. The entire staff got involved. Kim Tapper invited Shea to join the girls’ teen group on Sundays. Tom Sweitzer, creative director and dedicated supporter of the arts as therapy and self-expression, suggested that A Place To Be host the first-ever exhibit of Shea’s paintings. The event also featured a young poet named James Small. The heartwarming crowd gathered at the Middleburg haven on April 1 bought six of the young artist’s original works. “Shea’s art would not be where it is today if she were still playing travel basketball,” Carla said. “She won an art scholarship for summer study in Italy while she was sick before she got diagnosed, thanks to Mr. Alex Talbot Rice. He’s a renowned portrait painter of such greats as the current Queen of England and Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister. The Lyme disease really made her focus on her art and her riding.” Although one more hunter pace, Fairfax on April 30th, remained on the Virginia Point-to-point series, Shea aboard Caya and her partner, Alex James and Peter Loon, representing Warrenton Hunt, commanded such a definitive lead in the Junior Optimum Time (over fences) that no one could possibly catch them. After not winning at all last season, Shea and Alex proved themselves the decisive champions in 2011. “I was always a rider but I was a little Continued On Next Page

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twice a week, as well as complying with nutritional guidelines and other treatments prescribed by Dr. Fletcher. Her creative outlets of art and riding, which draw on the right side of the brain, provide therapy on multiple levels: mind, body and spirit. “I used to think that I wasn’t even sick, because it was so constant that I never felt good—headaches were normal, but I’ve gotten to the point where I have good days and I have bad days,” said Shea. “It’s progressing up and down. I’m pretty hopeful that I’ll be OK someday. The art scholarship has really brightened things up a lot. I go next year in the summer to Florence, Italy. In 2013 I go to St. Petersburg, Russia.” Shea rides with Lacy Warner at Over The Grass Farm in The Plains. Her partner in the hunter paces is a big draft cross named Caya. What started out as a lease turned into ownership. “We trained her up—Caya gave me a purpose,” Shea said. “Before that horse, I don’t think I had a purpose. I was kind of just there. Caya has helped me out, because she doesn’t know I’m sick and she gives me a break from everyone saying I’m sick. It gets frustrating sometimes, hearing everyone talk about me that way. I don’t really have another choice. I can’t just stay in my room and do nothing. I have to get up and deal with it. Caya helped me—she is so self-centered, it was really funny. She could be ugly. She keeps me busy. That horse gave me a reason to get out of bed.”

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Middleburg Partnership LaunchesVeterans’ Support Charity BY MARGARET MORTON Staff Writer Karen Jeffries is a retired naval officer. Robin Cavanagh is the owner of Duchessa, an upscale women’s clothing store in Middleburg. At first thought, one might not think these two women have much in common. But they do, and the bond is the veterans’ community of this country. Jeffries is a disabled veteran who retired in 2001 after 24 years’ service in the Navy. She also is the founder and executive directive of Veterans Moving Forward, a canine therapy organization that provides help to veterans with severe disabilities, either emotional or physical. She had served overseas and at the Pentagon, having risen from an enlisted administrative clerk to a commissioned naval officer and, later, becoming a public affairs officer. She retired with the rank of commander. Just living on her disability check was not enough. After 10 years of doing different jobs in business and consulting, she realized she wanted to do more to help others. From personal experience raising a service dog for another organization, she watched “the magic of what a service dog can do for people.” Since she was knowledgeable about business, and understood the military culture, ethics and values. “I felt I would have good access and could reach out” to veterans suffer-

ing from psychological traumas or recovering from serious and life-changing physical injuries, Jeffries said during a recent interview. The result was Veterans Moving Forward. The organization focuses on veterans’ care and is run by veterans. VMF provides trained and certified dogs for patients in and after hospital as part of their therapy. The care may either be through short-time visits after, say, surgery to help a veteran who may be depressed and taking stock of the new life ahead and to provide comfort to a patient’s family. Or, it can be longer-term therapy, during which a trained dog is provided to a veteran full-time for a period that could last up to seven years. Cavanagh is a successful businesswoman in Middleburg who grew up in a suburb of northern Chicago, IL, having being taught by her mother from the age of three to “go up to veterans and say, ‘thank you for your service.’” Cavanagh, now 46, distinctly remembers seeing personnel at the nearby naval base being “so poorly treated.” She also recalls that when she was 12 her aunt married a Marine. The day after the wedding, he went off on a tour of duty, “and we never saw him again.” “I’ve been witness to many wars, and my thoughts are always with the ones who come home so physically disabled,” Cavanagh said. She’s given to various veterans’ organizations, but it was a chance meeting with Jeffries in

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Right: Vietnam era veteran greeting assistance dog in training (ADIT) Josh Veterans Day 2010 on the National Mall near the Vietnam Memorial.   Photo courtesy of R. Larson. Middleburg that led to her holding a benefit fundraiser April 21 that raised $6,000 for Veterans Moving Forward. “We had between 80 and 100 people, and in three hours we raised that money,” Cavanagh said. Raising funds for veterans is not a new venture for her. In August, she has a day when all the clothes that are left over from two clearance collections are given away. Last year, she gave $70,000 worth of high-end women’s clothing to veterans at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and Walter Reed Hospital. “The veterans come in and pick up the clothing for their wives or mothers, luxury items they couldn’t afford normally,” Cavanagh said. In July, she gives a percentage of sales to Disabled American Veterans. At Christmas, she lets customers pick a charity. Last December, “we contributed to more than 17 charities,” Cavanagh said, noting raising funds for veterans is both “rewarding and a lot of fun.” For Jeffries, that $6,000 will go a long way—buying more dogs to augment the 10 dogs and three puppies she currently has, paying veterinary bills, providing training and assessments, etc. It takes the better part of two years to fully train a dog—and that dog has to be able to respond to a number of conditions relating to its veteran. The canine therapy can achieve results a human therapist can’t. For example, Jeffries said, “so Sgt. Jones can walk again, he might be more motivated to go 50 feet with a dog beside him than a person, who could get frustrated because he’s not going fast. With a dog, he walks two steps and he stops. The dog stops also, it doesn’t care.” Similarly, when you’re trying to get Sgt.

Jones to raise his arm 50 times to increase the mobility of the damaged arm it’s easier and more fun for the veteran to raise his arm to throw a ball for the dog than to simply try to obey an order to ‘raise your arm 50 times.’ As a veteran progresses in his or her therapy, a fulltime service dog may no longer be needed, and can be replaced with a successor dog. All the dogs are trained to a basic level, then taken to a new, and highly individualized, level of training, according to the need of the individual veteran. The assistance needed for a veteran suffering from psychological trauma is different from a veteran who has suffered physical injuries. The former doesn’t need the level of training for the latter where an older dog may be needed who’s trained to take shoes out of drawers, fetch clothes, open and close doors, tug open a cabinet, pick up keys, pen, credit card, etc. For someone suffering from a panic attack, a dog might be trained to nuzzle them, put their nose in the veteran’s hand, put their face in the man’s, grab a hand, get them out of bed and get them out of the room and condition in which they’re having the attack. Or, in the case of a nightmare, “they may learn how to turn the light on,” Jeffries said. And the dog needs to know instinctively when a panic attack is about to come over a veteran. “We don’t know what triggers it, but the dog has to sense what’s going on and knows what to do. He has to take action, get him out of that environment, or get his attention,” Jeffries said. Jeffries recalled the case of a medical corpsman, a Marine, who had post traumatic distress disorders and was taking $7,000 worth of medications per month as well as suffering five to six nightmares in a month. Almost a

