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classrooms, office and kitchen space and equipment for three different age-appropriate playgrounds out back. Piedmont is licensed by the state to handle 87 youngsters. They range from six weeks to 12 years old, with an 11-hour day that begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Many children spend early mornings or late afternoons, taking busses that arrive in the parking lot to and from their regular schools in Loudoun and Fauquier. More than 50 families have enrolled children for the fall, also coming from Clarke, Warren and Frederick counties and Winchester. Children of farm workers, commuting professionals, single moms and dads or large and small families make up the student body. Tuition ranges from $279 a week for the youngest to $50 a week for older kids who only spend a few hours. Tuition assistance also is available from a program initially funded by an art sale at the Middleburg Community Center and supplemented by a capital campaign and other fundraisers. “I’m a developmentalist,” Duggan said of her teaching philosophy. “We introduce concepts. There is repetition, but also changing gears. They manipulate things in their hands. If it’s warm, they’ll go outside and do nature. If a child brings in a butterfly, let’s talk about that. I hire good people with good ideas of their own, and that gives us a very diverse program.” Duggan lives in Bluemont, and has two grown children and four grandchildren. She also stays in touch with many center “graduates.” This summer, eight former students now in high school volunteered to help out. “I absolutely love little children,” Duggan said. “When they tell you something, you know it’s totally honest. I’m happiest with a bunch of little kids. Sometimes it’s easier for me to do that than to hang out with grown-ups.” And never mind about those toilets. n

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lice Duggan fills countless roles at the bustling Piedmont Child Care Center in Upperville, joking that occasionally, she even cleans toilets. Parents of hundreds of children who have entrusted her with the care and feeding of their sons and daughters over the last 30 years know full well what she’s meant to so many for so long. “My daughter Caitlin started there when she was 12 weeks old,” said Susan McCaskey, a science teacher and coach at The Hill School. “It was the best decision I ever made. She’s almost four and she’s the happiest kid. Alice is like a grandmother. I have had absolutely no qualms about turning my only child over to her and her staff. It’s a wonderful place.” On Saturday, Oct. 11, the center will hold a fundraising oyster roast and barbecue from 4-7 p.m. to celebrate its 30th anniversary. There’s a silent auction, raffle, good food and lively music. Most of all, there’s Alice Duggan, administrative director at Piedmont from the day it opened across Route 50 at Trinity Episcopal Church. “We just thought it would be a good idea to have a birthday party,” Duggan said, standing in the center’s kitchen one recent summer day and whipping up a scrumptious bacon, cheese and egg-filled concoction for 30 children. Yes, in addition to hiring, scheduling and supervising the staff of nine, playing a significant role in planning curriculum and other activities, working with boys and girls of all ages during a day that starts at 7 a.m., she also likes to cook. Often, she uses fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs plucked straight from a lush garden out back, with students heavily involved in planting and picking. A graduate of James Madison (early childhood education) with a Masters in family and human development from Utah State, Duggan is a former kindergarten teacher who also worked with autistic children at Grafton School in Clarke County. One day, a friend told her about a help wanted ad she had seen seeking a director for the new child care program at Trinity. Though the notice was three weeks old, Duggan applied, went through three sets of interviews and was hired. The late Rev. Richard Peard, Trinity’s rector, had the initial idea. There was adequate space in the basement of the parish house being used primarily for Sunday school classes, and that’s where the non-profit center spent the first 15 years, rent free. The last 15 have been in an airy, modern building across Route 50, on nine acres donated by the late Bunny Mellon, who also made a donation for what is now a multi-purpose room in a structure she wanted to look like a one-room schoolhouse. Other funds were raised for more

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September 2014

Salamander, Year One

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t Middleburg Life we work hard to include captions on our many photos and spend hours seeking out the names and correct spellings. “Left to right, first and last” is our motto. Well, last month we messed up at the last minute and we’ll properly own up to it. In a layout from an event at Great Meadow, we had Angela Guarriello and Zachary Davis on two photos. Needless to say, one was correct. So now we offer a correction, with a picture of Andrea Ross and Michael Reed.

Next up we wanted to share a few letters and notes we’ve received lately. After all, it’s only the right thing to do.

seconded. It is about time the local area stood up and recognized the value of what we have in this area. I second the notions expressed by the actions of Scott Kasprowicz who is working to establish an area as a public park, with open spaces for agricultural use and what could be one of the area’s premier farmer’s markets. Scott’s effort is not an easy labor of love, as demonstrated by the effort and time aleady devoted to this worthwhile project. If not brought to reality, there will soon be no rest for the weary or scenic landscape available for which Virginia is noted. There will be the added benefit of a location that provides encouragement and an outlet for individuals to grow and provide for sale the local produce that makes this area so great. Congratulations to Scott and his efforts to preserve our area for future generations.

FROM: CHEF DE CUISINE CHRIS EDWARDS AT SALAMANDER RESORT & SPA

I just wanted to say thank you for the article you wrote about me in the August issue. it is excellent. Even if it were not about me, I would say it was one of the most well written pieces I have ever seen. All too often, I read articles about chefs and I cringe knowing the chef did not intend for it to come across as it did. But reading your article brought a great smile to my face. You captured my personality and spirit perfectly, from just a one-hour conversation we had in Harrimans dining room. Thank you very much. I am so proud to show this to my friends, family, colleagues, and guests.

FROM: GEN. CROSBIE E. SAINT FROM: ALMA TOCHTERMAN OF PHILOMONT First, I have always enjoyed the current IN MIDDLEBURG views provided by MIDDBURG LIFE. I now write concerning the article by Leonard Shapiro in the April issue concerning “Farm Fresh and so Much More at Gilbert’s Corner.” The thoughts provided need to be said, and

Congratulations. Your long years of writing and publishing experience have given Middleburg Life a new life of its own. I look forward to each new issue. Again, let me say “a job well done.” n

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Bill Jackson is the founder of Tri-County Feeds.

The store and the feed operation would seem to attract different kinds of customers. Is that the case? They really aren’t that different. Most of our customers live an equestrian and sporting lifestyle. We make it easier to properly care for their animals and offer them a great range of quality sporting apparel for competition, keeping them looking great on or off their horse.

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started Tri-County back in 1978 selling Equibed, which was ground up newsprint used for livestock bedding, which soon evolved into my feed business. Back then, I was Pennfield’s only dealer and would visit farms in the morning and deliver in the afternoon. Today, we service hundreds of customers within a 60-mile radius. I got into the business because I love horses, farms and nature. Helping to care for them is my passion.

Who are your customers and where do they come from? Most of our customers are right here in Hunt Country and the greater D.C. area, but we get regulars from around the U.S. and Europe. We believe it’s due to our extensive selection of functional sporting apparel and, of course, lifestyle/ fashion brands.

You’re located in Marshall, next to the Livestock Exchange. Was that done on purpose, and how has it worked out? The land we purchased next door to the Exchange is located right in the center of Fauquier County, so we could efficiently accommodate all of our

delivery routes and be very accessible to customers. It’s worked out well, allowing us to serve our loyal customer base. The retail apparel, accessories and home decor offers the whole community the ultimate equestrian, sporting and lifestyle shopping experience.

In the store, what are some of the most unusual things you carry? Whips and spurs. Just kidding! Actually, the most unusual thing is our own brand of feed in a recyclable feed bag. And we donate a portion of every sale of our TCF brands to the Piedmont Environmental Council and The Goose Creek Association. Oh, and our low carb horse treats are quite unusual, keeping horses happy all over Hunt Country.

What are the most popular products? Well, for over 37 years feed, hay and bedding have been the cornerstone of TCF’s success. Customers are really thrilled with the addition of “Fashions and Finds” — there’s much excitement over our new lines of Purdey and Beretta, but we’re also proud to offer such outstanding brands as Dubarry, Patagonia, TOMS and Outback.

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In the feed end of it, is it just for horses and cattle, or do you stock items for all manner of animals. We sell feed for everything, from Koi fish food, emu food, dog and cat food to Tri-County’s own sport horse special blends. Our customers also really appreciate the quick pick up of some delicious goodies from Red Truck Bakery, Central Coffee Roasters and Chocolove.

What makes the Middleburg area attractive for your business? The open country and the dedicated, community-minded people (and an excellent array of other small locally-owned businesses, of course) makes this an ideal location for Tri-County. It’s a community that is protective of the landscape and their way of life, which is why we make this home. This community loves horses and pets, animals domestic and wild. We cater to the functional town and country needs of this community. We have been rewarded with a wonderful clientele that we appreciate and we strive to exceed their expectations. n

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nter the new Mt. Defiance Cidery and Distillery in Middleburg and you’ll be struck by the elegant surroundings in what once was a gas station and garage. Marc Chretien, co-owner and cider maker, said he looked at a number of properties, but this one didn’t need much work. The ceiling height and concrete floors in the garage area of the old BP station are ideal for the size and weight of the stills. The majority of work involved remodeling the old front office, now a beautiful wood Photos by Leonard Shapiro paneled taproom. Chretien started serving cider and giving Peter Ahlf, cider-meister and rocket scientist tours early last month, but a grand opening is planned for October when Mt. Defiance took him to the Mojave Desert to train marines. In honor of Allen, Chretien named one of his begins to sell hard spirits on-site. Meanwhile, he’s been busy making four types of cider, cider’s The General’s Reserve, a bold-flavored choosing a distributor and searching orchards cider aged in bourbon barrels and Chretien’s between Winchester and Radford for just the most popular cider. Gen. Allen also is a historian and will attend right apple, a bitter apple. It’s no easy task; many orchards containing these apples were the October grand opening. He’ll speak on destroyed or neglected over the last 100 years. the Civil War battles surrounding Middleburg But where better to look than in one of the which involved the high ridge just west of town for which the cidery is named. nation’s largest apple-producing regions? Chretien now commutes to Middleburg from Why cider? Chretien pointed to the booming craft Arlington, but said he hopes to purchase a farm beer market, with micro breweries bubbling up next year and move his family to the area. The everywhere. Less obvious is the growing appeal distillery will take over the current location. The distillery is run by former NASA aeroof cider, trying to piggyback on both the craft space engineer Peter Ahlf. His 16-year career beer and foodie trends. Still popular in Europe and other parts of the with NASA included working on the Internaworld, cider once was America’s adult beverage tional Space Station and John Glenn’s flight on of choice. Easy and inexpensive to make, it the space shuttle Discovery. Ahlf retired from could be mixed with water to kill off unhealthy NASA to devote more time to his passion for bacteria or be consumed on its own. A number woodworking. He’s also responsible for the of factors, including Prohibition in the 1920s, impressive wood paneling and cabinetry in Mt. led to its initial demise. Still, between 2011 and Defiance’s taproom. Five years ago, the engineer-turned-wood2013, U.S. sales of cider more than tripled from worker became a home brewer. He’s now 9.4 million gallons to 32 million. This growth is being fueled by young adults applying his creative and analytical skills to the born in the 1980s and ‘90s who are “always distillery and is currently in the “recipe formulooking for the next big thing,” Chretien said. lating stage.” “I’ll be making dark colored liquors such as It also helps that cider is gluten free and appeals rum, apple brandy and absinthe,” he said. “Our to women. Chretien and his wife, Betsy Haines, who philosophy is to create highly flavorful products has a 30-year career with the International that reflect their locally sourced ingredients.” n Trade Commission and is one of five additional (Mt. Defiance Cider & Distillery is located at owners, are thrilled to be making cider in Middleburg. They also say they’ve been greatly 207 Washington Street. For more information, appreciative of the warm welcome they’ve see mtdefiance.com.)

