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rinity Episcopal Church in Up- bending on Sunday. perville will host its 57th AnnuTakaro Farm: This farm boasts a al Hunt Country Stable Tour on cross country course, excellent ride out, Memorial Day weekend, May 28 and phenomenal turnout. The facility and 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. includes a beautiful lighted indoor arena The Middleburg Training Track will be and a large 200x150 lighted outdoor areopen Saturday only from 7 a.m. to 10 am. na. The barns at Takaro are well designed The Middleburg and Upperville area with spacious stalls, lots of windows, mulis home to many of the country’s pre- tiple tack rooms and spacious aisles. There mier Thoroughbred breeding farms, will be jumping and training demonstrashow hunter and fox hunting barns and tions at 11a.m. and 2 p.m. both days. country estates. On this remarkable Fox Chase Farm: One of the most May weekend, owners open the doors of their exquisite grounds, magnificent stables and extensive training facilities to visitors.

Trinity Episcopal Church is a free adaptation of a 1213th century French country church. The native Virginia sandstone complex of the church, rectory and parish hall was given to Meade parish by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon in 1960.

Services are held at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sundays Fox Chase Farms on the east side of Middleburg will and visitors are most welcome be part of this year’s Hunt Country Stable Tour May Photo courtesy of Trinity Church Upperville to view the church where do- 28 and 29. cents will answer questions.

Hayrides will be available throughout famous landmarks on Route 50 in Mideach day to the Outdoor Sanctuary. A dleburg, it’s most recognizable by its oneCountry Fair will be held on the front acre riding arena. In addition to hosting lawn and a boutique sale will be held at top quality horse shows, the facilities are used year-round for corporate events, the Thrift Shop. team building, weddings, charities and Other highlights will include: The Piedmont Fox Hounds: At Trin- dinners. Refreshments will be available ity Church: The Piedmont Fox Hounds on the farm.

Salamander Resort & Spa: Set on are dedicated to the preservation of horse, hound and open space in Virginia. They 340 acres, the resort features 168 luxuriwill be present at the church Saturday ous rooms and suites, a 23,000-square from 10-11 a.m.. Beagling, bought to foot spa, a full-service equestrian centhe United States from Great Britain, is ter, Virginia Piedmont-inspired dining, the sport of tracking hare with a pack of a cooking studio, wine bar and a unique array of conference and banquet facilities. hounds bred especially for this purpose.

The Middleburg Training Track: An The Equestrian Center is comprised of a early bird special for true horse lovers, 22-stall stable, a 120 x 240 outdoor area this stop is an opportunity to stand rail- with Thor-Turf footing, miles of trails and side and see Thoroughbred race horses nine turnout paddocks.

Middleburg Agricultural Research condition and train. Horses are sent here as yearlings to be broken and begin their and Extension (M.A.R.E.) Center: The preliminary training before heading to “MARE” Center was created on a 420national and international tracks.Built in acre farm donated by Paul Mellon, de1956 by Paul Mellon, the facility features signed by Blackburn Architects and is run a 7/8-mile track with a four-stall starting by Virginia Tech. It fosters research aimed gate, 11 barns, a tack room, bunk rooms at improving pasture and animal productivity. and a veterinarian’s office.

Trappe Hill Farm: Its 550 acres of St. Bride’s Farm: This privately owned farm specializes in the breeding, training field and forest borders the Blue Ridge and showing of world-class show jump- Mountains and is home to a varied colers. There are 350 acres with a main resi- lection of horses. Owners Edie and Bruce dence, guesthouse, staff quarters, business Smart raise Thoroughbreds for sale and office, workshop, two barns, an indoor racing and host 11 retired horses. There arena, an outdoor grass ring and multiple will be mares and foals on view. Horses swimming in the pond will occur at 11 grass paddocks.

Salem Oaks: This farm is a 104-acre a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. The farm is equestrian facility. Both English and open Saturday only.

Wind Fields Farm: This 463-acre farm Western disciplines are practiced and performed on the property. Their breeds has a growing equestrian facility focused come from cattle ranches in Wyoming on hunter/jumper training and compeand Canada. The farm also does work tition. The horses and ponies include with older retired horses as well as ther- multi-level division hunters and jumpers. apy horses. A “Paint the Pony” event will The farm enjoys spectacular views of suroccur on Saturday and the AQH horses rounding rolling fields, mountain views, will compete in barrel racing and pole ponds and borders the Goose Creek.

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Band Of Five by Isabelle Truchon will be on view at the Duvall Gallery in Millwood.

Art: Duvall Designs Gallery in historic Millwood is now exhibiting artist Isabelle Truchon’s latest collection entitled “Breaking Through,” running to June 12.

The artist reception will be held on May 14 from 4-6 p.m.

Isabelle Truchon has been painting professionally for 20 years. She received her BFA from Shepherd University’s Department of Contemporary Art, West Virginia in 2012.

She lives and works from her quiet rural studio in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, when she is not sojourning elsewhere. She exhibits her work throughout Virginia, and the Washington D.C. area.

The Artists in Middleburg (AiM) organization is inviting artists from the surrounding Piedmont area and nearby (within a 50-mile radius) to submit work for its next juried exhibit, “Something Red,” with a deadline for entries on May 20. The exhibit will be on display at the AiM gallery and classroom at 102 W. Washington Street in Middleburg from June 3 to July 4. Original art will be accepted: painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. Send applications to sandy@theartistsinmiddleburg.org.

AiM is also holding “Come Paint with Rob Vender Zee” sessions on May 13-14.

This will be the Michigan painter’s fourth workshop and it will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Unison Preservation Society Store. The cost is $85 per day.

Middleburg’s Byrne Gallery is presenting “Reflections on Glass,” a nineweek first time ever exhibit focusing on art glass. The show is curated by Emily Pezzulich, a local glass artist and vice president of the National Capital Art Glass Guild. It runs May 5 through June 26, with a reception for the artists on Saturday, May 7 from 4-8 p.m. that is open to the public.

Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains will hold its annual art show and sale May 21-22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.

A gala opening reception is scheduled on Friday, May 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with a $15 admission charge.

Music: The Middleburg Concert series will have a bonus event featuring internationally acclaimed Russian pianist Nikita Firtenko at Middleburg’s United Methodist Church on May 15 starting at 4 p.m. He’ll play works by Tchaikovsky,

Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky and the concert is free and open to the public.

On Saturday, June 11, the celebrated composer and acoustic guitarist Laurence Juber returns to the Theatre at Washington, Virginia, for a solo concert during his tour of the East Coast from his home base in California. The event begins at 8 p.m.

The Honey Dewdrops will appear at the Barns of Rose Hill on May 26 to preview their new album, Tangled Country. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are priced at $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Royal celebration: From Thursday through Sunday, May 12-15, Crest Hill Antiques & Tea Room in The Plains will take part in the official British celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday. Special themed tea, vintage and contemporary royal commemoratives, and a once-in-lifetime photo op with Her Majesty in a paper party hat will be available. It’s $20 per person and reservations are requested.

Middleburg Community Center: Don’t forget to register for a wide variety of summer camps, adult classes and swimming lessons available at the Middleburg Community Center. Register at www.loudoun.gov/prcs.

Other Events: The Piedmont Driving Club (PDC) and the National Sporting Library & Museum are hosting a carriage weekend starting on Friday, May 20 with 20 carriages on display at the museum and curators available to talk about them. That evening, there will be a full moon Lantern Drive through the town of Middleburg, the cemetery and surrounding areas. On May 21, the PDC will do an exhibition drive through Middleburg and return to the circle at NSL&M. And on May 28, the PDC will be doing an exhibition drive at Takaro Farm as part of the Trinity Church Stable Tour.

The 23rd annual Delaplane Strawberry Festival returns on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29. In addition to more than 6,000 pints of luscious strawberries (for sale in flats, pints, sundaes, and shortcake), the event includes live musical entertainment, children’s activities, raffles, food vendors and crafters. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. both days, rain or shine.

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The oldest horse show in the United States will take place June 6-12 in Upperville.

Reaching for the Stars in Upperville

By Chelsea Rose Moore For Middleburg Life

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s the oldest event of its kind in the country, the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, running from June 6-12, celebrates its 163-year anniversary next month. And the event still holds a special place in President Mike Smith’s heart and memory bank.

Smith, who now lives a few miles from the show grounds off Route 50, attended the show as a child and said it spawned his interest in riding. He later won as a junior rider, and his children competed “under the oaks,” as well. Now, he said, he’s humbled to have come full circle as the show’s president.

He also emphasized the importance of preserving the show’s traditions while keeping up with today’s standards of horse showing. His job, he said, is to pass the show on to the next generation, while making sure it’s “on firm ground and footing.”

Over his three years as president, Smith has overseen a number of improvements to the infrastructure and grounds.

In addition, the show has been designated a prestigious Fédération Equestre Internationale CSI. Prize money for the Grand Prix finals has significantly increased from $75,000 his first year to $216,000 this year. He’s added more bleachers and watched them fill up, and there will be increased seating again next month.

“This truly is one of the best shows in the country,” Smith said, “I think our (new) website has helped identify the professionalism and dedication of our team.”

At some point, he’d like to have a live feed of the show’s more important classes on the website. His goal for next year is to have commentators identifying what’s happening in the class, the better to educate digital visitors.

“You have to give a lot of credit to the people who have been involved over the 163 years,” he said. “They always had enough foresight to see when the horse show demands were changing.”

Smith also knows the importance of keeping the show a community event.

“The tradition has always been about community; we want to keep it that way, and grow our community from Northern MIDDLEBURG LIFE

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The Jack Russell Terrier races are also part of the festivities at the horse show.

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Virginia,” he said, adding that it’s important that the show isn’t geared to “horse people.”

“Right now we have a really great president who is a visionary,” said board Photo by Middleburg Photo member Betsee Parker.

The $216,000 Upperville Jumper Classic takes place “Mike Smith been very on Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m.

General admission is $10. effective at bringing the show into a Renaissance era, moving it forward into the 21st cen- energy to make the show successful.

“The community guards this show tury, and making it more demanding of very carefully and embraces it,” Parker its competition. I think he’ll go down in the history of the Upperville Horse Show said. “In turn, it embraces the communias one of the greatest presidents we’ve ty, and continues to be so important this many years later. This event is distincever had.”

Parker said Upperville has always had tive in its community friendliness, which a unique ability to bring people together, is part of why I believe this is the oldest offering spectators something special, horse show in the United States.”

The show’s immediate mission, she something timeless. “There’s a reason the added, is “to keep it as state-of-the-art as horse show is still around,” she said. “And the very best shows in the country.” it’s not by accident.”

As show manager for over 30 years, The Upperville Colt & Horse Show doesn’t take the community’s involvement Tommy Lee Jones is proud that Upperfor granted. Many who have been deeply ville has always managed to maintain its involved over the years are cited on the distinct charm and character.

“We still show under the trees,” he Wall of Honor. From riders, to trainers to police officers to volunteers who make the said. “We’ve maintained the camaradeconcession stand food, the wall is filled rie and sportsmanship of the horse show with people dedicating their time and world.”

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arbara Roux checks email and sips coffee in her spacious, sparkling white kitchen as dawn breaks one chilly midApril morning at St. Bride’s Farm near Upperville. Since moving to this area with her husband, David Roux, from Woodside, California six years ago, she’s embraced its rich tradition and history.

This year, they decided to demonstrate their devotion to the customs of the countryside in a big way. “As part of the community, we wanted to open our home,” she says.

Their circa 1916 brick Georgian style manor residence and garden was on view during Historic Garden Week in late April, and their magnificent award-winning, environmenPhoto by Missy Janes tally-responsible stables will be featured on the Hunt Country Barb Roux greets the newest member of the Stable Tour over Memorial Day St. Bride’s equine family. weekend. bloed Paardenstamboek Nederland, As a vice president of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, set for easily translated to Dutch Warmblood).

Since taking up the sport 11 years ago June 6-12, Roux treasures the beauty of in order to join her daughter Margot, the show’s glorious setting. Since becomRoux learned to ride and jump. “The joy ing an active board member four years overrides any fear, “ she explains when ago, she’s embraced its past while striving asked about learning a challenging sport to keep it current. She and Mike Smith, president of the show, initiated changes like riding or skiing as an adult. “Passion in the members-only party tent known as breeds courage.”

That passion has led to a string of sucThe 1853 Club, a reference to the date of cessful show jumpers, including the lovethe first show.

“We’ve collaborated each year to make ly chestnut mare Whitney, who won the Upperville Jumper Classic last year with it better than the prior year,” she says.

In addition, Roux has worked with Argentinian rider Romiro Quintana.

Quintana rode Whitney as a member board member Tom Gorman on updating and streamlining the show’s website, of the silver medal-winning Argentinian Upperville.com, as well as offering Wi-Fi team at the Pan American Games in To(no small feat in these parts) and live- ronto in July, 2015. He also rides for Mike streaming of the events. “Tom and his Smith and is on the international circuit wife Jessica Rich have made this a reality,” vying to represent his home country for the summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, she says.