Middleburg Life May 2011 year later, after receiving canine therapy, he’s only had five or six nightmares in a year and takes only one medication periodically. “He’s now working for us part time. He graduates in May and will be working with us full time in June, working on outreach to other veterans,” Jeffries said. But the story that hits home the most for her is of a young man who was at the naval hospital, where Jeffries had taken one of her dogs a couple of times a month. His mother came out of his room, and asked her to bring the dog into her son’s room. VMF always works in consultation with a veteran’s health care professional so Jeffries said, ‘Yes, if the doctor approves.’ The mother told Jeffries her son had been in the hospital for 75 days, and had not spoken. “He was a triple amputee, with just part of a fourth limb remaining. He had had many, many surgeries, followed by infections and was very depressed.” But he used to have a dog. “We brought our dog in, gave him the command, ‘visit,’ and we allowed the dog to jump up on the bed and snuggle with the son. With his one limb left, he reached out, patted the dog’s head and said the dog’s name.” That result, understandably, had everyone in the room awash. “I was sobbing, everyone was sobbing—his mom and dad, the doctor and the nurse.” “We might never see him again, but we gave him, the parents and the doctors hope. The dog was able to reach him.” It’s important to Jeffries that “we name the dogs after fallen veterans.” In addition to raising funds to continue and broaden the mission, most of it is awareness, she said. “Everyone understands guide dogs and seeing eye dogs. They don’t understand helping a disability that’s not visible,” she said, noting a common reaction is “how come you need a service dog, you’re not blind.” Post traumatic stress disorders for veterans run “10 to 1 higher than amputees, some 44,000 contrasting with psych. and traumatic brain injuries of 700,000 military personnel diagnosed in December 2010,” she said. Jeffries’ goal is to help all veterans, of all generations and of all disabilities, physical and invisible, and not just those incurred in battle.

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“I thoroughly enjoyed presenting part of my husband’s toy collection at the National Sporting Library,” Spilhaus said. “I was very pleased with the feedback from the audience and their questions.” She recalled an incident that took place in the early 1980s when they brought a large toy through customs. It was a five-foot wooden boat, complete with superstructure and two brass steam engines, which actually worked to power the boat when children played with it on a pond. “We found toys all over Europe, and that time we were in England and Athel paid 350 pounds for this boat and they wanted 750 pounds to ship it back to the U.S.,” she said. “Well, we wrapped it in newspaper and bubble wrap and PanAm charged us 39 pounds for excess baggage. We put it in a wheelchair after we got off the plane and took it to customs.” The official recognized the couple from other toy-buying trips. When he asked what

was in the wheelchair, Dr. Spilhaus quipped, “It’s uncle—he died and we’re bringing him home.” This led to a bit of a flap that backed up customs for a half hour. Finally, Mrs. Spilhaus pulled the superstructure with its turrets and flags out of her carry-on bag and showed how it fit perfectly. “We could never bring that boat back like that nowadays,” she noted. “The chief of customs finally said, ‘get them out of here!’ We still have the boat. It’s gorgeous.” “Horses at Work and Play” was curated in-house by Lisa Campbell and Maureen Gustafson. Campbell has been the librarian at NSL for seven years, which followed six as publications director. She worked in the basement at Vine Hill in conjunction with the late Peter Winants after he retired as publisher of the Chronicle of the Horse and leaped right back into the directorial saddle, so to speak, at NSL. “My favorite part of ‘Horses at Work and Play’ is the Henri Delattre painting, Carriage Horse with a Docked Tail, painted in 1854,” said Campbell.” This beautiful painting exemplifies so many aspects of what our Library represents—literature, art, and research. We have in the archives Alexander Mackay-Smith’s research papers and his unpublished manuscript on Delattre. Mackay-Smith, one of our co-founders, was an unparalleled 20th-century scholar in equestrian and field sports. The Carriage Horse came to us from the estate of Henry Rathbun, one of our long-time Chairman’s Council members.” Gustafson is NSLM’s director of Communications and Education, as well as an independent curator and former college art gallery director. She served as the exhibit’s installation designer and spoke about several paintings and the books that provided insight into each of the artists: Edward Troye, Franklin Voss and Louis Maurer. She also had the pleasure of choosing the Spilhaus toys included in the exhibit. “I enjoy the variety of elements in the exhibit—toys, paintings, and books,” said Gustafson. “I love the opportunity to identify and work with the relationships between them.” NSLM offers a first-rate art collection of its own: pieces by Lionel Edwards, Munnings, Michael Lyne, and Franklin Voss. You’ll find a small Haseltine bronze of a Thoroughbred, and the late Paul Mellon’s weathervanes. Bookworms will find themselves in literary heaven with a treasure trove of rare books and periodicals that cover the gamut from hunting, fishing, angling, hounds, horses, polo, and horsemanship to sporting literature and art. There are even audio and video resources about foxhunting. For more information: http://snl.org

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MARY ANN MCGOWAN (540) 687-5523

MIDDLEBURG ESTATE

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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

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. $7,995,000

Extraordinary equestrian estate approximately 133 acres Contemporary residence and extensive dependencies Park-like 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 $5,300,000 Huge Equipment building and Workshop.

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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 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

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. $2,475,000

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

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10 beautifully landscaped private acres in prestigious "Atoka Chase" Completely remodeled, expanded and exquisitely decorated Features a New Kitchen and Baths, New Siding, New Roof, All New Utilities, New Decks and Porches, Terraces and Brilliant Perennial Gardens Gated Entrance and Board Fenced Paddocks, plus a Run-In Shed for the equestrian, with trails for ride-out. $1,795,000

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

Exquisite historic manor surrounded by brillant gardens and towering trees. Elegant and spacious rooms with high ceilings and gleaming wood floors, grace this 14 room residence, beautifully updated with impeccable taste and extraordinary craftsmanship. Gourmet kitchen 4 modern baths Library 4 fireplaces Sunfilled porches.The property includes 2 legal parcels and a two car garage. $1,495,000

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Outstanding equestrian property on 16+ acres Fabulous custom colonial Approximately 5,600 square feet of stunning living space on 3 levels Built in 2002 Sun-filled Rooms Pristine Condition Wood Floors Soaring Ceilings Gourmet Kitchen Huge Recreation Room with Bar Wine cellar Fitness Room Fabulous 5 Stall Show Stable Riding Ring and Paddocks $1,200,000

Stunning custom Colonial on 10+ rolling acres with sweeping lawns in an idyllic setting Grand front porch marks the entrance to this gracious 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath home with High Ceilings, Gleaming Wood Floors, 2 Fireplaces, Gourmet Country Kitchen Approx. 6,000 square feet of spectacular living space on 3 levels 6 Stall Stable and Paddocks included Easy commuter access to I-66. $999,000

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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Gracious antique colonial (circa 1914) on a beautiful 1+ acre parcel on prestigious Foxcroft Road Towering Trees, Mature Landscaping, Brilliant Gardens Surround the Fieldstone Terraces Gleaming Wood Floors, Stone Fireplaces, and Custom Built-In Cabinetry Master Suite features “His and Her” Baths with ample Closets Sunroom boasts Stone Flooring and overlooks Pastoral Views. $796,000

Charming 3 bedroom, 2 bath One level Home on 3+acres in the Piedmont Hunt Territory Idyllic setting amongst towering trees with fabulous mountain views in estate area of Upperville New kitchen and baths Hardwood floors Wood burning fireplace Spacious sun room, make this a perfect "Hunt Box". Also includes a 3 stall barn and 2 fenced paddocks, plus miles of terrific "ride out". $745,000

Charming country home has been completely renovated with new Kitchen, Baths, Flooring, Plumbing, and Electric Located at the end of a quiet lane in the heart of Upperville on a beautiful 1 acre parcel Property boasts towering trees and an inground pool Great Room has vaulted 2 Story-Ceilings, Brick Fireplace, Hardwood Floors, and opens to the Deck and Spa! $495,000

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Paddy Young, leading rider for 2010, won the Open Timber race at Orange County on More Fascination.