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Jack Darby: Longboarding His Way Into YouTube Stardom By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

athy and Jeff Darby had just gotten out of their car as they delivered their son, Jack, to a longboard competition in Massachusetts a few years ago when people started to gravitate toward the teenage boy as he walked along. “They just kept coming up and saying ‘hey, that’s Jack Darby,’” Cathy recalled with some amusement in a recent interview. “’And he’s even wearing his signature flannel shirt!’ It was just amazing.” Jack Darby is a rising senior at Middleburg Academy and clearly a high rising star in the increasingly popular sport of longboarding. He’s a wizard on what looks to be a skateboard, which is exactly what it is, only longer. He can do all manner of tricks that take constant daily practice, or he can find a hilly stretch of a mostly deserted road and zoom down to his heart’s content. He’s been riding and gliding since the fourth grade and got his first real longboard when he was 13, something he now describes as “super awesome. It was more fluid, smoother and a lot faster” than a skateboard. Not long after he started becoming more proficient on the longboard, he set up a camera and began making videos of himself at his Purcellville home “just for fun.” He had used several boards made by different companies and at the end of one video, his board actually broke. When he contacted the company, Original Longboards in Newton, N.J., they told him they’d send him

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another. “I started emailing back and forth with them,” he said, “and then I made a ‘sponsor me’ video and sent it to them. I showed them my best tricks, and then you see if they want to sponsor you. They have a team of people who use their equipment, and they make videos for them that go on YouTube. In February of 2011, they said they wanted me on their team.” He was 14 at the time, and that summer was invited to Original’s headquarters in Newton to make a professional video. A year later came another trip to Texas to film, this time with other team riders from around the country, Canada, Norway, England, The Netherlands and Spain. Team members also offer the company advice on how to improve the product, and Jack Darby has never been shy offering his opinions. There are three main disciplines in longboarding—freestyle, free ride and downhill. Freestyle involves doing various tricks on a flat surface. Free ride is on a downhill, more of a slalom, surfing style that requires gloves for hand con-

tact with the pavement. And downhill is flat out speed. The boards sell for between $300 and $400, and Jack has 30 of them. While skateboarding is a staple of the extreme sports X Games competition, and also has qualified as an Olympic event, longboarding is not yet at that level. “People say it should be in the X Games,” Darby said, “but there’s no real push to do it. Everything with longboarding is internet based. Events are organized on Facebook and there are a lot of videos on YouTube. And the companies sponsor the events.” There is no monetary compensation for being on the Original team, but it does provide him free boards, equipment, shirts and decals and has made him into something of a cult figure. How else to explain over 400,000 views on his recent YouTube video and all that attention whenever he goes to a competition. Cathy Darby, a graphic artist, said she’s noticed a significant difference between skateboarders and longboarders. “It’s like comparing sailboats and motorboats,” she said. “The kids who longboard seem to be a

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little more laid back. They’re down to earth and definitely not looking for trouble. It’s a different group altogether from skateboarders. And in longboarding, if you don’t wear a helmet, they really get upset with you.” She and her husband, who has his own sound equipment business, both also like the artistic aspect of Jack’s sporting passion. He’s become an accomplished photographer and videographer and is now starting to look at colleges where he can major in film and photography. He’s already put those skills to good use at Middleburg Academy, making a 25-minute film based on a project involving a Spanish class. It was screened at an event this past school year that helped raise $150,000 and clearly was a huge hit. As for his longboarding future, “I’m just going to do it for fun,” Darby said. More than anything, I just really enjoy doing it.” In a flannel shirt, no doubt. n To view some of Jack Darby’s videos, just Google Longboard Jack Darby or enter his name on YouTube.

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hen Jean-Michel Lacaze’s mother died last fall, the affable Middleburg restaurateur wanted to do something special in her honor that would benefit the area served by his popular French bistro. On Oct. 1, Julien’s, the widely-regarded restaurant he and his son (Julien, of course) operate on Washington Street, will host a special fivecourse meal starting at 6 p.m. All proceeds from the dinner, at $100 per person, will be donated to Seven Loaves, the food pantry located in the basement of the Middleburg United Methodist Church right down the street. “Her death was a blow to the entire family,” Seven Loaves president Melanie Maloney, a retired attorney who lives in Marshall, said of the late Micheline Lacaze. “As Jean-Michel explained, she was a generous, kind-hearted woman. It occurred to him that they should do something to commemorate her life and her legacy.” Browning Herbert, treasurer of Seven Loaves and a vice president at the Middleburg Bank, added that “we’re hoping it will be an annual fundraiser for us, and every dollar will go to Seven Loaves. It’s really a very special event, and a wonderful tribute to his mother.” The food will be French and fabulous, as always at Julien’s, but it will hardly be the usual sort of fare consumed by so many needy families in the Middleburg area and beyond that must rely on Seven Loaves to help supplement their basic nutritional needs. The organization, founded in 1994 by Rev. Martin Stilman,

a past pastor at the United Methodist Church, includes a half-dozen local churches. It now serves upwards of about 125 families a week— 725 households in 2013 that included about 2,900 recipients. Many reside in Loudoun and Fauquier, with patrons each year from 18 different Virginia counties, according to Maloney. Food is distributed every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at the church, and families are allowed to make one visit a week. There is no zip code restriction on who can leave with bags of groceries, filled with meat, fresh vegetables and other staples to make sure no one goes hungry. Recipients fill out a basic form asking about a family or individual’s specific needs. Many are already on food stamps or use other government assistance, but not enough to get by without more help. “The need is huge,” Maloney said. “It’s a little known fact that the actual town of Middleburg is about the poorest in the county. Twenty percent of the residents live in low income housing. The median household income in Loudoun is $115,000. In the two Middleburg zip codes, it’s $45,000. The truth is we have a lot of wealthy people in this area, but also a lot of poverty.” The organization gets food from many sources, mostly from five area groceries and two farmer’s markets donating meat and vegetables that have been on the shelves a tad too long, but perfectly suitable, and healthy. Several places around town collect canned goods and other non-perishable items. And Seven Loaves also has several other fund-raising and food-raising events as well as an annual giving drive to provide money to purchase food when necessary. Recently, The Outpost on Madison Street had a promotion challenging donors to bring enough food to fill up the police car driven by

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Middleburg Police Chief A.J. Panebianco, or contribute with dollar donations that would be matched by owners Keith and Pam Foster. The event generated 338 pounds of food and $1,800. Herbert estimated that Seven Loaves spends about $60,000 a year on food. What it can’t get from those grocery donations it must purchase, some of it U.S. Department of Agriculture warehouse at greatly discounted prices. The organization is in the process of renovating its church quarters to provide a more efficient operation, as well as to increase storage and refrigeration space. “We’re also trying to figure out who we’re not serving and how we can better serve them”

Herbert said. “There are a lot of farm workers who don’t know about us. I don’t think people have any issue with our hours, but for some of the Hispanic workers, there’s also a language problem.” Seven Loaves also needs more help—drivers to help pick up the food, more volunteers to pack the grocery bags, distribute them and handle administrative chores. “We’re advocates for those with means to help those without means,” Herbert said. “There is one branch of Seven Loaves, and it’s all in Middleburg. We are 100 percent supported by the community, and we want to serve the community. There is definitely a need.” n

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On a recent visit to The Shaggy Ram, Swift was in the midst of unpacking and incorporating a just-received container of imported purchases into the already-crowded shop – furniture, china and accent pieces she had found on a buying trip to England. Among the new items was an English Victorian cast-iron pub table with a scrolled iron base incorporating the words “Slavery Abolished” among the lion’s head, floral swags and hearts. The table was sold even before Swift had the chance to put a price tag on it – interestingly, to a woman from England who plans to send it to her son in London, thus giving the pub table a transcontinental round trip. In addition to her design work and running The Shaggy Ram, Swift has been a longtime supporter of the rescue and humane treatment of animals. In fact, she runs her own animal adoption service via a wall full of photos of adoptable pets to the left of the door when visitors enter the shop. She also helps Middleburg Humane by designating items in her shop, such as dog pillows and dog-decorated paper bags, to provide additional support. “I love what I do,” said Swift. “I love what I have here in the shop, and I love that so many people come in just to talk, to meet each other, to share the experience of just being here.” n

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ho was Francis Scott Key? And what was he doing in Baltimore Harbor the night of September 13, 1814 aside from writing the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner?” Here are seven little-known Star-Spangled Banner facts about Francis Scott Key, a name virtually every American knows, but a life whose details are all but unknown to Americans today. 1. Key, known to friends and family as “Frank,” was a well-connected, 35-year-old lawyer in Washington, D.C., who volunteered to go to Baltimore on a prisoner-exchange mission. He had been asked by family friends to help arrange the release of Dr. William Beanes, a Maryland surgeon the British had taken following the disastrous August 24 Battle of Bladensburg, after which British forces burned the White House and other government buildings in the nation’s capital. 2. Key was not alone on his prisonerexchange mission. He was joined by 25-year-old John Skinner, appointed a colonel by the State Department to deal with prisoner-exchanges and other issues. 3. Key had been adamantly opposed to America going to war in 1812. He called the war “a lump of wickedness” and only changed his mind in the spring of 1813 when the British began raiding Virginia and Maryland towns and cities along the Chesapeake Bay. 4. Key spoke of the night he wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” only once in public, at a political rally 20 years later in which he didn’t provide details about the Beanes negotiations. The account in which Key played a starring role in releasing Dr. Beanes is contained in a detailed letter that his brother-in-law, the U.S. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, wrote in 1856 based on what Key had told him shortly after the episode in the fall of 1814.

5. The words Key wrote first appeared on broadsides and sheet music soon after the Battle of Baltimore under the title “Defense of Ft. M’Henry.” Later the words appeared on sheet music, indicating that they were to be sung to the tune of “To Anacreon In Heaven,” an English song composed by John Stafford Smith around 1775. The tune was the theme song of the Anacreontic Society of London, a gentlemen’s club that met periodically to listen to music, dine and sing songs. The club took its name from Anacreon, the ancient Greek poet known primarily for his verses in praise of love, wine and revelry. That’s why it’s commonly referred to as an “English drinking song.” 6. For nearly two centuries, historians believed that Key—a prolific amateur poet—was writing a poem that night. Key was not a songwriter. He was unmusical at best and possibly tone deaf. Aside from a few religious hymns and possibly one patriotic song, he had not written the words to any song before or after 1814. However, the rhyme and meter almost perfectly match those of “To Anacreon in Heaven.” Key also knew the tune because it was used in many songs of his day, including “Adams and Liberty,” a very popular political ditty written in 1798. A recent study by music historian David Hildebrand that takes into consideration all of the poem-versus-song evidence concludes that Key did, indeed, write a song during the Battle of Baltimore. 7. Although it was a popular patriotic air throughout the mid- and late 19th century and into the 20th, “The Star-Spangled Banner” did not become the official National Anthem until 1931. That came about following a long, intensive lobbying effort by patriotic and veterans groups led by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. On January 31, 1931, the VFW presented the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee a petition containing some five million signatures urging adoption of “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the National Anthem. The House approved a bill to do so and the Senate followed on March 3, 1931. That same day, President Herbert Hoover signed into law a measure designating “The StarSpangled Banner” as the National Anthem of the United States, eight decades after the death of the man who wrote the words in 1814. n Journalist, historian and Middleburg resident Marc Leepson’s latest book, What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life, was published June 24. For more information, go to www.marcleepson. com

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itness instructor Carol Snow likes to tell the story about one of her very satisfied clients who came in one day and told her that his doctor was duly impressed by his patient’s physical well-being. “He’d been having some problems,” Snow recalled, “and then he told me his doctor said to him ‘I don’t know what you’re doing, but just keep doing it.’” What that student had been doing was spinning, a now popular workout involving stationary racing bicycles that essentially go nowhere fast. Snow, who lives in Leesburg, teaches a number of classes at the Mold Me fitness facility located behind the Byrne Gallery in Middleburg. And then she transitions into her day job, as a landscape designer for Driver’s Edge Landscaping in Berryville. There are 12 bikes installed at Mold Me and most of them have fannies in the seats and legs pumping the pedals at various rates of speed and gear tension for the daily 6:30 a.m. classes and sessions at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There also are classes Thursday at 6 p.m. and a Saturday at 8 a.m. Snow, who rents space in the Middleburg facility for her classes, splits the teaching with another instructor, life

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coach Julie Gray, and said the response to her business, Middleburg Spinning, has been gratifying, to say the least. “The classes are awesome,” she said. “We try to make each class an experience. In the early morning classes, it’s really dark, with a light show and a lot of fun music. Each rider has their own program—racing, hills, endurance— and you go at your own pace.” Depending on that pace, she added, participants can burn between 300 and 700 calories per session. And most important of all, the idea basically is “for people to have a good time,” Snow said. “I think a lot of people are intimidated when they hear about spinning,” she said. “But we help set beginners up and get them started. We want them to come back and once they start, they really love it. It’s great for the joints. There is minimal pounding. I could do this forever. It’s just very low impact and a great workout.” Each class runs about 50 minutes and includes a warm-up and stretching afterward. The music varies from class to class, ranging from classical to hip-hop and everything in between. Some classes also include a strength training component using relatively moderate weights. Each session is $15 and, with a series of ten, the 11th is free. Snow’s clientele ranges in size, shape, age, gender and occupation. She has yoga aficiona-

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dos who also do bike races. A number of her students compete in a variety of horse sports, because “riders seem to take to spinning easily. Their core is already built,” Snow said. Snow was not always into spinning. She was a three-day event rider herself, then a personal trainer at an L.A. Fitness facility in Leesburg who also was a runner. About five years ago, Mabel Walsh started spinning classes in Middleburg, later taken over by Juliette Lord and Snow, who both also conducted highintensity boot camp fitness programs. A friend, Pam Whitaker, introduced Snow to the bikes,

and it was love at first spin. She eventually became certified and has seen first hand what the classes can do for the physical and mental health of her students. “People with injuries come in and they can do it,” she said. “People who have never done much exercise in a long time come in, and they take to it. And fit people come in and really love the workouts. There are a variety of cardio benefits. It’s a mental timeout for your day. You burn a lot of calories, have a lot of fun and you really don’t know you’re working out.” Clearly, just what the doctor ordered. n

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Carter Hall dates to 1787

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Floral Artistry from a Daring Young Man on a Flying Trapeze By Linda Young For Middleburg Life

ark Harding’s work may actually demonstrate that there’s actually a clear connection between performing in the circus and designing floral arrangements. It’s about the artistry and creativity required in both endeavors. Harding, who was always drawn to the beauty and joy of floral design, launched his new Aldie-based business, Reikis Studios, about 18 months ago. The name uses an Old English word for the main vein or stem of a plant or the spine of a feather. Before his current career as a floral designer, Harding, a Kentucky native, said he “once ran away from home to join the circus.” He ran all the way to the San Francisco School of Circus Art. Eventually, after some intensive training, he became a principal artist as an aerialist at a company he co-founded called the Indian Circus Project. He described it as a “custom entertainment opportunity” highlighting trapeze artists. He once was awarded the “most original artist” by the Armenian Cultural Council for a collection of works that premiered in Albacete, Spain in 2009. Harding, now 32, traveled the world for several years performing and working with many different circus people with varied backgrounds from a wide range of cultures.

