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Magnificent Estate on 100acres in a spectacular setting.The stone house boasts 22elegant rooms, 9 fireplaces,high ceilings, all superblydetailed and beautifullyappointed. Brilliant gardentssurround the heated pool.Fabulous 11 stall stone stablewith 2 staff apartments.Riding ring, green house all inpristine condition. Additionalacreage is available.

$10,000,000

Elegant 12 room manor presidesover manicured lawns, flagstoneterraces and brilliant perennialgardens. Encompassing over 104acres of verdant, board fencedpastures, lush woodlands and apicturesque spring fed pond.Magnificent estate offers privacy.Historic stone walls. 2 center aislestables, a state of the art ridingring, two stunning apartmentsand a charming three bedroomGuest House. $5,995,000

Exquisite country French manorwith over 9000 sq. ft. ofspectacular living space on over55 gorgeous acres just minutesfrom Middleburg.Grandly scaledrooms. Extraordinary detail andthe finest quality. Beautifullydecorated. Impeccably main-tained. Includes fabulous poolsurrounded by terraces andbrilliant gardens. Fabulousapartment over three bay carriagehouse.Ideal for horses

$4,675,000

Fabulous 3 level custom CapeCode residence on 50beautiful acres in thePiedmont Hunt Territory.High ceilings, gorgeouswoodwork, elegant details andsuperior quality create a warmand inviting atmosphere.English style courtyard stableand guest house, riding ring,lush paddocks and wonderfulfree form pool. All in anidyllic setting. $1,995,000

Attractive stone & framecontemporary on 10 beautifulacres in the heart of PiedmontHunt. Fabulous kitchen with topof the line stainless steelappliances, newer custom tilebaths, wood floors, fieldstonefloor to ceiling wall in greatroom, skylights, vaulted ceilings& spacious deck. Two boardfenced paddocks with run-inshed. Miles of cross countryriding; total privacy in a gorgeoussetting.

$699,000

Extrordinary 15 room colonialboasting 3 beautifully finishedlevels with approximately 8000square feet of living space.High ceilings, sun filled rooms,gleaming wood floors and agourmet country kitchen withtop of the line appliances.Features a new stable, ridingring and board fencedpaddocks, plus a carriage housegarage and attached garage.Ideal rideout in fabulous area.

$1,095,000

Spectacular 17 room custombrick Colonial boasting over9500 Sq Ft. of living space on aprivate lane. 25 gorgeous acres.Palladian windows. Gleamingwood floors.Grandly scaledrooms with high ceilings.Extraordinary quality through-out. Fabulous pool surroundedby flagstone terraces. Brilliantgardens.Board fenced paddocks.Ideal for horses. Minutes toMiddleburg. $2,750,000

Stunning 5 Bedroom Cape on10 gorgeous acres. Wonderfulfloorplan, sun filled rooms, highceilings & hardwood floors.Living & dining rooms open tofabulous gardens, pool &terrace. Master suite with sittingroom, gourmet country kitchenopens to breakfast & familyrooms. 2nd level has 3bedrooms and 2 Baths;Seperate Office/Guest Suiteover 3 car garage. $2,495,000

Extraordinary equestrian estateapproximately 186 acres. Parklike setting, fabulous mountainviews. Contemporary residenceand extensive dependencies.Minutes to the town Middleburg.Gorgeous stone and frame 12Stall Stable. 3 Tenant Houses. 2Stone Guest Cottages. StableApartment. Indoor SchoolingRing. Riding Ring. Polo Field.Huge Equipment building andWorkshop

$4,750,000

"Westwood" graces 10 beauti-fully landscaped private acres inprestigious "Atoka Chase".Completely re-modeled andexpanded, it features, a newkitchen & baths, new siding,new roof, all new utilities, newdecks & porches, terraces &brilliant perennial gardens. Agated entrance & board fencedpaddock, plus run-in shed forthe equestrian,with trails forride-out.

$1,795,000

Encompassing approximately93+ acres of gently rollingcountry side, this magnificent landparcel is ideally suited for anextraordinary estate. Bordered byPanther Skin Creek, the landoffers pastoral views, excellentride out, lush pastures andexcellent water access for horsesand livestock or a potential pond.The property is in VOFconservation easement and iscertified organic.

$1,700,000

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Fantastic one level residence ona private, fenced 1/3 acreparcel and “in town” location.Totally renovated with brandnew Kitchen, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5Baths, new floor plan, Frenchdoors to terrace and exquisiteperennial gardens. Spaciousrooms with over 2300 squarefeet. Skylights, new windowsand multiple French doors addlight and warmth. Sun lit rooms.Beautiful decor!

$929,900

Beautiful "Oak Hill" is a 4bedroom, 3.5 baths Colonialthat is wonderfully sited onover 10 acres,that includesmanicured lawns, magnificentgardens, a large pond andmountain views. Living Room,Dining Room, Library, Kitchenwith Breakfast Room, FamilyRoom.3 Finished levels, vaultedceilings, gleaming wood floorsand sun-lit rooms. Includes 4car garage.

$1,120,000

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Listen to Goose Creek from thisfabulous 4 Bedroom, 4.5 bathhome in a private and secludedsetting. Completely re-modeledand expanded with extraordinaryquality & design. New Kitchen,Baths, wood floors, siding,windows & roof. Constructedwith the finest materials. 3 levelhome with stone fireplaces.Gorgeous landscaping. Idyllicsetting and close to the town ofMiddleburg.

Beautiful custom Colonial, builtwith handsome Flemish bondstyle brick, encompasses over 11.5acres just 10 minutes fromhistoric Miiddleburg. Ideallylocated in the Piedmont HuntTerritory, this home boasts over4500 sq.ft. of spectacular livingspace with hardwood floors,4fireplaces, 10" ceilings, library withcustom bookshelves. Attached 3bay garage.Land is perfect forhorses or pool.

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John Kent Cooke’s Boxwood Estate Winery has announced the relocation of the Middleburg Tasting Room to the winery property located at 2042 Burrland Road just on the edge of town. Boxwood Winery will open to the public for wine-tasting visitors Friday, June 8. Boxwood Winery, designed by noted architect Hugh Newel Jacobsen with elements of native fieldstone, seam metal roofs and cupolas, will welcome wine touring and tasting visitors Fridays through Sunday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tasting flights of current Boxwood vintages —Box-wood, Topiary, Trellis, and Rose—will be available. Visitors will be encouraged to enjoy Boxwood wines by the glass or bottle in courtyard seating with sweeping views of the vineyard. Boxwood wines also will be available for retail sales by the bottle and case. Groups of six or larger are asked to reserve space in advance of arrival. Touring limousines are welcome; buses will not be permitted. Boxwood Estate was once home to the “father of the modern Air Force,” General William “Billy” Mitchell, and later by Stephen C. Clark, founder of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Boxwood Winery currently has 16 acres with five varieties of grapes certified by the French government: Cab-ernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Planted and producing no more than 5,000 cases of red wine annually, it is blended in the French Bordeaux tradition. For more information go to www.boxwoodwinery.com or call 540-687-8778 x1.