“Horses and Horse Power “ is a vin- Brazil.

Meanwhile, other St. Bride’s hometage car show initiated and named by the breds are in various stages of training and late longstanding member of the commushowing around the country and in Eunity, David Mullins. Always one to share rope with other elite riders. Top equestrithe credit, Roux adds: “David and his wife Joyce were the catalysts for our inaugural enne Susie Hutchison guided St. Bride’s Ziedento to several victories on the Thershow and we continue to honor them.”

An art show and sale will take place on mal Desert Circuit in California this past June 12 and Roux says, “We’re also excited winter.

The younger St. Bride’s warm-bloods about offering a children’s art program.”

The Seven Loaves Food Challenge, with at home on the 350-acre complex also are various barns donating non-perishable destined for the show ring. They include food, is called “The Great Barn Chal- the latest edition in the stall with Roux. lenge.” As entertainment chair, Roux has The foal greets her eagerly and is a few sought to share ideas within the various years away from a possible debut in the committees. “This is where the real magic grand prix ring at Upperville. Until then, Roux will pay close attention as they learn happens.”

Out in the St. Bride’s barn area, Roux to jump high, while she focuses on assistvisits the most recent member of the ing others guiding the Upperville Colt equine family, a two-day-old colt out of and Horse Show to new heights.

“People w ho attend multiple the mare Tua Efele and carried (following embryo transfer) by recipient mare horse shows,” she says, “know that no Indy’s Chic. The newborn is sired by Pre- other show can compete with the beauty, sley Boy, a highly-regarded KWPN (the long standing traditions and hospitality Dutch acronym for Koninklijk Warm- of Upperville.”

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Jim Wofford Had Quite an Olympic Ride

By Jim Wofford Second of Two Articles Middleburg’s Jim Wofford won a team silver medal from the Mexico City Olympics aboard Kilkenny in 1968. Over his illustrious career, Jim won team silver at the 1972 Munich Olympics, individual silver at the 1980 Fontainebleau AlterAlternate Olympics, individual bronze at the 1970 World Championships and team bronze at the 1978 World Championships. He’s also served as president of the American Horse Shows Association and vice presipresident of the USET and been inducted into the U.S. Eventing Hall of Fame.

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British cargo ship, the Parthia, and once they got to Europe they travtraveled by rail, as horse vans were not yet in general usage.

Helsinki was a lovely venue for the equestrian part of the 1952 Games, but given my age at the time, I was far more interested in watching the sinister-appearing KGB agents hustle the Soviet Union’s riders out of a van and into locked stables than I was in the fact that the USET won bronze medals in both eventing and show-jumpshow-jumping.

This was the first instance I can recall of the trend towards the popoliticization of the Olympics, but the Games have never been as pure as their founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, would have wanted us to believe.

I wasn’t around yet, but my parparents were in the stands in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics when Hitler refused to award the gold medal to Jesse Owens, an African AmeriAmeri-

he last time the U.S. Army fielded an OlymOlympic equestrian team was 1948.

By the 1952 Olympics in HelHelsinki, Finland, the OlymOlympic equestrian team was a civilian operation. The U.S. Army had mechanized in 1949, which meant the cavcavalry was disbanded. In 1951 the USET was formed “to train and field teams for ininternational equestrian comcompetition.”

My father, Col. John W. Wofford, was the first presipresident of the USET, as well as coach of the eventing and show-jumping teams. He must have been a busy man.

The team training center in those days was at my parparents’ Rimrock Farm in KanKanPhoto by Douglas Lees Jim Wofford sas.

In the summer of 1952, we boarded a special train in JuncJunc- can who won the 100 meters. This tion City, Kansas, and I remember trend has continued in various riding it to a siding at Fort Riley, forms with the Communist riots where the horses and equipment and Black Power protest in 1968 Septemwere loaded. The three teams left in Mexico City, the Black Septemfor a European tour leading up to ber terrorists’ murder of the Israeli athletes in Munich in 1972, and the Helsinki Olympics.

One thing about training teams the U.S. and Soviet boycotts of the that has not changed is the concon- 1980 and 1984 Games.

As a personal aside, my oldoldtinuing need for European expoexposure before big competitions. The est brother, Jeb Wofford, was on horses crossed the Atlantic on a the bronze medal eventing team

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Jim Wofford on Gamecock at Helsinki. The average age of the riders on the eventing team that year was 20, and the average age of the horses was 7, quite a contrast with riders and horses of today.

The Olympic team horses travtraveled by air for the first time in 1956.

This was considered cutting edge, because before that time travel to Europe entailed a lengthy sea voyvoyage. Sea travel continued to be the only option for some horses.

In 1972 Sloopy, Neal Shapiro’s ride on the show-jumping team, had to travel by sea. He had been left behind from the 1971 tour bebecause he had a fit before the plane took off. The extra trouble was worth it, as Neal and Sloopy won an individual bronze medal in MuMunich.

The USET was understandably reluctant to ship a horse by air that had a history of traveling badly.

Markham, Mike Plumb’s ride for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in eventeventing, had thrown a high-altitude fit between JFK and O’Hare, and had to be destroyed en route.

The 1956 Olympics were held in Melbourne, Australia, but the equestrian disciplines took place in Stockholm, Sweden, due to the equine quarantine regulations in force in Australia at that time.

Stockholm had been the site of the 1912 Olympics as well as the first time that equestrian disciplines had

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appeared on the Olympic schedule of competitions, so the basic facilifacilities were in place.

Fortunately, by 1956 I was housebroken, so the police did not have to chase me away from the base of the tower containing the Olympic torch. My middle brother, Warren Wofford, was the reserve rider for the U.S. show-jumping team, and I was too busy fighting with him to get into too much troutrouble otherwise.

The 1956 Olympics used the same equestrian stadium that had been constructed for the 1912 Games. This is a very warm, intiintimate brick structure, and when the stadium was once again used for the 1990 World Games, I went to the same seats we had in 1956 and sat there for a moment and thought about all the wonderful horses and riders I had watched in that stastadium.

I’ve seen horse sports change over the past 60 years, and not alalways for the better. Yet, I feel sorry for people who have not been ininvolved with horses as I have been, because I have truly been blessed.

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The Greenhouse Effect of Snowmageddon Is Now a Distant Memory Fortunately, not hing has slowed down the brisk pace of business at Abernethy and Spencer. The greenhouse opened for the season on March 1, with a full inventory.

“We have 200 varieties Photo courtesy of trees,” said Everything from ground cover to vegetables and L o h m a n n . more at Abernethy.

“There are 700 varieties of perennials, 300 varieties of Science and Agriculture in Doylestown, shrubbery, and literally thousands of an- PA., though he put his horticulture dreams on hold. nuals.”

“For fifteen years, I was a dairy farmer Lehmann recently added another ten in upstate New York,” he said, “milking acres down the street to Abernethy and 100 cows and farming a thousand acres.

Spencer’s property.

When I was there, there were14,000 “That’s a lot of shrubbery,” Lohmann farms; there are 6,000 now. It is, in my said, pausing to offer a lollipop to a customer’s child. “Our mulch comes from view, a devastating loss.”

Lohmann was visiting his sister in only high quality yard trimmings.” Abernethy and Spencer also offers gifts and Reston when he saw the nursery and tools, organic fertilizers, pesticides, herbi- greenhouse, which had been empty for cides, “beneficial insects” and pond sup- seven years. The old greenhouses were still there, but had taken a toll over the plies.

Lohmann said that most of the plants years.

“There was no glass in the greenhousare seeded right on the property and that trees are stocked “from very selected es,” Lohmann said. “We had to put everything back together.” nurseries that share our vision.”

For several years, the company was Lohmann studied ornamental horticulture at the Delaware Valley College of wholesale only.

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avid Lohmann, owner of Abernethy and Spencer Nursery and Greenhouse in Purcellville, is no doubt delighted that spring has arrived.

Even more likely, he’s more than a little relieved that winter is finally gone.

On Jan. 24, the steel girders of Abernethy and Spencer’s largest greenhouse collapsed under the weight of what would become a record-breaking snowfall. Although the greenhouse was heated, the snow fell so fast that it overwhelmed the structure. Lohmann was at his home a half-mile down the road, checking on the welfare of his five cows, when he heard a cracking sound, followed shortly after by the gut wrenching sound of the greenhouse collapsing to the ground.

Although the structure that went down was the largest greenhouse on the property, fortunately it was not one of the historic 110-year-old greenhouses that also are part of Abernethy and Spencer and survived the blizzard intact. Friends and neighbors pitched in to help move everything that could be salvaged from the collapsed greenhouse.

Three months later, a new, state-ofthe-art building manufactured by a Canadian company is nearly completed.

The final stages of construction are being handled by a crew from northern Ohio.

“They are doing such a fabulous job,” said Lohmann.

“We now do retail as well,” he added.

“I like to think that we have distinguished ourselves by the quality of what we offer and by our commitment to environmental stewardship.” Lohmann said that part of Abernethy and Spencer’s philosophy is taking care in being “green and eco-friendly. We are definitely a working greenhouse. And we are a good company.

We have a good reputation.”

In fact, Abernethy and Spencer is consistently rated “Best of Loudoun.” One of the things that also sets Abernethy and Spencer apart is part of their workforce.

It’s the only H2A employer in Loudoun County—a working visa program for sustainable agriculture.

“I could not ask for better employees,” Lohmann said. “They are hard-working and committed. They want to learn.”

And what about the company’s name?

“Abernethy was my mother’s maiden name,” Lohmann said. “And Spencer is on my father’s side.”

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What’s Going Down at Upperville’s Local Taste?

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By Brian Yost Middleburg Life Wine Columnist

n the center of Upperville, there’s a small stone building that was constructed around 1800. Originally a tavern and then cycled through a variety of other uses as a real estate and law office, an archery supply shop and an interpretive center, it recently was renovated for its current use as a wine shop.

As you drive through the village on Route 50, you’ll notice signage for The Local Taste. I should also point out that owners Kiernan Slater and her husband Christopher Patusky use the venue as a tasting room for their Slater Run Vineyards wines.

Photo by Anne Yost The business was never The Local Taste is located in Upperville. intended to be strictly a tasting room. The idea of mingling the two purposes was always the intent. And despite its small size, the interior is not at all crowded and the historic character of the structure was maintained. Great thought went into the layout and décor, lending a sense of space and subtle elegance. It’s quite charming and inspired me to linger, The pair of whites included a Pinot taste the Slater Run offerings and browse Gris and a lightly-oaked Chardonnay. the larger wine collection.

Both were well-crafted, balanced wines It’s definitely not a big-city wine shop. that displayed the typical characterisIndeed, the wine wall in most modern tics for those varietals. I was particularly grocery stores has a larger selection. fond of the Rosé, which is done in a dry, Nevertheless, Slater and Putusky en- Provençal style, but the Cabernet Franc gaged Neal Wavra, former manager of the was the real standout. There was no hint Ashby Inn, to curate the small collection. of green pepper, which indicates that the The lack of volume is more than offset vines were properly managed and the by the interesting assortment that Wavra fruit was ripe. Having said that, I was assembled. very surprised by how well the wine was There are French, Italian and Cali- drinking, when you consider the age of fornia wines you’ll likely recognize, but the vines. I think this bodes well for the there are a number of gems that also will future of Slater Run wines. My hat is off to excite the serious wine lover. In addition the winemaker. to a high-end Lebanese blend, there was In addition to the wine, there are a few a sparkler from England, a Super Tuscan other items available for purchase. You from Arizona and a Riesling from Ger- will also find charcuterie, cheese, bread many’s Nahe Valley. I might have spent and baked goods. There are also a nummore time perusing the labels, but the real ber of works by local artists and artisans. purpose of my stop was to taste the Slater It’s sort of amazing how many items are Run wines. in that space without giving it a cluttered In 2010, Slater and Patusky planted feel. their first five acres of grapes on Plum I also should mention the quality of Run Farm not far from Upperville. customer experience at The Local Taste.

They’re now planting additional vines, When I arrived, Adale Henderson was which will bring them to just over twelve behind the counter. I found her to be exacres of fruit. tremely knowledgeable about every asThey retained Katell Griaud as wine- pect of the operation, the history of the maker. She holds a masters degree in building and the local community. She Oenology from Bordeaux University and was very upbeat and extremely customerhas made wine at both Trump and Casa- oriented. It was certainly the kind of exnel. So she approaches the task with an perience that will inspire me to return. understanding of the challenges of makWhether you live nearby or are just ing wine in the Commonwealth. I should passing through, The Local Taste should point out that she has handily overcome be one of your stops, if only to check out those challenges. The Slater Run wines are the historical building. It’s a lovely and compelling spot. And if you’re explorexceptional.

