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This one day visit to Middleburg, summer home to President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, is an extraordinary tour! Perfect for families, children, seniors, or for anyone who loves horses, history and films! This tour offers you the chance to really experience Virginia's famous horse world up close and personal from the experts.
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DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL MIDDLEBURG Recognized as the Nation's Hunt and Horse Capital Located in the Heart of Virginia's Famed Horse Country
View a demonstration of a horse going through swim rehabilitation and training in a heated indoor swimming pool at the Northern Virginia Animal Swim Center
Visit the Middleburg Training Center. Learn about horse racing from a professional jockey as you observe a spirited thoroughbred going through morning gallops
Tour exquisite Long Branch Plantation and gardens. View the finest collections of 18th and 19th century furniture in the area. This 400 acre farm also serves as a horse retirement facility with as many as 70 equine residing at the estate. Visit the stable and receive a special lecture to gain knowledge about R.E.A.C.H. (Regional Equine Associates Central Hospital) program designed to provide an exciting and unique approach to medical care for horses.
Learn about Hollywood films made in the area, including National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Hear stories of Virginia's famous horses, including Secretariat, soon to be made into a film, rediscover the heartwarming story of Misty of Chincoteague and Robert E. Lee's beloved horse Traveller
Enjoy a guided historic walking tour along Middleburg's charming brick-lined sidewalks steeped in Civil War history
Learn about President Kennedy's and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Middleburg summer home. Visit the memorial garden dedicated to Jacqueline Kennedy, a beloved member of the community
Enjoy time on your own for lunch in one of Middleburg's restaurants. Browse through one-of-a-kind shops and galleries. Perhaps enjoy a cool drink at the historic Red Fox Inn visited by George Washington, General Jeb Stuart, Colonel John Mosby, famed actress Elizabeth Taylor and other notables
A portion of the proceeds from this tour is donated to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation to save horses from neglect
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HORSING AROUND IN VIRGINIA
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Middleburg Hunt Christmas Parade Photo by Jim Poston
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Secretariat Raised In Virginia
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The Red Fox Inn Photo by Jim Poston
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