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

SPRING WEEKEND AT HILL SCHOOL

HeadmasterTreavor Lord, Claudia Dornin,Chris and Lilla Ohrstrom

Daphne Alcock,Nancy Dillon, and BettyAlcock Dedra Faine,Forrest Daniel,Mary

Daniel,Severna Grayson

Haley Walsh and Charles EllisonToby Warren,Penny Gibson,Page Candler,Kate Carey,John Sharp

Berkeley Gunnell, Marcia Wiggins and Thomas Gunnell

AnnaCalloway-Jones and Abby Odam

Bev McConnell

Gail_Wofford and grandson Theo Ince

Howard and Gloria Armfield with their grandson Chester Fannon

Jamie Potter and Amy Sullivan

The annual May pole


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Bailey and Brad Davis hosted board members of the Piedmont Community Foundation (PCF) for a

surprise farewell dinner party for Karen Krei, who is retiring following eight years with the group. The PCF, founded in 1999, focuses its charitable giving on a variety of projects in Loudoun and Fauquier counties. Their vision has been defined as “informed and generous giving to enhance our community vitality and ensure a healthy place to live today and across future generations.” Those gathered then welcomed Amy Owen, who has taken over as executive director. She and Don Owen, who is executive director of the Virginia Land Trust, have relocated to Unison.

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Brad Davis and Karen Krei

Verna Fleming and Patricia Stout

Amy and Don Owen

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By Marcia WoolmanFor Middleburg Life Ailanthus, fescue, mulifloralrose, and the list goes on and on. If we ignore them we risk losing our native diversity. The Quail is a per-fect example, as with the coming of fescue the quail were unable to move through the grass fields as they had when native grasses grew in single stems not clumps. Not that invasive fescue was the only factor, but it may have been “the straw that broke the camel’s back.” The gypsy moth, the stink bugs, non-native fish, and the list of intruders is long. No one can know all the problems we face, nor can we know all the solutions, but we do have educated professionals in most of these disciplines. Ask for help. After one of the Goose Creek Association Education Forums, where the Forest Service, among others, was present, help was sought about local tree problems. One lesson taught was how to kill an Ailanthus. Maybe you have experienced cutting one of these monsters down, only to find that it shoots out many young sprouts and sometimes even young trees along its root line. So the problem

becomes worse not better. So if cutting it down does not work what does? The answer from the Forest Service was “try killing it slowly.” Here’s how you kill an Ailanthus slowly. Take an ax or hatchet and notch a girdle around the trunk. In each slice put Round-Up concentrate. Space the hatchet marks several inches apart so it is not completely girdled. This allows the slower die off which fools the tree into going away quietly. It does not cause it to try to reproduce itself. If you must cut down an Ailanthus completely cover the stump with the same concentrate. It will die, but may send out root shoots. This example illustrates the value of advice from our conservation profession-als. There are probably similar solutions for fescue that can then be replaced with native grasses, etc. The Soil & Water District folks are the experts on grass and pastures; Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries can explain the value of native fish and how to restore a stream or clean invasive aquatic life from waterways. Many other sources are available waiting to assist you. Tax dollars pay for these

services, why not use them? As you seek out invasive trees on your landscaped areas, and pastures, don’t forget your woodlands. For the first time this year Ailanthus saplings were found growing in the middle of a nearby woodland, not just at the edges. Imagine woodlands without the valuable oaks, poplars, maybe even the beautiful wild dogwoods pushed out by the most worthless tree to ever grow in Virginia. It doesn’t even make decent firewood. Take this illustration of just one tree family and multiply it by all the other inva-sive trees, bugs, animals and plants that Vir-ginians are dealing with right now. It is a scary thought to think what might be left to future generations. Spring is a time of rebirth, let’s make this spring and summer a time to assist in a rebirth of our native flora and fauna.

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

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Ann Gosnell,Bea and Sammy Griffith, Mildred Ann Sudduth

Brittney Miller,Janalee Coxwell

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

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

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The Mosby Heritage Area Association along with Gayle and Thomas DeLashmutt welcomed Andrea Wulf back to Oak Hill

recently to speak on her latest book, Chasing Venus; The Race to Measure the Heavens.

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

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Andrea Wulf with Thomas Delashmutt of Oakhill near Aldie.

Gayle Delashmutt and Elaine

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Marc and Janna Leepson. Dana Reuter and Nancy Reuter.


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

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Louisa Barker and her son, Brandon Barker Rick Mullins

Peter Hood with his grandmother Mary Stokes and Tim Dudley Tammy and Ray Simpson

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Steven Williams with his father Michael Williams

Robin Williams, Tyler Stevens

Scott Williams with his mother Jane Williams

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

So, there was a big time buzz when he recently joined the Civil War Trust and area preserva-tionists at a press conference at the National Sporting Library to present a $432,000 grant to help preserve a five-acre portion of the Middleburg battlefield known as Mount Defiance. However, the news for Middleburg is that Civil War historian and philanthropist Childs Burden and his wife, Elaine, were the first to step up to the fund-raising arm of the project by contributing $10,000. In addition, Mr. Burden has spent countless hours speaking on the history of the site and the battle of Middleburg on June 19, 1863 when Union General David Gregg dared to battle General J.E.B. Stuart. “The battle was fierce,” Mr. Burden has said. “Men died on this ground.” Mr. Burden is particularly pleased to note that all the architecture at Mount Defiance remains. The circa-1770 buildings have been described as a classic example of the era’s fieldstone architecture. It was originally built by the Chinn family,

noted members of the Middleburg community. At that time, it was known as Post House Five along what was then called the Alexandria turnpike. The Ashby Gap Turnpike ran south from here just out-side of the crossroads called Chinn’s Crossing, which is today the village of Middleburg. In recent history many life-long residents of Middleburg remember the three-bedroom structure as the home of the affable late veterinarian Rufus Humphrey and his wife Johnnie and was later owned by their heirs. There also is an old blacksmith house, which through the years has served as a two-bedroom guest cottage. The original blacksmith’s shop has a corner fire-place and deep open hearth. A real estate brochure stated: “The house has thick stone walls, deeply recessed windows, lovely old pine and stone floors, five fireplaces, and the original Post House Tavern Room on the lowest level with an oversized fireplace and beamed ceiling. Here is an opportunity to pur-chase a true piece of American history.” Yes, indeed.

fter the 9th Virginia counterattacked and drove back the 1st Maine from Mount Defiance, Confederate attention was focused on the fal-

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

Photos courtesy of the Civil War Trust

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interior bonuses include a sauna and a wine room.