Four of them are currently being ing Virginia wine country, the Slater poured at the tasting bar and two Bor- Run wines are a must taste. I’ll definitely deaux blends will be released over the return for the release of the Bordeaux blends. So maybe I’ll see you there. next few months.

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Taking Care With Habitat Takes Care of One and All

By Marcia Woolman Middleburg Life Outdoors Columnist

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here’s a wonderful book writwritten by local fox hunter and conservationist Missy Janes called “Life in the Country” and we’re fortunate to have excerpts bebeing published in Middleburg Life.

It’s like a lesson plan for good stewstewardship, focusing on preservation of our natural countryside. It should be read by everyone living in this area because it gives menus and recipes for planting and caring for our native habihabitat. If the habitat is wholesome, all the wildlife will be in more abundance.

The cover and growth of native plants needed to keep all these little creatures healthy, including the foxes,

might need our help. Missy Janes book has endless suggestions and informainformation about planting native plants and teaching us to look at our land as a complete ecosystem, where the wildlife is supported by the land they live on.

Let’s look at why this important.

We can start with the problems that are here now and growing. The deer have decimated much of our woodlands.

They are browsers that love little trees and twigs. In just the past 20 years there has been a dramatic loss of under-story in our woods. And, the same is resultresulting when landowners “clean out” their woods to make a park like environenvironment. Together they are changing the face of our countryside which is taking on a whole new look. But, is it good for our sport or our wildlife?

The solution?

Plant, replace and invigorate. But most importantly replace any tree that dies on your property or woods. Our continual loss of trees to development, from new home building, to providprovid ing more tillable soil for production of crops, is providing a net loss of this important aspect of carbon emission control.

When you conconsider the length of time it takes to

grow a mature tree, you might consider planting two or three to replace the one that has died. That way the return of that valuable asset would be shortened by many years. Just ask yourself “have I planted as many trees during my life as I have used in that lifetime.” It’s a sobersobering thought, indeed.

In our area try to plant trees and bushes that do not appeal to deer. HolHolly is a very good choice. Some types of cedars and pines also are effective, but then the bucks love to polish their horns on those. Consider returning an unused field to woodland. If there’s a wetland or water course on the land, the local Conservation Office or ForForest Service may be able to help you find free trees, and maybe even money to plant them.

A new court ruling in favor of the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint will surely bring in more federal and maybe even state funding for trees to protect the Bay watersheds, and bring new vitality to that resource.

Perhaps letting some of your fields go fallow would add wildlife cover.

Remember, habitat first, and the food chain of wildlife from bugs to birds, mice to foxes, and green forage to deer will all thrive with less conflict with huhumans. Yes, your neighbors will probably

complain, and ask if you need help with your mowing. But when you explain you’re providing habitat for wildlife food, they might follow your example.

Replace trees and shrubs that have died or been damaged and are dying.

Planting trees helps improve air quality resulting in a healthier environment.

Planting trees in riparian buffers along streams, no matter how small the water source, will help by forming a protective wall around our wetlands and streams.

This keeps erosion to a minimum, but also prevents pollution from reaching the stream in heavy downpours. It also helps to let the grass and weeds grow up along the banks.

Invigorating plant life can be as simsimple as seeing that compost from your barn and house gets spread on your own fields and woods. This is the babasic premise of sustainable farming. Just think about how you fit into your slice of heaven here in the local countryside.

Are you an asset or a liability? Read Missy Janes’ book and think about it.

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(Marcia Woolman is a regular contributor to Middleburg Life, and Chair of the Goose Creek Challenge, a tree planting project that recently planted about 2,000 trees in the Goose Creek watershed.)

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want to go. We have students who take a lot of AP (ad-vanced placement) classes.

We also have students who don’t, but may want to do something in the arts, for example.

“There’s a level of independence that exposes the child to however they want to be exposed. They’re exposed to writing, to photography, to STEM (science, technolo-gy, engineering and math). So many things. We also hear from colleges that if they’re assigned a five to seven-page paper in class, they know how to research it and write it. If that’s rigorous, I’m okay with that.”

She’s also more than okay with what

ray Carr Griffin has done sales and marketing for major companies, once start-ed her own wildlife photography business and helped produce the television show “Zaboomafoo” that actually replaced “Barney” on PBS. She’s a walking, talking dy-namo who’s passion for the task at hand is quite obvious.

And the current passion at hand is Wakefield School in The Plains.

Last July, the North Carolina native and Duke graduate was hired to handle the school’s marketing and public relations. These days, she also occupies another critical position as director of admissions for a 326-student junior kindergarten through 12th grade institution located high on a hill overlooking a breathtaking view of nearby Bull Run Mountain.

“I hate to say it’s about sales,” Griffin said of her role in a recent interview on campus. “But it is about selling the school. “Our story about Wakefield needs to reach a broader community. We need to get the message out that there’s this hidden gem out on the hill. I just don’t like the hidden part.”

Griffin has plenty of skin in this game, Her two sons, Jack, 14, and Courtesy Photo Benjamin, 12, have been at WakeGray Carr Griffin, director of admissions at field the last four years, so she Wakefield. knows full well what sort of education they’re receiving. she describes as the school’s close-knit “Both of them learn very differently and “kind community. The parents are from each other,” she said. “But the school plugged in. The grandparents are plugged has been able to develop their strengths in. And families also do a great job in and understand their weaknesses and spreading our message by word of mouth.” expose them to things they wouldn’t norGriffin said Wakefield’s admissions mally have explored and also helped them process will remain quite selective, and find new passions.” she hopes the school will continue to Wakefield attracts students from all grow in number of students and faculty. around the area, and also has 20 inter“We want the right fit,” she said. “We na-tional students from China, Korea look at each student and make sure this and Spain who help add to the diversity is the right place. If a student needs more while also getting a first-class education. resources, our counselors can can diMany Wakefield graduates attend some of rect them to a school that may suit them America’s finest colleges and universities. better. Sometimes they’ll go off to that Griffin and other school administra- school, and then come back here.” tors and faculty members also get plenty Griffin herself came back to the Midof feedback from the colleges their alums dleburg area in 2004. As a youngster who attend. It’s mostly all positive. loved to ride, she often went fox-hunting “Universities have told us these chil- in this neck of Northern Virginia, and dren walk away from here knowing how she still regularly goes tally ho with the to communicate,” she said. “They write Warrenton Hunt. Her husband, Al Grifextremely well and they’re extremely ver- fin, an or-thodontist who also rides, is bal. They also tell us that once they get on race director for the Gold Cup, and the their campus, they get plugged in right family lives on a farm just outside Maraway. They join clubs. They get involved shall. in intramural sports or even play a sport They clearly love the lifestyle, and (on a school team). They’ll try out for a Gray Carr Griffin quite obviously adores play, join a theater group, play an instru- her work at Wakefield.

“I tell parents my own story is exment. I can tell you that not one of our tremely authentic,” she said. “I live and students ever sits idle here.”

Asked about Wakefield’s reputation breathe this place. I’m a parent. I’m a for offering a rigorous and highly com- faculty member. I see and hear about my peti-tive academic environment, Griffin chil-dren’s progress on a daily basis. And said “rigorous is an interesting word. Ev- the best part is that I get to tell people ery student can explore how deeply they about Wakefield.”

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For Wisemans, Upperville Show is a Family Affair

By Sophie Scheps For Middleburg Life

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lexa Wiseman’s involvement with the Upperville Colt & Horse Show began as a spectator. Growing up in Washington, D.C., her family would make the drive to Upperville and sit on the grassy hill to watch the Grand Prix every year.

She began riding at the Rock Creek Park Horse Center and as a pre-teen, switched from spectating to competing.

Wiseman’s equestrian passions spread throughout her family and drew them to Middleburg.

“I began to take competition more seriously through college and my family made the move out to the Middleburg area and began Windsor Farm,” she said.

“My passion grew from there.”

Windsor Farm, owned by Wiseman’s parents, Margaret and Francis O’Neill, specializes in boutique breeding, training and sale of Grand Prix horses. For the past several decades, Wiseman’s family has imported and bred some of the finest European Sport Horses, and many have competed around the globe.

Alexa Wiseman competes up to eight horses at a time, many of them her own homebreds, in the Middleburg area and at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. She and her husband, Tom Wiseman, of Middleburg’s Wiseman & Associates, have just purchased a farm in Florida. The whole family, including their three-year-old son William, makes the

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part of the Upperville show each year.

“Upperville has always been more than just a hunter/jumper show with the huge variety of classes and the fact that it’s the oldest horse show, but the facility was outdated,” she said. “Now we are at the same level of the top shows in the world and can draw in top competitors.”

She currently has three horses competing at the Grand Prix level and hopes to qualify for the Jumper Classic held on Sunday, June 12. With Wiseman & Associates as one of the top sponsors of the show, the whole family will be in attendance all week.

“What’s so nice about Upperville is that there is really something for everyone,” said Tom. “Besides the horses, the car show and all the different events all week means that everyone has such a great time.”

the barn.”

After the birth of her son, Alexa began to focus on the operational side of the UpAlexa Wiseman perville show as member of the board. Her mother move down south for much of the winter. Francis also serves on the board and was “I try to keep a balance of fox hunt- instrumental in establishing the Friday ing up here and getting some sun down in Night Welcomes Stakes class by raising Florida,” said Tom, also an avid equestri- the money one small donation at a time. an. Their combined families are landown- The Upperville show runs June 6-12.

This year Alexa is chair of the second ers in Orange County, Piedmont and Blue annual Great UCHS Barn Charity ChalRidge Hunt territories. lenge. “We have asked all the competiYoung William already has started his tors to clean out their pantries before they riding career on his pony, Meatball. In come to Upperville and donate to Seven true cowboy fashion, he currently rides in Loaves,” she said. “The barn that can raise a western saddle. the most between their riders, trainers, “I just want to keep it fun for him,” and supporters will win a free grooming said Alexa. “He’s a boy and doesn’t have stall.” any interest in getting in the lead line ring.

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A New Leader on a Journey Through Hallowed Grounds

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By Morgan Hensley For Middleburg Life

ourney Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG), a National Heritage Area spanning the 180 miles from Gettysburg battlefield to Jefferson’s Monticello, has been called “Where America Happened” and the “Cradle of Democracy.” Who else could be a better fit to oversee the Waterfordbased nonprofit than Bill Sellers, a former college president and history enthusiast?

Sellers was raised in Lexington, Mo., seemingly destined for a life dedicated to history. “I grew up loving history,” he said. “Our house there was built before the Civil War. As a boy I read about Jefferson, Monroe, and Madison. I’ve come full circle.”

Sellers attended Harvard University where he played varsity football and ma-jored in history under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Bernard Bailyn and David Herbert Donald. “They were two of the best in their field,” he said. “They cer-tainly instilled a love of history in me.”

After graduating, Sellers worked on several Congressional campaigns, later earning his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law and entering private practice in Kansas City, Mo. In 2008 he was inaugurated

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as president of Went-worth Military Academy & College in his hometown of Lexington. During his tenure, he increased enrollment and fundraising, helping to save the institution that had been teetering on the brink of closure before his arrival.

During that time, Sellers met Brent Glass, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, who introduced him to JTHG. The organization was searching for a replacement for Cate Wyatt, who had presided over the organization since its inception in 2005 and was honored with the title of Founding President Emeri-ta once Sellers began last September.

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“A recent study showed that heritage tourism within our region accounts for over $700 million annually,” Sellers said. “Our organization has an impact in that, and we’re working to have a greater impact through partnerships and cooperation.”

Those partnerships help to ensure that the natural beauty and historical rele-vance of the area are not ruined by irresponsible development. “As more people move out here,” he said, “there’s more pressure. How do we keep our scenic byway a scenic byway?“ One way to preserve the beauty and

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Preservation and education are inextricably linked for JTHG.“History isn’t al-ways taught well,” Sellers said.

“There are great teachers, but students don’t always engage with history as well as they could.”

To counter this shortcoming, JTHG began Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student. Eighth grade students involved in the semester-long program study a his-torical subject, and by the end of the term, have written, produced, taped and edited a short film (with guidance from JTHG professionals) documenting their findings as they uncover the area’s rich history.

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History Comes to Life at Stylish ‘Edgeworth’ A Meticulously Restored Estate Celebrates More Than 250 Years of Provenance

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eaturing an historic provenance second to none, this month’s featured property offers the opportunity to own a true piece of the past – and yet still enjoy a home that is an updated delight, ready to bestow its charms on a new generation.

Set on 100 rolling acres with stunning gardens and fenced pastures, “Edgeworth” is a showplace whose 1750s-era original portion and 1830 and 1850 additions are in pristine condition. And the property comes with an impressive array of outbuildings and a grand pool for enjoyment as summer arrives.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,500,000 by Joseph K. Allen Jr. of Allen Real Estate Co. Ltd. Before the Revolution – a time when portions of Virginia were still on the frontier – a two-story log cabin was built on this site.