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Wicklow Bound with Billy Santoro up won the Amateur Hurdle race during the Orange County Point to Point April 3. Marino Feliz with Sam Cockburn, up was second.

photos by Lauren R Giannini

Eight went under starter’s orders, two pulled up in the Novice Timber at Oatlands, as Foyle (#12) and Charles Fenwick Jr show the way on an early lead before Triple Dip (not visible), Paddy Young in the plate for owner Joseph W. Henderson III and trainer Jimmy Day and Sur La Tete (#7) and  Christopher Read for Kinross Farm and trainer Neil Morris set the pace over the three mile course. At the end, it was Foyle in front by about six lengths over Triple Dip and Sur La Tete.

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Charlie McCann, trainer, with Zulla Road, Paddy Young doing the honors, and the Celtic Venture syndicate of owners enjoyed a triumphant day at the Fairfax Hunt Races on April 24 when Zulla Road held off Randy Rouse’s One Sea, Roddy McKenzie up, to win by 1 1/2 lengths in the Wells Fargo Advisors Guest Cup Open Hurdle, purse $3500.

Maria Tousimis and George Grayson at the Orange County Point to Point April 3 at Locust Hill Farm.

Photo by Douglas Lees

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Irvin Naylor’s Decoy Daddy (IRE), Darren Nagle in the plate, led over the hurdle in front of the tower, besting the field of five to harvest the winner’s share of the $50,000 purse in the Temple Gwathney Hurdle Stakes at Middleburg Spring Race Meet on April 23.

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Bruce Smart - owner, author, breeder and Upperville resident - out for a day of racing with one runner in the maiden claiming Foxhunters Bowl hurdle during the Middleburg Spring Races.

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No Time For Boredom BY LAUREN R. GIANNINI For Middleburg Life WHOA! Ever wonder why time flies when you’re busy, so you feel as if you’re spinning in a circle chasing your own tail? The less we have to do, the slower time passes. Some call that boredom. The more there is on the agenda, whee, time turns into a loose horse. ‘Chasing Virginia Gold Cup on Kentucky Derby Day—May 7. The season rounds out with a double-header weekend: Strawberry Hill Races run at Colonial Downs on May 21, and the North American Point-to-point Association championships take place at Great Meadow on May 22. Great Meadow also hosts the Virginia Point-to-point AssoLAUREN R. ciation awards party GIANNINI Horsing Around on Sunday, June 5. Visit www.centralentryoffice.com for the calendar, overnights, results, standings and much more. Derby’s Middleburg Connections The Clancy’s Steeplechase Times has been covering the action leading to the Run For The Roses, specifically one of two contenders trained by Graham Motion. Several things are noteworthy about Motion. One is his drugfree training stance: he has a totally clean record with no medication violations for his entire 17 years as a licensed trainer. This might be a major exception to the status quo in American Thoroughbred racing and the horseman sets an example that others would do well to emulate. Another is more personal: his parents are Jo and Michael Motion—yes, the Middleburg Tack Exchange Motions whose progeny include several generations of horsemen on their family tree. The runners to watch on Derby Day: Toby’s Corner, the subject of ST’s up-close

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and in-person coverage, and Animal Kingdom. He also trains Summer Soirée, one of the top distaff (filly) contenders for the Kentucky Oaks. Will the Middleburg Motions be at Keeneland? Neigh, a college graduation that same morning takes most of Graham’s clan to High Point University (NC), but they’re hoping that by post-time that they’ll be ensconced by the television, cheering on Graham’s horses. Sunshine Circuit Kudos Betty Oare, a veteran of the hunter circuit and lifelong foxhunting enthusiast, spent most of the winter in Florida. She isn’t into tooting her own horn, but we did persuade her to email the good news. Betty and husband Ernie enjoyed themselves on the Ocala circuit: he trained, Betty rode, except for the one week-end he deserted her to attend the ACC Basketball tournament with their younger son, Reynolds. Capone earned the Amateur Owner (36 & Over) circuit championship as well as the Modified circuit championship. “We were very happy about that,” Betty wrote. “We have only owned him for three months, so as the circuit went on, we began to learn each other better. Because of him doing pretty well, I am hoping he gets into Devon. For that reason we took him to one more show after he had 10 days off at home. Capone was champion at the Showplace Spring show that Gary Baker runs at Upper Marlboro, Maryland. We will take a little more time off before we start on the Spring Virginia shows. We won’t know about Devon for a few weeks--the qualifying period is now over for this year.” Betty also leased a horse called Czech and they earned the Adult Amateur circuit championship. Fine Kiss, the Oare’s mare, went well and won several good classes in the 3’3’’ amateur owners.   Continued On Next Page

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Friends gather for a farewell tailgate at the Loudoun Hunt Races at Oatlands to Loudoun huntsman Noel Ryan, who is leaving to take on a Florida pack. Noel and Julie are in the middle, Bryan McDonald to their right, on the far left Jake Carle, ex-MFH Keswich, with his daughter Sarah Carle and too many people to name. Photo by Lauren R Giannini

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Several MFHs attended the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s fundraising luncheon which featured keynote speaker Senator Mary Landrieu: (l-r) Jack Ferguson,  jt-MFH Princess Anne Hunt, Penny Denegre, jt-MFH Middleburg Hunt, Sen. Landrieu, Edie Smart, ex-MFH Fairfax Hunt, Linda Devon jt-MFH Fairfax Hunt, and Ray Moffett, jt-MFH Fairfax Hunt. Photo by Lauren R Giannini  Cross-Country with Jim Wofford If you’re an amateur-event rider or a foxhunter keen to spiff up your cross-country, this might be the ideal technical reference. Wofford is one of Practical Horseman’s most popular columnists and the Olympic rider-turned-coach won the U.S. National Championship five different times on five different horses. He came out of retirement in 1986 to partner with Karen O’Connor’s The Optimist and win Rolex. His coaching

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credits include having at least one student on every U.S. Olympic, World Championship and Pan American team since 1978. In CrossCountry with Jim Wofford, our Upperville horseman (yes, he’s very local) dishes up 26 specific lessons to improve your cross-country skills. From cover to cover, you’ll find Wofford’s treasure trove of the basic tools needed by every rider. Lessons include step-by-step advice with diagrams and photos, Wofford’s wry sense of humor and wisdom, along with

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Fresh spring Asparagus

complimentary canapés wednesday, may 18th from 5:00pm-7:30pm.

warm with Bayonne ham, gruyère, Quail’s egg, caper Vinaigrette

chef’s country pate toasted Points, cornichon and crudités

dinner served wednesday through monday from 5-9pm

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Petit Filet mignon, cracked Pepper, wild mushrooms

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Middleburg Life May 2011 in-depth explanations of why you’re doing what you do. Published by the Equine Network, it’s hot off the press. The book comes with a bonus Cross-Country DVD. Foxhunter’s Challenge Hunter Pace Calling all enthusiasts to challenge Bull Run Hunt, the 2010 champion, on May 15 at Morven Park. The first team sets off at 10 a.m., the last one at 12:30, and the winning hunt takes home the Foxhunters Challenge Perpetual Trophy. Divisions include: Optimum time—First & Second Fields; Hilltopper Optimum; Masters and Staff; Juniors, Trail Rider; Best Flask, Best Horn; Best Holloa: Crack A Whip; Best Tailgate and Best Hunt Team All-Around. Non-hunt teams are welcome, but only hunt teams can compete for the challenge trophy. $50 per horse/rider combination, which will be considered a charitable donation and a tax letter will be sent as the day’s sport benefits Morven Park and the Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Foundation. For those who can’t get enough horsing around or outdoorsy fun, on May 15 there is the history tour trail ride ($30 per horse/rider) and American Sighthound Field Association’s all-day event in lure coursing. For more information: www.morvenpark.org or call 703-777-2890. Hot Off The Press: The 2011 Handbook If you tear your hair out, crunching numbers at tax time, if your CPA isn’t horsey, you might want to get the American Horse Council’s 2011 Horse Owners and Breeders Tax Handbook. Topics covered include: business vs. hobby, passive loss rules, record keeping and accounting rules; sales, exchanges and involuntary conversions, depreciation, a whole lot more. The two-volume printed edition of the tax handbook costs $95 + s/h. For the first time, the handbook will be available on CD for $75 + s/h. Or you can get both CD and hard copy for $135 + s/h. www.horsecouncil.org or call 202-296-4031. Twilight Jumpers at Great Meadow Following the example of Twilight Polo, the jumpers take the arena at Great Meadow on Friday May 20, July 22, Aug. 12, and Sept. 16. Gates open at 6:30. General admission: $20/car at the gate, but you can reserve VIP boxes to tailgate in style—but hurry, they’re selling fast. DJ and dancing, plus local equestrian talent competing in two classes each night: $500 Children/Adult Amateur Classic at 7 pm and a $5,000 Mini Prix at 8:30. Twilight Jumpers benefit the High Performance Equestrian Foundation and The Great Meadow Foundation, both 501(c)(3) non-profit foundations. For sponsorship opportunities and to reserve ringside boxes and tailgate spaces, contact Great Meadow’s Rob Banner: 540-729-1335/greatmeadow.org and HPEF’s Alden Denegre: 703-431-4068/