With the summer months now closing in, one highlight is the outdoor kitchen and dining area, perfect for a gathering.

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

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

ton metropolitan area.Excellent design that has stood the test

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

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For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Middleburg Life real estate advertising department at (571) 333-6273.

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

Facts for buyersAddress: 40492 Hurley Lane, Paeonian Springs (20129). Listed at: $2,700,000 by Kevin Keane and Babette S. ScullyArmfield Miller & Ripley Fine Properties LLC (540) 687-6395

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CANTERBURY

Exquisite details throughout this incredible 12 bedroom GeorgianRevival manor home built in 1936. Situated on over 191 acres. Thislovely home boasts a Reception Hall and a white Carrara marbleFlying Staircase accessing 3 levels. Over 1/2 mile of RappahannockRiver frontage, spectacular views, springs, ponds and rolling pasture

$9,750,000

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Steeped in Piedmont Hunt History, the land and manorhome of Clifton Farm is understated elegance. As onecrests the knoll of the long winding drive the home sitsnestled in its own protected environment of 297 acres ofsome of the most beautifully open and rolling land.Tremendous Easement Potential. $6,999,000

199 acres in the heart of the Orange County Hunt Territory !5 Bedroom Georgian Manor !Formal living and dining rooms! Solarium ! Pool! c.1801 Patent house, 2 tenant housesHorse facilities include an indoor arena with 13 stalls,paddocks and fields with run-ins. & apartment and pond. Ina VOF Conservation Easement. $6,500,000

Sought after Springs Road location. Spectacular,verdant 182 acres with Rappahannock River frontageand pond. Beautifully protected views of themountains, charming 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage withliving room, library/study, kitchen and breakfast room.Access road to be shared. $3,640,000

Circa 1878 !Exquisite brick Victorian on 52 open acresnear Middleburg !Elegant Dining Room !FormalLiving Room !12' Ceilings !4 Levels !Great MountainViews !Beautiful Stable with 1 Bedroom Apartment!Run-In Sheds !Out Buildings and more.

$3,950,000

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

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

Paris Mountain- 487 Acres adjacent to HistoricOvoka Farm and Sky Meadows State Park.Conservation land with potential to build two homes;however property cannot be divided. $5,500/acre soldin entirety. $2,673,000

Rappahannock County~Beautiful 3 Bedroom BrickColonial home on 25 acres with tremendous views ! Veryprivate ! 10'ceilings on 1st floor, 9'ceilings on 2nd! ! GreatKitchen with Island ! Six-foot Windows ! Elegant FloorPlan ! Mud Room !Basement! ! Two Bay Garage ! Easyto maintain! !Nice Elevation! Very well built $995,000

Beautifully renovated Historic Unison Schoolhouse, circa1870. ! Pine flooring, high ceilings, mouldings andperennial gardens ! The horse facilities include a recentlybuilt 4 stall barn w/excellent tack room & feed storage-open to 4 paddocks with automatic waterers. Great rideoutin prime Piedmont Hunt $795,000

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

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CLIFTON LAND - 126.11 acres of mostly open,verdant land in great location, just north ofUpperville with pastures and views of the BlueRidge. Fully fenced, multiple home sites, tributaryPantherskin Creek.Ideal for easement potential andcould benefit from excellent tax credits.PiedmontHunt. $3,600,000

NEAR THE PLAINS - 142 acres. Great locationSouth of The Plains. Mostly wooded with views.

$1,400,000

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Custom Built English style stone/stucco 3-story home!4 Bedrooms, Large Master, In-law suite with separateentrance !Slate Roof, Game Room, Theatre, Study,Custom Kitchen, 4 Stone Fireplaces !Extensive HorseFacilities !18 Stall Barn !2 Stall Barn !14 Paddocks!Large Ring. $6,500,000

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Near Middleburg !Beautiful Brick Georgian style homebuilt in the mid 19th century on 165 acres !7 Bedrooms, 8Full Baths, 2 Half Baths ! double Parlor/Living Room,Paneled Library, Dining Room !Pool !4 Bedroom TenantHouse !9 Stall Stable!Conservation Easement!Piedmont Hunt. $4,500,000

Awe-inspiring Federal manor home on 200+ acres outsideof Paris ! 4 Bedrooms ! 4 " Baths ! 12 "‘ Ceilings ! 25’columns ! Original Millwork and Authentic HardwareThroughout ! 8 Original Fireplace Mantels !ProfessionalEquestrian Facilities !Carriage House !Manager’s Cabin!Complete renovation in 2006 ! Stunning views and more

$4,250,000

164 acres in an ideal location. Beautiful Open andwooded land near Bluemont in the heart of PiedmontHunt Territory with spectacular mountain views andscenic vistas and great home sites. Open SpaceEasement and Fox Hunting Easement. Property is in 2parcels and may or may not be combined. $2,459,850

William Lawrence Bottomley understood Virginia’sarchitecture when he designed and supervised the majoradditions and restoration in the 1930’s. This VirginiaCountry Estate with manor home, guest cottage, farmmanager’s residence, stable and paddocks with run-insheds for over 20 horses on 80 acres, 3 miles west of theTown of Warrenton. $3,400,000

52 Acres with 1,410 ft. of road frontage, bucolic setting& total privacy, in the midst of Orange County Hunt.Renovated farm house with main floor Master Suite !2zoned heating and cooling.!Hardwood floors !GraniteCountertops! Separate 2 car garage ! Additionalhome site!Minutes to Rt. I-66 $1,450,000

50 acres of beautiful rolling farm land overlookingGreat Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. Views of theBull Run Mountains on the east. This offering includesa 3-bedroom house, tenant house, two cottages, 8-stallbarn, 6-stall barn, 3 sheds, one with silo, and buildingsite. $1,350,000

Close to the charming village of Orlean, Corner BrookFarm offers a lovely 4 bedroom, 4 " bath main residencewith garage parking for 5 cars, barns and four boardfenced paddocks. This is a well designed 18 acre horse orcattle farm located at the end of a private lane withwonderful trails and ride out. $695,000

Charming 1740 brick and stone home sited on .5 ac.adjacent and including the 3 acre parcel containing theoriginal Mill on Pantherskin Creek. Pool within the ruinsof the Mill. Beautiful, year round pavilion is connected tothe summer kitchen by a bougainvillea covered pergola.