Parts of the original property remain and can be seen in exposed logs in the family room, kitchen and an upstairs sitting room.

The formal additions of 1830 and 1850 were built

by Navy John Marshall, grandson of Chief Justice John Marshall. Those 19th-century additions are a testament to good taste, augmenting the home with high ceilings, spacious rooms, pine flooring, elegant woodwork, numerous fireplaces and floor-to-ceiling Jefferson windows.

(There is even historic “graffiti” in this portion of the home, with pictures of Native Americans drawn, it is believed, by Marshall’s children.)

The property originated as a tobacco plantation, but these days is fenced for horses and cattle and can be found in the heart of the famed Old Dominion Hounds territory.

An extraordinary facade is our introduction to the main home, which despite its classic provenance is in pristine condition, with updates galore.

All told, the main house plays host to five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, and includes master retreats on both the main and upper levels.

The updated kitchen is a standout of our tour, and there are amenities that include a family room and a sun porch.

There also is a two-car attached garage (and a detached, six-bay garage is nearby).

With the warm weather approaching day by day, you’ll be eager to hold court in and around the lovely pool, which is heated with propane and features a changing room and kitchenette.

There’s a lovely, stocked pond on the grounds, as well.

The circa-1769 stone guest cottage features massive exposed beams, an oversized stone fireplace, a large living room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a full bath.

A separate stucco cottage features three bedrooms, a living room, dining room, sun porch and two baths.

The property also features a circa1759 smokehouse, farm shop, potting shed and two large hay barns. There are three paddocks plus a classic stable featuring six expansive stalls and two tack rooms.

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Throughout the 101 acres, you will find marvelous gardens, clouds of boxwood, flowering trees and shrubs.

From its historic nature to its exceptional rooms to the lovely grounds, Edgeworth is an opportunity to not only be part of history, but to make some of it yourself.

Well worthy of exploration for those eager to have a Hunt Country base, whether full-time or as a perfect retreat from the stresses of the workaday world.

It’s a great start to the busy part of the real-estate season across the local region.

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.

Facts for buyers Address: 6254 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall (20115).

Listed at: $2,500,000 by Joseph K. Allen Jr., Allen Real Estate Co. Ltd., (540) 347-3838.

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ESTATE LAND

142-acres are wonderfully rolling with lovely woodland and lush green meadows. Approximately 3,000 feet of South Run running through and there are natural springs and plenty of wildlife.

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ORLEAN AREA

Reminiscent of a European Coach house, in the fabled Orlean area with tremendous character including a wealth of exposed beams, hardwood & tile floors, 4-lovely FPs with unique surrounds and mantels, large stone patio and covered porches enjoy the attractive gardens - a truly wonderful country house.

$895,000

HISTORIC DISTRICT

The historic district’s finest examples of old world Warrenton plus a recently restored 2br/2ba cottage that sits across the rear yard. Toll House C. 1820 & Louisiana House C. 1873 combine to create one spacious home with numerous marble fireplaces, several porches, heart pine floors, granite kitchen, 12x36 center hall, 12 ‘ ceilings, massive pocket doors, walk-in bay windows. Short walk to old town. "CODE 5 to agents"

$849,000

PRIVATE RESORT

C. 1850 impressively renovated and added too with the finest of everything. 58-acre oasis includes the fabulous manor house overlooking resort-style pool which feeds 75-yard waterfall to the pond below.

“Guest house” feels more like a lakeside chalet. Wonderful views, stabling for 10, barns, gardens and 1500 feet of riverfront!

LEETON LAKE

The best of all worlds on 13-acres just a few short minutes from Historic Warrenton. C. 1910 Georgian is stucco with tin roof and huge wraparound porch. Original hardwood floors, high ceilings, four fireplaces, large pocket doors, substantial trim and built-ins give it all the bones for a fabulous country place but extremely convenient to town.

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Extraordinary country chateau with stunning views in every direction centered on colorful gardens & grounds. High ceilings, 3-fireplaces in the spacious rooms, “lighthouse” for sunsets & cocktails, lovely pool setting with cabana, screened porch. Long Rappahannock River frontage, barns, shops, very private. 240 ac. in 4 parcels.

A complete country package with elegant manor house C. 1759 featuring high ceilings, 7-fireplaces 1st and 2nd flr master suites and much more. 100+ beautifully rolling acres includes additional guest house and stone cottage, heated pool, barns/stables, garaging for 8 and wonderful gardens. Near the quaint Village of Orlean.

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Privately situated and well-protected on 79-acres in Northern Fauquier County. Impeccable country house with open concept. Massive stone FP, great room w/beamed ceiling, ultimate kitchen, main floor master, all beds w/bath ensuite, much more. Immaculate grounds, stable, riding ring, streams and oversized three-car garage.

C. 1900 part stone center hall country house, high ceilings, large rooms, screened porch, hardwood throughout, 6 fireplaces, 4 stall stable, cottage, long drive approach for privacy, 2 miles from Warrenton with easy access to I-66. Approx. 64 acres with main house & cottage currently in three parcel with frontage on two roads.

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Mostly pasture with some woodland and spectacular mountain views.

Stately home features a two-story great room with stone fireplace, very pleasant morning room with view, large finished lower level with 2nd kitchen and full bath. Walls of glass and 130ft. wraparound porch to enjoy the views and natural surroundings.

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$899,000

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n developing an ecological approach to farming agricultural land, begin by incorporating a crop management program that includes a rotation schedule, cover crops, trap crops and buffers to attract beneficial organisms.

Warm season grass plantings provide a nutritious forage alternative in late season when other grasses are semi-dormant. Fescue is starchy and distasteful in summer when warm season grasses are at their best.

Birds and pollinators love warm-season grass buffers for a food source and protection from predators. Red and white clover are useful cover crops that fix nitrogen in the soil. Reducing or eliminating chemicals benefits biodiversity; it saves money and is proven to be healthier for farmer, farm land and water.

Technical assistance and cost share initiatives of up to 75 per cent are available to promote, restore or protect fish and wildlife habitats, water quality and land management. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has several programs, including the WHIP (wildlife habitat incentive program); EQIP (environmental quality incentive program); CRP (conservation reserve program); BMP (best management practices); CREP (conservation reserve enhancement program) and WRP (wetlands reserve program).

These programs and more are available to assist farmers and landowners with strategies more compatible with nature.

Healthy pasture management requires planning and maintenance to be nutritious and sustainable. For proper forage and exercise, two acres of ground per horse is recommended. A rotational grazing schedule will allow the land to rest while livestock is enjoying fresh pasture.

Horses and sheep, if allowed, will overgraze the tender, tastier sections of pasture, causing them to become weedy, bare and subject to erosion.

Maintain grass height between 3 and 8 inches by removing horses when grazed down to 3- 4 inches high. Allow the pasture to replenish.

Mow, drag and rest it until grass returns to 6-8 inches. Pasture fields not well maintained will become weedy and ultimately can lead to erosion. Preserving pastures prevents the need to feed hay year round. It provides nutritious forage, healthy livestock and clear clean streams.

Manure management is a critical element for healthy animals and good water quality. When horses are rotated off a field, it should be mowed to cut off weed seed and encourage new growth.

Drag the field with a chain harrow to break up

and spread out the manure distribution. Parasite eggs in the manure will be exposed to sunlight and higher temperatures and die. Dried manure is an excellent fertilizer and returns nutrients and organic matter to the soil.

Manure collected from stalls should be spread on fields with a spreader or composted in a pile or bin at least 100 feet from a well or any water source. Avoid spreading along streams.

Usually within six months, this decomposes into dry, crumbly, odor-free garden compost.

Turn the pile over several times with a front end loader. Get a laboratory analysis to measure the nitrogen content and confirm the maturity and usefulness of the organic matter for garden and landscape application.

Buffers of native grass, shrubs or trees on the edge of fields and in hard-to-mow areas such as rock outcroppings and steep slopes create habitat byways for wildlife and reduce trimming costs. Reduce the heavy use of non-native tall Fescue grass. It’s an invasive alien plant species to Virginia.

Agricultural Fescues are tolerant of diverse and difficult conditions, making them an easy choice for pasture and lawns. Unfortunately, the combination of dense clumping and the production of a natural toxin inhibits the growth of competing plants. This crowds out many native species.

At Blandy Experimental Farm & State Arboretum in Boyce, visit the results of a fescue field converted in native warm-season grasses and wildflowers. What once was a regularlymowed fescue field transformed into a biodiverse, native meadow. A third of the meadow is burned each spring to help control the encroachment of woody and invasive species.

Six warm season grasses native to Virginia are Switch grass (Panicum virgatum), Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), Side oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) and Broom sedge (Anddropogon virginicus) Native warm-season grasses provide a viable alternative to fescue for livestock in late summer when cool season grass like fescue is in decline.

Consider introducing warm-season grasses along field margins and rocky outcroppings as a transition. Try diversifying your crop fields with some warm season grasses intended for livestock. They are beautiful in winter.

This is an excerpt from Missy Janes’ book, Life in the Country. A long-time Middleburg resident, she’s a writer and photographer whose work regularly appears in Middleburg Life.

Artwork by Cathy Zimmerman

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The beautifully groomed 321+ acres of this thoroughbred horse breeding & training farm rests at the edge of Middleburg. The gently rolling land is traversed with paved lanes to access the stately manor home, tenant homes, Confederate Hall, the barns and 6 furlong training track. The Georgian Style Training Barn is stunning and includes 28 stalls and a 1/8 mile indoor training track, with excellent access to the fenced paddocks and fields. $10,450,000

The 400 acre country estate offers some of the finest land in Hunt Country. Perfectly sited for privacy, the handsomely restored manor house of stone enjoys views of gardens, lawn and fields from every room. Located between the historic Towns of Middleburg and Upperville and convenient to Leesburg, Winchester & Dulles airports. Currently in 3 parcels with the potential $8,750,000 for tax credits.

Magnificent horse property in the midst of the serene countryside. From the picturesque Young Road two driveways access the 107 acres of Hidden Trail Farm. The first leads to one of the finest indoor arenas surrounded by exquisite ride out. The second is the graceful, park-like drive, which parallels a creek and then gently $6,500,000 curves up to the elegant manor home.

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Magnificent 155 Acre Atoka Road Estate with gated entry opening into the private drive lined with mature trees. The charming historic manor home, c. 1827 backs to expansive views of fields and ponds. 4 tenant homes, 3 barns, indoor and outdoor riding arenas. Gently rolling pasture land with fenced paddocks and fields. Property is in a VOF conservation easement. $3,250,000

Stunning 2012 addition and complete restoration created a classic and elegant Virginia manor house. Attention to detail throughout including a custom designed kitchen open to the family room. Property also includes pool, guest house, 4 stall barn on 18 acres located in the Orange County Hunt Territory. Convenient access to I- 66, Rt. 50 and Dulles International Airport $2,999,000

726.66 acres in 14 parcels, all of which are 50 acres or larger. Accessed from Hume Road (635) and from and Black Rock Ford. Great elevation, views, open land,woods and frontage on the Rappahannock River.

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Property is in Land Use and includes 2 parcels. $1,980,000

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 additional DUR’s and is in land use. $1,900,000

A picturesque and tranquil retreat nestled on 158+ acres in pristine Rappahannock County. At the end of the private drive is the historic Stone residence, c. 1745 with additional stone cottage for guests or office and tucked into the woods, beyond the home, is a charming and beautifully restored 2 bedroom log cabin. Gardens, lawn, barns, paddocks and tremendous ride out potential provide an outdoor haven. $1,845,000

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82.99 acres with access from either The Plains Road or Hopewell Road. Nice elevation and several options for house sites. All wooded, with amazing view potential.

Includes a certification letter for a 5 Bedroom septic system. Property is in Easement and cannot be further subdivided. $1,395,000

Executive, 10 acre mountaintop retreat, perfectly sited with a southern exposure to enjoy the panoramic views from sunrise over the Bull Run Mountains to sunset over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Exquisite finishes and 10’ ceiling height. Two spacious master suites with two additional en suite bedrooms. Pool, paddocks and $1,350,000 perennial gardens.

