IN & AROUND HORSE COUNTRY • APRIL/MAY 2013
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HUNT BALLS
Casanova Hunt Ball Relives the Roaring Twenties
The 2013 Casanova Hunt Ball was held on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Fauquier Springs Country Club just a few miles from Warrenton, Virginia. The theme this year was “The Great Gatsby,” so the 1920s were revisited by all. Guests were greeted outside the main entry by ’20s style mobsters complete with beautifully restored cars and their “Tommy Guns” while a four piece jazz band played to welcome all. During cocktails everyone had a chance to see all the items at the silent auc-
Robert Johnson, whipper-in and Pat Johnson.
tion, perhaps get a cigarette from the “cigarette girl” or chat with one of the many characters present. During dinner a talented group of singers and dancers put on a three-act show of just the sort you would expect in that era. Dinner and the show were followed by dancing to Charlottesville’s own “Big Ray and the Kool Kats.” Dancing went on until 1 am. There ended another terrific, fun-filled evening at the Casanova Hunt Ball.
Kay Blassic, ex-MFH; Bill Fendley, MFH; Trinka Thomas, whipper-in.
Oakfield Upperville, Virginia • $4,900,000 Stone manor house in spectacular setting • 86.81 acres • Highly protected area in prime Piedmont Hunt • Gourmet kitchen • Wonderful detail throughout • 5 BR • 4 BA • 2 half BA • 3 fireplaces, classic pine paneled library • Tenant house • Stable • Riding ring • Heated saltwater pool • Pergola • Full house generator Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905
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Trough Hill Farm
Sycamore Bend Farm
Middleburg, Virginia • $3,900,000
Lincoln, Virginia • $1,400,000
Near Foxcroft School • 5 BR c. 1830 Virginia farmhouse • Grand stone pavilion • Built of native field stone & antique mahogany floors • Extraordinary structure serves as a banquet room, pool house, green house & guest quarters • Large spring fed pond • Beautiful setting • 103 acres Ann MacMahon (540) 687-5588 Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905
20 acre horse farm, more land available • Hunt fixture • 30 minutes to Dulles Airport • 15 minutes to Greenway • 1770 home restored to high standards • Character maintained • Large stone bank barn with 12 stalls, wash area, tack, feed room, laundry & storage • Regulation sand arena • Turn outs, paddocks, fenced, water to fields • Beautiful gardens & views • Mature trees Ann MacMahon (540) 687-5588 Margaret Carroll (540) 454-0650
Fox Valley Farm
Hidden Brook Farm
Maresfield
Marshall, Virginia • $1,895,000
Unison, Virginia • $1,490,000
Marshall, Virginia • $1,200,000
Historic property on 32 acres in Orange County Hunt • 1st floor master, den, grand salon, English kitchen with large DR & billiard room • 2nd kitchen/bar leads to patio, pool & guest cottage • 7 stall barn adjoins 3 BR, 2 BA farm manager’s house Ann MacMahon (540) 687-5588 Walter Woodson (703) 499-4961
25 acres • Bright open floor plan • 1st floor bedroom • Pool • Income producing horse farm • 16 stall stable with apartment • Lighted stone dust arena • Great ride out Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930
Protected location in Orange County Hunt • 5 BR with master suite on first floor • 3 1/2 BA • 2 fireplaces • Mountain views • Pool • 10 useable acres • 150 x 220 riding arena • 3 barns totaling 8-9 stalls • Run-in shed • Stone walls Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930
P.O. Box 1380, Middleburg, Virginia 20118 • (540) 687-5588 • info@sheridanmacmahon.com • www.sheridanmacmahon.com