While swooping upside down, through the air and eventually rolling off the net on to the ground, Harding actually gained a unique perspective. He said he saw the audience and his surroundings in a completely different way. Finally, he said he realized he wanted to return to the U.S. and find a place to build opportunities and outlets for artists. He eventually landed in the Washington area and started thinking about flowers. Before creating his current floral business, Harding worked at a company in the Nation’s Capital called Amaryllis. It was a strong market with a large and sophisticated client base. Harding said he learned from the experience that “if you can imagine it, you can make it.” Currently, Harding and his partner, Darin Sellers, work out of their “cottage-style” home overlooking the Little River in Aldie. They have a lovely view of the river that offers inspiration for their design. The sunroom has become the “wet room” where they clean and prep vases and containers, process flowers, and create the arrangements. Another room in the house is used as an office for placing orders, consultations, and other business. Harding said he’s very interested in supporting local growers when he can. “There is so much content in our yards,” he said, adding that he uses “custom concepts and conceptual styles” when he arranges. He’s also very much aware of the floral

Reikis Studios can often be found at the Middleburg Farmers Market

Darin Sellers confers with Mark Harding, owner of Reikis Studios

environmental impact of his business and said that for certain events, exotic and “out of season” blooms may have to be ordered from faraway places. “Every occasion is different and the floral content must reflect both the event and the customer’s intent,” he said. Harding added that he’s been inspired by his global perspective of art, cultures and rituals he encountered during his circus days. He also abides by the principals of patience, persistence and the enjoyment of creating with flowers. “Each bouquet is unique and not every piece is going to look identical,” he said. “Let the design take its own shape, because you cannot control nature.” Harding is now creating floral arrangements for the Inn at Little Washington, one of the

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most beautiful and highest-rated restaurants in the area. This summer, he and his partner have offered their “Flour and Nectar” items at the local Farmer’s Market. The baked goods, including cookies, scones and donuts, all baked by Sellers, were a hit. Harding said at some point, he’d like to have a shop in Middleburg, the better to provide quality floral artistry to support the many area events and parties. And he’s always enjoyed sharing his knowledge of flowers with workshops and demonstrations at area garden clubs or other public venues. Oh yes, his circus experience is still very much in evidence, as well. He has an outdoor studio where he also can teach you how to become a trapeze artist. n

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any years ago, Pauline Wisdom and her husband, Andy, were living in Oakton and driving out to Middleburg for regular weekend jaunts to the country. On one drive, she told him “what this place really needs is a darned good English teashop.” She even had a name for it: “The Owl and the Pussy Cat Teashop.” The teashop never materialized, though it’s easy to understand why Wisdom felt it had been missing, given her roots in London and a childhood spent in Sawston, a small village near Cambridge. “Every shop I’ve been in that specializes in food or beverages, you just know when you walk in the door if the owner is there or not,” Wisdom said. “It isn’t the same, and I just couldn’t do it on my own.” While The Owl and The Pussy Cat did not become reality, Wisdom Gallery, located in the middle of Middleburg’s Madison Street, certainly did. In fact, the shop had its first incarnation in California almost 30 years ago, when Wisdom’s husband was in officer training at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California. “In England, antique shops were called galleries,” said Wisdom, “and so I opened Wisdom Gallery.” The shop originally specialized in antiques, imports and home embellishments. While Wisdom focused on running her shop, Andy was busy establishing his Air Force career.

He helped run a solar observation site in the Philippines, which resulted in a two-year overseas assignment for the couple. In addition, Wisdom noted that her husband had been involved in an interesting experimental program known as the Teal Ruby dealing with the space shuttle program in the mid-1980s. Andy Wisdom is now with the Institute for Defense Analysis, a non-profit that operates federallyfunded research and development centers. In Middleburg, Wisdom Gallery has been in three different locations, initially focusing on antiques and imports similar to its merchandise in California. However, several years ago, Wisdom noticed that another shop, The Papery in Middleburg, was being put up for sale by long-time owner Audrey Fenton. It was next door to Wisdom’s shop and she ultimately purchased the business. For a while, she kept both establishments going, obviously an exhausting endeavor. “I finally said to my husband, ‘If I could ever get everything under one roof, it would be just wonderful,’” said Wisdom. Within a week, the couple had a deal to purchase a new location, the site of the current shop for nearly 17 years. “I pretty much kept what The Papery had--specialty gifts, personalized stationery,” Wisdom said. “And we have chocolates, which do very well. I just try to buy what I like and what I think others will like.” Among the first items visitors see when entering the shop is a large sculpture of a fabric ram with ceramic face and horns and a body made of flokati wool sculpted over wood. It’s the work of the late artist, Edna Gregory Cataldo. According to Wisdom, other pieces of Cataldo’s art can be found in such diverse

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collections as that of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia, actress Goldie Hawn, and an unnamed former member of the Rolling Stones. Among the shop’s other popular lines are Patience Brewster and Katherine’s Collection. Wisdom Gallery is now for sale, both the building along with its whimsical, wonderful inventory. According to Wisdom, there have been a few “local nibbles.” “I tell potential buyers that they have to keep the same merchandise,” said Wisdom, who added that she will clearly miss the shop, its wonderful collections and her many loyal customers. As one visitor said recently, “you could

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s they turn to go back inside the circa 18th century house the screen door snaps shut. “Ivan, that’s short for Ivermectin,” he says, referring to a pharmaceutical used as a heartworm preventative and also parasite-related conditions such as mange and ear mites. The small front room is pale blue and piled with old books, photos, a few trophies and several dogs. Turns out that Ivan found his way to Sunny Bank Farm one day and was curled up in a chair in the front room. It also turns out that Ivan is like many others who have found their way to Sunny Bank through the years. Many more also have been a part of the Sunny Bank Farm family for short and long term “visits.” This includes amateur jockey Gregg Ryan, trainer Julie Gomena, Maryland Hunt Cup-winning jockey Joe Davies, show and steeplechase rider Mike Elmore and Billy Turner, trainer of the 1977 Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew. (So you see Ivan isn’t the only one to curl up here.) And oh, there was one male friend who moved in between wives of which there were at least four. “One time he hitchhiked in,” Speedy recalls. Sunny Bank Farm is the 1,100-acre home to Eva and Speedy Smithwick, the horse happy fifth generation of his family to live just outside

Written By Vicky Moon of town off Sam Fred Road. For the record, Speedy’s name is Daniel Michael Smithwick, Jr. but when he was born prematurely in 1959 his father called him “our Speedy boy” and the name stuck. He comes from an illustrious family of horse aficionados. His brother, Alfred Rogers “Roger” Smithwick, owns an adjacent 385 acres. “This was my great-great-grand parent’s summer house,” Speedy explains. They owned a mercantile store in downtown Middleburg and the family name was Broun. The shop included a cigar factory and tailor shop and at one time the family lived next to their store on Washington Street, near the main intersection. The Broun’s daughter, Katie, married Samuel Rogers Fred in 1884 and had five children. One of their sons, Samuel Hamilton Rogers Fred married Dorothy Kepler. Affectionately known as “Mr. Fred,” S.H.R. Fred bred thoroughbreds and had a stallion named Skyscraper. In 1929, the Freds had a daughter named Dorothy, a keen and talented horsewoman known as Dot. She married the legendary horseman Daniel Michael “Mikey” Smithwick, the son of Alfred Smithwick, an Irish-born horse trainer, and the former Emma Warner, an equestrian. Mikey followed in his father’s boot steps as a thoroughbred trainer, working on his

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father’s farm in Hydes, Maryland. As a steeplechase rider, he won the Maryland Hunt Cup a record six times. He earned $3.2 million in career winnings and in 1971, he was elected into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. as a steeplechase trainer. He died in 2006. Dot Smithwick maintained Sunny Bank Farm, raising and racing horses and expanded into the business of breeding and selling Red Angus cattle. She went into the cattle business at the suggestion of long time friend, the late Gary Baker.

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They were married at Trinity Church in 1988. “It took him a long time to come to his senses,” she notes. Speedy rode to many victories in the jumping races and then turned to training racehorses. In 1997, Jack Kent Cooke (the late owner of the Washington Redskins) made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. The young Smithwicks went to Kentucky where Speedy trained for Cooke at Elmendorf Farm. Three months later Cooke died but they stayed in Kentucky working out of Churchill Downs and then spent time training in California. The Smithwick family grew with daughters Trish, 21, now at George Mason, and Kathy,

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“Thing is he didn’t familiarize me on it,” Speedy says, “And these calves keep coming at all times of year. And then there was the time someone was filming a Civil War documentary here and they broke out and ran all over. ” Dot Smithwick, who died in 2011, was inducted into the Virginia Steeplechase Hall of Fame in 2007. “She didn’t think it was lady-like to saddle a horse,” Speedy recalls, “but she got over it real quick.” Meanwhile, in 1977 Speedy spotted a beautiful girl across the room at a post race party. Eva Dahlgren had wide set eyes and a striking smile that set her apart from all others. A Rappahannock county native and an economics graduate of the University of Virginia, she notes with a smile: “And now I work with horses.” She is also a joint-master of the Snickersville Hounds.

his year marks the 60th anniversary of the Virginia Fall Steeplechase Races and the Smithwick entries will be among a fine group of horses gathered for this fabulous outing just outside Middleburg at Glenwood Park. Racing highlights include the running of the two co-feature races, the National Sporting Library & Museum timber classic and new this year will be the running of the W. Gary Baker Memorial hurdle race. Gary Baker, who died earlier this year after a battle with cancer, was a long time friend of the Smithwick family and served as chairman of the Virginia Fall Races for more than two decades. Get out your tweeds and your best tailgate accessories for this outing. There will also be a Family Fun Fair with petting zoo, pony rides and big slide provided by Inova Loudoun Hospital Foundation. Along with a full card of racing, spectators are encouraged to come early to get a taste of fox hunting with the finals of the Field Hunter Championships held on the race course at 9 a.m. The nation’s top steeplechase horses and riders will race over timber, brush and turf courses. Glenwood Park is said to offer “the best view in steeplechasing” where virtually every fence is visible from the spectator areas. Gates open at 8 a.m. with post time at 1:30 p.m. Tickets, box seats, rail side and tailgate picnic parking spaces can be purchased in advance by calling the race office at (540) 687-5662. General Admission is $50 per car (four people maximum). Or visit the website at www.vafallraces.com or on Facebook. Proceeds from the race weekend will benefit the Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg. For out of town visitors, to reach Glenwood Park from the Washington area, take I-66 west and exit Route 50 west (Exit 57B towards Winchester). Drive 25 miles to Middleburg and turn right at the only stoplight (Route 626, Foxcroft Road). Proceed one mile to Glenwood Park entrance on right.