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Extraordinary estate on over 180 acres; Ideal for horses; 7 Bedrooms; New Gourmet State of the Art Kitchen & Baths; Gorgeous full wall windows, overlooking 10 acre lake; 10 stall stable, Paddocks with run-in sheds, Pool and poolhouse with fireplace, spa and new tennis courts. $3,950,000

c.1823, with a stunning tree lined entrance, offers one of the grand manor homes in the famed horse country of Upperville. Recently renovated, the home offers wonderful indoor and outdoor living areas. Porches, gardens, barns, paddocks, riding arena, pond, pool and magnificent views from the Bull Run to Blue Ridge Mountains. $3,700,000

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51+ acre farm with a beautiful 4 Bedroom home with gourmet kitchen, wine cellar, great views, pool, flagstone terrace and carriage house; extensive horse facilities - 9 stall barn, covered arena, outdoor arena, 7 paddocks, 4 stall shed row barn, machine shed, etc. $2,500,000

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. $1,895,000

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The 16 room Manor House, c.1774 on 87 ACRES with expansive views-mountains, rolling hills & the property's 1300' of Shenandoah River frontage. Ballroom with dramatic Tiffany style windows. Tenant house and horse barns. VOF easement w/2 DURs. CONTINGENT upon property being divided with option to purchase more. $1,700,000

The stately mansion is sited on 8½ acres within the town limits of The Plains, VA. The size of the home and its room sizes lends itself beautifully for hosting large events. The foyer measures 48’ x 11’. The zoning allows for potential division rights or potential tax credits. Convenient to Exit 31 of I-66. $1,495,000

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Indoor & outdoor entertaining areas, pool with raised spa & multi-level terraces create a private retreat. $1,349,000

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. $1,299,000

OLD CARTERS MILL ROAD - 53+ acres of beautiful, open and gently rolling land with expansive views of the countryside and distant mountains. Located in the coveted Orange County Hunt Territory of Fauquier County, this land provides exceptional ride-out potential. A home-site has been studied including engineers report verifying a site for a 5 Bedroom septic, well and potential pond site.

Open space easement, land cannot be divided. $1,300,000 MAIDSTONE ROAD - 50.14 Acres of Land, half pasture, half wooded with Goose Creek Frontage. Mountain and Pastural Views with pond and multiple house sites with elevation and perfect location with easy access to I-66. Piedmont Hunt Territory. $727,030 BERRYVILLE - 90.7 Acres of rolling hills bording the lovely North Hill Farm. $720,000

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Foxcroft Senior Runs Fast Just For Fun

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head.” She’ll also occasionally go out with friends in an informal school spring running club. She covers 5 1/2 miles over 45 minutes, and once a week she’ll go a little longer and do a seven-mile run, usually at a 7-minute, 20-second clip per mile.

This past fall, Scharfenberg entered and won Middleburg’s Cherry Blossom five-kilometer run (3.1 miles), beating everyone, male and female. It was her only other formal race before the 10-miler last month.

Foxcroft Cross Country Coach Matt Mohler had no idea she was that fast until she won that day, but purposely did not try to talk her into quitting field hockey to join his team.

He was thrilled, however, Courtesy Photo when she ran with the club and knew she had plenty of talent Foxcroft senior Charlotte Scharfenberg. to do well in the 10-miler. and maintaining the quality grades it “I told her ‘I think you’ve took to get into Virginia likely would have got what it takes,’” Mohler said. “‘But been a stretch.

I don’t want you to just jog. Go into it “Running has always been something thinking you can win a trophy.’ She said I did for fun,” Scharfenberg said, adding ‘okay, I’ll try.’ And the rest is history.” that she tries to go out four or five times Scharfenberg said she entered the a week, usually between 45 minutes and 10-miler “on a whim. I signed up over an hour. There are countless trails on the winter and the race was in April. Mr. Foxcroft’s 500-acre campus and she of- Mohler organizes it and runs in it, too. I’d ten runs alone “because it helps clear my never done 10 miles before and I was just

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emo to the track and cross country coaches at the University of Virginia: It might be wise to contact 17-year-old Middleburg resident Charlotte Scharfenberg, a Foxcroft senior who will attend UVA in the fall. Though she’s never had any formal training as a long-distance runner, she recently joined 16 of her classmates in the annual Cherry Blossom 10-mile run in Washington.

Not long after she reached the finish at the Washington Monument, she learned she’d placed second in the women’s 19-under classification in a race that included 22,000 runners, about 250 in her division.

She never saw the 19-under champion, Jane Haines of Hilliard, Ohio, timed in 1:09.57 (one hour, nine minutes and 57 seconds). Scharfenberg ran 1:13.41, less than four minutes behind.

“I was just excited to cross the finish line,” said Scharfenberg, who had never gone that far before. “My mom was there and we watched the other Foxcroft girls come in. Then I called my dad. He looked up the results on the computer and saw I finished second.”

Scharfenberg started running to stay fit when she arrived at Foxcroft four years ago. She also rides year-round and plays defense on the field hockey team in the fall, and that season coincides with cross country. Competing in all three sports

excited to do it.”

The Foxcroft girls left campus at 5 a.m., drove to the Vienna Metro station and took the train into Washington. Conditions at the 7:30 a.m. start were challenging—temperatures in the 30s and a stiff breeze—but Scharfenberg said she hardly noticed.

“The whole thing was so cool,” she said. “There were so many people, and so much energy. My goal was to run the whole thing and feel like I pushed myself.

I wasn’t thinking competitively at all.”

All 17 Foxcroft girls started together, not far from the front. Over the first mile, Scharfenberg stayed with a few classmates until “I just decided I wanted to break off.

If they went with me, fine. We did the first mile in about eight minutes, and then I pushed out. There weren’t a lot of mile markers because the wind pretty much blew them away.”

Scharfenberg has an App on her cell phone that gives her the distance and pace and she tried to maintain that 7:20 per mile level. She was comfortable the whole way, even on “a bit of a hill up to the finish,” she said. “I tried to push it a little at the end, and I felt great. I had the runner’s high. It was just so much fun to be there.”

Scharfenberg honestly hasn’t thought much about joining the Virginia track or cross country teams. Her next goal: entering, and finishing, a marathon (26.2 miles). Mohler believes she could excel at those distances, as well.

“I’m sure I’ll keep running at UVA,” she said, adding that it would not necessarily mean trying out for a Division I team. “I just enjoy doing it.”

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GOOSE CREEK ASSOCIATION 2016 AWARDS PARTY Members and friends of the Goose Creek Association (GCA) recently gathered at Somerset Farm, the home of Elizabeth and Bill Wolf, to celebrate the 2016 Golden Goose Award. This year’s honoree is David Ward, who actively volunteers for the Virginia Save Our Streams monitoring, Loudoun Watershed Watch and GCA. Ward inputs stream monitoring data for use by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The GCA has sought to protect the area water and countryside for over forty years.

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with a box full of memories from alums and their parents. Current faculty, students and friends are invited to add their memories and wishes to the box before she retires for good.

Jane has plenty of memories of her own, including going on Easter egg hunts on the Foxcroft campus as a child and being taught by Foxcroft girls when she attended Middleburg Elementary.

ane Lockhart, who has worked at Foxcroft School for an amazing 50 years, is getting ready to retire in June, and the beloved campus icon and Middleburg native was honored last month while scores of alums returned to the school for Reunion Weekend.

Head of School Cathy McGehee presented Jane—who, like Madonna or Elvis, is known far and wide by just one name—

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t the recent Grand National Races in Butler, Maryland, Betsy Manierre of Middleburg/The Plains stood in to represent her late father-in-law Cyrus Manierre who won the race in 1956.

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ulie Tate, who once waited on tables at the old Coach Stop restaurant, was cited last month for her work on The Washington Post’s recent Pulitzer Prize-winning story “Fatal Force,” detailing the 990 deadly police shootings around the country in 2015.

Tate, the daughter of long-time Middleburg residents Mike and Margo Tate, is considered one of the top newspaper

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researchers in the country. This is the ninth Post Pulitzer effort in which she’s been a major contributor.

And hooray for Middleburg Life’s fabulous writer and photographer, Sophie Scheps, who’s wonderful work has graced these pages for the last two years.

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Times-Mirror in Leesburg, starting this month. And in June, more celebration— she’s marrying Sebastian Langenberg of Middleburg, a realtor with Long & Foster.

The 39th Hill School auction offers another memorable night of dining, dancing and spirited bidding on some fabulous vacation packages. It’s scheduled for Saturday, May 7 in the school’s athletic center, which will be transformed into a little piece of Germany to go along with the theme “Deutschland: A Bavarian Celebration.” The attire? Cocktail or Bavarian, of course, lederhosen included. There’s a board auction, a silent auction and a live auction that starts at 8:45 p.m. with dancing until midnight to the music of Snackbar Jones.

One of the more intriguing items from the auction catalogue includes a tour of Jay Leno’s garage in Burbank, California, with 225 cars and motorcycles. Leno might even show up, and the bid also secures a $2,000 travel voucher.

Also up for grabs: an African safari, a catamaran voyage in the British Virgin Islands, a week in a Greek villa, a cooking school in Tuscani, Italy and a week in St. Barth’s.

And speaking of Hill School… The Smithsonian’s Front Royal division will show a short documentary, “Red Wolf Revival,” at the Hill School on May 14 starting at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and there will be a question-and-answer session afterward with several Smithsonian scientists.

Red wolves, the only wolf native to the eastern coast of the U.S., are on the verge of being extinct in the wild. “Red Wolf Revival” focuses on the last remaining wild population of red wolves, documenting the multi-faceted struggle to reintroduce one of the rarest animals on earth in the face of cultural, economic, and biological challenges in North Carolina.

Project HOPE, the global health education and humanitarian assistance organization based in Millwood, has named Ann Perez, a registered nurse from Santa Fe, New Mexico, as its Volunteer of the Year. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston also was recognized as Global Partner Volunteer of the Year after many years as a longtime partner in disaster relief efforts worldwide.

Perez contributed over 1,400 hours of medical humanitarian work to HOPE in 2015, training health care professionals in India and responding to the earthquake disaster in Nepal last year. She accepted the award at a special presentation recently during National Volunteer Week at HOPE headquarters in Millwood.

Ken and Julia Falke, cofounders of the Boulder Crest Retreat for veterans in Bluemont, have provided a local Native American Indian organization $7,500 as a match to state and local grants. This grant is for a new artist residency preK12th grade school program called “Art in Nature” facilitated by the non-profit group, Sanctuary on the Trail. It involves

a host of artists and volunteers teaching children to raise an Indian village in Bluemont.

The group is working in partnership with the Village Montessori School (VMS) at Bluemont, the Bluemont Citizens Association, and the Bluemont Fair Committee.

The art initiative, proposed by Bluemont resident René Locklear White, is based on a “discovery” model of human development, where students learn concepts from working with materials, rather than by direct instruction alone.

During Phase One, the children will help prepare the village through sensory-motor activities and by working with materials that develop their cognitive powers through direct experience: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching and movement.

During Phase Two, they will explore the village and open it up to the public, cultivating a positive awareness of the depth of indigenous culture still thriving in this region.

The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales, the symbol of quality and tradition for Anheuser-Busch since 1933, are scheduled to make several appearances in the area on May 12, 13 and 14, including two at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.

The eight-horse hitch will be harnessed and hitched to the famous red beer wagon at the race track on May 12 and May 14. On both Thursday and Saturday evenings, the “Gentle Giants,” as they often are called, will participate in a showing at Charles Town between 5 and 8 p.m. The Clydesdales also are expected to show in Shepherdstown, West Virginia on Friday, May 13.

In racing news, Stonestreet Stables Stanford, owned by Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith, was the runaway winner of the recent Grade 2, $1.25 million Charles Town Classic, drawing away to win by three lengths on the wire. The 4-year-old son of Malibu Moon covered nine furlongs over the fast main track in 1:50.55 for trainer Todd Pletcher, ridden to the front-running victory by jockey Javier Castellano.

Doug Larson, long-time vice president of development for the Piedmont Environmental Council, has announced his retirement this summer.

After 16 years with the PEC, he’ll be honored at the organization’s annual meeting on May 21 at the historic North Wales property near Warrenton.

The day will include workshops and speakers. Morning workshops include habitat tours of the North Wales property and a film screening of the recently released documentary “When Mickey Came to Town.”

The keynote address will be given by internationally renowned landscape designer Rick Darke, who has a fascinating perspective on blending natural and human-designed landscapes.

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n Sunday, April 10th, at 2 pm, Ketoctin Chapter, of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), marked the grave of Revolutionary War patriot Major Joseph Flavius Lane (1753-1803) The ceremony took place at Lane’s grave at his one time home, Farmer’s Delight Plantation just outside of Middleburg.

Fifty people attended the marking and enjoyed a reception afterward at Middleburg United Methodist Church.

Lane served on the Georgia line from 1776-1781, recruited by his brother Wil-

liam, though the family hailed from Virginia. A lack of soldiers in Georgia necessitated recruiting from other states, and an offer of bounty land encouraged many new recruits.

After the war, Joseph Lane returned to Virginia and continued his education at Princeton, earning a Master of Arts degree. He married Catherine Priest from Middlesex, NJ in 1781. They returned to Loudoun County in 1782, and from 1791-93 Joseph Lane built his home, Farmer’s Delight Plantation, outside of Middleburg.

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Betsee Parker and Drew Gilpin Faust.