equestrianfoundation.org Calling All Polo Enthusiasts Great Meadow’s Twilight Polo kicks into gear on May 21 with a Fashion Show for opening night and continues Saturday evenings until Sept. 17. Check out the calendar for theme nights and the chili cook-off. Gates open at 6 pm, $30 per carload. Learn more at: www.greatmeadow.org News flash: Several polo-playing ladies who hail from the countryside around Middleburg-The Plains-Warrenton headed south to play in the AMG South Beach Polo Cup, presented by Nespresso, April 21. The oneday series featured eight women’s teams in round robin championship matches, featuring some of the top-ranked players in the world. “Playing in the World Cup was an opportunity of a lifetime,” said Jeanne Blackwell, who started her own MadCap Farm team. “It’s such a prestigious event. What made the experience most special was being with fellow women players from Virginia—Whitney Ross, Cristina Hosmer, and Debbie Nash. The venue was so beautiful with the ocean, cruise ships, and waves in the background.” Blackwell, Hosmer and Ross, the Merchant Hub team, won their final match, dominating the entire game, 7-2. More about local polo-playing ladies in the next issue. Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation hosted a benefit luncheon for 70 horse people that sold out at Goodstone Inn, Middleburg, April 20. John T. Ferguson, MFH Princess Anne Hunt, and his wife Leah T. Ferguson, sponsored the occasion, which raised $5,000 for the horses supported by TRF in Virginia and introduced Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), a member of Congress concerned about horses and horse-related issues. Guests raised their concerns about what to do with ex-racehorses and the expenses associated with retiring racehorses. The impact of race day medications was also discussed at length. The TRF, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, taxexempt corporation supports 250 ex-racehorses at seven farms in Virginia, and nationwide about 1200 horses. Funds raised by the luncheon benefit herds in Montpelier and Crozier, home of the James River Work Center. In 2007, the TRF and the Virginia Department of Corrections formed a publicprivate partnership to rehabilitate offenders using ex-racehorses. The James River program trains men to be grooms and prepares former racehorses for new careers as foxhunters, pleasure and trail horses. For more information, www.trfinc.org Please email your news bits to: LaurenG. HorseInk@gmail.com and be sure to have fun horsing around!

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Beyond The Gates & Beyond Your Expectations. Middleburg,Va Offered at $10,250,000

Kim Spear Properties

eyond the gates of Brigadoon Farm lies 226 impressive acres of rolling countryside in the heart of Orange County Hunt Territory, in the prestigious Scott District of Middleburg in Fauquier County. The centerpiece of this exclusive property is the award winning, English-style stone manor home that was built to perfection in 1990. The home exudes old world charm with new world luxury, featuring 3BR’s and 3.5BA’s , marble floored entryway, two fireplaces and a sun drenched kitchen with Mexican tile flooring and

backsplash. Enjoy pastoral views of mountains, wildlife, woodlands, and spectacular sunsets over the picturesque pond with fountain. Located 45 miles from Washington D.C., Brigadoon Farm is not only a peaceful retreat, but a true working cattle farm. The property could easily be converted to a first class equeestrian facility or a premier winery/vineyard. The expansive acreate is currently held in conservation easement, which offers incredible tax benefits and the land can be divided into three

parcels. With 1500 feet of frontage on John Mosby Highway (Rte. 50) and just 3 miles from The Village of Middleburg, Brigadoon Farm is truly a remarkable estate. For your private showing appointment of Brigadoon Farm, contact Kim Spear Properties of Keller Williams Realty Luxury Homes Division.

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EGLINTON ~ A Renowned Middleburg Landmark With its superb Zulla Road location, this property has the distinction of being a hub for Middleburg country life since 1928. Five-bedroom, 7,000-sq.ft. residence with separate apartment, recently refreshed and refurbished. Center-aisle stable with attached apartment. Threebedroom guest house. Outdoor arena. Board fenced fields; 76+ acres in VOF Conservation. One mile west of Middleburg. Orange County Hunt Territory. Offered at $4,950,000. Tour online at www.mcenearney.com, MLS# FQ7567871.

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Stunning Architecture, Marvelous Vistas

Purcellville Property Features 12+ Acres and Community Horse Facilities

Elegant inside and out, this month’s featured property is a newer home (circa 2005) that features all the charm and style of yesteryear. An inspection from room to room showcases three levels of architectural elegance, with upscale amenities throughout yet a sense of charm and warmth pervading the entire space. Located in Airwell Court, a celebrated enclave that features community equestrian facilities, our featured home sits on 12.35 acres with exceptional vistas in all directions. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,499,000 by Kim Hurst of Long & Foster Real Estate. The stone facade proffers an impressive curb appeal, and hints at the amenities that await within. The formal rooms are large but never domineering, and their welcoming nature will bid all to enter and stay a while. The formal living and dining rooms are standouts, and the kitchen offers creative design and its own sense of charm and elegance. Care clearly was taken each step of the way in the planning and design of this

Facts for buyers

Address: 19355 Airwell Court, Purcellville (20132). Listed at: $1,499,000 by Kim Hurst, Long & Foster Real Estate (571) 687-8530.

property. The informal rooms are creatively designed, as well, perfect for gatherings throughout the year. You are never far from views of nature’s bountiful outdoors. The bedroom areas (five in total) are copious and inviting, with marvelous baths and plenty of storage space. And the walkout basement adds yet another full dimension to the home. All told, this is a creative home that com-

bines elegance and warmth in one. A perfect choice for the upscale home-seeker. 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 Middleburg Life’s real estate advertising department at (571) 333-6273.

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The Plains 283+ ares of rolling land with incredible views is all directions Frontage on Zulla Road or Rock Hill Mill Great location with one home and several large barns and plenty of stalls Very private setting Tax credit incentives. $28,000/acre

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ORANGE HILL

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THE HUT

199 acres in the heart of the Orange County Hunt Territory 5 Bedroom Georgian Manor Formal living and dining rooms Solarium Pool c.1801 Patent house, 2 tenant houses Horse facilities include an indoor arena with 13 stalls, paddocks and fields with run-ins. & apartment and pond. In a VOF Conservation Easement. $7,500,000

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. $7,500,000

One of a kind stone mansion on 140 acres in Upperville 6 Bedrooms 6 ½ Baths 3 Fireplaces Ball Room Solarium Exposed Stone and Beams Throughout Indoor Pool Professional Kitchen Tennis Court 2 Tenant Houses 8 Stall Barn Fenced Paddocks Piedmont Hunt Territory $6,500,000

OVOKA

OLD WELBOURNE

PELHAM

107 gorgeous acres Stunning stone manor 6 Fireplaces, Antique Mantels, Tall Windows and Soaring Ceilings, Fabulous Millwork and Craftsmanship Brilliant Gardens surround the Pool Guesthouse, Apartment over 4 Bay Garage, Stable, Riding Ring, 2 Tenant Houses, and Ponds $5,600,000 Exquisite Setting.