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Bust Head Brewery owners: Charles Kling, Julie Broaddus and Ike Broaddus

By Cindy Fenton For Middleburg Life

he Old Bust Head Brewing Company opened the doors to its taproom and beer garden on August 15, officially completing its $6 million, 30,000+ square foot facility located in Fauquier County’s Vint Hill community. On hand to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony were representatives from the offices of senators Mark Warner and Tim Caine, members of Fauquier’s Board of Supervisors, local business leaders as well as friends and loyal customers. The group anxiously awaited their first chance to see the repurposing of the former military warehouse. Let’s just say it did not disappoint. A large, solid steel sign welded in the shape of a goat, the company’s logo, greets customers in the entryway. The taproom, with a capacity of

300, is a shining example of how to take a “tear-down” and make something special out of it. Highly polished concrete floors, original wood beams still sporting yellow caution paint from military days, and a beautiful walnut bar milled from trees on the owners’ farm are a few of the highlights. Over that weekend, more than 3,500 customers stopped by to enjoy a glass or two or three of OBH’s delicious current ales and lagers. They also enjoyed music courtesy of one of the owner’s band, OffStar, and tasty treats served up by gourmet food trucks. Pint size customers played with the baby goats and drank root beer made on-site. The first glass of OBH beer was poured back in February in the production area. Today, Premium Distributors has placed OBH’s products on the shelves of grocery and convenience stores in 14 counties, and dozens of area restaurants and bars carry them on tap.

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offer fun and interesting anecdotes from the local community. The company name, for example, refers to local lore about a crossroads, a tavern, locals who overindulged, and the unfortunate consequence of falling down and busting their heads on an old country road. OBH’s Wildcat Indian Pale Ale refers to Fauquier’s Wildcat Mountain, home to the infamous “Free State” community of which Charlie Ashby was King. Ashby’s picture is featured on the label. The owners’ appreciation of all things Fauquier led them to a commitment of sustainability and the results of their efforts have made Old Bust Head Brewing Company a leader in green business practices. They installed eighteen 500-foot deep geothermal wells, connected to twelve geothermal heat pumps for heating, cooling and refrigeration throughout the facility. They anticipate roughly 60 per cent reduction in overall energy use. With its passion for crafting exceptional beer, branding infused with local history and lore, and investment in sustainability, Old Bust Head Brewing Company is one of the most “authentic” brewers to enter the highly competitive craft beer market. n Old Bust Head Brewing Company is located at 7134 Lineweaver Drive in Vint Hill. Visit OBH at www.oldbusthead.com and on Facebook.

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tured home. An exceptional opportunity awaits for history lovers, equestrians and those who appreciate classic style updated for a new generation. Articles are prepared by Middleburg Life’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Middleburg Life real estate advertising department at (540) 687-6059.

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with apartment, also are part of the package. The equestrian facilities provide everyone the horseman or horsewoman of Hunt Country would desire – multiple barns (one with yet another apartment), training facility, machine shop, six fields and 15 paddocks. There also is a 200-foot-by-80-foot indoor arena, and powerful backup generators. Private lanes throughout the property are pea gravel, all beautifully edged and providing a wonderful surface both for horses and carriages. The manor house, adjacent office and carriage house are accessed from a private drive, while the other parts of the parcels can be accessed through Carters Farm Lane. While being set close to historic Middleburg, you have easy access to Route 50. Dulles Airport and the nation’s capital are within an easy reach, but are still a world away from the style and charms of the fea-

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taining an intimacy for family living. Highlights of the main house include the exceptionally warm and welcoming foyer; the double living room; the formal dining room; and the showplace kitchen area with its adjacent breakfast room. The home library also can be found on this level. The charming upper two levels are reminiscent of the gracious past, with multiple bedrooms, a sitting room and three marble baths. From the rear of the home, a sweeping stairway allows one to gently descend to the impressive stone terrace and then to the land, showcasing of the genteel nature of the home. The home is in two parcels, with the secondary, 23-acre lot featuring a four-bedroom home and six-stall courtyard barn, providing plentiful options for the next owner. Two additional homes, plus and office

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ur monthly featured property for September showcases the opportunity to own a classic – perhaps the quintessential – Hunt Country estate. “Rutledge Farm,” with a provenance dating to the 1740s, encompasses more than 128 acres, perfect for equestrians and those with a love of open spaces. Far more than just a classic estate, however, the farm has experienced a major redesign and restoration under the guidance of John Blackburn, architect and author of “Healthy Stables by Design,” and Morgan Wheelock Landscape Designers. The result is an exceptional melding of classic with current, a vibrant and versatile estate for all seasons. The property currently is on the market, listed at $6,000,000 by John Coles of Thomas and Talbot Real Estate. Serenity is the watchword throughout, whether simply enjoying the vistas or celebrating the seasons. A pond with gazebo and island add to the ambiance. Lovely gates set into stone walls mark the entrance to the stone-and-clapboard manor home, which proclaims its presence with tall windows, high ceilings, wideplank flooring and sweeping staircases, making it perfect for entertaining while re-

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

Custom Built English style stone/stucco 3-story home s5 Bedrooms, Large Master, In-law suite with separate entrance sSlate Roof, Game Room, Theatre, Study, Custom Kitchen, 4 Stone Fireplaces sExtensive Horse Facilities s18 Stall Barn s2 Stall Barn s14 Paddocks sLarge Ring. $6,500,000

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Active Horse training center on 148+ Acres. The facilities include 11 barns with a total of 220 stalls. Each barn has access to 2 paddocks for a total of 22 paddocks. Within the premises are tack rooms, grooms quarters, office, a vet office and 3 bay machine shop. There is a 7/8’s mile race track with a 4 stall starting gate. 3 wells service the property. Convenient to Route 50 and Washington Dulles International Airport. $3,500,000

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

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The stately 128+ Acre Middleburg Virginia Country Estate offers a genteel lifestyle and majestic views. Handsome stone and clapboard manor home, 3 additional homes, 2 apartments, farm office, 6 barns, 45 stalls, indoor arena, all beautifully maintained and surrounded by the meticulously groomed grounds. Generator back up power. $6,000,000

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Longwood Farm ~ 624 acres with an exceptional Broodmare Barn built in 2003 with 32 stalls, a lovely 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Tenant House, another 2Bedroom Tenant House, 3 run-in sheds and hay barn. This is part of Spring Hill Farm. $5,029,563

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c. 1774, Sited high on a knoll, the 16 room Manor home and “Garden Tea house” enjoy expansive views of mountains, rolling hills and the property’s wonderful Shenandoah river frontage. once a thoroughbred breeding farm, it offers 20+ stalls and numerous paddocks. North hill’s rich history provides potential for historic preservation Tax Credits. $3,300,000

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

Overlooking a serene pond, this magnificent European style manor home is on 115 acres surrounded by thousands of protected acres and the Bull Run Mountains. Custom built in 2001 using Olde World craftsmanship and materials this stunning home offers five bedrooms, 6 baths, 10’ ceilings, wide plank flooring, pool and geo thermal heating and cooling. $2,395,000

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Stunning restoration and addition of c.1860’s Virginia Manor Home, yielding approximately 8,000 sq. ft. of beautiful living space. Reclaimed heart pine flooring throughout the main and upper level of home, grand kitchen, 5 bedrooms. Numerous outbuildings including a spacious tasting room/party room. Currently the 7 acres of vines are leased to another vineyard. Land in Open Space Easement. $1,750,000

18 acres in the heart of OCH Territory with a lovely 5.5 Bedroom Italianate Style home in a beautiful setting. Formal and informal spaces, high ceilings, wonderful kitchen, expansive rec room, full basement, private pool, extensive landscaping and more. Property is in a VOF Open-Space easement. $1,695,000

A stunning 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath stucco home on 13.77 acres in prime location on a quiet lane only minutes to Middleburg. Exceptional quality and attention to detail throughout this lovely home. Mostly open with fencing, 3 stall barn, detached 1 car garage and more. Burrland Lane, Orange County Hunt Territory. $1,650,000

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

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Stunning and recent restoration by owner/designer of c.1825 Church and Meeting Hall, now leased to an Antique Shoppe and Design Center. Zoned "Commercial Village" and "Village" in the heart of Virginia's wine and horse country. Both buildings sit within the front half of the .84 Acre parcel w/the remainder in lawn w/mature trees & lovely mountain views. $885,000

BLUEMONT LAND - 2 parcels in Piedmont Hunt Territory ~ Mostly open, rolling and fully fenced land and accessed from 3 roads. 1 home of clapboard enhance this beautiful property. 71+acres: $995,000

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Expanded through the years, Takaro has wonderful entertaining areas both inside and out, many overlooking the pool. Two separate suites are wonderful for guests or home office. A dramatic main level apt. is attached to the handsome 7 stall barn. This 14.73 acre property offers a carriage barn, air conditioned dog house, paddocks and pond. $1,550,000

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90 acres w/approx. 45 fenced acres and 45 acres in woods with trails. 3 bedroom manor home, Indoor and Outdoor Arenas ,2 barns open into the indoor arena, Main barn has 20 stalls, Show Barn- 5 oversized stalls, 3 tack rooms, office, 2 wash stalls, 2 bathrooms, laundry room, 14 paddocks. Manager’s cottage. 2 add’l DUR’s and is in land use. $1,900,000

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

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MELROSE: 12 parcels (none in easement), comprise the 555+ acres, some of the finest managed land in the country. Part of the 2400 Acre estate of Spring Hill Farm. One can purchase additional property from the 2400 Acre estate of Spring Hill. Currently on the property are 2 tenant homes and 3 barns. Part of this land also backs to a game preserve. $3,446,457 RECTORTOWN: 107.76 acres Spectacular views from this highly desirable estate location within the Orange County Hunt Territory. Board fenced with frontage on Atoka Road and Rectortown Road. Stocked, approx. 4 acre, pond w/island, spring fed from tributary of Goose Creek. Open Space Easement allows for building of main dwelling, garage or barn with apt. and appropriate farm structures. Zoned RA. $1,250,000

Beautifully remodeled and absolutely charming home in move-in condition, minutes west of Middleburg. One level living with kitchen, living room, dining room and 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on upper level. Walk out lower level with stunning family room with fireplace, full bath, office and mudroom. 4.33 Acres including fenced paddock and small barn, ready for your horse. $665,000

Historic and handsome four level, stone residence. One of the original homes of Upperville, late 1700s. Large rooms on the main level, with open kitchen and dining room combination. Current owner replaced the kitchen in 2000, new roof in 2001, replaced the oil furnace in 2011, finished the third level including a full bath, and updated the main level powder room and upper level bath. $599,000

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Beautiful 4 bedroom, 5 bath home on over 50 acres with incredible views in all directions. Perfect for horse enthusiasts or great for enjoying country living. Elegant living spaces perfect for parties. Fencing, convertible barn, water features, lush gardens, covered porches and decks for outdoor entertaining and much more. ODH Territory. $1,345,000

LOGANS MILL - Extraordinary, private estate area on 179+ acres with frontage on Little River, Open Space Easement, rolling fields with mature hardwood forest, Orange County Hunt Territory, great ride out, very private, less than 10 minutes from Middleburg, views in all directions. $18,000/Acre

18+ acres of mostly open and rolling land with the home sited perfectly with vast views from both front and back overlooking the pond, gardens and front fields. Cathedral ceilings, Master on the main floor, huge library/living room, private guest rooms, apartment on lower level w/own kitchen/entrance, sprawling deck w/awning. Perfect location ~ OCH territory ~ VOF conservation easement. $2,095,000

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POTTS MILL - on 137+ acres with frontage on Little River, Open Space Easement, rolling fields with mature hardwood forest, Orange County Hunt Territory, great ride out, very private, within 5 miles of the village of Middleburg, views in all directions. $18,500/Acre

Private 65 Acre Estate near historic Middleburg. 3 porches add to the charm of this restored Farm House, c.1830 w/ pool and shared pond. Other features include 4 stall barn w/ guest suite, 4 bay open equipment barn and 2 bay garage. Beautiful land w/ views, creek, meadows and board fenced pastures w/ spring fed waterers. VOF and PEC Easements do allow for two additional dwellings. $2,395,000

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THEN&THERE William Cavendish and A General System of Horsemanship By Richard Hooper For Middleburg Life

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illiam Cavendish (15921676), who would become the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was heir to great wealth and born close to power. He was the author of a book, printed in 1657, which some call “the only outstanding work” on dressage by an Englishman. It is certainly the most lavish. It was printed in French with the title of La Methode Nouvelle & Invention Extraordinaire de Dresser les Chevaux. Eventually, it would be translated into English and published in 1747 as A General System of Horsemanship in all Its Branches. Still, when the book was first published Cavendish’s fortune was reduced to the point that he required a loan of £1,300 from two friends in order to have it printed. That loan was only a small portion of loans and credit that had been, and would be, extended to Cavendish, who had been among the wealthiest of the English nobility some 15 years earlier. Cavendish was a close friend of King Charles I, and was entrusted with the education of Charles’ son, the future Charles II. Cavendish was already the Viscount Mansfield and Earl of Newcastle when, upon the death of his mother in 1629, he became Baron Ogle with an additional £3,000 per

year income. His estates included Bolsover Castle, with a riding house, and Welbeck Abbey, which has a recorded sale price of £555 in 1599. In 1639, during the Bishops’ Wars with Scotland, Cavendish loaned Charles I £10,000 and raised his own army. Later, during the English Civil War, he again raised troops at enormous personal expense in the cause of the king. Victorious in numerous campaigns, he was eventually overwhelmed at York and retreated. He made his way to Scarborough and sailed for Hamburg with his retinue in July, 1644. He had lost his estates, spent his fortune and had £90 to his name, albeit a good one. Cavendish traveled to Paris, establishing lines of credit along the way. In 1645, he married his second wife, Margaret Lucas, 31 years younger than he. She would become his biographer and was Maid of Honor to the exiled Queen of England, Henrietta Maria, after whom the state of Maryland takes its name. After several years in Paris, he made his way to Antwerp and secured residence in a house owned by the widow of the painter Peter Paul Rubens. Margaret described her husband as living “freely and nobly,” and in both Paris and Antwerp he lavishly entertained the royalty and nobility of Europe and those exiled from England. Obtaining horses and establishing a riding house in Antwerp added to expenses and increased his debts. Requests were periodically tendered for repayment, at which time Cavendish

