Viola Townsend Winmill (1891–1975) was an American sportswoman, foxhunter rider and coach driver. Between 1927 and 1935, Winmill was the master of the Warrenton Foxhunt.
Biography
Winmill, a race horse owner, was married to Robert Campbell Winmill. They bought a farm in 1922 in Warrenton and kept a number of race horses and hunters.
Morven Park has a collection of nearly 40 of Winmill's carriages in the Winmill Carriage Museum.
References
- ^ "Viola Townsend Winmill, 84, Noted as a Foxhunt Rider". New York Times. September 1, 1975.
- "Animal Farm – Washington Life Magazine". March 2008.
- Morven Park's Winmill Carriage Museum, virginia.org (Virginia Tourism Corporation), accessed 2024-04-09
Further reading
- Fishback, Mary (2002). Northern Virginia's Equestrian Heritage. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 9780738514192.
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