Courtesy Photo Parker is wearing an African robe in the colors chez Sorondo also have teamed up to of Ghana, which was presented to her organize a two-day event on human by the Ashanti and Wolof Tribes for trafficking at the Vatican on Oct. 8-9. her work in poverty eradication and Pope Francis, like Cardinal Sorondo a sustainable development for the United native of Argentina, will give the keyNations. note address at the event, and Parker Parker and Cardinal Marcello San- also is scheduled to deliver a speech.

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eter Hitchen always did have a penchant for moving dirt with those sturdy Tonka trucks and bulldozers as a little boy, perhaps a portent of things to come for a man who now makes his living with the same old playthings, only bigger.

Hitchen, who’s Middleburg businesses, Tilton Enterprises and Big Ass Cans, are based on Hamilton St., also has had a lifelong love affair with boats. In the early years of his business, he supplemented his Tilton income by signing up as a Coast Guard-licensed captain or mate on fishing boats based in places like Venezuela and Costa Rica. More on that later.

Hitchen’s late father, also Peter, was a well-known Maryland horseman who worked as an executive for the F.O. Day Company in Rockville, a paving and excavating firm. When his son graduated from Washington College in Chestertown, Md. with a degree in history, he joined his father’s firm, initially working as a heavy machine operator.

Ever since he could reach the brake and accelerator pedals as a young teenager, he had handled and even repaired all manner of tractors and other machinery at his mother’s Leesburg family farm. At F.O. Day, he worked his way up to assistant project manager before deciding that “if I was going to work that hard, I’d rather work for myself.”

In 1997, he started Tilton, named for his late mother, Nancy Tilton Orme. Peter had also done his share of riding growing up, and was a frequent competitor at horse shows all around the Middleburg area—Upperville, Foxcroft, Warrenton and Philomont, among others. He always remembered that “the rings were always kind of junky. There were puddles, the ground was uneven and approaches to the jumps were not great.”

And so, his initial goal with his new company was to offer his services as a renovator of riding rings, at horse shows or private training facilities on local farms.

“I created my own method of grading them so they’d drain properly and not wash out,” he said. “I just kind of figured it out. I did about 95 percent of the work myself. I’d rent the machinery—a bulldozer, roller and a track loader—and just went to work.”

Three years later, a nasty economic downturn put his business in some jeopardy, but Hitchen’s lifelong love of boats came to the rescue. His father had taken him on a fishing trip out of Ocean City when Peter was 10, and the sight of a magnificent blue marlin exploding out of the water made a huge impression on the boy. The marlin had been hooked, and so had Peter Hitchen.

The first summer he could legally drive he made it down to Lewes, Delaware on the Eastern Shore and got a job working on a head boat. That eventually led to stints as a mate and as a boat captain,

and that’s how he supplemented his Tilton income and, pardon the expression, managed to stay financially afloat.

The business has grown exponentially over the years and Hitchen and his crews now do all manner of excavating, grading, pond building and land clearing. Two years ago, he started a second company he called Big Ass Cans, which handles those huge, roll-off construction dumpsters. He started out with 16 and now has 62 at construction sites, farms or private homes.

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They’re all painted purple, because the company also donates some of its revenue to cancer research. His mother died from cancer and purple symbolizes cancer survival. His company sends between $250 to $500 a month to various childhood cancer research organizations based on how many dumpsters are being rented out.

And why the slightly risqué “Big Ass Cans”?

Hitchen was on a quail-hunting trip in Oklahoma with some buddies a few years ago and one of them, Alex Vogel, the husband of state senator Jill Vogel, came up with that terribly apt description for the oversized dumpsters. Two days later, they were all having lunch in a restaurant when Hitchen looked up on the ceiling and noticed they were being cooled by “Big Ass Fans.”

“It had a jackass logo on it so I figured that was a good sign,” Hitchen said.

Those dumpsters came in quite handy this past winter, when Hitchen was contracted by the Town of Middleburg to remove 40 inches of snow that fell on the village during the Blizzard of 2016. Within three days, and an around-the-clock effort, the entire town was out from under and back in business.

“I love working in this community,” Hitchen said. “So far we’ve survived two recessions. You don’t grow up somewhere and get away with doing crummy work. I couldn’t do it without all my guys. I’ve got a great bunch of people working for me.

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rench horse racing subjects in the 19th-century will hold strong appeal in an exhibition at the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg from May 6 to July 31. “The French Horse From Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts” was organized by the Richmond based museum from its collections including the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon. More than 40 major paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by artists as varied as Pablo Picasso, Antoine- Louis Barye, Edgar Degas, and Théodore Géricault represent every major movement in French art from Romanticism to Fauvism.

Exhibition opening events Please attend an opening reception for The French Horse From Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on May 6.

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Join us for a coffee reception and gallery tour by one of the VMFA Curators from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. on May 7 (free to Members, $5 non-members). Coffee provided by Middleburg Common Grounds.

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Carle (Antoine Charles Horace) Vernet (French, 1758-1836)

Mameluke on Horseback, with Bow and Arrow, ca. 1800 | Watercolor on wove paper | 12 5/8”H x 15 7/8”W Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon Photo by David Stover© Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)

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HeroHomes Building a New Life for Wounded Warriors

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lease forgive Jason Brownell for choking up and pausing to compose himself as he recalls his decision 18 months ago to give back to wounded veterans living in Loudoun County by starting an organization called “HeroHomes.”

Recently, Brownell and other members of his fledgling 501(c) (3) non-profit broke ground on a lot in Purcellville that soon will have a new single family house on the property. At some point, it will go to a former soldier injured in Iraq or Afghanistan. Depending on the veteran’s circumstances, the dwelling will either be transferred with a modest mortgage attached, or totally free and clear.

Brownell, who’s family has lived in Purcellville for 285 years, is a builder and developer, just like his father, Bruce.

His dad started Brownell Inc. and Jason has Western Loudoun Development and Charcol LLC. The new house will be located in the same subdivision Bruce Brownell first developed many years ago, on the only unbuilt lot remaining.

“I had been looking for a place to do this for a while,” Jason Brownell said. “One day, I was driving by and saw a For Sale sign on this lot. I just figured God had sent me there for a reason, and that’s where we’re building the first house.”

Brownell never served in the military, but has been doing good works most of his adult life. When New Orleans was

Volunteers at the ground breaking Purcellville. devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he spent nine months in the swamped Lower 9th Ward trying to help residents of a mostly impoverished area rebuild.

A few years go, he was the project manager for a local barn builder, John Fuog, who also was doing a home in Lovettsville for a severely wounded veteran named Tony Porta. That house was financed by “Tunnels to Towers” as part of the New York-based Siller Foundation. Steve Siller was a New York City fireman who was playing golf on 9/11 when he heard about the first of two planes crashing into the World Trade Center. He rushed to his fire house and made it into one of the towers, only to be killed when it collapsed.

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Historic Purcellville Home

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$349,999

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$699,900

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$564,000

18815 Silcott Springs Road. ca.

1931 beautifully renovated and improved featuring a first floor master suite, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, 4 large bedrooms upstairs, spacious patio and front and rear porches. Detached garage and workshop, beautiful lot, high speed Internet and just 3 miles to town.

Easy access to Rt. 7 and Dulles.

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Bellevue Farms - mins to Warrenton

Privacy and serenity on a beautiful 5.48 acres with year round creek frontage. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, sundrenched airy spaces with vaulted ceilings.

National Forest, Appalachian Trail just steps away. 'No build' on bordering property. Convenient to Rt. 7 or 50 , located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A great full time or weekend home.

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to do,” Brownell said, pausing to regain his own composure. “I guess you could say I am that stuff. I think God delivered me to Tony to do good for others. If he didn’t change my life, no one will.”

Porta told Brownell many other wounded veterans in Loudoun also needed help. Last October, Brownell began trying to raise money to build the first HeroHomes house. So far, he’s helped raise $50,000 and collected donated building materials from local contractors and suppliers, including the design for the first house from architect Ron Mizerak. The hone will cost about $350,000 and a number of fundraisers also are being planned.

He’s also particularly proud that HeroHomes is all volunteer, and virtually every dollar raised will be used to build homes.

No salaries. No overhead. “When we pick out a veteran, depending on his circumstance, we’ll craft a contract based on his earning ability,” Brownell said. “If he’s totally disabled, he’ll get a free home.”

Brownell has seven acres in Purcellville where he plans to build homes on 24 lots. Four will be HeroHomes projects, and he’s constantly trying to raise money and materials to get them done.

“I’ve lived here all my life,” he said, “so I can pretty much walk into someone’s office and tell them what we’re doing and what we need. We’re going to build as many homes as we can. We’re going to build these homes until I run out of air.”

(For more information, go to www.

HeroHomesLoudoun.org.)

Located very close to the Middleburg Training Center and Loudoun Co. Elem. School. ca 1945 restored farmhouse features beamed ceilings in the living and dining rooms, a sunny kitchen and spacious bathroom. Mature trees, landscaping and garden plot. City sewer, well water. A charming two bedroom home and a perfect weekender!

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jured in Iraq in May, 2005 when a roadside bomb went off under his Humvee. The blast killed two comrades and pinned Porta under a piece of the burning vehicle, loaded with 500 gallons of jet fuel and 1,000 rounds of 50-caliber ammunition.

Por t a was Courtesy Photo pulled out with for HeroHomes in massive burns over 80 per cent of his body. His face was disfigured, and he lost his right arm and fingers on his left hand. He spent 6 1/2 years in a San Antonio Hospital, undergoing more than 140 surgeries, before finally settling in Lovettsville a few years ago. He and his wife, Deicy, had gotten lost there on his way to look at land in Martinsburg,West Virginia. They, too, passed a For Sale sign and decided Western Loudoun was where they wanted to be.

Brownell had often spoken with Porta about the soldier’s near death experience in Iraq, and the two have remained good friends.

“Tony said to me he was following the light but that God told him he wasn’t ready (to die) because he had other stuff

FQ8733305

$795,000

Gorgeous Equestrian home on 10 open, rolling acres w/ spectacular mountain views, offers approx.

4,152 sf of living space, plus 560 sq ft apartment, swimming pool, 3 car garage, plus 2 bay garage / workshop. Well-appointed 7 stall stable, run-in, board fenced paddocks w/ automatic-waterers, access to arenas and extensive riding trails.

Janet E. Garbe (703) 431-4192

Delaplane

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$1,300,000

Fabulous 72 acre property in Piedmont Hunt territory. A rare find w incredible views and ride out. PJ Williams 7-stall barn, office, tack room, wash stall, feed room, 1/2 bath. 5 large paddocks w run-ins. New 100’ x 200’ ring.

Gorgeous 1BR/1BA apt w den, heart pine flrs, top appliances, screened porch. Add your dream home. Near Middleburg & I-66.

Marci A. Welsh (703) 906-5802

Wonderful 5BR home located in the heart of Middleburg. Fully renovated, large rooms, 2 fireplaces, hardwood floors throughout, first floor master bedroom and updated kitchen. Walk out family room or master to enjoy 3 patios w extensive landscaping.

Detached 500 sf studio/office just steps from main house. Walk to restaurants, shops and schools.

Marci A. Welsh (703) 906-5802

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Buchanan Hall and the Community Music School of the Piedmont hosted a Springtime Serenade Concert with famed Shenandoah University musicians Elizabeth Temple, Camilo PerezMejia and Frances Lapp Averitt of The Temple Trio. The Upperville Country Store provided a delicious reception of homemade treats.

Svea Alina Scott Heather Ankerard and Jeff Baldwin

Ewa Tryczynska and Milene Baldwin

The Temple Trio

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Floral arrangements flocked the stage provided by the Upperville Country Store

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birchwood

The extraordinary Birchwood Estate boasts 180 acres with the most beautiful private arboretum in Virginia! The English Country manor is a masterpiece of the finest quality & design, elegant & charming with incredible mountain views, brilliant gardens & a simply "magical setting". Exquisite stone, slate roofing, fieldstone terraces, a luxurious pool & spa, wine cellar; plus 6 separate parcels! $5,975,000

bonnie glen

Absolutely charming, completely renovated, historic farm house on 25 acres & minutes from Middleburg. Features 5000 SF of beautiful living space, new Master Suite with fireplace.& luxurious bath. Vaulted ceilings in Great Rm with a gorgeous stone fplc & walls of windows overlooking pond & mtns.

Gourmet kitchen opens to covered terrace.Guest house, stable, run in shed.

Property is ideal for horses. $2,160,000

boxley

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tuckahoe

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. $2,395,000

An extraordinary historic farm on 24+ acres with two main residences (totaling 6 bedrooms) and a tenant house/guest house, amidst towering trees, stonewalls, brillant gardens and a spring fed pond. The 2 stables are stunning and include 10 stalls and 6 stalls with huge lofts, opening to paddocks and overlooking the pond. English gardens, picket fences, a paneled office, all in pristine condition and absolutely charming. $2,350,000

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, whole home generator & $2,250,000 more.

atoka chase

training center

bridlepath

A fabulous equestrian training center ideally located just minutes North of Middleburg, on 20.4 acres. The setting includes board fenced paddocks and multiple dependencies. The main residence features 3 separate apartments for training staff. The centerpiece of the property is an incredible indoor arena, with an attached 20 stall stable, two wash stalls, tack rooms and feed rooms. There are 2 additional stables, 8 stall center aisle and a 6 stall. $1,800,000

paeonian springs ~ The most incredible value in Loudoun County! A stunning 19 room residence, in pristine condition on 18+ acres.

