Word on the street Allison Tripp and Derrick Maloney were married in May at a ceremony and reception for 150 guests at the Middleburg Tennis Club.The bride is the daughter of Bruce Tripp. Her mother, Linda Tripp, runs a shop in the village called The Christmas Sleigh with her current husband, German architect Dieter Rausch. The groom is a native of Warrenton and is a tennis instructor at the family owned Chestnut Forks Tennis Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Maloney with their daughter, Peyton.
HUNT COUNTRY DATES July 11-14-Virginia Bloodhound Search and Rescue Seminar, Glenwood Park, (703) 771-5749. July 11- Backyard BBQ Cooking Class, Market Salamander, www. marketsalamander.com, (540) 687-8011. July 15- Two-Year Anniversary Celebration at All the King¹s Horses Gift Shop in Leesburg will include Arabian stallion KKoi holding court on the premises. www. AllKingsHorses.com , (703) 777-7989. July 22-Key West Fest, Change of Latitude and Attitude, Breaux Vineyards in Hillsboro, www.breauxvineyards.com, (800) 492-9961. August 26-27- 4th Annual Dog Days Sunflower and Peach Fest, features peach pies and peach slushies, Great Country Farms in Bluemont, www. greatcountryfarms.com, (540) 554-2073. August 31-Septmber 3 - The 107th Annual Warrenton Horse Show, Labor Day weekend tradition, www. warrentonhorseshow.com, (540) 788-4806, (540) 347-9442.
interviewed Nat White when plotting the book and he helped come up with the scenario with the injured horse and the rescue and treatment from a veterinary point of view.” Jan comes by her writing ways quite naturally. Her father, Al Neuharth, flew in from Florida for the book signing to wish her good luck. He was the founder of USA Today newspaper and is chairman of the Freedom Foundation. After the signing, he went on to Ethel Kennedy’s McLean home for a dinner in honor of John Seigenthaler, retired editor, publisher and CEO of The Tennessean newspaper, who served as administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
Locals consider the “Piedmont Invitational Hack Class” for the “Silver Foxes” one of the highlights at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show each year. own herd of striking Longhorn cattle, has said: “Broken Trail completes a personal trilogy for me on Lonesome Dove and Open Range.” Riders Up
A Long And Winding Trail
Writer Alan Geoffrion spent five years doing research for his book, Broken Trail. He found inspiration through his travels in the West and discovered his neighbor, Academy Award winning actor Robert Duvall, shared his enthusiasm for his story. The plot follows two cowboys as they journey west herding horses. A twist conveys five Chinese womenoriginally headed to a life of prostitution- into their expedition. There’s murder and mayhem along the trail. And in the end, it also leads to second chances at life, love, and salvation. Now there’s a new life for Alan, as screenwriter for the AMC cable television production of his story. The film, scheduled for a two-day debut in late June, was produced and directed by Walter Hill, with Duvall and Thomas Haden Church as co-stars. On a quiet Sunday afternoon in early June, Duvall and his wife, the lovely Luciana Pedraza, ventured into Washington with a group of pals for a preview party at The White House. Writer Geoffrion and his wife Danielle Geoffrion, who is a superb dressage rider and instructor, were there, of course. Thomas Haden Church, attorney Betty Thompson, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush and about fifty friends watched the movie. (One who was there described the film as “great.”) After the screening, guests had a buffet supper in the Blue Room. The president stayed through dessert and coffee before excusing himself to return to work. Then, the first lady gave an impromptu tour of the Green and Red rooms. Duvall, who has a farm in the area with his
Locals consider the “Piedmont Invitational Hack Class” for the “Silver Foxes” one of the highlights at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show each year. This year’s class included such equestrians as Marion Smoak, Mary Swift and Charlsie Cantey. Charlsie enjoyed many successful years on the horse show circuit before going on to bigger and better things in the racehorse world. (Her sister was the well-known Washington television hostess, Barbara Howar.) For many years, Charlsie was a racing analyst for ABC sports. She frequently rode a lead pony to interview the winning jockey on horseback. In other words… she knows how to ride a horse. For the event in Upperville, Charlsie had a big bay horse she’d never ridden. When he cantered down to the first of two jumps, he stopped to look at the bright red flowers and Charlsie made an ever-so-elegant “dismount.” Like all good riders, she re-mounted and finished the class… although they did avoid the red flowers. Gen. Crosbie Saint, former Commanderin-Chief U.S. Army Europe, won the event on his big brown horse Ravell. The general was coached by none other than the handsome horseman, Snowden Clarke. Another of Snowden’s clients was the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He also once taught a Saudi prince how to ride in three days. But folks are a bit sad around Middleburg with the news that Snowden is heading west to Los Angeles, where he will run a stable in Sullivan Canyon. Then again, with his striking good looks and dashing personality, one always knew he’d end up in Hollywood.
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