It’s Family, It’s Horses, It’s Home

It’s Family, It’s Horses, It’s Home

Will Driskill

Photo by Doug Gehlsen Middleburg Photo

Will Driskill, 23, is the third generation of his family to live in the

Middleburg area. His mother, Lizanne White Driskill, is the daughter of the late

Nanette and George White, the founder of a fencing company Lizanne continues to run. Will’s father, Bill, has been with Core and Main commercial builders for 27 years and is currently a company vice president. Will’s sister, Holland, 21, is a student at Elon University. “I was born and raised here” Will said, “and have always loved the area.” Will went to the Hill School from kindergarten through eighth grade and graduated from Highland School in Warrenton. He attended Hampden-Sydney in Farmville, Virginia, and took courses in government and foreign affairs. He also had “an amazing opportunity to attend a program called Semester at Sea. While on this ship, I traveled to 12 countries and three continents.”

Now, he’s settled in as a real estate agent in Middleburg at Thomas and Talbot Estate Properties and describes his new career as “very hands on,” adding that it allows him to help clients find their dream home while also giving him the opportunity to build valuable relationships that last a lifetime.

A rider since the age of seven, Will loves the outdoors and being able to “ride over this beautiful countryside. It provides me with a different way of viewing the land that not many people get to see. Having had the opportunity to ride most my life, I understand the importance of open space.”

He currently owns one horse purchased from a racehorse trainer in Rapidan County. “The main reason I purchased my horse was so that I could continue to ride cross-country, my biggest passion.” He’s also excited about being a co-listing agent for the 152-acre Chilly Bleak farm near Rectortown. “I’ve been fortunate enough to ride across this farm on many occasions and I love the history and charm,” he noted. “Now that I have an opportunity to co-list the farm with John Coles, I really get to see the inside and out of the property. It brings you back in time with its history and character.”

Along with his work in the buying and selling of large estates, “I enjoy getting to educate people about the importance of preservation and why it makes this area the place it is today.” And, what does he like best about Middleburg? “It’s a very charming town and I love the horse country aspect. Everyone knows everyone and that’s what makes the town special.”

And what will the town look like in 20 years?

“I believe Middleburg will continue to grow. Covid has brought a lot of change to the area and I believe that over the next few years we will continue to see people moving to the town and farms being bought and sold.”

Will is also a supporter of the Piedmont Environmental

Council, Goose Creek Association, and the Virginia Steeplechase Association.

“They are all important for the continued preservation of land and to make Middleburg the place it is.”