William Cavendish entertaining the gods. Courtesy the National Sporting Library and Museum.

gathered together those whom he owed and, after pleasant entertainment and charming discourse, not only were requests withdrawn, but further credit frequently extended. On one particularly pressing occasion, he asked his wife to pawn her wardrobe. Margaret decided that some valuable toys that she had given to her waiting maid’s child would fetch more. The toys were duly pawned, the creditor arrived for payment and left after extending additional credit. The toys were redeemed the same day. Margaret calculated Cavendish’s losses caused by the Civil War at £941,303. Cavendish’s passion was horses at dressage, or high school riding, with all the airs. At his riding house in Antwerp, he would entertain his guests with his riding and training expertise. However, dressage, which can be thought of as court riding as well, was generally frowned upon in England. Thomas Blundeville, whose book from 1565, The Fowre Chiefyst Offices belong-

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yng to Horsemanshippe, derided such activity and ridiculed a horse that “falls a-hopping and dancing up and down in one place.” Cavendish’s delight in high school riding is clearly depicted in his book. One of the plates shows him on a winged horse. The accompanying verse, framed within a cartouche, describes his horse that flies while performing the capriole. It rises so high as to test the heavens and delights the gods filling them with enraptured ecstasies, while low on the earth a half-circle of lesser horses, show their respect with demi-courbettes in an attempt to express their humility, submission and servitude. The whole scene depicts William Cavendish’s view that as man is to God, horse is to man. n

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Bluemont, Wonderful stone home on 14 ac with valley views, 3 Br, 2 Ba., large living room and dining room; privacy. $459,000

Down a quiet country road just 25 miles from Fairfax in Virginia’s famous Hunt Country, this classic equestrian property in Piedmont Hunt has 51+ beautiful acres. Architect-designed 6 bedroom, 5.5 bath Georgian Colonial home. Center aisle 6-stall horse barn, riding arena, pool and more.

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Upperville, Virginia • $4,900,000

Middleburg Area • $3,350,000

118 acres • Main house is stone with slate & copper roof recently expanded to approximately 7,000 square feet • Amazing views • 2 bedroom guest house • 3 bedroom tenant house • 4 stall stable • Heated pool • 4-car garage & 2 ponds

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

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

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Middleburg, Virginia • $2,950,000

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

42 acre equestrian property in Piedmont Hunt • Lovely 5,000 sf home w/ 1st floor master suite • Horse facilities include indoor (150' x 75') and outdoor (200' x 100') arenas • 10 stall stable w/ large apartment • 8 more stalls in shed row • 6 paddocks • Cross country course & 9,800 sf heated Morton Building

Understated elegance • Finely appointed 5600+ sq. ft. home built in 1997 on 75 acres in a private and secluded setting • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 half baths • 10 stall barn • 224 ft. x 128 ft. blue stone ring • Excellent horse facility and ride-out

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Liberty Hill

Lions Lane

Hume, Virginia • $1,925,000

Boyce, Virginia • $1,900,000

Boyce, Virginia • $1,299,900

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

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

109 mountain top acres • Unbelievable western views • Hunters’ paradise • Over 2.5 miles of walking, hiking and/or ATV trials • 3 bedrooms • 2 fireplaces • Updated gourmet kitchen • 3 car garage • Energy efficient

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Paul MacMahon

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The Corner Garden Building

Bluemont, Virginia • $1,275,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $995,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $700,000

Pristine condition • Idyllic setting • Pond • 27 acres • 5BR, 4 BA, 2 HB, 2 FP • 6000+ sq ft • Newly built custom timber frame barn with state of the art dog kennel (6 runs) • 100 yard underground shooting range w/video monitors from LL • Security gates • Video security system • Whole house generator • Extensive decks and landscaping • Low Clarke County taxes • 1 mile to Loudoun County

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

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Classic old Middleburg fixture • Zoned C-2 which allows retail, restaurant or personal services • Lovely large front porch and old stone walls - nice visibility one block south of the main street • Extensive plantings, room for expansion and full of charm • Approximately 2,300 sf building on .11 acre lot • Front portion dates from 1870's

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s part of the Middleburg Police Department’s recent celebration of the 31st annual National Night Out, several members of Henry Milton Seaton’s family were on hand for a presentation to honor the slain Middleburg police officer stabbed to death in the line of duty in 1899. One of those family members, Mike McCoy, is a retired Fairfax County fireman who now lives in Purcellville and is a distant cousin of Seaton. He first heard about the 115-year-old murder a few years ago from another cousin, Sonia Seaton Metelsky, who lives in Silver Spring, Md. and has been doing a genealogy study of her family’s history for many years. Both were on hand for the ceremony. The story was featured in the July issue of Middleburg Life.

UPPERVILLE, VA In the heart of Virginia Hunt Country, this rare 5.07 acre parcel offers spectacular unobstructed views eastward to the Bull Run Mountains and westward to the Blue Ridge. The four bedroom, four full bath main residence, a neoclassical Palladian villa, sits at the top of the property, accessed by a paved drive. Terraced lawns and gardens cascade downward to the swimming pool, set in a formal boxwood garden. Beyond the pool is a latticed pergola, and a one bedroom, one bath guesthouse sits below the pool area, facing back to the main house.

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The Maples - Historic estate renovated and enhanced to include top-shelf amenities, while maintaining 1850’s architecture and original handcrafted details. Georgian manor, stone cottages, barns, paddocks, pool. 60 ac in easement with Pantherskin Creek frontage. Endless ride-out in Piedmont Hunt territory. Near horse show grounds and polo fields. LO8054354

Mount Independence - Historic farm on 50 acresFully renovated 8,500 sq.ft. 3 story home, 2 BR Guest House, large Barn/Warehouse, 6 stall Stable, spring-fed Pond and 1,000 ft. frontage on Crooked Run. Potential Commercial Use such as a B&B, Event Center, Vineyard &Tasting Room. FQ8229131

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Superior home on 18+ acres. Private w/ breathtaking views just outside of Leesburg. 8200 sq.ft above grade, 5BRs, 6 FBAs, 3HBAs, 4FPLs. Main Level Bedroom, chefs dream kitchen with double wolf stove & sub-zero refrigerator, 2 laundry rooms, furnished home theater, Rec Room, Stone Patio, Barn with huge upper level. LO8293563

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Spectacular views from many rooms in this custom built home. Open floor plan offers a great room, gourmet kit, din room and spacious foyer. Main floor Master BR and library/office with built-ins. Huge master bath and walk in closet w/ laundry. 2 BR’s and BA up. BR, full BA, exercise room, bonus room and wine cellar down. LO8423821

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Contemporary flair in a quiet, country setting. Soaring 4 Stunning Custom Southern Living Design. 5 Bedroom/6 story staircase, craftsman trim, custom tile & cabinetry. Bath Home designed for comfort and grand entertaining. Amazing family room / screened porch space w/ rich 12+ acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. Incredible woodwork and 2-sided fp. Cutting-edge “green”Offered featuresInternationally mountains views and impressive elements include spaAll Properties offer outstanding energy efficiency and a healthy interior cious rooms, rich hardwoods, Master Bathroom Suite. Au environment. Geothermal h/c, reverse osmosis water filter, zero VOC paint & materials. Frontage on Little River. Pair Suite plus 4 Bedroom Suites each with own BA. Pool & Stone Patios, 4 Fireplaces. LO8382404 LO8096216

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Spectacular custom regal estate nestled on 5+ acres of privacy. The 9500+square foot residence comes with exquisite architectural details. From the curved staircase to the 2-story great room, sunroom, library, Butler’s pantry, Au Pair/In-Law suite, mud room, breakfast/morning room, slate patio, stacked stone fence. 20 mins from Lburg & Mburg. Convenient to Dulles. LO7932704

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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 gardens surround the heated pool. Fabulous 11 stall stone stable with 2 staff apartments. Riding ring, green house all in pristine condition. additional 227 acres are available. $10,000,000

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

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

282 acres of fabulous rolling countryside and lush woodlands, is available for the first time in many years. It includes 11 deeded parcels, borders on Goose Creek and enjoys spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Ideally located off Telegraph Springs Road, the property is convenient to the village of Lincoln with easy access to Rte 7. Great Potential for Conservation Tax Credits. $4,089,000

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Elegant English Manor House beautifully sited on approximately 100 acres of magnificent woodlands; Spectacular views and total privacy; Built with superior quality and craftsmanship, superbly detailed moldings;5 Fireplaces; Gleaming Wood Floors; Mahogany paneled Library and French doors opening to the flagstone verandah; Wine Cellar; 14’ ceilings; Great potential for tax credits. $2,500,000

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Fabulous 250 acre farm. Beautiful stone main residence meticulously updated and restored. Charming 1 bedroom Log Guest Cabin with kitchen and bath and separate Log Cabin Studio/Office. Center-aisle 4 stall stable with huge storage area. Gorgeous views, pond, lush pastures and woodlands. Private and protected conservation area; may be divided into 2 parcels. Surrounded by 1000 acres in easement. $2,500,000

Charming 4 Bedroom 3.5 Bath, stone & stucco residence on 12+ acres, completely remodeled with the finest craftmanship, in a secluded storybook setting. Surrounded by hundreds of acres in easement, with towering trees and gorgeous landscaping, Dependencies include a beautiful guest house, a carriage house with studio apartment above, a green house, spa, and run in shed in lush paddocks. $2,395,000

Spectacular 17 room custom brick Colonial boasting over 9,500 Sq Ft. of living space on a private lane: 25 gorgeous acres, Palladian windows, hardwood floors, Grandly scaled rooms with high ceilings, Extordinary quality throughout,Fabulous pool surrounded by flagstone terraces, Brilliant gardens, Board fenced paddocks, Ideal for horses. All in pristine condition. Minutes to Middleburg. $2,300,000

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A historic 10 acre farm circa 1787, beautifully sited in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the dc wine trail, Gracious Manor House has been recently updated, 3 finished levels, 5 Bedrooms, Charming 2 bedroom Guest House, Log Cabin, 3 Bay Garage with wonderful Recreation Room and Storage , Additional acreage available, Stocked Pond and Magnificent Views. $1,235,000

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

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This charming historic residence, built in 1815, extensively updated in 2004 and 2014, is in a private country setting in the heart of horse country. It has a pond surrounded by horse pastures, a tree-lined driveway, and mature gardens. The house, tastefully decorated in neutral tones, blends the warmth and charm of an antique home with every modern amenity. $1,195,000

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A spectacular 88 acre parcel at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains on a quiet country lane.Surrounded by beautiful estates & picturesque horse farms, the property is ideally located just north of Middleburg & south of Bluemont. The land is open & rolling with a strong stream.It is presently used for pasture & hay. It is an ideal setting for a gracious country estate & perfect for equestrians. $1,195,000

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Beautiful custom built Cape, on approx. 4 gorgeous acres with wonderful mountain views. Built in 2003 with the finest quality and craftsmanship, this 3/4 bedroom home offers 4300 SF with vaulted ceilings, 4 full baths. stunning windows, spacious deck surrounding the pool, 2 stall barn and run in shed. Pristine condition and lovely neutral decor. Finished lower level/office/recreation room. $669,000

A long winding drive leads to this beautifully renovated single story residence in a private and secluded setting. Gleaming wood floors grace the main rooms, multiple windows and glass doors bathe the rooms in natural light, a fabulous gourmet country kitchen is a true chefs delight and the luxurious master suite is a dream retreat. A barn and fenced paddocks make this a perfect hunt box. $650,000

Immaculate all brick one level residence in excellent condition with superior quality and lovely neutral decor. Hardwood floors, brand new kitchen with granite counters and top of the line appliances,bright & airy rooms and a luxurious pool and terrace.Beautifully sited on 5 landscaped acres with wonderful mountain views. Extraordinary value; Excellent location! $625,000

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

Exquisite country French manor with over 9,000 sq. ft. of spectacular living space on over 55 gorgeous acres just minutes from Middleburg. Grandly scaled rooms, extraordinary detail and the finest quality, plus beautifully decorated and impeccably maintained. Includes a beautiful pool surrounded by terraces and brilliant gardens. Fabulous apartment over three bay carriage house. Ideal for horses. Most $3,500,000 sought after location!