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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

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WESTBURY

A meticulously maintained Colonial home in Clarke County with 5 Bedrooms, 7 Baths was constructed in 1988. This stately residence is spacious and welcoming Lovely Thoroughbred farm encompasses 405 glorious acres Beautiful Stone Guest House, 9 Tenant houses, 13 Fields, 18 Paddocks, 9/16 mile dirt track over 65 stalls. $5,450,000

Awe-inspiring Federal manor home on 200+ acres outside of Paris 4 Bedrooms 4 ½ Baths 12 ½‘ Ceilings 25’ columns Original Millwork and Authentic Hardware Throughout 8 Original Fireplace Mantels Professional Equestrian Facilities Carriage House Manager’s Cabin Complete renovation $5,300,000 in 2006 Stunning views and more

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. $4,995,000

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. $4,250,000

c.1845 listed on National Register of Historic Places. Exquisite stone and stucco Greek Revival country estate surrounded by beautiful gardens on 98 acres Grand entrance foyer opening into double drawing room Pool with 2 Bedroom Pool House 2 Bedroom Guest Cottage. $3,950,000 Magnificent views

Classic stone Federal manor home on 52 acres just outside of Middleburg 4 Bedrooms, 4 Full Baths 2 Half Baths Sauna 5 Fireplaces Hardwood Floors Wainscoting Detailed Molding Swimming Pool Elevator Home Theater/Media Room Orange County Hunt $3,950,000

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CATTERQUE

CLOVER HILL

Orange County Hunt Middleburg 5 Bedroom Stone and Stucco Home 50 Acres Paneled Library Heart of Pine Floors Stone Terrace Media Room Exercise Room 3 Bay Garage Extensive Gardens Guest Quarters Pond Tenant House 8 Stall Stable Covered Arena. $3,800,000

Beautifully renovated 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Baths Stone Farmhouse circa 1797 6 stall barn 2 run-in sheds Pool Stocked Pond 2 Bedroom tenant cottage 1 Bedroom stone Guest cottage Stonewalls English Gardens Carriage House with workshop Middleburg Hunt 2 parcels all on 47acres $2,990,000

Enchanting stone and brick c. 1750 VA Farmhouse on 42+ acres Piedmont Hunt 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, 3 Fireplaces, Hardwood Floors, antique barn beams and mantels, deep set windows, original woodwork Guest Cottage Dutch Bank $2,900,000 Barn with Workshop Paddocks Riding Ring.

Exquisite Colonial on secluded 25 acres. 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath 4 Fireplaces Pine floors, Living Room, Dining Room, Family Room., Study & Gourmet Kitchen Charming 2 Bedroom Guest House Free Form Pool 4 Stall Barn,5 Paddocks Blue Stone Arena Equipment Shed. $2,195,000

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 $1,550,000

Equestrian facility. 4 Bedroom 3.5 Bath on 15 Acres 21 Stall Barn attached to a 70' x 140' Indoor Riding Arena Additional 6 Stall Barn Outdoor Riding Arena 5 Fields with 4 Board Fencing Separate well and water filtration for $1,200,000 the barn Generator for the home and barn.

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

DUNGARVAN - Blue Ridge Hunt. 365 acres. Pond. Mostly open, rolling land. Great tax incentive with Open Space Easement potential. 4 parcels. 10 DURs. $2,700,000 A beautiful 1919 Virginia farmhouse with 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 and a Corn Crib Orange County Hunt Territory. $1,900,000

Commercial building with frontage on South Madison Street near the center of town Great Location with foot traffic and visibility 4 Large Display Windows 5 Rooms with high ceilings and more Over 2,100 square feet Perfect for retail or restaurant, zoned C2. $799,000

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

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Dauntless II: The Hound Show The brush softly slid through his hard coat, rinsing out the dead hairs of winter and bringing the spring oils to the surface. The April sun warmed his still-fit muscles, and Dauntless dozed contentedly as he was being groomed. Hunting was over and hounds in kennel had few opportunities beyond preparations for hound show competition to whet their need for purpose and physical endeavor. From a kennel of more than a hundred eager foxhounds, only a select few, 30 or so, would be selected to rep-

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resent the hunt at the prestigious spring hound shows. Dauntless had been amongst those chosen to show each of his four adult years. His first time, in the spring before he had even officially hunted, he had shown in the un-entered class, classes for hounds which were to begin hunting in the following fall. He had acquitted himself well then and again in each of the following four years, culminating with a Reserve Championship for his breed last spring. Obviously, he had, at least, the proper conformation for an athletic hound. Once again he had been picked by old Tom, the huntsman, to represent their hunt at the two biggest hound shows in the country. Next to him the young bitch, Chutney, was also

undergoing currying with grooming knife and brush. Dauntless remembered a particularly good run in the field last winter when Chutney, in her first season, had almost beaten him to the earth of the hunted fox. She had earned his respect that day. And he approved of old Tom selecting her to show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do well in the Entered Bitch Class,â&#x20AC;? he thought, as he surveyed her deep heartgirth, sleek silhouette, and well-muscled loins. He considered only briefly that the two of them might end in competition for Champion of Breed as representatives of their respective genders. Dauntless had overheard that he was to be entered in the Stallion Class, since he had sired a litter of whelps last year. He was particularly proud for being selected for this class since it meant that old Tom was resting his professional reputation, not to mention the future of his pack, upon the exceptional conformation and hunting ability of Dauntless. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A huntsman donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hunt, breed or show in the Stallion Class a hound with poor looks or bad huntinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; waysâ&#x20AC;? said Tom in response to that thought. Show day dawned clear and cool, and Tom allowed Dauntless to lead the selected hounds into the hound box for the short ride to the show-grounds. Each hound had been lovingly washed and groomed the day before, and bedded down in deep straw to keep them clean overnight.

The show grounds were alive with colorful tents, bunting and freshly painted ringsides. Foxhunters from around the country, dressed in country tweeds, springtime dresses or pinstripe suits with bowlers were greeting friends and talking animatedly about their hunting seasons. Dauntless was deposited in one of the temporary show kennels along with 20 other dog-hounds from his hunt. Thirteen bitches, including Chutney were bivouacked next door. Old Tom had decided to hold Dauntless back from the early Entered Dog class, even though he was eligible. At age five, Dauntless was showing some wear and tear in his feet from his four hard seasons of hunting, and Tom didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to embarrass the older dog by putting him in competition with younger ones. Bachelor, Aldin and Bacchus would represent the kennel in that class. Dauntlessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; presence and overall balance of structure should be formidable in a class designed to assess enduring qualities of a stallion hound. The grounds resounded with intermittent choruses and yelps while Dauntless settled down in the straw at the front of the kennel. His dark amber eyes took in the sights, his nose quivering with the unfamiliar but not unknown odors of other foxhounds. He was eager for his moment in the ring. [Master makes no apologies for his attempt to keep his readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; appetites â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; whetted by this transparent delay of story gratification. Consider it as building literary character.] Your Obedient Servant, Thady Sponge, M.F.H.

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Marley Grange

Mistral

Middleburg, Virginia

Millwood, Virginia

Upperville, Virginia

Estate consisting of 264 acres in Orange County Hunt with mountain views in every direction. Manicured farm with mostly open and gently rolling acreage. Main house was built in 1984 of stone construction with four bedrooms, four full baths, two half baths, an in-law suite and four fireplaces. Improvements include pool, tennis court, 20 stall center aisle stable, office, tack, 2 wash stalls with 1/16 mile indoor track, and 2 bedroom guest house. $10,500,000.