Custom built in 2003 with extraordinary quality & design, this 3 level Colonial features 5 bedrooms, 6 baths and 3 half baths. Other features include stone fireplaces, cherry & limestone floors, Media room, fabulous Gourmet Kitchen plus separate lower level walkout apartment. Barn ideal for horses. Priced to sell! $1,795,000

Stunning 5 Bedroom Cape on 10 gorgeous acres. Wonderful floorplan, sun filled rooms, high ceilings & hardwood floors. Living & dining rooms open to fabulous gardens, pool & terrace. Master suite with sitting room, gourmet country kitchen opens to breakfast & family rooms. 2nd level has 3 bedrooms and 2 Baths; Separate Office or Guest Suite over 3 car garage. $1,895,000

elton farM

westwood

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Fabulous historic colonial,c.1870, beautifully updated and in pristine condition,on 21+ rolling acres within minutes of Middleburg.

Towering trees, lush board fenced pastures & fabulous views of the Blue Ridge. New gourmet kitchen, 3½ modern baths, 6 fireplaces, antique wood floors, and absolutely charming throughout! Ideal for horses with stable,run-in shed,corn crib, equipment shed, all in an idyllic setting! $1,495,000

"Westwood" graces 10 beautifully landscaped private acres in prestigious "Atoka Chase". Completely re-modeled and expanded, it features, a new kitchen & baths, new siding, new roof, all new utilities, new decks & porches, terraces & brilliant perennial gardens. A gated entrance & board fenced paddock, plus run-in shed for the equestrian,with trails for ride-out. $1,395,000

Extraordinary custom stone and cedar residence on 25 gorgeous acres with spectacular views in prestigious "Possum Hollow". Soaring ceilings in the Great Room with a stone fireplace, offer a fabulous place for entertaining. Wood floors, a gourmet kitchen, dining room with multiple windows, plus 5 bedrooms & 4 full baths on 3 finished levels. Custom decks overlook the pool & spa. Priced to sell! $1,380,000

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, Stocked Pond and Magnificent Views. Additional acreage available.

oak hill

wayside

Middleburg downs

Located just north of Middleburg, this Beautiful cedar sided home is a 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath Colonial that is wonderfully sited on 10+ acres. Features hardwood floors, gourmet country kitchen with premium appliances, vaulted ceiling in Family Room with brick fireplace and Paladian windows. Attached 2 bay garage plus detached 2 bay garage w/ potential office/studio. Features manicured lawns, pond and mountain views. $900,000

Stunning historic residence in lovely setting on .63 acres in the quaint village of Upperville.

Beautifully updated, it includes spacious rooms with high ceilings, 2 kitchens, conservatory with brick flooring, walled in terrace with brilliant gardens – all ideal for gracious entertaining! One bedroom Guest Cottage overlooks the manicured grounds & and magnificent mountain views.

Extraordinary quality & absolutely charming! $795,000

Very private 4 bedroom raised rambler in sought after Middleburg Downs on 3 acres, minutes from historic Middleburg. Sun filled family room with built in bookshelves, spacious living room with custom bookshelves, formal dining room with parquet floors.Towering trees, deep rear yard that is partially fenced with storage shed and two stall barn. Pool in need of repair. Priced to sell quickly! $550,000

Middleburg house

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. $955,000

$1,235,000

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Spring Races Morning rains did little to dampen the enthusiasm of another gathering at Glenwood Park for the 96th edition of the Middleburg Spring Races.

Brayden Bradshaw and Bobby Liscouski from Cub Scout Pack 1737 of Middleburg were selling programs

Carol and Ernie Hueter Photo © by Leonard Shaprio

Weston Hasser and Gwenevere Putnam

Photo © by Leonard Shaprio

Will and Diane Russell Photo © by Leonard Shaprio

Haley McKey and Petia Popova

Irv Naylor’s Rawnaq with Jack Doyle riding won the $50,000 Temple Gwathmey Hurdle Stakes. The Irish bred brown gelding is trained by Cyril Murphy. Mr. Naylor, center, is shown with members of the Temple Gwathmey family during the trophy presentation. His horses have recently won this event in ’11, ’12,’13 and ’14.

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Ian Wallace

Peter and Tamra Demichele of Alexandria were married at Glenwood, as planned, before the race Photo © by Leonard Shaprio

Photo courtesy of Fraser Wallace

Robert Duvall

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Mount Gordon Farm Old Goose Creek Farm

Oakstream

Faraway Farm 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 • Log cabin • Piedmont Hunt

The Plains, Virginia $11,750,000

Middleburg, Virginia $5,995,000

Middleburg, Virginia $3,200,000

128 acres and immaculate 3 level, 13,000+ sq ft stone & shingle main house • 5 BR • 8 FP • Exceptional finishes on every floor • Caterer's kitchen • Elevator • Spa • Separate guest cottage • Pool • Farm manager residence • 3 additional tenant houses • 12 stall center-aisle stable • Pond • Extraordinary land w/incomparable views extending beyond the Blue Ridge Mts • Orange County Hunt

Immaculate equestrian property in turnkey condition • Exceptional location • Stone home expanded to approx.

7,000 sf. • Includes 4 main level suites • Lovely gardens, pool, garage apartment & pond • Blackburn designed 6 stall stable • 70x210 indoor arena • Observation deck • Tack room • 2 wash stalls & office • Addtl 4 stall barn • Entire property is fenced and cross fenced on 26 acres & 8 paddocks

Elegant & sun-filled country home • Gracious rooms for entertaining • 4 private suites • Extensive millwork • Main level living just minutes from town • Views of 65 protected acres • Stream • English gardens • Terraces • 200 year old stone walls & open pasture • Idyllic setting also includes 3 BR cottage • Garage & bank barn • Middleburg Hunt Territory • Shows beautifully

Helen MacMahon

Helen MacMahon

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Fairview

Westwind Farm

Alix Coolidge Helen MacMahon

(703) 625-1724 (540) 454-1930

Middleburg Area $2,975,000

Helen MacMahon Paul MacMahon Ann MacMahon

(540) 454-1930 (703) 609-1905 (540) 687-5588

Middleburg, Virginia $1,950,000

Greystone

The Plains, Virginia $1,900,000

212 Cornwall Street

Circa 1904 Colonial home • 3 BR • 3 1/2 BA • High ceilings • Gourmet kitchen • 5 fireplaces • 90x200 covered arena • 12 total stalls • Main barn redesigned

by John Blackburn • 4 bay garage with apartment • 12 paddocks • Asphalt drive & security gate • Heated pool • Property has 2 DUR’s and whole house generator • Hilltop setting with mountain views

Classic Middleburg colonial, completely redone in 2009 • 5 BR • 4 full BA, 2 half BA • 2 FP • Gourmet kitchen • Top of the line finishes throughout • 2-car attached garage • Beautifully landscaped • Sweeping unobstructed mountain views • 21.08 gently rolling acres • Fenced & cross fenced • 3 stall barn, tack & hay storage

Circa 1807 • 33 acres ideally located between Middleburg & The Plains • Rare quarried stone exterior, 10-foot ceilings • Period mantels, original wood floors, two-story front porch • 3 BR/3 BA, each a private suite • Historic stone barn includes one BR/BA apt, heated tack room, 6 stalls • Carriage barn • 3 paddocks, large turnout field, run-in sheds, auto waterers • Whole farm generator • Pond • Orange County Hunt

Beautiful stone home on wonderful street in the heart of historic Leesburg • Completely renovated in 2011 • 5 bedrooms • 4 full and 2 half baths • 3 fireplaces • Screened porch • 2 car detached garage with apartment • Gourmet kitchen • Grand room sizes • Wood floors and detail throughout • Beautifully landscaped

Paul MacMahon

Paul MacMahon

Helen MacMahon

Paul MacMahon

Boyce, Virginia $2,300,000

(703) 609-1905

Willow Way Farm

(703) 609-1905

(540) 454-1930

Leesburg, Virginia $1,700,000

(703) 609-1905

Middleburg, Virginia $1,625,000

Echo Hill

The Plains, Virginia $1,350,000

Old Boarding House

Duck Pond

Prime Middleburg location • House completely redone in 2004 • Hill top setting with panoramic mountain views • 3 BR • 3.5 BA • Main level master suite • Pine floors • Beautiful millwork • 3 FP • Attached 2-car garage • Beautiful windows • Gracious room sizes • 4-stall barn • Riding ring • In-ground pool • Lovely gardens • 31.05 acres recorded in 3 parcels

Stone English country home in top location between Middleburg & The Plains on 13 acres • Large boxwoods & classically planted gardens • 4 BR home with new kitchen & main level master suite • Hardwood floors, built-in book cases, fireplaces & bright open family room • Bluestone terrace overlooks new pool & entertaining area • Separate guest cottage/pool house & garage • Whole-house generator

Antique brick and stucco farmhouse • Circa 1820 • Expanded to approximately to 4,000 sf • Well maintained 4 BR home • Recent addition including master suite and large family room • Wood floors • 5 FP • Walled gardens and whole house generator • Nestled among large protected farms near Foxcroft and close to town on just under 2 acres • OLREA

Fine 4 BR, 2.5 BA house on 39 acres • Well cared for and well maintained • Wrap-around porches • MBR on main level • Kitchen and baths updated • Lovely property • Excellent 4 stall barn with H/C wash stall and heated tack room • Board fencing • Paddocks • Very good run-in shed • Level land, mostly open • Pond • Invisible fence on 10 acres • Blue Ridge Hunt territory

Paul MacMahon

Helen MacMahon

Alix Coolidge

Tom Cammack

(703) 609-1905

Stonecrest

(540) 454-1930

Foxhall

Middleburg, Virginia $1,175,000

(703) 625-1724

Boyce, Virginia $1,027,000

(540) 247-5408

Chipmunk

The Well House

Bluemont, Virginia $995,000

Round Hill, Virginia $925,000

Upperville, Virginia $899,000

Beautifully maintained stone and stucco house • On crest of the Blue Ridge • Large views to the east • Perfect for entertaining and gatherings of extended family • Over 7000 sq ft, 5 BR, 6 FB, 1 HB, 3 FP • 2 MBR suites, one on main level • Finely appointed in all respects • Landscaping, automatic security gates, & estate fence ensure privacy • Garages for 5 vehicles

Historic property in protected area • First offering since 1951 • 3 log structures circa 1690, 1720, and 1940 connected to create charming home • 4 BR, 3 BA, 3 FP & beautiful floors • Huge boxwoods • Needs updating • 33.89 acres mostly open • Creek • Solid barn • Original structure Quaker meeting house

Prime location • Piedmont Hunt • 10 acres • 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 fireplace stucco residence • Open floor plan • Treed setting with mature landscaping • Center courtyard off living area • Separate studio with half bath can serve as guest room or studio • Large 3 bay garage • 2 stalls for horses & 5 paddocks • Great views

Built in 1900 • Gracious home in the village of The Plains • Original details, stone fireplaces, gorgeous original maple floors, large pocket doors and 10' ceilings • Well cared for and classic home with grand center hall, back staircase, large windows, great porches and mature boxwoods • Just under an acre within the town • Walk to PO, restaurants and galleries

Paul MacMahon

Paul MacMahon

Helen MacMahon

Tom Cammack Ann MacMahon

(540) 247-5408 (540) 687-5588

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(703) 609-1905

The Plains, Virginia $640,000

(540) 454-1930

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The Side Saddle Style on Display at Upperville Show

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By Summer Stanley For Middleburg Life

magine Downton Abbey’s Lady Mary sitting on her horse appearing refined, graceful and elegantly dressed for the occasion. We love her, we hate her, but mostly we adore her polished looks.

Last month, Downton Abbey fans said goodbye to a show in which our longings for a stylishly poised era were more than fulfilled. And because of the recent fascination with the PBS series, it’s no surprise that even more women are being drawn into the lost art and sport of riding aside – in a side saddle, after nearly a century of riding astride.

And on June 11, one of the most popular events at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, the Ladies Side Saddle class, will take place.

A lady’s ensemble, referred to as a habit, generally depends on the riding discipline, and for fox hunting, it depends on the season and your hunt’s attire guidelines. The basic rule of thumb for riding aside is somewhat similar to what’s worn from the waist up for contemporary attire: a well-fitted, perhaps cutaway-style jacket, vest, shirt and stock tie. With the addition of an apron in a matching or coordinating fabric, you then have a habit, which is most traditional for women riding aside.