100+ gorgeous acres, sited at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains s2 center aisle Stables, 2 Tenant Houses and several Storage Buildings s Circa 1840 Historic Main Residence with several modern additions built in the years after sPaneled Library sFormal Dining Room sNew Kitchen sTennis court and several ponds sLand in Easement. $3,400,000

Stunning country estate on 37+ acres. Towering trees & magnificent gardens in idyllic setting. Gorgeous woodworking, heart pine floors, 5 fireplaces, gourmet country kitchen, custom cabinetry throughout. Brick terrace overlooks pond and riding ring. Fabulous office wing plus beautiful 4 stall center-aisle stable and tack room. Lovely Guest House plus 1 bedroom apartment above. All in pristine condition. $2,900,000

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Gracious country estate with over 6800 sq. ft. of spectacular living space on 20 gorgeous acres. High ceilings, elegant rooms, beautiful decor, 5 fireplaces, pristine condition. Brilliant gardens surround a fabulous pool. Separate studio/aupair suite, mahogony paneled library. breathtaking views of pastures and ponds. New roof, Heating & A/C, generator & more. $2,250,000

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

Land nestled snugly between the past and the present, finding the best of both worlds in your own private haven of happiness. This extraordinary 82+ acre property, with winding creeks and towering trees offers total privacy and seclusion in a gorgeous woodland setting. Original homestead ready for complete renovation and offered “as is” as a jewel in the rough. Located in the heart of “Hunt Country”. $1,399,900

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With 26+ acres in the rolling country side of upper Fauquier County, this magnificent parcel is ideally suited for an extraordinary estate. Beautifully sited on a gentle hillside above the scenic Crooked Run Valley, the property offers a full vista of the Blue Ridge Mountains, yet is just minutes from I-66. Surrounded by vineyards and estate homes, a seasonal spring and brook enhance the property. $595,000

Charming historic home (c.1840) on over 1.5 acres with towering trees and beautiful perennial gardens. Spacious sun filled rooms feature high ceilings, wood floors, 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. Main house includes 3,400 square feet, guest house has 1 more bedroom, and there is a newer detached 2.5 car garage. Convenient location. $589,900

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Beautiful 10 acre parcel offering spectacular frontage and views of Goose Creek. 6 Bedroom approved Perc site with dramatic views of river and valley. Mature hardwood trees, private road and installed well are some of the features of this parcel. Convenient to Leesburg, Middleburg and Purcellville with easy access to the Dulles Greenway. $420,000

Stunning antique colonial,circa 1790,on beautifully landscaped grounds in historic village of Middleburg. Approx.4400 sq.ft. of elegant living space with hardwood floors,antique fireplaces,charming sun filled rooms all in excellent condition! French doors lead to flagstone terraces.Separate 1 BR apt. Commercial zoning allows multiple uses for this fabulous property. $995,000

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Two beautiful wooded parcels totaling 12.72 acres offer spectacular views of the valley. Located on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains in a private setting. Includes a 4 bedroom perc site that was previously approved by Loudoun County. $200,000

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Fabulous 3 level brick colonial on 24+ gorgeous acres of lush pastures and woods with excellent mountain views. Completely updated in 2011 with a new addition of a Great Room with vaulted ceilings and brick walled fireplace. Features Hardwood floors, formal Living Room and Dining Room, Office, finished walk up lower level, 3 stall barn, 2 run-in sheds, board fenced paddocks with automatic waterers, 2 stocked ponds $998,000 and great ride-out.

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Beautifully sited on the crest of Pickett Mountain with gorgeous mountain views. Features a charming antique residence on over 29 acres of manicured lawns and lush pastures. Recent upgrades include Anderson windows, newer heating and cooling, new kitchen, new master bath and renovated pool. Brillant gardens surround the office/studio, stone garden shed and pool house with kitchen & changing room. $999,500

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abor Day has come and gone and another successful Warrenton Horse Show is in the books. Since 1899, this tradition has been a favorite. This year rider Elizabeth Wiley, trained by Denice Perry of Skyland Farm, swept many awards with her horses Say Again and Crescendo. Wiley’s mother Helen is president of the show and her late grandparents Alex Calvert, Polly Howard and Fritz Howard were also once involved with this distinguished event.

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Trainer Denice Perry with Elizabeth Wiley and Say Again were Grand Champions of this year’s Warrenton Horse Show. They also won the Grand Adult and Grand Local Championships and were honored with The Style award presented by Bill Rube and The Clothes Horse for her presentation of her horses.

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s the Saratoga racing meet approached its stretch run to the finish, there was the $1.25 million Travers Stakes, and there was Middleburg’s own Magalen “Maggie” Ohrstrom Bryant proudly triumphant in the winner’s circle. While all eyes were on favorites Wicked Strong and Tonalist, here came long shot V.E. Day, owned by none other than Bryant. Trained by Jimmy Jerkens and ridden by Javier Castellano, V. E. Day ran 1 ¼ miles in 2:02.93 and returned $41 for a $2 win bet as the 19-1 sixth choice in a field of 10 3-year-olds. V. E. Day has now won four consecutive races and earned $670,000 to push his career earnings to $829,010 in six starts. The son of English Channel – California Sunset, by Deputy Minister was purchased at the Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2-year-olds in training sale for $135,000. The big chestnut was bred in Kentucky by Bluegrass Hall, broke his maiden on May 10 at Belmont, then followed that up with an allowance victory on the grass before winning the 1 1/8-mile Curlin Stakes at Saratoga in a three-horse photo. The only horse closing on Wicked Strong (also trained by Jerkens) was stablemate V.E. Day, who cut into the lead with every stride. “I wasn’t absolutely sure it was V. E. Day -- he had so much mud on him -- until he got closer and I saw the silks,” Jerkens said . V.E. Day dug in at the wire to nose out Wicked Strong. Tonalist was another 2 1/2 lengths in third. After the race, Bryant watched the replay and reportedly had tears rolling down her cheeks. And after arriving back in Middleburg cards and calls have flooded into Locust Hill Farm. Maggie’s family has been involved in racing all her life “My father bought a yearling in France for $30,000, which was the most expensive yearling ever at the time in France,” Bryant told reporters. “His name was Royaumont. Daddy died and we kept him, and he ran fourth in the Epsom Derby. I sold stock to buy my ticket to England to see him run.” In addition to V.E. Day, Bryant also owns a small part of Wicked Strong and has 120 horses in the U.S. and 150 in France. Someone mentioned that it’s never to late to realize wonderful objectives in racing, perhaps also referring to Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome’s trainer, Art Sherman, age 77. “Heck, that’s a baby, “Bryant replied. “I’m 85 and I don’t give a damn anymore what anybody thinks. I still have lots to do.” n

The blanket of red and white carnations goes to the winner

Maggie Bryant (center in red hat) accepts the trophy for the Travers Stakes as jockey Javier Castellano (left), friends and family look on.

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Share and Share Alike For Three Day Eventer McQuillan and BOWA

ean McQuillan started riding at age 12 in Maryland. Now, 27 years later, he has a stable full of horses in Upperville and is aiming toward major international competition as a Three Day Event rider. “I’ve been competing at the international level since 1997,” said McQuillan, whose competitive drive and passion for horses is a key component in his work. He’s constantly striving to improve his horsemanship skills from his home base at Killfinnan Stable, the 250-acre facility he calls home base. His work ethic has led to multiple top placings at international competitions throughout the years. He’s been selected for the U.S. Training list as well as being selected for the U.S. Developing Riders Team multiple times. His riding experience includes working as an assistant trainer to the 2000 Three Day Event Olympic individual gold medalist David O’Connor in The Plains. McQuillan also has hunted professionally for Orange County Hounds and trained steeplechase horses, jumpers, event and dressage horses. Following “ a dry spell” of no major three day victories, he was looking to rebuild his string of horses. “A few of my horses were really nice but not of the caliber for the world stage,” he explained. “A rider can have all the talent but without a world-class horse you cannot draw into the competition.” McQuillan began his search and finally settled on Casalino, an eight-year-old bay horse with four white stockings and a white blaze on his face.

Under a program approved by the United States Equestrian Federation, he formed a syndicate. With prices for such a horses reaching anywhere from $100,000 to $800,000, it’s a way to grow the sport. Shares are offered for a one-time fee of $5,000 per share and there are still shares available. McQuillan noted that it’s much more reasonable than a share in a racehorse. Tim Burch, who lives in Fauquier County, was intrigued by that approach. A project manager for the Emmy Award-winning construction reality television show, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, he’s now senior project leader at BOWA, a Washington, D.C. area luxury home design firm that offers renovation as well as construction Sean McQuillan on Casalino services. BOWA, with offices Casalino. A tremendous all-around horseman, in Middleburg, is now a sharehe’s noted for his “horse first” mentality. In holder of Casalino. addition, he has a successful business teaching Burch met McQuillan at a polo event last year. “Sean told his story and it was his story and dedi- students, assisted by his wife, Kendra, a former cation to the sport that caught my ear,” he said. show hunter rider from Michigan. “It mirrors what we see and do as well and that’s Kendra helps her husband train the horses, manhorses and a passion for the sport…BOWA has ages the barn, teaches lessons and grooms for him built many homes, barns and arenas in this area. at the events. She’s also in charge of breaking and training the young horses and is very involved in It was an easy decision.” Meanwhile McQuillan devotes his time toward Thoroughbred rescue and repurposing. Her love of everything involving horse-manpreparing for international competitions with

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agement has led her to the study of saddle fit and biomechanics. She’s now an expert saddle fitter and loves making horses as comfortable as possible in order to achieve their ultimate potential. It’s all a team effort for the McQuillans and Killfinnan Stables. “We wanted to get behind Sean and support the event world,” Burch added. “It’s a positive situation if it supports the community.” n

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ongtime Middleburg resident Ed Wright has collected a number of old photographs from the town and surrounding areas, many of them

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alk past the beige brick building with the blue awning across the street from the Middleburg Bank and you’ll pass by the Lifestyle Interiors shop, with an after-hours sign on the door that reads “gone hawking.” For many years, that same building housed a true Middleburg institution, Hockman’s radio and television repair shop owned by John “Red” Hockman. The business actually started out in the back room of the old Middleburg newsstand located on what’s now the Safeway parking lot. John’s wife, Betty, operated the stand, and he used the back room to repair radios back in the 1940s. For the rest of this story, I’m going to bring in my old friend and Middleburg native Wes Boxwell, who worked for John Hockman back in high school, and again before Wes spent four

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years in the Coast Guard in the late ‘50s. Wes also was a fine photographer, spent a year with the Loudoun sheriff’s office, had his own security firm and then worked for 45 years for the Mellons at Rokeby. “That newsstand was always a hangout when we were kids,” Wes said. “It’s where we met the school bus to take us over to Aldie, and we’d always stop in after school for an RC and a Twinkie. Then Mr. Hockman opened the radio shop and that’s how I got to know him. He’d hire me to help him get car radios out from tight places. I was kind of skinny and could get in there. “In the building on Washington Street, it was the shop out front and an apartment in back, with three more upstairs. They lived behind the shop, and it was heated with an oil furnace, and one of the first solar panels in Middleburg that he put in himself. He also had me learning electronics. He built amateur radio equipment and he was qualified to give me an

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glow from the tubes. “After I left the Coast Guard (1960), he’d call me to help him install antennas. One time he went out to the Kaye’s place near Glenwood Park. He’d just bought an aluminum ladder and he and his assistant went up on the roof. A breeze came up and blew the ladder down FCC and they were stuck up there Archive ph oto courte test. You had to sy of The Pi until someone finally came nk Sheet, Inc. learn the theory of it and Morse home. He said ‘I’ll never have code and things like that. another aluminum ladder again.’ He switched “He built the first TV in Middleburg from back to wood after that. a kit he got. When it was warm, he’d put it in “During the gas crisis in 1974, he had a serthe window and people would stand in the vice van and had it modified to run the engine street to watch rasslin’. Back then, TV didn’t on propane. It’s the first time I’d ever seen that really start until 4 in the afternoon. That’s when in this area.” Howdy Doody came on. When it got cold, he’d Thank you, Wes. And now one more story, bring the TV inside. this time about Mr. Hockman’s father. He and “He’d work in that shop until real late at my father were friends. One day he came down night, then get up and make service calls to ask for permission to go squirrel hunting in until noon. He also sold new and used radios our woods. My father asked him if it was squirand TVs. Later he installed those big satellite rel season. Mr. Hockman said “I’ll season him dishes. His favorite TV brands were Sylvania when we put him in the pot.” n and Zenith. He liked Sylvania TVs because when he opened them up, there was a blue