Understated elegance. Finely appointed 5600+ sq. ft. home built in 1997 on 75 acres in a private and secluded setting. Four bedrooms, three baths, two half baths. Ten stall barn built in 2006 by Jim Fletcher; 224 ft. x 128 ft. blue stone ring; excellent horse facility in choice location with excellent ride-out. $2,900,000.

French country home on 28 acres. Well-designed for gracious entertaining and first floor living. Large formal living room opens to a covered porch, terrace and gardens overlooking the spring fed pond. Kitchen includes a wood burning fireplace and den leading to the indoor heated pool. First floor master suite includes in-home office while 3 additional bedrooms are offered on the second floor. The tree lined driveway, mature gardens and stunning views to the southwest create a lovely setting. $2,390,000.

35 acres of open pasture in Piedmont Hunt territory with 3 small ponds and incomparable views of the Blue Ridge and Cobbler Mountains. The entire perimeter is surrounded by original dry stacked stone walls. The immaculate cottage has been expanded, renovated and shows very well. Stunning site permits additional dwelling and farm buildings. Unlimited options. $1,775,000.

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Tom Cammack

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Helen MacMahon

1780 Quaker Barn

Lions Lane

Sycamore Spring

Helen MacMahon

(540) 454-1930

Rectortown Road

Conde Road

Philomont, Virginia

Boyce, Virginia

Rectortown, Virginia

Marshall, Virginia

Historic Quaker stone barn built in 1780 has been completely restored and updated in the last two years to become a four-five bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home with 3 fireplaces. The vaulted ceilings expose 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; hand hewn beams and original barn timbers. Stunning lower level reveals chestnut log beams, fieldstone walls and flagstone floors. Top of the line finishing throughout is further enhanced by the reclaimed stone faĂ§ade surrounding the pool, terrace and outdoor fireplace. There is approx. 8,500 sq. ft. of living space with another 2,500 sq. ft. available to be finished. $1,695,000.

Custom built log home on 109+ acres, top of the mountain with unbelievable western views. Private but easy access to Route 50, hunters' paradise, house has 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2 fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, gourmet kitchen, 3-car garage, top of the line finishing throughout. Very energy efficient. $1,490,000.

1942 home located in a quaint village setting. Main house has a first floor master suite and 2 additional bedrooms. Large wood paneled living room with a wood burning fireplace and French doors leading to the stone terrace and garden area. Additionally there is a charming guest home and 3 stall barn on approximately 3 acres in 2 tax parcels. Lovely setting. $885,000.

Stunning home on 8+ acres near Warrenton. Perfect first floor master overlooking stately pool and plantings. Gourmet kitchen, separate dining room, library, family room. Two private bedroom suites with baths on lower level with large entertainment center, wet bar and sitting room. 4 fireplaces, 3-car garage. Warrenton Hunt. $797,000.

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(703) 609-1905

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Trappe Cottage

Walter Woodson

(703) 499-4961

(703) 609-1905 (540) 454-0650

McQuay Heights

Bishop Meade Road

Upperville, Virginia

Middleburg, Virginia

Millwood, Virginia

An Upperville Original. Very charming 3 bedroom farmhouse on Trappe Road. Great weekend home with springfed swimming pool, sunny patio, nice yard and Llangollen creek running along the property. 2nd floor has exposed rafters. Large living room with original floors, wood burning fireplace. Bright enclosed porch serves as the dining room. New metal roof, new septic and 3 storage sheds. $470,000.

Excellent Middleburg location, Cape Cod circa 1944. Fabulous views of Blue Ridge, house sold in "as is" condition. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room with fireplace, hardwood floors under carpet. First time ever offered for sale. 7.12 mostly wooded acres. Great rehab potential. $450,000.

Cape Cod with great front porch, fenced front yard, 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, 2 car garage with apartment above. Sits on the quiet lane of McQuay Heights with a Middleburg address. Perfect location on over one half of an acre. $375,000.

Charming brick rambler on 2 private acres. Quiet 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath nestled among larger parcels near historic village of Millwood. Large, bright living room with wood burning fireplace, dining room and kitchen with tiger's eye maple cabinetry. Spacious basement apartment with separate entrance. $359,000.

Helen MacMahon

Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

Margaret Carroll

(540) 454-0650

Alix Coolidge

(540) 454-1930

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Helen Ann Prather Mason, 80, of Upperville, died March 30 at the end stages of Alzheimers. Born May 28, 1930, in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Pearl Prather. She is predeceased in death by her husband, W. Beverley Mason, Jr. who died in 1996. She graduated from the Napsonian School (now know as The Westminister Schools) in Atlanta in 1948 and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a degree in Journalism in 1952. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Will and Mary Page McCanless of Purcellville and four granddaughters Erin McCanless, Kristen Lear, Samantha McCanless of Austin, TX and Courtney McCanless of Valdosta, GA. Her service to others and the community was generous and long-standing and included her dedication to church, education, the field of health care and civic projects. She always found time to be a good friend and neighbor to those in need. She lived a full life, was a world traveler and will always be remembered for her graceful manner, southern charm and stories of

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her years growing up. Her many leadership roles and officer positions included the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg as co-chair and chairmanship of the Christmas Shop and chair of their Fabulous Rummage Sale, the Middleburg Garden Club, the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, Oatlands and the Middleburg Players. A 12-year member of the Blue Ridge Friends of Stratford, Helen Ann also served as vice-chairman of this organization. In 1990, she was appointed by the Loudoun Healthcare, Inc. Board of Directors to serve on the development board. She became a founding member of the Inova Loudoun Hospital Foundation in 1991 and worked diligently over the years to raise funds and community awareness for the hospital. In 1995, she received the Outstanding Woman of Achievement Award presented jointly by the Loudoun County Commission on Women and the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in admiration for outstanding contributions to the well-being of citizens of Loudoun County. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg, with the Rev. Anne Hallmark officiating. Burial will be private at Little Georgetown Cemetery in Broad Run. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Chapter Headquarters, National Capital Area - 3701 Pender Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.

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School News Two tapped for Governor’s School program: Foxcroft School students Claire Finkel of Warrenton and Rebecca Mann of Hamilton have been selected to attend Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s Schools for gifted students held at university campuses. Finkel Finkel, a junior, is one of just 28 students in the state selected to participate in the Governor’s School for Life Sciences and Medicine, while Mann, a sophomore, will attend the Mann Governor’s Foreign Language Academy for French with fewer than 100 students selected statewide. Centennial events begin: Middleburg Elementary School will officially kick off its Centennial Celebration on Friday, May 6 with a May Day Celebration from 8:15-9:30 a.m. Students will be performing a May

Pole Dance, a Virginia Reel, a Promenade and a  Square Dance.  Parents, grandparents and MES Alumni are welcome. Middleburg Elementary was established in 1911 and will be  celebrating its 100th birthday with events throughout the year.  Chemistry professor recognized with alumae award: Dr. Suzanne Townsend Purrington, a professor emeritus of Chemistry at North Carolina State University loved and respected as much for her teaching expertise as for her research acumen, was named the 2011 recipient of Foxcroft School’s Purrington Distinguished Alumnae Award. Foxcroft Alumnae Council President Sheldon Gerry Withers cited her outstanding contributions to the field of Chemistry as a teacher and research scientist, and to society as a volunteer and leader in myriad civic, educational and community

