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Government Studs
“Horses were the main source of energy in Rappahannock in those days. There were only three tractors in all of Wakefield District. Most of the farm work was done by horses.”
And the animals weren’t underbred plugs, good for nothing but dragging a plow back and forth across a com field. The old cavalry remount station at Front Royal leased government stallions out to farmers for as little as S10. according to Eastham. “So Rappahannock got some of the best blood available for a cheap price." he recalled with satisfaction.
Eastham can reel off the names of some of those equine greats the way that history enthusiasts can rattle off the names of the U.S. presidents. There was Gordon Russell, an Olympic open jumper who stood in the county before leaving for stud duty in the west. “Black Jacket was another good stud. I had a son of his. Black Watch, who was the
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