$650,000

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O’BANNON ROAD - 50 mostly open and elevatedacres with fantastic views to the south and to the easttoward Great Meadow with several home sites on a quietcountry road just outside of the quaint village of ThePlains. Orange County Hunt Territory. $1,160,000

BLUEMONT LAND - 5 parcels in Piedmont HuntTerritory ~ Mostly open, rolling and fully fenced land andaccessed from 3 roads. 2 homes, one of stone and one ofclapboard enhance this beautiful property. Options forpurchase include:20+ acres for $440,00050+ acres for $588,000,61+ acres with a stone 2 BR home for $778,000, 71+ acres with a clapboard 3 BR home (2 parcels)$995,000

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

Enchanting stone and brick c. 1750 VA Farmhouse on42+ acres !Piedmont Hunt !4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, 3Fireplaces, Hardwood Floors, antique barn beams andmantels, deep set windows, original woodwork !GuestCottage !Dutch Bank Barn with Workshop !Paddocks!Riding Ring. $2,900,000

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Local conservationists were recently honored by the Land Trust of Virginia at a “Garden Party to Save Vir-

ginia’s Countryside” at Linda and Vas Devan’s Rock Hill Farm—a his-toric 1797 Quaker-style farmstead near Bloomfield. The Land Trust of Virginia, a nationally accredited non-profit land trust that protects open space and natural and historic resources in Virginia, honored Edie Smart of Upperville and Peggy Arundel of The Plains as “Conservationists of the Year” for their love of the land,

appreciation of rural heritage and success in preserving hundreds of acres of open space. Kathy Milam and Barbara Riggs were commemorated as “Landown-ers of the Year” in recognition of a conservation easement donation on their 52-acre Huntover Farm near Unison. By placing their land in the easement, Ms. Milam and Ms. Riggs ensured that a critical portion of the Nov. 1-3, 1862, Civil War Battlefield of Unison would be preserved in perpetuity. Pamela and Malcolm Bald-win of WeatherLea farm north

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

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CHINN LANE, MIDDLEBURG, VACharming Williamsburg Colonial in the Village Hamlet of Middleburg.Walk to shops, restaurants, post office and grocery store. The 2 bedroom2 1/2 bath home is complete with wood burning fireplace, unique dress-ing room/office off the upper level MBR and lovely moldings through-out. Detached one care garage w/garden shed/workshop. $575,000.

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

THE BELL FARM, MARSHALL, VAAtoka Road location! Just south of Middleburg. Style. Elegance.Apprx 6000 SF, 5BR, 4FP, great room with 11’ ceilings. Extensivestone terraces. Beautiful gardens, pool & cabana. Professionallylandscaped. Pond with dock. Barn. All in mint condition. 39.4 ac.Priced below appraisal. $2,395,000.

Ruth Ripley 540-687-2222Carole Miller 540-687-2233

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

Gloria Armfield 540-687-2223Jim Thompson 540-687-2224

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

Jud & Page Glascock 540-592-3238

BURR RIDGE, LEESBURG, VAStately, elegant home, formal gardens, views of 3 states from privatehilltop. Just outside of Leesburg. Convenient to Dulles Greenway &Dulles Airport. 50 acres, tenant house, pool, pool house. $2,700,000.

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

BRONZE HILL FARM, MIDDLEBURG, VAClassic stone farm house dating from the early 1800’s located on theVirginia Scenic byway, Snickersville Turnpike, N.E. of Middleburg.Restored main residence with 3 finished levels, small guest cottage,2BR house, pool, pond, barns, stable, fields & woods on 48ac (in 2parcels). Surrounded by farms in scenic easement. Middleburg Hunt!$2,250,000.

Rick Lowe 703-509-3962

WINTER FARM, MIDDLEBURG, VA302 acres of paradise, close to town. Perfect mix of flat open land,woodland and Beaverdam Creek frontage as well. West views of theBlue Ridge. Incredible dairy barn ready for stalls, 3 tenant houses,multiple building sites for your dream home. This property is not inConservation easement. $4,900,000.

Kevin Keane 540-687-2221

BERRYMAN LANE, MIDDLEBURG, VABest Middleburg location! First time on market in 18 years, this charming4BR, 3FBA home on 3.5 acres overlooks spectacular countryside fromevery vantage point. The partially renovated 2 story homestead (3,000+SF) features a 2 stall barn, fenced horse pastures and invisible dog fencingsurrounding entire property. Walking distance to Goose Creek, and onlyminutes to Middleburg, The Plains & Upperville. Priced to sell. $589,000.

Jim Thompson 540-687-2224

FEDERAL STREET, MIDDLEBURG, VAMiddleburg Office - Unit #4 107 A Federal Court Second Level. Fiveseparate offices + conference, reception area, kitchenette, work areaand half bath. Total of 1400+ square feet. High speed internet accessavailable. 3 parking spaces. $425,000.

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While driving on East Washington Street in Middleburg, you may have noticed artist Nancy Milburn Kleck painting “plein aire” in front of The Shaggy Ram these past few weekends. `Shop owner Joanne Swift has welcomed Kleck to join her group of artists, whose work graces the walls inside. “I walked into her shop a few months ago and admired her collection of paintings and antiques, and the wall of pictures of animals waiting to be adopted. I was quite moved by this obvious love of animals,” says Kleck, whose portrait of the racing mare Zenyatta sold off the wall in three weeks. A recent transplant to Bluemont from the Bluegrass of Kentucky, Kleck fell in love with the area after having her work accepted in the Art at the Mill Art show in Millwood a year ago. Growing up New Orleans, Kleck says her paternal grandmother was a very good water-colorist. “I inherited my talent from her.” A horse lover, she took her horse to college at Louisiana State University where she studied art, animal sciences and the thoroughbreds at The Fairgrounds Race Course. “To this day, 35 years later,” she says, “the equine form still fascinates me.” Through years of study, observation, practice and a bit of luck, Kleck became the painter she

always dreamed of as a teenager. While living in Lexington, KY, and working at a weekly horse magazine, her first commission was to paint the great Nashua. Her technique is a natural, classic realism of the horse’s conformation. “The nature of the horse’s coat and musculature call for an authentic rendering,” Kleck says, adding her focus is getting an accu-rate read on capturing a familiar expression. “I was attracted to oil because of its array of colors, blending properties, you can prolong the drying, something especially important when doing large portraits. And the detail: it’s all in the details, the lights and darks. I often hear from clients that the subjects in my por-traits ‘look back at me.’ “I’m working on more paintings to hang in The Shaggy Ram and a small show in the future may be in the works,” says Kleck, who will set up her easel in front of the shop on weekends. “I love talking art with people, espe-cially about their horses and dogs: painting is my passion: let’s talk.”