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organizations. After Foxcroft, Purrington graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Chemistry from Wheaton College (Norton, MA), and earned her MA from Radcliffe College and a Ph.D. at Harvard University, where she was one of just eight women in the 60-student department. She did post-doctoral work and taught at Duke University for a year before combining teaching stints at the Shaw University, New York Institute of Technology, and Peace College with marriage, children and various civic and service endeavors. She moved to North Carolina State University in Raleigh in 1976 and soon developed a reputation as a talented, tough-but-fair teacher and a researcher of note. In the lab, she focused on organofluorine chemistry, producing the first chemical compound to be used as an electrophilic fluorinating reagent and writing more than 25 publications. She received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Chemical Society’s Division of Fluorine Chemistry in 2005 for her contributions as a scientist and leader. Banneker PTO Seeks Donations: For the second time in a decade, the Banneker Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization is conducting a fundraising Auction and Dinner event benefiting important enrichment programs and activities for the historic school. Banneker’s Silent Auction Committee, an all-volunteer parent group chaired by PTO President Kathleen Luczak, is seeking sponsorships and donations of items from area businesses for the silent and live auctions, as part of the Off to the Races Auction and Dinner event, which takes place on Friday, May 20 at the Blackthorne Inn in Upperville. “Due to the growing demand of PTO dollars during this economically challenging time, it’s critical that parents, teachers and the business community come together to support an event that will help our students,” Luczak said. Some of the items offered for the silent and live auctions include sporting event tickets and memorabilia, helicopter and plane rides, vacations at sought-after resorts, exclusive country club golf passes, winery tours and tastings, highvalue themed gift baskets, hand-crafted pottery, art and much more. Tickets for the Off to the Race event are $35 each and include full dinner and dessert. For more information about donating an item, sponsorship opportunities or to purchase tickets to the event, contact Amy Fox at 540-338-3101 or amybrownfox@yellowtractorprogram. com. For more information about Banneker Elementary School in St. Louis, visit http:// cmsweb2.lcps.org/5412032894254380/site/ default.asp A scholarship has been created in memory of Dr. Eric J. Maybach, a physician who began his family practice in Warrenton in

1973. He was known as a compassionate and generous man who through the years touched many lives. He passed away in 2008. The $500 Eric J. Maybach Memorial Scholarship, which is open to Fauquier students pursuing an advanced degree in the medical field, is being administered by the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation. Applicants must be accepted/enrolled in a graduate program in the medical field. The selection panel will announce a winner from among the students who submitted applications by the April 29 deadline. Gilmore, Sheehan earn Foxcroft honors: Foxcroft School’s Board of Trustees bestowed its highest honor, the Anne Kane McGuire Distinguished Service Award, on Rebecca B. Gilmore and Ellen (Nelly) Sheehan, who have both dedicated themselves to the girls’ school for both than 20 years. At an all-school meeting that included the Board of Trustees, alumnae, Gilmore, the assistant Head of School for External Affairs, and Sheehan, the director of Riding, were presented with framed citations and heartfelt appreciation by Stuart D. Thayer, Chairman of the Foxcroft Board of Trustees. Gilmore, who will become Head of School at the Augusta (GA) Preparatory School in July, came to Foxcroft in 1987 to work in the Admission and Development offices. Over the years, she served as director of Admission, dean of External Affairs, and director of Advancement before becoming an assistant head of School. Gilmore, who has a BA from Duke University and a Master’s of Education from the University of Virginia, previously taught Biology at the Madeira School and Concord (MA) Academy. At Foxcroft, where she, her husband Roger and children John and Sarah (Foxcroft ’11) have spent their entire family life, Gilmore leaves a major impression. A graduate of Lake Erie College and accomplished equestrian, Sheehan became director of Riding at Foxcroft in 1989 and, among other things, reestablished Foxcroft’s relationship with the Middleburg Hunt, introduced international equestrian travel opportunities to Ireland to foxhunt and England for an exchange program with the Stonar School and coached the Foxcroft Riding Team to numerous Tri-State Equitation League and Mid-Atlantic Horse Trials championships, even as she taught hundreds of riders at all abilities, from rank beginner to champion. Sheehan, a Lovettsville resident, also served on Foxcroft’s Judicial Council, Curriculum Committee, several Virginia Association of Independent School accreditation teams, and other ad hoc committees, as well as advising scores of students.

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MIddleburg Players Tackle Who Dunnit Classic The Middleburg Players performed Agatha Christie’s classic The Unexpected Guest over six nights at Buchanan Hall in Upperville. The community theater group is in its 42nd year of delighting local audiences. At left, troupe founder Jean Gold poses with Producer/Director Rite Rowand on the set.

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Diana Gillam on Gypsy Beads going to the post in the ladies race.

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May 2011 Middleburg Life Anniversary of the American Wine Event at the Philip Carter Winery in Hume on Saturday, May 28. This annual event celebrates the anniversary of the first internationally recognized wines in America. It’s a day of fun in wine country for the entire family. Hear the voices of Thomas Jefferson and Charles Carter as they speak of their personal connection to wine in young America. Activities include live music, delicious food and hay rides. Gates are open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. MHAA will have a table at the event where donations (minimum of $15) to the association will be accepted in exchange for a wrist band that entitles the visitor to a free tasting, a 10% discount on wine purchased that day, and a chance to win a framed Mosby Heritage Area map by Eugene Scheel. To learn more about these events and the Mosby Heritage Area Association, go to: www.mosbyheritagearea.org, or call at 540-687-6681. Library book sale: The Middleburg Library’s annual used Book Sale will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the library at 101 Reed St., rain or shine. Thousands of hardcover and paperback books are for sale. Teddy the Clown will be on hand once again from 11 a.m.-noon at this family-friendly event. All sales benefit Middleburg Library programs and services. For more info, call 540-687-5730. Canine Companions for Independence is holding a special event May 19 at the Middleburg Community Center so you can learn

more about its 35-year-old mission to enhance the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly-trained assistance dogs and on-going support at no charge. Many in the area have already embraced CCI, but the volunteer orgaAnimal Rescue Foundation Kickoff: A group and children are free. The event will be held nization is looking for more people who might of animal loving individuals with years of rain or shine. All funds raised will go to worthy be interested in raising a puppy. Many volunfund-raising experience has banded together organizations such as Middleburg Humane teer puppy raisers will be at the event, including to create Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), Foundation, Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, The locals Colleen Hayduk and BethAnne Slater, to a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, organized to raise Equine Rescue Center, Fauquier SPCA and answer questions. Sgt. Sam Cila (Ret.) and money for groups that serve animals in need. others. Visit www.arfrescue.org for details or his service dog, Gillian, will talk about CCI’s “We all know how much time and energy it call 540-364-9123. Wounded Veterans Initiative. The difference takes animal rescue organizations to raise the May at the Winery: The Mosby Heritage Area between assistance dogs and therapy dogs will funds required to provide the help we know is Association will be participating in two events be explained, and we really hope many people needed,” emphasized ARF Founding President at area wineries in May; the first at Delaplane will see that raising a puppy is something they Karen Rockwood. “Because money is always Cellars and the second at Philip Carter Winery could do. The program will run from 5:30-7 tight and there are increasing numbers of ani- in Hume. 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Local landscapes subject of art exhibit: Live An Artful Life at 6474 Main St. in The Plains will hold an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. May 14, for artist Tom Neel. The exhibit, titled “The Land That I Love”, will feature local landscapes and runs through June 3. For more than 20 years this self-taught artist has created his paintings, becoming one of the area’s most commissioned and best known landscape painters. His work can be found in private and corporate collections extensively here, nationally from coast to coast and in many parts of Europe. For more information, call the gallery at 540-253-9797 or visit www.liveanartfullife. com/events. Artists demonstrate how they create: Locally made fine art and fine crafts are really growing at The Gateway Gallery Artists’ Co-operative, with new members and new work contributing to the gallery’s “Art in Bloom” celebration of spring. On May 20, visitors to the Third Friday evening reception can watch member artists demonstrate their creative skills. Techniques that will be demonstrated in and around the gallery include metal jewelry fabrication, wood turning, Temari weaving, pottery throwing, hot glass bead-making, photography and more. The demonstrations are being held in co-operation with the Round Hill Arts Center, which offers classes in a wide variety of arts

