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About Paper Chase Farms
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Paper Chase Farms, Inc. Post Office Box 448 Middleburg, Virginia 20118 (540) 687-3345 Fax (540) 687-3364
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Paper Chase Farms is located in the heart of the picturesque Virginia hunt country. For information about the Middleburg area: |
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Meet the people behind Paper Chase Farms |
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Joseph Keusch, a native of Switzerland, served as Joint Master of the Fairfax Hunt in Virginia from 1997 to 2009. He has competed and trained in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the U.S., and earned top honors at the Washington International Horse Show as Grand Champion of the Foxhunter Championship Series. In addition to his international experience as a rider and trainer, Mr. Keusch spent 15 years "hands on" running horse shows, clinics and other events at the Paper Chase Farms equestrian center. He designed the show courses and supervised the horse sales, instruction and training, as well as directing the design and construction of the facilities. Mr. Keusch crafts custom jumps and is the inventor of The Paper Chase Cup® jump cup. |
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Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch consult on a wide variety of equestrian issues |
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| Jan Neuharth, an attorney, has been in charge of the business and promotions side of Paper Chase Farms, Inc. from its inception. From 1985 to 2000, she oversaw the equestrian center's operation of 70+ horses, more than 200 students, a dozen employees and eight instructors/trainers, and orchestrated an annual agenda including 20 horse shows, clinics with world class equestrians, and a half-dozen celebratory and promotional events. Ms. Neuharth received her B.A. degree from the University of Florida and her Law Degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law. She serves on the boards of several select equine, business and educational entities. Ms. Neuharth is the author of two novels, The Hunt and The Chase, and is at work on the third novel in her Hunt Country Suspense Series, due to be released in 2010. | |
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The History of Paper Chase Farms |
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Paper Chase Farms, a 115-acre full-service equestrian center, was established in 1985 in Middleburg, Virginia by Jan Neuharth, a Los Angeles lawyer, and Joseph Keusch, a professional horseman from Switzerland. Under their direction and guidance, Paper Chase Farms grew to include boarding, training, lessons, foxhunting, clinics with world-class equestrians, horse shows, horse sales and media events, and came to be regarded as one of the premier equestrian facilities of its kind. In 1996, Paper Chase Farms, Inc. launched Paper Chase Consulting and Paper Chase Productions, divisions offering equestrian consulting and the development and sales of equestrian products. Later that year, The Paper Chase Cup® jump cup was introduced to the market. After running the equestrian center for 15 years, Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch announced on September 15, 2000 that they would sell the Middleburg horse farm facility in order to devote more time to their family and to the other Paper Chase Farms divisions. The horse farm was sold to the Hanley family from Fairfax, Virginia who christened the facility Fox Chase Farm. In January 2003, Paper Chase Farms, Inc. announced the formation of the newest addition to the company, Paper Chase Farms Publishing Group. The first novel to be published by the company, The Hunt, was released in June 2003. The Chase was released in June 2006. The release date for the next novel is expected to be 2010. |