******** Meanwhile on the other end of town on West Washington Street in the courtyard at The Fun Shop, sculptor Jean Clagett of Boyce will be doing demonstrations and exhi-bitions on the third Saturday of each month this summer. Clagett will have photos of her

recently completed life-sized sculpture of the dressage stallion Harmony’s Roussea, which will soon be delivered to Chesapeake City. She will be working on some budget-friendly clay models and be available to answer questions about her work and discuss potential projects for private sites. Clagett’s work is in the collections of George Strawbridge, Augustin Stables, Wilm-

ington, Del.; Alec and Ghislaine Head, Haras du Quesnay, France; Pat Stoute, Newmarket, England; and Magalen Bryant, Locust Hill Farm here in Middleburg. Her impressive bronzes can be seen in the paddock at Auteuil in Paris as well as the Kentucky Horse Park, where her life-sized sculpture of Bruce David-son and Eagle Lion greets all who enter.

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dresden FarM now available - This beauTifully mainTained 125 acre horse farm includes a circa 1785 5 bedroom main house, a 12 sTall belmonT barn wiTh 8 paddocks, heaTed waTerers, a new generaTor and a separaTe Tack room. There are 4 addiTional dwellings (including newly renovaTed manager’s house and guesT house), exTensive greenhouses, gardens, a pool, and a 5 acre pond.Peter Pejacsevich 540-270-3835 $4,900,000

Foxcross FarM - Middleburg - amazing 148+/- acre fox cross esTaTe wiTh gaTed enTrance & sTream jusT 2 miles from middleburg. huge 7 bed, 7 baTh all brick manor home w/massive room sizes and Three finished levels. expansive deck overlooks The pool and paTio. wooded & open acreage wiTh fenced pasTures, 2 barns and Two guesT houses. sub-dividable land noT in easemenT.Peter Pejacsevich 540-270-3835 $3,200,000

buckMere - huMe - well locaTed in beauTiful hume less Than 1 hr from dc; specTacular views. experTly renovaTed wiTh high-end finishes and crafTsmanship. main residence, pool w/ poolhouse, fieldsTone hardscaping, gourmeT kiTchen, caTering kiTch-en, greaT flow. 2 br 2 ba guesT house, cenTer aisle 8 sTall horse sTable, riding ring, virTually unlimiTed ride ouT. 78.58 ac in 2 parcels; addl 50.3 ac parcel available.

george roll 703-606-6358 $3,445,000

PossuM hollow - delaPlane - sTunning cusTom colonial on approx. 25 acres in a gorgeous seTTing. beauTifully decoraTed and landscaped. high ceilings, sun-filled rooms - wood floors & fabulous windows capTure magnifi-cenT views from every room. ideal for horses or a gracious counTry lifesTyle. locaTed in piedmonT hunT.

Peter Pejacsevich 540-270-3835 $1,485,000

40622 sousa Pl - aldie - enTerTainers dream on over 2 acres in privaTe neigh-borhood. expansive gourmeT kiTchen wiTh ss appl, builT in desk and compuTer/hobby area. den on main level possible bedroom and connecTs onTo full baTh. large masTer bedroom w/siTTing area and luxury baTh. sunroom leads To beauTiful deck and paTio wiTh waTer founTain and sTone reTaining walls,separaTe workshop wiTh elecTric, 3 car side load garage.

Marqui siMMons 703-774-6109 $799,999

boyce, va - clarke county - lovely 3/4 bedroom house wiTh 3 full baThs on 5.22 acres in boyce. privaTe locaTion aT end of cul-de-sac. beauTiful loT surrounded by land in conservaTion easemenT. pool, nice sTone work, maTure Trees and beauTiful landscaping. convenienT To rouTe 50. low clarke counTy Taxes. could accommodaTe horses. cl7835963.

anne Mcintosh 703-509-4499 $459,000

snake hill road - Middleburg - 1850 georgian esTaTe. 121 acres. Tradi-Tional virginian hunT counTry manor. spacious & privaTe 8-bedroom home. gracious winding sTairway & resTored hardwood floors ThroughouT. long, Tree-lined driveway, lake, 3 barns, 7 & 24-sTall. swimming pool and equine heaTed exercise pool, ouTdoor arena. 4-board fencing, 2 TenanT hses. 5 minuTes To middleburg. i hr dc. conservaTion easemenT.

Peter Pejacsevich 540-270-3835 $2,900,000

40629 sousa Pl - aldie - reduced! beauTiful luxury home on over an acre in privaTe secluded neighborhood. open floor plan perfecT for enTerTaining wiTh large family room, gourmeT kiTchen wiTh graniTe, ss appliances ThaT opens To amazing covered veranda and deck. huge masTer bedroom wiTh siTTing area and eleganT baTh suiTe. hardwood on main level and upper hall, upgraded moldings, irrigaTion sysTem. also for renT $3600/monTh.

Marqui siMMons 703-774-6109 $789,999

beaverdaM bridge rd - Purcellville - ouTsTanding 20 acre gem wiTh elevaTed,unobsTrucTed views of The blue ridge, bull run and cobbler mounTains, and surrounded by open land.

Peter Pejacsevich 540-270-3835 $715,000

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blueMontsiT on The covered fronT porch of This cusTom builT log and sTone home and enjoy The view of The y o u r p o n d . deTached 3 car garage wiTh po-TenTial aparTmenT

above. 11+ wooded acres wiTh more available. sTone walls and paTios. 3 sTone fireplaces. very privaTe. —This is a musT see!!

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Turnkey horse farm ThaT fea-Tures 19 sTalls, 6 fenced fields, in d o o r ri n g. ba r n h a s 3 separaTe aparT-menTs. house

includes 6 bedrooms, 6.5 baThs, screened porch. inground pool. all on 60 picTuresque acres.

lovettsvillecounTry properTy in serene seTTing wiTh maTure Trees only minuTes To le e s b u r g, pu r-cellville, and The m a r c T r a i n . lovely 4 bedroom, 3.5 baTh home wiTh fronT porch, pa-

Tio, 2 Tiered deck and 2 car garage. possible in-law suiTe. 3 fireplaces. 3 sTall cenTer aisle barn. fenced paddocks. all on 3.49 acres.

