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elax, you're in the village," reads the sign with the snoozing
fox at the city limits of Middleburg, Va. is sleepy hamlet an
hour west of Washington, D.C., might be small—with a pop-
ulation count that hovers just below 1,000—but its historic roots run deep,
and so does its reputation in the equestrian world.
For centuries, Middleburg has been an elite epicenter of training, breed-
ing, hunting and showing for the nation's sport horse industry, and that's why
e Chronicle of the Horse has continued to call it home for 78 years.
Take a spin around town with us!
The Hunt Country Stable Tour
takes place in and around
Middleburg and neighboring
Upperville every Memorial Day
Weekend. This year marks the 56th
anniversary of the event in which
famous and historic farms like Salem
Farm (pictured) open their gates to the
public. TrinityUpperville.org.
LINDSAY
BERRETH
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MIDDLEBURG
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