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by Mark Deane
The previous chapter on Thoroughbred Christopher Riddle recounted his re-education from racehorse to riding horse under the guidance of trainer Tim Daley.
Still, after a year of intense training, Daly felt that Christopher was not the right fit for his own clientele. He then sold the Thoroughbred to a friend, Jessie Austin, another professional with a much larger operation.
by Leonard Shapiro
The Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year and board chair Carole Taylor is properly proud of the work being done to protect and conserve the precious land of Loudoun and Fauquier counties, along with projects in several other nearby jurisdictions.
Over the years, LTV has taken steps to transition nearly 15,000 acres intoconservation easement, ranging from farms to battlefields to forests to scenic byways. That assures limited to no development will take place in perpetuity on all that land, and Taylor would like to believe there will be many more acres to come.
by Dulcy Hooper
Only a few weeks, ago Aldie’s new postmaster stepped in to take over the position when the previous postmaster, Lisa Taylam, moved to a larger headquarters facility. It didn’t take long for her to realize she was exactly where she wanted to be.
“This was the career for me,” says Aldie postmaster Stephanie Sheets. “And I knew it right from the start. The patrons of Aldie remind me all the time that I have big shoes to fill with Lisa gone. And they always tell me how much of a gem Stephanie Whitley, the clerk, is. And, yes, her name is Stephanie, too!”
by Leonard Shapiro
Middleburg’s Richard “Dick” Riemenschneider and Andi Gilman entertained friends, family and guests at the Wanderer’s Club in Wellington, Florida in mid-February, and polo dominated the cocktail party conversation.
The occasion: Riemenschneider was presented with the 2016 Philip Iglehart Awardby the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame. He and fellow polo aficionado, the late Russell A. Sheldon, Jr., were honored with that award the following evening at the 27th annual Polo Hall of Fame induction ceremony and gala.
by Richard Hooper
The Belvidere Hounds were first seen going to covert in the magazine “The Sportsman” in 1927, in a cartoon drawing by D. T. Carlisle that was captioned, “The Belvidere Hounds hunt only silver fox.” It depicts a red fox on top of a stone wall as it mocks and taunts the hounds, thehuntsman and his horse as they pass by, all with their noses elevated in disdain as they seek a more worthy prey.
by Leonard Shapiro
Short track speedskating is among the more thrilling competitions at the Winter Olympics. A gaggle of competitors crouches at the starting line, followed by fierce jockeying for position as they fly around a treacherously curved 111-meter track, with bodies more than occasionally careening off the course and out of contention.
by Leonard Shapiro
In a digital age of short-burst writing by tweet and text, Anne Burridge, chair of the English department at Foxcroft School, knows full well the challenges of trying to teach her students to understand and appreciate the far more complicated works of Shakespeare.
The National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) is partnering with the Land Trust of Virginia to hold an exclusive outdoor painting workshop with renowned artist C.D. Clarke.
Up to 14 participants will paint alongside Clarke, an international sportsman and artist, at Forest Mills Farm near Leesburg on April 16.
Nestled against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains just west of Middleburg, this year’s Historic Garden Week is scheduled for Sunday, April 24 and Monday, April 25.
The tour, under the auspices of the Garden Club of Virginia and organized in this area by the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club, features four spectacular houses and gardens. They’re all located within the 18,000-acre Crooked Run Rural Historic District and the Mosby Heritage Area along the scenic roads among the villages of Middleburg, Upperville, and Paris.
by Megan Catherwood
When 2014 National Poetry Slam champion Clint Smith came to Highland School last month, his greatest connection with students may well have been on the subject of silence. The spoken word poet and activist probed the dangers of “things that are left unsaid” and in doing so, encouraged his young listeners to develop their own courageous voices.