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Don’t call her a Grande Dame; great lady will do just fine. Don’t say she’s from Middleburg; she’s Upperville’s very own Ann MacLeod. This month she’s celebrating her 90th birthday, even if she has all the energy of a 21-year-old. She plays tennis three times a week, is a “study buddy” vol-unteer via Windy Hill Foundation Family Services and cooks and serves

for So Others Might Eat. An avid gardener, she’s a member of Fauquier-Loudoun and Upperville Garden Clubs, a voracious reader, opera aficionado, longtime member of Trinity Episcopal Church and political devotee. She’s made the circa 1801 four-arch Goose Creek bridge a personal cause to preserve. A founder of Hill School Ski Club in 1969, she’s the mother of one son. She’s also a devoted grandmother and a devoted party animal. When she walks into the paddock on opening day at Saratoga this August, it will be her 54th summer at The Spa.

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leesburg $995,000

Majorreduction!!“Longue Vue” is in move-in condition for all who enjoy the wonder of nature. Private, scenic drive through the woods to brick custom home with views. Main-level master and 1 bedroom apartment. It would cost far more to build this home on this amazing 11.8 acre lot.

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ashburn $674,900

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

JuneCrisan703.402.8424

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rOunDhIll $925,000

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

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

CeceliaMahan703.675.8008

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berryvIlle $549,000

thebarbourhousec.1910Located on a lovely corner 1.25-acre lot in the sought-after Historic district is this gracious, unspoiled, Colonial Revival home with all the modern conveniences. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, huge gourmet kitchen, porches, gardens galore, carriage house, lower level suite.

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MIDDleburg $1,375,000

1MileWestofMiddleburgFrom a commanding site, this 2001 constructed stone house awaits you. With its grand style, and columned front porch, it borrows from old, embraces new. 3+ bedrooms; main level master; sunroom; 10-ft ceil-ings; 3,000 SF unfinished basement; detached stone garage; 7+ acres.

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PurCellvIlle $1,149,000or$995,000

readyforsummer!UNISON ROAD: Manageable horse property includes 6-stall stable with loft apartment; fenced; spotless and spacious brick four-bed-room house; pool; pond. 10 minutes to Middleburg or Purcellville. Offered two ways: 6.7 acres for $995,000 or 9.7 acres for $1,149,000.

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PaeOnIansPrIngs $314,900

buildyourCustomhomeDesirable Hurley Lane – this lovely three-acre lot set back from the road, is cleared and ready to go. Privacy and a beautiful setting convenient to Leesburg and the Greenway.

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betterthannew!Immaculate!Just two years old and shows like a model home in pristine condition. Spacious floor plan with upgrades galore bright and open. Fantastic location in Kincaid Forest close to commuter routes, shopping, restaurants.

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Bestin show Once a year, the Virginia Blood-hound Search and Rescue holds a seminar for one week in Middleburg. Seven instructors coached law enforce-ment officers and search and rescue experts from as far away as Germany and Brazil to hone their skills for lost and missing people as well as criminals on the run. It should be noted this is a highly specialized field and does not include cadavers.

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Stonewall CourtMiddleburg, Virginia • $199,000

“Best Little Townhouse in Middleburg” • 2 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths •Open kitchen with eat-in area • End unitAnn MacMahon (540) 687-5588

Lime Kiln RoadLeesburg, Virginia • $575,000

Wonderfully maintained; open floor plan; first-floor master suite • 4BRs,3.5BAs, fireplace, well-appointed kitchen • Perfect full-time or weekendhome across from historic Goose Greek • Minutes from Leesburg,Middleburg, major DC routesWalter Woodson (703) 499-4961

Delaplane Post OfficeDelaplane, Virginia • $450,000

Unusual opportunity • Commercial Zoning • 3,800 sf • 2 separateapartments • Each with 2 bedrooms • Large additional outbuilding •Great possibilitiesAnn MacMahon (540) 687-5588

Rectortown RoadRectortown, Virginia • $775,000

Quaint village setting • First floor master suite • 2 additional bedrooms• Charming guest home • 3 stall barn • 3 acres • 2 lotsPaul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Fox Valley FarmMarshall, Virginia • $1,950,000

Historic property on 32 acres in Orange County Hunt • 1st floor master, den, grandsalon, English kitchen with large DR & billiard room • 2nd kitchen/ bar leads topatio, pool & guest cottage • 7 stall barn adjoins 3 BR, 2 BA farm manager's houseAnn MacMahon (540) 687-5588 Walter Woodson (703) 499-4961

Conde RoadMarshall, Virginia • $697,000

8 acres near Warrenton • First floor master • Stately pool • 2 additionalprivate guest suites • 4 fireplaces • 3 car garage • Located in WarrentonHunt TerritoryWalter Woodson (703) 499-4961

CommercialMiddleburg, Virginia • $725,000

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Hidden Brook FarmUnison, Virginia • $1,550,000

25 acres • Bright open floor plan • 1st floor bedroom • Pool • 16 stallstable with apartment • Lighted stone dust arena • Great ride outHelen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

Keepsake FarmThe Plains, Virginia • $1,195,000

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Reliance RoadMiddletown, Virginia • $2,875,000

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

Meadowkirk Inn & RetreatMiddleburg, Virginia • $16,000,000

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Wood HillMiddleburg, Virginia • $3,300,000

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

benefit the community center. Middleburg Life has learned that Mid-dleburg Academy graduating senior Tav Hafner has been named a U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-A m e r i c a n . Tav, an Edin-burg resident, is heading to Haverford Col-lege in the fall. In his senior year, he com-pleted a slate of advanced placement and dual-enrollment courses, and was named one of a very few “Distinguished Scholars” with grades 95 or higher on the Academic Honor Roll. And oh, did we mention that he com-

pleted more than 100 hours of community service this year while also serving as co-cap-tain of the lacrosse team? And speaking of lacrosse … Carter Ware, 17, of Middleburg, a center midfielder and rising senior, helped lead Foxcroft School to the semifinals of the Virginia Indepen-dent School Athletic Association Division II lacrosse championship this spring and has been named to the All-State Team. In Upperville, Lois Kerchner and Michele Ballarin have opened Ashby House Antiques in a charming bright and beautiful re-purposed circa 1826 building on the west end of the vil-

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

painted pieces, the best of the 30’s and 40’s accessories, porcelains and chalkware. We have several items from over in The Plains … First, this year marked the 65th spring regional art show at Grace Church. Formerly known as the Neighborhood Art Show, it is now known as the Piedmont Art Show with over 250 original works in all media by 139 area artists. Award winners were selected by judges William Woodward and Robin Hill. The

