Sporting Life – Middleburg Life

Mary Crane Wins Randolph Field Hunter Championship in Middleburg

Representing the Norfolk Hunt (MA), Mary Crane of Dover MA riding her thoroughbred Forever Bernardini won both the 2022 Theodora A. Randolph Field Hu...

Local Players Share What They Love About Polo

Written by Kaitlin Hill The return of polo is a sure sign of summer in Hunt Country. And with so many ways to engage locally — as a player, spectator,...

Up Chiqui Added to the Upperville Wall of Honor

Written by Kaitlin Hill “The horse deserved it. It won a whole lot. It won at Upperville, and it was a nice horse who deserves to be on a lot of walls...

A National Campaign and Local Effort for Greener Horseshows

Written by Kaitlin Hill More than historic, the site of the Upperville Colt & Horse show is undeniably green. The sloping lawns, towering hundred...

Jumping into Summer Fun with Jumpin’ Jax Farm

Written by Victoria PeacePhotos Courtesy of Jumpin’ Jax Farm Middleburg is an amazing place for children to learn to ride. However, there are so many differ...

Dedicated to the Sport: A Day in the Life of an Amateur Jockey

Written by Victoria PeacePhotos by Austin Kaseman Many college students prefer to spend the summer months relaxing, decompressing from the stress of the sch...

Off to the Races and Beyond with Natalie Fox

Written by Kaitlin Hill Natalie Fox at the Middleburg Spring Races Photo by Austin Kaseman “I would so much rather be around horses,” says equ...

Greener Pastures: Equine Care with an Eye to the Environment

Greener Pastures: Equine Care with an Eye to the Environment Written by Diane HelentjarisPhotos by Joanne Maisano Few sights are as peaceful as a b...

How to Break into the Intimidating Sport of Fox Hunting

Fox Hunting 101: How to Break into the Intimidating Sport of Fox Hunting Written by Victoria Peace Photos by Joanne Maisano I stepped ou...

Upland Hunting in The Piedmont

Photography by Georgina Preston Creative Direction by Jennifer Gray for Middleburg Life Hunters: Tom Rice (The Plains), Annie Bishop (Middleburg), Bri...