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handle the cost of vitally needed prescriptions or doctor visits not covered by insurance. Better yet, FISH does not require its recipients to give detailed financial information to be pre-qualified for help. It offers assistance once every six months for most, though funds also can be made available for major emergencies. “We take people’s word for it,” Cotter said. “We also don’t pay them directly. If you owe Dominion Power, we get the bill and send the money straight to Dominion. We’ll send a check right to the landlord. If you’re not in areas we serve, we’ll try to get you help from some other source. We’ll refer people to other state or county agencies, churches and other services in their areas.” Over 12 months starting in May, 2013, Cotter said FISH helped more than 250 local families to the tune of about $40,000. Half that income came from a private trust that made FISH a major beneficiary. During the last recession, FISH also instituted an annual giving campaign and “the response has been overwhelming,” Cotter said. “The support from the community has grown, and we can be more generous and help people in a substantial way,” she added. “We also keep close track of the people we help, and how often we help. We’ll try every six months, but if someone is in a real jam, we do have funds that can make a meaningful impact.” FISH also could use more volunteers. There are now about 20 “operators” overall who Cotter described as “incredibly devoted. Among them is Ann MacLeod, a stalwart supporter for many, many years.” The operators usually work one day per month, on duty from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calls come Monday through Friday to the main FISH number (540-687-8771) at Middleburg’s Emmanuel Church. Those calls are then routed to that particular operator’s phone— cell, home, or office. The operator takes the pertinent information, then passes it on to FISH’s truly treasured treasurer, Holly Beth Hatcher, who handles all the record keeping. She’ll inform the operator how much financial assistance can be provided, then make arrangements to pay that specific bill or whatever else must be done. “All these people are part of what makes this community so special,” said Cotter, who took over as “Big Fish” from her predecessor, Nancy Manierre, about five years ago. “We’ve got the extremes here, the beautiful land, the wealth, and you have people on the underside, out of luck and without a suitable safety net. “The women who started this were my heroes. There was no brass band playing back then. It was seeing a need and trying to fill it. That hasn’t changed.” n

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hey call Martha Cotter “The Big Fish,” a title that puts a smile on her face, even if her physical stature is more minnow than Great White. It’s an honor she’s definitely earned after more than 20 years as a dedicated volunteer for one of the area’s most effective charitable entities, despite its somewhat low profile. A long-time Middleburg resident, Cotter is president of Middleburg FISH, an all-volunteer organization that initially began locally back in the mid-1960s when several women of considerable means saw a need to help the less fortunate with what seemed like some relatively mundane good deeds. “It was founded by Rene Llewellyn in 1965,” Cotter said. “Florence Kaye, Nancy Manierre and Peg Low were all heavily involved. Really, it was some of the grand dames, and they didn’t make a big fuss about it. But if something needed to be done, they figured out a way to do it. It started in a small way. They got people rides to doctor’s appointments, took them for chemotherapy treatments or dialysis sessions. And then it just evolved.” Why FISH? Cotter said some believe the acronym is “For Instant and Sympathetic Help,” while others cite the fish as a wellknown Christian symbol, even though the organization is ecumenical. The FISH movement began in England in 1961 and soon spread widely in the U.S. All chapters are local, with no central headquarters. These days, focusing primarily on the Middleburg area, Loudoun towns west of Leesburg and northern Fauquier, FISH is far less about offering transportation than it is in providing a safety net in many different ways. For qualified beneficiaries, it focuses on temporary financial assistance to help pay overdue utility bills, the better to prevent the power from being turned off or to keep the home heating oil flowing in the dead of winter. FISH can forestall eviction by paying a landlord the back rent. Funds are used to help

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IT ALL STARTED IN UPPERVILLE FOR A SARATOGA STARTER

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Jacqueline Ohrstrom’s Demonstrative trained by Richard Valentine and ridden by Robbie Walsh, jumped into the thick of the 2014 championship battle with a half-length victory in the $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup. As of our deadline, the horse climbed to the top of this year’s earnings table with $112,500. In between racing there are the annual Fasig Tipton yearling sales. Louisa Lenehan sold well as did several other local connections. While watching the bidding go up and up, we spotted John Coles with Bobby Burke, Doug Fout, Bob Dobson with Kem White and Patrick LawleyWakelin. Early morning breakfast at the snack bar here is a must. And better yet at The Reading Room. Sean Clancy keeps crazy hours putting out the very popular Saratoga Special newspaper

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The horse named Middleburg

Middleburg was well represented all along the way. Did we mention the horse named Middleburg, owned by Diana and Bert Firestone? The big chestnut ran in an Allowance race (optional claiming) at 1 mile on the inner turf and finished second to Silver Freak with Joel Rosario up. As always, Middleburg was trained by Christophe Clement and ridden this time by Jose Lezcano. n

well as acclimated to the jolting noise when the doors swing out and the racing begins. Cutie Bird handled it all with seemingly little trepidation, but Warner said there have been days when he’s been bitten, kicked, stepped on and once run over when the gate opened prematurely before he was able to get out of the way. Warner, who stands 6-foot-6 and is as skinny as an eighth pole, said he managed to escape serious injury that day. “That was one time when it pays to be thin,” said Warner, who also has had two open heart surgeries in recent years, but keeps on ticking in a job he said he still adores after all these years. Over his career, he’s loaded some of the greatest names in racing into those cacophonous gates, including Curlin, Rachel Alexandra, Seattle Slew, Blame and Affirmed, among many thousands of others. “At one time or another, I’ve handled them all,” he said. “I just love horses. For me, it’s always been all about the horses.” n

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Ricky Warner ended up heading to New York and its race tracks, where he began rubbing horses and did other tasks around the barn for well-known New York trainer Frank Wright. Eventually, he was hired by the New York Racing Association (NYRA) as an assistant starter, loading horses into the starting gate and occasionally getting them off and running, as well. He did that full time for 27 years, at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga, where he spent yet another August racing season this year. He now lives nearby, in Ballston Spa, N.Y., a 20-minute drive to the track in upstate New York, and spends his winters at Payson Park in Stuart, Fla., working with horses at that popular training facility in South Florida. It’s been a good life, Warner said, standing not far from the starting gate one early morning recently at Saratoga, where he had just loaded a young Thoroughbred, Cutie Bird, into the gate. It was part of the horse’s training, the better to get used to such an initially terrifying experience, as

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hen Ricky Warner graduated from Loudoun Valley High School in 1970, his parents let him know that it was time to make his way in the world and perhaps think about living somewhere other than his home on the grounds of Salem Farm in Upperville. “Back then, when you turned 18, your folks told you it was time to go, time to get out of Virginia,” he said. “That’s just the way it was.” And so he did. His late grandfather, Barron Warner, had worked for many years for Salem Farm owner A.C. Randolph. Melvin Warner, Ricky’s father also known as “Dude,” was employed on the farm by Mrs. A.C. Randolph and still lives there. Growing up, young Ricky helped out, especially when it came to the horses. “Everything I learned about horses, I learned down there,” he said.

but is up at the crack of dawn for the early workouts. Angel Cordero orders a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich at the stand on the backside and at least one heart flutters. And of course, there are the parties…Peggy Steinman once again hosted a cocktail reception for friends of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg. The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation had a shindig at the Canfield Casino with dinner from the ever-popular Hattie’s Chicken Shack, a silent and live auction and dancing. The Motion family was well represented and Lenny Hale (technically not from Middleburg, but he might as well be included) was on hand as well as George Grayson and Maria Tousimis.

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his is how the late, great sports writer Red Smith defined Saratoga fifty years ago: “From New York City you drive north for about 175 miles, turn left on Union Avenue and go back 100 years.” That’s it…yes there’s now a Starbucks on Broadway, but way back when there was a another Starbucks on Broadway that was a dry goods shop. The owner’s house was on Fifth Avenue and the carriage barn has been renovated into a home that’s on…Starbuck Lane. So there. Wednesdays and Thursdays the first race is devoted to steeplechasing. The paddock bulges with familiar Middleburg area faces: Sharon Maloney, Susie and Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, Kevin Maloney and Julie Kirk. And then there’s Ann MacLeod, who has attended the annual meeting for fifty plus years. She hosted a few more from Virginia: Sally and Russ Fletcher and Sharon Correy. Among those gathered under the trees in the walking ring was Laurie Volk, who flew into Saratoga with her cousin, Emily Ristau, to watch her horse, Manacor, naturally win. This big Irish bred jumper, trained by Jimmy Day and ridden by Paddy Young, led the field in the $65,000 Hurdle Allowance at 2 1/16 miles. And the celebrations began.

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offee connoisseurs lining up for their daily doses of caffeine at Middleburg’s Common Grounds were a tad distracted one recent morning when Bridget Wilson got up from her chair, dropped to her knees and began stretching backwards from the waist to demonstrate a favorite exercise. Seconds later, she was again seated, sipping a latte and enthusiastically explaining the genesis of her immensely popular fitness classes at the Middleburg Community Center and the upcoming Sept. 15 opening of her new fitness studio and workout clothing boutique on East Washington Street. Her 75-minute classes are now conducted in the Community Center basement on a floor that once was a bowling alley. They include a fusion of cardio- and muscle-centric exercises that draw from yoga, palates and ballet, with moderate weights and lots of stretching. There are two ballet bars and other fitness accoutrements, all utilized in a program that is always accompanied by music personally selected by Wilson. She’s fit, 41 and a walking, talking dynamo who once was a high-level figure skater until age 17 and studied ballet to complement her sport. At the University of Colorado, she also was a deejay, now enhancing her ability to select the proper play list for her classes. There’s little time or tolerance for idle chatter among participants. Wilson’s enthusiastic voice dominates as she encourages, cajoles and belts out the number of reps remaining for each movement….4…3…2…1…followed by momentary instant relief. It’s an intense workout, but as Middleburg’s Roy Perry put it, “I’m so addicted, I don’t know what I’d do without it. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but for the rest of the day, you feel so good. It’s amazing what it does for you. The stretching part really helps me, especially with

my back issues. I love it.” Wilson’s initial blueprint originated with a ballerina, Lotte Burke, who developed 28 exercises that aided her recovery from a car accident in the 1950s. Some of those routines ended up years later on celebrity workout tapes, including Jane Fonda, and that was followed up at several other fitness studios run by instructor Burr Leonard. Wilson’s early exposure to Leonard’s program did not go well, but after the birth of her fourth child, she decided to go back it at. She began working out with her friend, Lydia Strohl, added some music to ease the tedium, and before long other women started hearing about their sessions and asked to be included, with text messages letting one and all know the time and date for the next class. Two years ago, one woman told Wilson “you’re working so hard at this, you should be charging.” And so she did. A series of ten classes is $150 and walk-ins are $20. More than 200 women and a handful of men take part. “The concept basically is tiny little isometric movements to fatigue the muscle,” Wilson said. “You burn it to the point of exhaustion. After that movement, you stretch the muscle. I tell people to form a picture in their brain. I’ll imagine what I want my arm to look like, and if you hold that image, it really does work.” Wilson’s clients include stay-at-home moms, business professionals, equestrians, and cyclists, ranging from 20-somethings to an 82-year-old regular. In addition to physical fitness, there’s a mental component, as well. “I had one woman who had been through a terrible divorce,” Wilson said. “She was really down. Now, she feels so good, so strong, she walks with her shoulders stuck out. It’s really made a difference.” Wilson’s new fitness studio will open Sept. 15. She and husband Brian, who also takes the classes, previously owned and operated The Magic Wardrobe, a children’s shop. But now it’s

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out with the adorable frocks and shiny Mary Janes and in with a space for all manner of classes on the upper level and a retail component on the lower. It will be called the Native Barre Studios, and Wilson will carry a line of workout apparel she’ll have specially made, along with shoes and gifts. The “Native” represents Wilson’s one-quarter Cherokee heritage; Barre refers to the ballet bars. She’s arranged for some of the area’s finest instructors to teach yoga, zumba, pilates and tai chi. She has a nutrition consultant and on Fridays, she’ll bring in someone for quick-fix weekend emergency hair care. Wilson will continue her own classes—usually with 25 to 45 participants-- at the larger space she rents

in the Community Center. “Our whole philosophy is that this is not a quick fix,” Wilson said. “There’s no magic pill. You have to eat healthy and it’s all about feeling good in your own skin so you feel like you can do anything. I can handle my four kids and the business because I’m so strong and it’s not from starving yourself. “It makes a big difference in people’s lives. It’s what keeps all these women in there coming back. You leave feeling better. And it’s my passion.” Occasionally on display on a coffee shop floor. n For further information, go to nativebarre. com.

