Remembering Marion “Joe” Smoak (July 8, 1916 – May 4, 2020)

Written by Dulcy B. Hooper To do justice to the life of Marion “Joe” Smoak would take a book . . . or two. As described by his daughter, Mary Frances Walde,...

New Education Center on National Mall To Provide Unique Visitor Experience, Modern Home for Horses

The Trust for the National Mall breaks ground to build new state-of-the-art facility for mounted patrols serving historic park

How Fox Hunting Saves the Land We Love

Learn how conservation groups, landowners, and fox hunts work together in Northern Virginia Written by Heidi Baumstark | Photos by Joanne Maisano   ...

Then & There: Hockey on Horseback – The Early Years of Polo in England

By Richard Hooper Under the heading of HOCKEY, a correspondent to the April 16, 1870, issue of “The Field,” a weekly English journal that billed itself as “...

Virginia Gold Cup 2020

Photos from the day by Joanne Maisano On Saturday, June 27 at Great Meadows, in The Plains, Virginia, the 95th Virginia Gold Cup ran with no spectators for ...

Let’s Go To The Races! Everything You Need To Know To Attend One of The Point to Point Races This Season

Written by Kristin Noggle | Photographed by Karen Monroe & Doug Gehlsen of Middleburg Photo  If you like early spring weather, casual tailgating, s...

Get Fit with HITT

Improve fitness and avoid injury before getting back in the saddle for the New year By India Parker-Smith Happy New Year! Now it’s officially 2020, and w...

Sunny Skies for Gold Cup

Photos by Joanne Maisano Rain held off for the 82nd Running of the International Gold Cup at Great Meadow in The Plains! It turned out to be a spectacular f...

Snickersville Hounds jump into fall

Photos by Joanne Maisano Snickersville Hounds had their first day of cubbing on Sunday, Sept. 15 from Creekside Farm in Middleburg. Creekside Farm is the ho...

First Day of Hunt for Blue Ridge

Photos by Joanne Maisano Foxhunting enjoys a great tradition in Virginia and particularly in Clarke County. Blue Ridge Hunt started off the cubbing season f...