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Spectacular turn key horse property on 130 acres in great Clarke County location. Recently renovated 3 bedroom, 4 bath house featuring fabulous great room, spacious rooms and heart pine flooring throughout. 8 stall barn, 4 car garage, large apartment over barn. Property is in 4 parcels with 5 DURs. $3,500,000. Jim Thompson 540-687-3216

Wonderful opportunity to purchase 107 acres in sought after Orange County Hunt territory. Property is board fenced, large pond, mountain and village views. In VOF Easement. May construct main house, secondary dwelling, barn or garage apartment plus farm buildings/structures. Great location only minutes from Middleburg, Warrenton and Rt. 66 access. $1,890,000. Anita Sisney 703-973-1987

Wonderful Middleburg horse property with new 4/5 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath home featuring covered front and rear porches, bright open floor plan, wood floors, 2 fireplaces, kitchen with soapstone counters, 800 sf bonus room over garage and sun room. On 18+ mostly open & level acres with a heated pool, board fencing, run in and fabulous 125 x 250 arena. Piedmont Hunt. $1,699,000. Cindy Polk 703-966-9480

CARTERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MILL, MIDDLEBURG, VA

THE PERCH, THE PLAINS, VA

200 STONEWALL AVENUE, MIDDLEBURG, VA

NEW PRICE! Very creative & lovely country house on 44 parklike acres in Orange County Hunt near Middleburg. Residence, with 2 BR, is constructed in the footprint of a centuries old water mill. Wonderful views of beautiful landscaping & Cromwell's Run which traverses the property. Separate suite in lower level with private stone terrace. Greenhouse, equipment buildings, stone garden house. Superb weekend retreat or hunt box. $1,450,000. Ruth Ripley 540-687-2222

Excellent location, in Orange County Hunt territory, offering a lovely country retreat on 8.9 acres. The main house has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, superb country gourmet kitchen, 2 fireplaces, pool, 1 bedroom guest quarters with spacious office, 2 car garage, 2 stall barn with groom quarters and paddocks. Priced to sell! $1,250,000. Lynn Wiley 540-454-1527 Ruth Ripley 540-687-2222

Wonderful opportunity to purchase this fully renovated, high-end office building. Approx 2,600 SF of exceptional space on 3 levels. Lovely open atrium for reception, conference rooms, private offices, wired for Ethernet & handicap accessible. Beautiful large lot with 5+ private parking spaces with room for expansion. Zoned C-1 can also be enjoyed as a residence. $835,000. Carole Miller 540-687-2233 Anita Sisney 540-687-2214

CROOKED RUN, DELAPLANE, VA

FAIRFIELD, MIDDLEBURG, VA

LOCUST GROVE, RECTORTOWN, VA

Wonderful all wooded mountain tract fronting on Rt. 688, Leeds Manor Road and backing to Pearlstone Lane. 75.6 wooded acres. Old logging road on property suitable for walking at present. Mature timber. County says up to five lots are possible. Currently in forestry land use. Several elevated sites with vistas. Septic permit in 2000. Elevation ranges from 700' to 940'. Wet weather stream. $799,000. Rick Lowe 703-509-3962

Special location with 4 + acres just east of Middleburg. 1st floor master bedroom with ensuite bath, living room, dining room with access to screened porch overlooking the pool. Two additional bedrooms, bath and half bath, den, family room, eat-in kitchen and library. Attached 2 car garage. $750,000. Gloria Armfield 540-687-2223

Historic stone and stucco farm house c. 1850 on 9.73 private acres in the famed Orange County Hunt. The 3 bedroom and 1.5 bath home is situated on land previously home to the Locust Hill Vineyard. The home is livable at present, but ready for major updating. Numerous outbuildings with unlimited potential. $499,000. Rick Lowe 703-509-3962 Carol Fochtman 540-272-4334

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Middleburg/Upperville Unique Italianate-Palladian inspired villa Built by architect/owner Nestled on a ridge above Goose Creek 4,600+ sq ft stucco home 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 master suites, 20’ ceilings, 10’ French doors, terra cotta tile floors, fireplace, and gourmet kitchen Extensive landscaping Formal gardens Courtyard Pool with pergola Guest house. $2,975,000

Elegant 4 Bedroom, 4 Full and 2 Half Baths Stone and Stucco home on 12+ acres Old Pine Floors Antique Chandeliers Master Bedroom on Main Level Granite Countertops 4 Marble and Stone Fireplaces Covered Stone Terrace Screened-In Porch Stunning Pool Detached Garage Storage Shed Stone Walls Board Fencing Orange County Hunt Fabulous Views.

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

Bee Lefferts (540)454-5555

Charming c.1909 stucco farm house privately located on 37+ acres overlooking Goose Creek 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 baths with full basement and walk-up attic. Includes 1800’s stone and frame 3 story grist mill 5 Stall Barn Fenced paddocks Two large spring fed ponds Surrounded by over 500+ acres of protected farm land. One of a kind location in the Piedmont Hunt territory. $1,750,000

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Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

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Stunning Brick Colonial on secluded hilltop with 10+ acres above Cromwells Run Creek Orange County Hunt 7,000 sq ft home with 5 Bedrooms and 5.5 Baths 3 Finished levels Wall-to-wall windows in Sunroom, Decorative Columns, Exquisite Mouldings, Hardwood Floors, 3 Fireplaces, Gourmet Kitchen, Master Suite and Finished Basement Rear Patio with Views! $1,750,000

Extraordinary 22 acre estate on beautifully landscaped grounds with spectacular mountain views Impressive pillars and a tree lined drive mark the entrance to this gracious 3 level all brick colonial with high ceilings, hardwood floors, new chef's kitchen and spacious rooms Ideal for the equestrian enthusiast Pool, terrace and decks are ideal for entertaining. Guest suite on walk-out level. $1,650,000

Catherine Gutch (540) 270-1311

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

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CREST HILL - Beautiful rolling 7 acres, has green pastures, trees and small stream, pond a possibility. 4 Bedroom perc, ready to build. Only 3 minutes to I-66 and just west of Marshall. Great opportunity. Priced to sell. $199,900

Sheryl Heckler (540) 272-4300 MAGNOLIA HILL

Cathy Bernache (540)424-7066

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MILLDALE VALLEY - 5 acre parcel that backs up to golf course, in sought after Milldale Valley Estates. Unbelievable mountian view. New 240 foot deep well. 4 bedroom conventional perc. Completely surveyed and ready to build. It is cleared and flat. This beautiful lot is located on the end of the cul-de-sac. Fruit trees have been planted. $165,000

Turn Key Horse Property 7 Stall Center-Aisle Stable with spacious 1 Bedroom Apartment above 5 Paddocks 2 Run-In Sheds Large Ring Spacious Stone Residence 4+ Bedrooms, 4 Baths, 2 Half Baths, 2 Fireplaces Huge Unfinished Basement with additional Fireplace 25 Acres Orange County Hunt Mountain Views Located between The Plains and Middleburg on Zulla Road. Great ride-out. $1,475,000

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EDGECLIFF FARM - One of a kind 146 acres in exclusive Middleburg/Upperville location 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. $2,928,000

Gracious country home circa 1894 3-story on 11+ acres in Piedmont Hunt territory Heart of pine floors 12 foot ceilings 4/5 bedrooms 4 ½ baths Gourmet kitchen Formal living Dining room Den 5 fireplaces. Pool Garden shed, Wrap-around porch Mature trees Stream & pond 4-stall barn with feed and tack rooms, board fencing and stone walls. $1,495,000

c. 1880, delightful stucco Virginia Farmhouse on 1+ acre in historic Rectortown 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths Formal Dining Room Living Room with Fireplace Paneled Den with Fireplace Large Kitchen Front Porch and Terrace Sweeping lawns, stone walls, and small stream Ideal country living. Also available for rent. $715,000

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

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