Best in Show went to Ginny Reardon for her “Round Bale.” First place awards went to: Karen Brooke (“Old Tractor”); Deron DeCe-sare (“Spring”); Lynne Donovan (”Impression-ist Still Life”); Jessica Havard (“Little Brother Charlie”); Astrid Kosko (“Star Gazer”); Lyn-nette M. Nicholas (“Hello Grandmother Old Rag Mnt.”); Gomer Pyles (“Pomato Point Sunset”); Diana Bunting (“Sachuest Point”) and David Williams (“Warm Light.”). The show’s honorary chairmen were Georgia Herbert and Kim Nash. Dana Scott

Westring served as artistic director. A total of $14,000 was raised for outreach ministries. At Wakefield School in The Plains, an exhibition of the late Diana Muss’s striking black and white photos was on display at the library. An enthusiastic photographer, she enjoyed working in the darkroom and was a student of print making. Her husband, Josh Muss, and son, David, class of 2009, were on hand for a reception. In the mid-1980s Diana saw a Dan Rather television report on the Afghan Free-dom Fighters defense of their country against

At the Community Center luncheonJua-nita Canard, Sally Fletcher, Virginia Jen-kins, Bundles Murdock, Robin Cavanagh and Joanne Cole

Tav Hafner

Lois Kerchner of Ashby House Antiques in Upperville

The Piedmont Art Show Photo by Dana Westring, courtesy of Grace Church

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


the Russians. Moved by their cause, Diana and her friends raised private money to pro-vide humanitarian aid to the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. She made two trips to Peshawar, Pakistan to deliver the aid and some of the photos she took while there were on display. Also over in The Plains…members of the Piedmont Garden Club gathered at Fairfield to dedicate their gift of a recently planted

beech tree to the memory of long time club member Florence “Flo” Adams. The new Windy Hill affordable housing project in The Plains is now official. On land made available by Mark Ohrstrom and the

Ohrstrom family along with Andrea Currier and her family … 12 units were unveiled.

All were “Certified Green Buildings” with geo-thermal heating and cooling tested and certified by EarthCraft of Virginia. “From today on, project manager Lica Gochenour, it’s all yours,” said Kim Hart, president of Windy Hill Development. The dedication was for the first 12 units on Fauquier Avenue. An additional four units (including two fully accessible ADA units) will open on Lee Street in July. Windy Hill is also remodeling the old rectory for Grace

Episcopal Church into two additional units, which will open in September. When all 18 units are complete, Windy Hill will house about 17 percent of The Plains. “As we do in Middleburg, Windy Hill gives priority on the waiting list to anyone who lives or works in Fauquier County within ten miles of The Plains,” Hart adds. Over at Oatlands, the circa 1804 estate

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At the Flo Adams memorial tree plant-ing family members Celeste Wheelright, Celeste Adams, Jay Adams and Cath-erine Adams. Photo by Enid Adams

At the Windy Hill ribbon cutting in The Plains Joe Boling president of the foun-dation and Fauquier County Supervisor Peter Schwartz.

Karen Monroe’s winning photo for Covertside. Photo by Middleburg Photo

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Over at Oatlands, the circa 1804 estate built by George Carter near Leesburg, folks will celebrate the 201st birthday of the greenhouse on Wednesday, June 20 from 5-8 p.m. The structure is noted as “the second oldest extant greenhouse in the United States, and the oldest in the Commonwealth of Virginia.” Back in Middleburg … in the “you never know who you will spot at the Middleburg Farmer’s Market” department… British news presenter Katty Kay, based at the Washington bureau of BBC News, was out bright and early one Saturday morning perusing the produce almost unnoticed. The Middleburg Library enjoyed a suc-cessful book sale in early June. Just ask Mike Morency and Marc Leepson, who helped man the sales tent. Karen Monroe of Middleburg Photo, whose work has graced the pages of Middle-burg Life, was honored recently after winning a photo contest with Covertside magazine. The image, “Handy Hunter,” is of Josh Warren lead-ing Barry Magner’s horse over a coop during

the Thanksgiv-ing Meet for M i d d l e b u r g Hunt. M i d d l e -burg was well represented at the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame Awards held during the Devon Horse Show at the ever-so-swish Merion Cricket Club. Betsee Parker’s horses from “Team Huntland”—Cold Harbor and Way Cool—were honored. And where else but in Middleburg would new Police Chief A.J. Panebianco stop up to our office for an introduction and end up helping to fix a leaking faucet…well… it was actually the toilet but we didn’t think that would be polite.

Chief A.J. Panebianco

The late (8/27/41-5/25/12) James Langley “Jimmy” Young’s column “His Master’s Voice,” a collection of musings written by the fictious Thady Sponge of life in the fox hunt-ing field, graced the pages of Middleburg Life for many years. He authored the book “Field of Horses: The World of Marshall P. Hawkins,” an appre-ciation of the noted sporting photographer. The forward of his tome was written by his good friend Jacqueline Kennedy, with whom he also rode in a number of pair races. A Renaissance man, scholar, teacher, school headmaster, for 26 years he was a master of the Orange County Hunt, a role in which he reveled with a vanity plate of MFH-OCH which changed when he retired. He was maddeningly accurate off the tee and a wizard around the green and relished weekly golf outings with friends. He first got on a pony at the age of six while growing up at Denton Farm on Young Road in The Plains. His father Robert B. Young, also a master of Orange County Hunt, frequently accompanied Jimmy and his brother Robert Macdonald Young across country. Later Jimmy and his wife Sally enjoyed many years out fox chasing. “We had a wonderful go,” she said.

