"Glenwood Farm, located in southern Maryland, has been in the
Shepherd family for four generations. Originally it was a tobacco
and dairy farm with the change over to horses occurring in 1975, with
the arrival of 5 Warmbloods from Denmark. It soon became a nationally
recognized horse facility featuring exceptional Warmblood stallions,
and a quarantine station for horses being imported from Europe. I
turned the operation over to my son, George Shepherd Holm, and his
new wife, Nina in 1998. They upgraded and expanded the facility into
a boarding/riding barn with 27 stalls, indoor and outdoor arena and
miles of good trails and cross country. We are very proud of Glenwood
Farm. It is a first class facility with excellent care and instructors.
The picture from which the sign was designed is of Nina riding her
horse, Bootlegger, on a cross country course at an event, which she
won. Nina and Bootlegger, both superlative athletes, made a grand
and beautiful team! Tragically, Bootlegger died in a freak accident
a year later. Of course, Nina was devastated!
It so happened the old farm sign was collapsing and my husband, Bill,
and I were talking with Bob Caesar of Jackson Hole Forge about replacing
it. When Bob learned about Bootlegger he asked if we had a picture.
As luck would have it we did have a terrific photo of both Nina &
Bootlegger. In short order Bob was faxing us sketches and after agreeing
on the final version Bob cut it from a sturdy one-quarter inch steel
plate.
We managed to get the sign in place at the entrance to the farm without
Nina realizing it. When she saw it, hanging there in that beautiful
setting, she cried for 10 minutes. Everyone who uses that country
road recognizes Nina and Bootlegger. Now our greatest worry is that
she will wreck going out the drive because she is transfixed by the
sign!"
- Ellen Shepherd McKee
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