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n her own words, Catherine Boswell grew up “in a world full of beautiful fabric.” Fortunately for her many clients in the Middleburg area, she continues to inhabit that world through Catherine Boswell Designs. Boswell spent her early years in mining camps in the Andes. Her father, Paul Boswell, a California native educated at Berkeley as a mining engineer, moved to Peru during the country’s copper boom. He met and fell in love with a Lima native. Lucy Boswell happily accompanied her new husband to the Andes, but ten years (and the addition of Photo by Richard Hooper children) was appar- Catherine Boswell and one of her window treatments. ently long enough. rush back to put her daughter in a basket “My mother was attached to a bicycle so that she could dash concerned that we were becoming uncivifrom one side of the track to the next, taking lized,” said Boswell. The family moved to photographs and serving as her now former Lima. husband’s pit crew. “These were the Jackie Kennedy years, and When Boswell decided to take her curtainmy mother wanted to dress like Jackie Kenmaking to a new level, she opened her own nedy,” she added. What was the family to do business, specializing in draperies, upholstery, but hire a live-in seamstress to translate into bedding and pillows which is now located in reality the fashion magazine photographs her home near Middleburg. She recalled that Boswell’s mother coveted? Boswell remembers watching the seamstress for hours on end. when one of her first clients asked her if she could make swags and jabots, she had no idea “It became so natural to know how to sew,” what they were. she said. “It was just something that was part “I decided to go to a model house,” she said. of our lives.” “I climbed a ladder and looked under the On summer trips back to California, the draperies and saw what swags and jabots were. family spent a great deal of time in fabric ‘I can do this,’ I said to myself. And I did.” stores. In addition, aunts would send beautiBoswell’s daughter Mauren (who will be ful fabrics from Europe. Years later, on a trip married in September and, of course, has creto London, Boswell was thrilled to visit Libated and designed her own wedding dress) is erty of London. now working with her mother and bringing “I had grown up with it,” she said. “I had so many dresses made out of Liberty fabrics -- her own skills to the business. Mauren has a degree in costume design and construction I just didn’t know at the time what they were.” from Virginia Commonwealth University and As Paul Boswell’s career evolved, the family a Masters in stage design from the Royal Cenleft Lima and lived in Mexico, Texas, Oregon, tral School of Speech and Drama in London. and the District of Columbia. In Mexico City, Adding to her credentials, she spent five Boswell began sewing in earnest. years in New York City working on numer“If there was a party or an event coming ous productions and served two stints in the up,” she said, “my sister and I would pick out millinery department of the renowned Santa fabric one week, sew it the next week, and be Fe Opera Company. Boswell recalled how ready to wear it the week after that.” Mauren would play under the work table, Along the way, Boswell met and married picking up cast-off scraps of fabric and creata race car driver from Brazil, Carlos Pereira, ing her own designs. who competed in Formula Atlantic competi“Even as a child,” she said, “Mauren was tions. Although they were living in Fairfax, much of their time was spent traveling up and sewing on a commercial machine.” “The best part of my job,” says Boswell, who down the East coast in a motor home, race has been in business 29 years, “is that I am car towed behind. Between events, Boswell able to bring beauty to so many people who returned to Fairfax and sewed curtains to pay put their trust in me.” for racing tires. Said one local client, who has relocated The family expanded to include a daughBoswell’s beautiful designs to two subsequent ter, Mauren and son, Giancarlo. At racing homes, “These drapes are my family.” n competitions, Boswell would place her young daughter on a post so that she would not run off, help her husband launch the car, and then

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DUBLIN Paul Cronin took a trip to the Dublin Horse Show and sent us a photo of the Land Rover Puissance. “Two Irish Team horses cleared 7’3” and the judges declared a tie with Michael Hutchinson on Acorad 3 and Billy Twomey on Afp ‘s Quick. Vainqueur.”

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Piedmont Fox Hounds Hunter Trials on Sunday Sept. 28 at Salem Farm will be a fundraiser to build new kennels Photo by Crowell Hadden

he Piedmont Fox Hounds Hunter Trials, set for Sunday, Sept. 28 at Salem Farm in Upperville, will further the fundraising efforts for new kennels. The design, preliminary site preparation and infrastructure development of the new kennel complex is well underway. And architect Leah Palmer, LEED AP, a lifelong

foxhunter and LEED accredited professional, has been hired to redo the facility on Newlin Mill Road, part of which dates back 100 years. Originally established as a private pack in 1840 by Colonel Richard Henry Dulany of Welbourne in Upperville, the Piedmont Fox Hounds is the oldest pack of foxhounds in the U.S. In 1920, the Piedmont Fox Hounds merged with a private pack owned by J.B.

Norman and the hunt purchased one of Norman’s farms, located on Beaverdam Creek near Unison, to serve as home of the hunt kennels and quarters for the huntsman. Organizers have developed divisions for riders of all levels. The course will be on a grass field consisting of 10-12 jumps, all simulating natural hunt country, such as coops, post and rails, stone walls, gates, brush and logs. There are divisions for children under

13, juniors under 18, adult amateurs and non-jumping “hilltoppers.” Additionally, other divisions open to all rider-horse combinations (junior, amateur or professional) will be offered. Awards will include High Point Junior, Adult Amateur and Professional riders. A new award concept will be introduced distinguishing between Lightweight and Heavyweight Hunters. Horse Country of Warrenton is offering a perpetual Hunt Challenge trophy to the hunt whose subscribers accumulate the most points during the day. In the featured class, the Huntland Field Hunter Derby, local philanthropist Betsee Parker is sponsoring a perpetual trophy and cooler to be awarded to the winner. Judges will include Betty Oare and Barbara Batterton for the over fences divisions, and Peter Walsh and Gail Wofford, ex-MFH, for the hilltopper and under saddle classes. Those wishing to support this fundraising effort, including entering to compete or purchasing patron tickets for the hospitality tent sponsored by Middleburg Real Estate-Atoka Properties (with The Red Fox Inn providing light fare) can contact Barbara Riggs, 540-554-8676 or briggs@huntoverfarm.com. Prize lists are available at local tack shops.

WELCOME 2014-15 school year began. “Here, we will make new stories together and we will be richer for these stories,” she said. “I encourage you to look out for that new girl or to connect in a new way with a classmate; to know that everyone has a story to contribute, whether

new girl, old girl, faculty, staff or alumna.” A native of Richmond, McGehee holds a BA from Vanderbilt University and master’s degrees from the College of William & Mary and University of Richmond. Highland School in Warrenton

recently recognized Jodi Johnson with the Distinguished Service Award during its opening convocation.

TROPHY PRESENTATION Kirklen Peterson of Great Falls won top honors in the Large Green Hunter Pony Championship in Lexington, KY at the USEF Pony Finals on Betsee Parker’s For The Best . Parker, who supports many young riders bringing forth new talent, is the only owner in history to win such honors for seven consecutive years. For the Best also earned the Overall Reserve Grand Champion Green Hunter Pony.

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Kudos to Sandy Stein who has just published a children’s book “The Water Tower Ravens” about a family of ravens that took up residence on the Purcellville water tower last year.

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atherine McGehee, the new head of the 100 year-old all girls Foxcroft School, welcomed students, parents and faculty gathered in FoxHound Auditorium for Convocation as the

Oct. 26 for the Orange County Hunter Trials Annual Team Chase event,

year. The 24 goal match boasts a collection of the best female polo players in the nation. “With the inception of the new women’s handicap rating by the USPA, we’re now formally able to identify who are the strongest female players in the

events this side of the Blue Ridge. Modeled after the tradition of the English team chase, the event began in 1987 and will take place at Old Whitewood Farm near The Plains starting at 9 a.m.

country. To have all invited agree to travel

Foxhunters of all ages and levels will travel

to Upperville to support the National

across the state to compete over a course

Sporting Library is amazing,” said VIPolo

one might encounter during a day of fox-

Club owner Maureen Brennan, who will

hunting. There are two divisions; Hilltop-

be among the players in the match.

per Pairs ride over a course of 12 jumps

A junior girls invitational match

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horses and riders. The First Flight Divi-

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sion with teams of 3 to 4 horses or ponies features a longer course of fences designed for more experienced riders. Spectators are

unny Hale, widely recognized

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encourage junior girls to play,” said Brennan.

as the most accomplished

traditionally been a male dominated sport.

The match and a formal catered luncheon

female polo player in the

She has earned many historic firsts in polo,

will be held to support the National Sport-

world, will be among the All

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ing Library & Museum, a Middleburg-based

Star Women to line up for

to a woman by the United States Polo Asso-

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Crafts Exhibit will include more than 140 exhibitors demonstrating techniques of heritage craftsmanship. There will also be tours of preserved homes and buildings, Civil War and Quaker cemeteries and reenactment of a day in an 1880 classroom in a oneroom schoolhouse. The Hill School’s annual golf tournament will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club in Front Royal. It’s a noon shotgun start and captain’s choice format and open to all levels of golfers. There will prizes and awards for best net and gross scores, a raffle, buffet dinner and remarks afterward from long-time Washington Post golf writer and columnist Leonard Shapiro. The cost is $125 per player and proceeds help support the school’s need-based financial aid program. For more information: hwalsh@thehillschool.org. The Community Foundation for Loudoun & Northern Fauquier (formerly the Piedmont Community Foundation) Battleground Pro-Am Blast golf tournament, completely re-organized for 2014, will be held Monday, Oct. 13 at Lansdowne Resort’s RTJ II course. It will include the chance to play with local professionals and players on the Web.com tour. There will be an 8 a.m. registration and a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Format is one best ball gross for gross prize, separate best ball net for net prize. For more information: jhh@globalstratilc.com. On Oct. 12, the YoungBlood Art Studio in The Plains and A Place To Be will have an opening for a show called Contemplating Peace, featuring photography and works in wood and clay. The event will be held from 5-8 p.m. at YoungBlood and benefit A Place To Be. Lillaohrstrom@gmail.com for details. The $500,000 West Virginia Breeders’ Classic will highlight a nine-race program worth $1.28 million when Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races hosts West Virginia Breeders’ Classics XXVIII on Saturday, Oct. 18. The richest race on the card will be the West Virginia Breeders’ Classic for horses three and up going 1 1/8 miles. Originally run for $100,000 in 1987, the $500,000 Breeders’ Classic now stands as the country’s richest state-bred contest.

Lieutenant Commander Meagan Flannigan - US Navy Fighter Pilot will be a keynote speaker at ProJet Aviation’s ninth annual Aviation Education and Career Expo on Friday, October 24 at the Leesburg Executive Airport. ProJet Aviation will host the ninth annual Aviation Education and Career Expo on Friday, Oct. 24 at the Leesburg Executive Airport. More than 600 students, educators and parents are expected to attend an event designed to showcase exciting careers in aviation and aerospace. The event is free and open to the public. Call 703-889-8558. The Middleburg Film Festival, scheduled Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, will honor Colleen Atwood and Marco Beltrami as this year’s Distinguished Costume Designer and Distinguished Film Composer, respectively. The Distinguished Costume Designer Award will be presented to Atwood on Friday, Oct. 31. Beltrami will receive the Distinguished Film Composer Award on Saturday, Nov. 1.The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra will perform world premieres of concert suites from Beltrami’s scores including The Giver, The Homesman and World War Z. In addition, his score for Scream also w ill be performed. The Middleburg Film Festival, now in its second year, will run from Thursday, Oct. 30 to Sunday, Nov. 2. n

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Handsome Williamsburg style colonial on a beautiful, gently rolling 3.78 acre homesite w/extensive landscaping and pool. Located in the small & desirable Melmore community adjacent to the eastern boundary of the historic Town of Middleburg. Four bedroom home with wonderful main level bedroom option. The garage w/finished studio & bath connects to the home with a covered breezeway adding privacy. $975,000

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Sophisticated and charming country retreat on prestigious country road. Immaculate property and landscaped on 1.32 acres with large field and barn suitable for an office, guest house, party barn or garage. Open flow interior, beautifully maintained, refinished floors and freshly painted. Located between Leesburg and Middleburg. Convenient to Rt. 7. Must see! $569,000

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Route 50 - 60 acres of woodland in prime Clarke County location. Enjoy close proximity to the Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains. Fronting on US Highway 50, the property extends back 2,300 ft. for maximum privacy. Great riding trails for horse owners. Easement potential. $500,000 deLaPLane - Beautifully sited in the heart of the Orange County Hunt, this 48+ acre parcel is surrounded by spectacular estates & offers total privacy & seclusion. Comprised of open meadows, lush woodlands and bordered by Goose Creek. The hilltop building sites offer incredible views. Easy access to Rte 17, Rte 50 and I-66. $950,000

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