For formal days, the smart and tailored rider wears a habit in a darker color.

Black, navy or charcoal with a canary or tattersall waistcoat (vest) and white or cream stock tie. To complete the look, a ladies’ top hat, with veil is proper for married women. Women who are not married may wear a bowler without a veil.

Of course a safety-rated helmet with a chin strap is always correct and often required. For cubbing days in the hunt field or for informal hunt outings, one might see habits in subtle checks and tweed patterns. Button-down shirts and a man’s ties vs. a stock tie or even nowadays a stock tie in an elegant paisley or checkered pattern would be considered correct. Brown gloves (for a woman who is not widowed), a hunt whip and a sandwich case make for a lovely look.

Locally, TriCounty, Feeds, Fashions, Finds in Marshall provides consultations for ordering side saddle attire directly from English label Alexander James, offering ready-to-wear items in the finest material from some of the oldest mills and weavers in Britain.

Middleburg Tack Exchange has been in business for 25 years, specializing in both new and used English riding tack and apparel, including consignment habits and accessories. Alexander James will be featured at TriCounty on May 27 and 28. For information or an appointment MIDDLEBURG LIFE

email events@tricountyfeeds.com.

A l t e r n a t i v e l y, some side saddle riders might prefer more historically correct and period inspired dress, whether for show, parades or historical re-enactments in which case these habits and costumes are often purchased vintage, or custom made. Here you might see more vivid colors, varied fabrics and elaborate details.

Cindy Westbroek, owner of Wildhorse Fashion in Utah, has been making side saddle clothing for over a decade. Combining her passion for horses, living history and sewing she began making the clothes when she started riding aside, and quickly discovered there were very few affordable resources for acquiring these pieces. Specializing in period riding habits of the 1800s, she creates everything from late 1700s to modernday styling.

“I take great pride in every piece I make or have ever made,” Westbroek said.

“Each one takes on a personality of it’s own as it evolves.”

Across the pond, the Vintage Tack Room, in Midhurst, West Sussex, England, was established in 2013 to curate, buy and sell the best in vintage riding clothes.

“The company has grown enormously since starting and now is the first call for any hunting man or woman, and for any

Photos by Deb Morrow

side saddle rider, to either sell their cherished coats and habits, or to buy a ‘new’ one,” said shop owner Mia Woodford.

“Although by new, we can mean as old as 150 years.”

The growth in side saddle has been so fast, that they have set up a separate web site to cater to this special audience. The Vintage Sidesaddle Company, already running on Facebook, will open its doors officially this month. For those equestriennes ready to ride aside and replicate the romance of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, joining the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly and Elsa Martinelli (all filmed in the side saddle), it’s time to look the part.

Where to find side saddle accoutrements and custom tailoring:

cherryblossomfarm.net/sidesaddle.html Middleburg Tack Exchange 103 West Federal St., Middleburg, 540-687-6608, middleburgtack.com TriCounty Feeds, Fashions, Finds 7408 John Marshall Hwy, Marshall, 540-364-1891, tricountyfeeds.com in partnership with Alexander James The Side Saddlery 554 Morley Ct., Belford, N.J. 732-962-8747, thesidesaddlery.com Recollections, Inc. 7956 County Road 451, Hawks, MI, 1-800-452-5925, recollections.biz Ewbank Clothiers 6807A Lord Fairfax Hwy, Berryville, 540-514-9565, Facebook Highcliffe Clothiers 112 West Washington St., Middleburg, 540-687-5633; highcliffeclothiers.com

Cherry Blossom Farm LLC Middleburg, 540-287-2034, http://www.

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Pioneering Jockey Diane Crump Loved Horses from the Start

By Sophie Scheps For Middleburg Life

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ioneering jockey Diane Crump, the first woman ever to ride in the Kentucky Derby, is the only horse person in her family, and her fascination with horses seemed to come out of thin air.

Born in Milford, Connecticut on the Long Island Sound and without a horse within many miles of her house, Crump turned to her imagination. “I thought about them,” she said. “And talked about them, read every horse book and drew horse pictures.”

While still a pre-teen, Crump’s parparents decided to move to Florida and buy a piece of property to build a mamarina. The wheels began turning in her head and Crump formulated a plan.

“They promised me when we moved to Florida I would get a horse,” as she said, adding that she also took any odd job she could. “I delivered newspapers and mowed lawns. When I was 12, I saved up $150 and we moved to the Tampa Bay area.”

Crump purchased her first pony out of a newspaper classified ad and the seller taught her how to trail ride and basic horsemanship. Once the Crump family settled on a property, the seller also had an interesting proposition. He offered his two paint mares to Diane if her father would buy his land. And so he did.

Crump learned much from taming those two paints because they hadn’t been ridden in years. Soon however, she was riding western with other chilchildren and formed her own pony club. A friend was learning to be a blacksmith and first took her to the racetrack. She soon began handling the weanlings and teaching them to lead.

The Crump family then moved into town and Diane boarded her horse at a barn lo-cated near the Tampa Bay Downs racetrack. She felt an immediimmediate draw to the facility.

“It was instant fascination,” she said. “It was the off-season and I would ride all around the track and go into the barn area. I was enthralled with it all.”

Crump continued to work with the weanlings and before long she was breaking yearlings. She began exercisexercising horses brought back from injuries.

A local trainer took a liking to her and snuck her into the track under a horse blanket in his car because she wasn’t even 16 years old.

“When I was a senior in high

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school, the horses that were weanlings when I first started were at the track learning how to be race horses,” she said. Knowing she had to push forforward, Crump finished school early as a night student. “I went with them and learned how to gallop and breeze and come out of a gate. I was a groom, a hot walker, and an exercise rider. There was nothing I didn’t do.”

As one of only a handful of women even attempting to ride in pari-mutuel races, Crump garnered attention wherwher-

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ever she went. She was only permitted to compete when officials threatened to fine the male jockeys who were boyboycotting the races she entered. In 1969, at the age of 20, she rode in her first race at Hialeah in Miami on Bridle n Bit and placed ninth in a field of 12.

She won her first race just two weeks later.

In 1970, Crump burst open the doors for women riders and was the first female to ride in Kentucky Derby.

Atop her mount, Fathom, she placed

15th out of 17 but the fame she earned folfollowed her evev erywhere. She continued to ride before fifi nally retiring in 1999 with 228 career victories.

Crump said she knew when it was time to hang up her tack. Her achaching body gave her the mesmes sage.

“When I stopped riding races in 1999,” she said, “it took me two years to get out of pain. I was riding 20-30 horses a day for 40 years. I was worn out.”

Crump, who now lives in Linden, has spent the last decade traintrain Courtesy Photos ing horses at Diane Crump the Middleburg after a tough race Training Track.

Once she rere Diane Crump tired, she also with her daughter started Diane Delia and grand Crump Equine daughter Farah Sales. Her inin ternet-based company continues to help place buybuyers with sellers of every type of horse imaginable.

“I’m a real estate company for horses,” she said. “Any consulting that people need in the horse world, I proprovide. Within a couple years it got big.

I could use more people but I like to keep it personal.”

Looking back at her racing career, Crump said she has no regrets. When she started, she was forced to change clothes in a closet because no jockey room had space for women. By the time she retired, half of the exercise riders she met were female.

Although she’s credited with piopioneering equality for female riders, what always kept her going was her passion for horses.

“My whole life,” she said, “I did what I loved.”

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An Energetic Effort for Solarize Piedmont Campaign

By Paula Combs For Middleburg Life

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olar power is a growing trend, but many homeowners still don’t know how or where to get it. This is where local sosolarize campaigns come in handy.

The Piedmont Environmental Council has launched its second campaign, “Solarize Piedmont,” which runs through June 15.

“Our campaign is all about dedemystifying the process and increasincreasing the number of solar installations in the region,” said PEC President Chris Miller.

The grassroots effort is a joint partnership between the PEC, Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), Northern Virginia Regional ComCom mission (NVRC) and Solar Solutions for All, LLC. Ben Glenzer, a partner at LeesLeesburg-based Solar Solutions For All – which is the installer for “Solarize Piedmont” – described some of the benefits and flexibility of Solarize Piedmont.

“It gives owners the freedom to choose their energy and equipment locally,” he said. “And solar systems can be installed almost anywhere – on roofs, on barns, on the ground, in agricultural and suburban areas, and on historic buildings as well.”

To announce the launch of the campaign, PEC reentry held an event at their headquarters office in Old Town Warrenton where they showshowcased their recently installed solar system.

“We decided on a photovoltaic system of 38 panels – it’s just ununder 10kw in size and cost around $34,000,” Miller said. “As a non-prof non-prof-it, we can’t take advantage of the tax credit that residential and business customers can, but it’s still a good long-term investment for us. Over a MIDDLEBURG LIFE

25-year life span, we expect as high as a 7.5 per cent rate of return.”

Delegate Randy Minchew of LouLoudoun, a Republican from Virginia’s 10th District, attended PEC’s event and spoke about trying to make VirVirginia more solar-friendly.

“I’m optimistic that some of the electrical companies will smell the coffee and realize that working with renewable energy development is good for them and good for our Commonwealth as a whole,” he said.

Solarize Piedmont is available to residents in Albemarle, Clarke, CulCulpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and RappahanRappahan nock Counties.

“We’ve done the research on equipment and installers so you can be confident in making the big move to clean energy,” said Andrew GrigsGrigsby, executive director at LEAP. Here’s how the Solarize Piedmont campaign works: If you’re interested in putting sosolar power on your home, farm or of of-fice building, fill out the signup form at pecva.org/solarize. After filling out the form, you will need to fill out a “Letter of Interest” and email LEAP a copy of your recent electric bills.

LEAP then will do a satellite asassessment to see if your property has solar potential. If your property has solar potential, LEAP will pass your information along to the solar ininstaller, Solar Solutions for All, who will get in touch with you and schedschedule a site visit.

After that, LEAP will create a proproposal tailored just for you, and they’ll walk you through the financing opoptions. If you decide to move forward, the installer obtains all the necessary permits, orders the materials and equipment and takes care of the ininstallation.

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William McConnell Benton, a Richmond, VA native, and successful home builder/developer and entrepreneur, died on December 14, 2015 at his home in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He lost his battle with cancer, but passed peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. He was 90 years old.

Mr. Benton, formerly of Middleburg, served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II, where he was an aerial gunner on a B-24 bomber. He later served in Japan during the occupation after the war ended. During his time in Richmond, he developed Garland Heights, a residential neighborhood in Chesterfield County and built St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.

In 1972, he traveled to Rome, Italy with business friends from Richmond to financially assist a private high school, St. Stephen’s High School, which is still in existence today. He moved with his family briefly to Rome, Italy and was a trustee for St. Stephens High School (1972-1978).

In 1973, he moved to Ft. Lauderdale where he split his time between Richmond and Florida. Mr. Benton continued his business career in real estate development as well as founding VeriMed, a company that produced bio feedback and muscle stimulation medical units. Ever the innovator, Mr. Benton was awarded thirteen different patents ranging from payment systems to alternative energy production and propulsion.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alwilda “Allie” Cochran Benton, after 55 years of marriage.

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Eubank Benton, and 4 children who are Lois Benton Lindstrom married to John Napotnik, of Richmond, VA; William “Billy” Morgan Benton with Jane Gunnell, of Aiken, South Carolina; David Charles Benton of Vienna, VA, married to Judy Schwing Benton and John McConnell Benton, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He had seven grandchildren, as well as great grand-child, Henry Benton Walker.

A memorial service will be held for friends and family at Christ Church Parish, 56 Christchurch Lane Saluda, VA 23149 at 11:00AM Saturday 30 April 2016.

Following the church service, his ashes will be in the first Living Memorial Oyster Reef, to be placed 22 feet deep at Steamer Rock in the Rappahannock River. Bill Benton had always enjoyed eating oysters. He was a founding investor in the Oyster Company of Virginia. He understood that the collapse of the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Industry was due, in large part, to a phenomenon known as the Tragedy of The Commons, a problem that occurs when individuals exploit a shared resource to the extent that demand overwhelms supply and the resource becomes unavailable to all. Bill Benton reflected on how to effectively restore the habitat in which Oysters could thrive. Before he died, Bill Benton made arrangements with Tolar Nolley, founder of the OCVA to have his Cremated Ashes incorporated into a 15,000 pound, ReefTek Module. Bill Benton’s first born son, Billy Benton has made it his mission to expand and grow Living Memorial Oyster Reef program to honor his father’s wishes and to restore the Bay. For more information see: www.oystersforlife.com Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to The Mary Ball Washington Chapter Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge –Attn: Clark Waring, Po Box 294 Locust Hill, Va. 23092 MAY 2016

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2nd Annual Mrs. George C. Everhart Side Saddle Chase Held at Oatlands Plantation on Sunday, April 17, 2016

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Winner of the Side Saddle Jumpers - Susan Oakes

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