Jackie Onassis and Jimmy Young Photo by Douglas Lees


By Lauren R. GianniniFor Middleburg Life Annie Yeager, the new kid on the stee-plechasing block, enjoyed a great debut on the 2012 Virginia Point-to-point Association circuit. Yeager made 19 starts, with six wins, one second and four thirds. At the season-end awards party at Great Meadow the end of May, her prizes included winning the Pageland Amateur/Novice Hurdle series on Mischief, owned by her father, Steve Yeager, and the Lost Acres Farm Leading Novice Rider Over Fences. She also accepted Mischief ’s Horse of the Year award. Not bad for a 19-year-old who got hooked on eventing while riding in pony club. “I was 10 or 11, and I’d ridden a little before joining Croixside Pony Club,” Yeager recalls. “Mom called the district commissioner who said ‘you don’t need anything—no pony, no truck and trailer.’ My parents weren’t horsey originally, but that was the beginning of it all. I rode what people had at the barn. I had a very naughty gray Connemara pony called Ricky that taught me a great deal about the sport of eventing and about staying on.” Her love of horses took her to England at age 15 as a summer working student. Yeager returned home to Minnesota, totally enthusias-

tic about eventing. The following summer, she came to Virginia under the tutelage of Olym-pic medalists Karen and David O’Connor. It proved to be a pivotal experience. “I transferred to Foxcroft for my senior year of high school in the fall of 2010,” Yeager says, “They hadn’t let any seniors in for 20 years

– I was lucky, and it was one of the best years of my life. At Foxcroft I became best friends with Clancey Yovanovich [daughter of steeplechase trainer Don Yovanovich]. I kept asking her over that fall and winter if she thought her dad would let me come work for him after we graduated in the spring, so she finally gave me his phone number and it just sort of went on from there.” Getting the job galloping with Yovanovich proved a spirit-boosting antidote. Her horse would recover, and she soon acquired a promis-ing young event prospect. Racing, however, filled a void and ignited a passion. “I really like the timber races. With my eventing background I feel more at home in a timber race than riding over national fences [hurdles],” Yeager admits. “The dis-tances are longer and the courses more varied which makes for a more interesting race. The equivalent to Rolex Kentucky in eventing is the Maryland Hunt Cup in timber racing, both of which I would love to ride in some day, but I still have a lot to learn before I reach that point. I’d also really like to ride in the Virginia Gold

Cup and a few of the other big timber races on the circuit.” Needless to say, her parents, Mary and Steve Yeager, are still reeling from the surprise. Especially after Yeager ended up in the hospital with a fractured collarbone following a fall during a hurdle race at the Old Dominion Point-to-point in April. When we spoke with Yeager after the “surgical procedure” the bone somehow had poked through the skin and she was concerned about finishing out the competi-tion for the racing season at the Potomac Hunt Races in Maryland. Yeager was released from the hospital just in time to compete on two mounts at the Potomac races. But, she parted company from Mischief in the open hurdle and finished third out of 10 starters on Cat Walkin for owner/trainer Yovanovich in the open timber. In terms of how she got hooked on horses, Yeager can thank her mother who read every girl’s horse book growing up and, in her last two years of high school, worked to earn the money to pay for a trip to Ireland. In the course of gadding about all over the countryside, Mrs.

Yeager looked up some cousins in Ireland. “I showed up at the door and I told these second cousins, Mattie and Chrissy, ‘Hi, I’m your relative from America,” Mrs. Yeager recalls. She ended up staying with her Irish relatives who had a pony. “When they asked if I knew how to ride, I said ‘yes.’ I fell off that pony more than I stayed on, but I loved it. My husband did some research when I was 38 and bought me four dressage lessons. I thought, ‘I could die doing this.’ But that was it, I love to ride. When Annie was old enough, she started coming to the barn with me and she’s the one who found out about pony club.” Some might say that Yeager’s passion for horses is destiny, but the bottom line here is genetic. It’s clearly in her blood. As for the future? “I’m staying in Middle-burg and probably for the better part of my life because I like the town so much. As for college, I’m looking at taking some classes at George Mason in the fall. But, I’m really enjoying the horses right now.”

Annie Yeager – ‘Chasing Dreams

Annie Yeager and Mischief finished third in the $25,000 Washington Fine Properties Cup at the Virginia Gold Cup races in May. Photo by Lauren Giannini

Annie Yeager


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

Racing At the 87th anniversary of the Virginia Gold Cup races on the first Saturday in May at Great Meadow, racing fans saw Joseph Delozier III trained Lake Placid, piloted by Ross Geraghty, win for owner Irv Naylor in the $25,000 Washington Fine Proper-ties/Armfield, Miller & Ripley in the Starter Allowance Hurdle. Joey Elliott rode Incom-plete, owned by Robert Kinsley and trained by Ann Stewart, to victory in the $75,000 Virginia Gold Cup. Exciting racing news of the day was Angel, a Jack Russell owned by Carole Stad-field, winner of the Gold Cup Terrier races, sponsored by the Virginia Lottery

Young Enthusiasts Congratulations to Old Dominion Hounds, the only Virginia hunt to make the top six, for a third-place finish at the sixth edition of the Live Oak Hounds United States Pony Club Foxhunting Challenge Award. A total of $10,000 was distributed among the top six Pony Clubs who regularly take the greatest number of active USPC members out hunting. The Foxhunting Chal-lenge encourages pony club members to try foxhunting and rewards pony clubbers, who hunt on a regular basis, for acting as mentors to the less-experienced. The competitive field of 127 pony club members logged more than 1,000 days in the field enjoying the thrill of the chase.

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

contest won by Martyn Blackmore, hunts-man for Loudoun West, who said that this is the first time in eight years that he won. About his line of work, Blackmore said: “Being a huntsman is not a job – it’s a way of life.”

Junior Handlers The two Junior Handlers classes (each with more than 30 entries) took place in the Penn-Marydel ring. The two judges Kay Blassic, ex-MFH Casanova Hunt, and Kathleen O’Keefe, an avid foxhunter with Casanova, admitted that they were hard put to fulfill their duties because the competition was that good. “Locals” dominated in both age brack-ets, taking eight out of the top ten ribbons. Piedmont Foxhounds’ Allie MacManamy, 10, showing “Piedmont,” won the 10 and under class. Allie placed third in this class last year, so you know she put in some time practicing. Piedmont’s Amelia Gray Allen pinned second, Loudoun West’s Heather Feconda was third, with Huntley Dillon earning fourth for Piedmont. In the competition for ages 11 and

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

Polo Enthusiasts of this ancient game kicked off Twilight Polo at Great Meadow with more than 2,000 spectators. The event included a half time fashion show, with designs from Jordache, recently licensed by the U.S. Polo Association for official attire, and Middle-burg’s own Wendy Pepper. Local fashionistas who modeled included artist Mikel Diaz; Manuel Simpson, creative director for Lou Lou’s and Crème de la Crème; Charlie Car-roll, owner of the Fox’s Den, and hunter and jumper rider Rusty Schifflett. Mark your calendars for June 16. That’s when guests will gather at Great Meadow’s grass field for the sixth annual Van Metre Polo Cup to benefit Capitol Caring. The international line-up of players includes celebrities John Walsh from America’s Most Wanted, Nacho Figueras from Black Watch/Ralph Lauren Polo, and Salvatore Ferragamo, grandson of the world famous Italian designer

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