that would always be part of her. Sarah developed a great essence in those
years, which provided the foundation of her self-esteem that carried her into her career in journalism. She was self-made and pulled her- self up from a stuttering start in life. She never knew how beautiful she was. She was a dear friend of mine, but polo was a dear love of hers.
Laurel Scott, former editor of T e Equiery, on knowing Sarah: I fi rst met Sarah 25 years ago while we were both working at the Fauquier Democrat in Warrenton, VA. We became fast friends and worked together frequently over the years, both on the racecourse and in main- stream newsrooms around Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Sarah was one of the most fully engaged
people I’ve ever met, squeezing every drop out of life that she could. She was passionate about her beliefs and fi ercely loyal to her true friends. I was lucky enough to be one of those friends; we shared both good times and bad. She was a sparkling spirit who will be sorely missed.
Photographer Liz Callar: She was the smartest, toughest woman out there.
Margaret Worrall, whose book The My Lady’s Manor Races 1909-2009, features some of Sar- ah’s photography: Sarah Greenhalgh was a spe- cial person and––more than anything––Sarah was her own person. She was feisty and she was kind; she was talented and she made mistakes, just like all of us. She was, however, Sarah, and we loved her for just that and especially for that. I admired her photographic work and Sarah was gracious enough to donate pictures for use in my Manor Race book. We disagreed about some opinions she wrote about the Maryland Hunt Cup, but we made peace and each of us learned something and got to know each other better. T e steeplechase world is not only small, but it is even more-close knit. When the races come around, especially in Maryland in the spring, we will look for Sarah and mourn again the fact that she isn’t there.
Anita Sherman, managing editor of The Cul- peper Times, fi rst got to know Sarah when they were both reporters for the Fauquier Times- Democrat; this is excerpted with permission from Anita’s “A Song for Sarah.” Sarah was smart and gutsy. She swaggered with a sassy attitude. She tackled stories with the tenacity of a bull wrestler at the same time admiring the sheen of a designer scarf. She was a consummate professional. She could be abrasive and downright snarky but she also had a sparkling wit. Sarah had great presence. You always knew when she was in the room. She wasn’t one to sugar coat her comments.
She was straightforward and direct. When it came to reporting, she was focused and had great clarity. She carried her camera gear like it was part
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of her daily wardrobe. Her photos … made you feel that you were only feet away from [the subject]. Sarah had a knack for capturing great beauty and spirit. She was also known to camp out at dawn to snap the photo of a suspect in a crime. Sarah was always in it to win it. Life didn’t always deal her great sets of cards but she played them as best she could. Sarah would never have gone easily into that good night.
Above The Fold On Monday, July 9, 2012, Sarah Libbey
Greenhalgh was murdered. We don’t know why and we don’t know by whom. T e police and the FBI are running down all sorts of leads and theories, from a date-gone-wrong to any po- tential investigative journalism she might have been conducting. It will be months before the fi nal autopsy is complete, and it is expected that the autopsy will yield more evidence.
Carpe Diem - in Sarah’s Words
25 Things About Sarah by Sarah Greenhalgh on Tuesday, June 16, 2009
1. When I was 16 months old, I swallowed an open safety pin and had to have surgery to remove it, they took out my appendix at the same time. 2. I almost lost my hearing as a child from too many earaches. 3. As a child I wanted be a herpetologist (reptiles and amphibians) 4. I worked at the National Zoo in the Reptile House as a teenager. 5. I traveled un-escorted to Africa when I was 13 to visit a British childhood friend. 6. When I was 14, I almost drowned at Ocean City, MD in a rip current. 7. I fell through a frozen pond when I was 15, but managed to get out by myself. 8. I was the only girl on an all-boys soccer team in 7th/8th grade and I started. 9. I have crossed the Atlantic many times on Ocean Liners (not cruise ships) and the North Atlantic is NOT fun. 10. I adore roller coasters and consider them excellent therapy. 11. I love sharks and want to see them when I dive and snorkel. 12. My polo bandages always stay up and I can tie a great polo/mud knot freehand, with no tape or rubber bands.
13, I am a pretty good polo player. 14. I can hit a golf ball very far, but not necessarily where it needs to go. 15. I am a fearless skier and snow mobile pilot. 16. I have been in several serious airplane mishaps and it’s amazing I still y. 17. I love jury duty, though I never get picked. 18. I tend to date danger junkies. 19. I can trace just about every serious bad behavior or questionable lapse in judgment to a full moon. 20. I have Urban Surfed on the top of a 1976 Custom Cruiser station wagon. 21. I once jumped a 3-foot high, 4-foot wide concrete water trough on a horse bareback and at night without a helmet. 22. I would rather travel alone than with family, friends or boyfriends. 23. I once got in a ght with a German tourist in the Sistine Chapel. 24. I touched a wild lion and elephant through the thin lining of my tent. 25. As a journalist I have had to cover some amazing and tragic events and many haunt me to this day.
Things I Want To Do Before I Take A Dirt Nap by Sarah Greenhalgh on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I have been very lucky in my life to have done so many of the things most people have on their list, like seeing many of the great works of art in person, riding in a supersonic jet and in a bi- plane, hiking an active volcano, rafting in the Grand Canyon, seeing Carnival in Venice, hiking pyramids in Mexico, falling deeply in love (helplessly and unconditionally), eating some strange things and going on an African Safari by vehicle (and walking). But there are so many more things to do...
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We want someone arrested––and quickly.
Now. But her father would have most likely ar- gued for methodically. As a renowned defender of the 4th amendment, he would want to ensure that there were no inappropriate or warrantless searches and seizures, that all evidence gathered could be used in court, and no charges fi led and no arrests made until there was enough solid and admissible evidence to convict. He would want the truth known, as would Sarah. We must wait for the authorities to do their jobs, and we in the equine press must rely on our colleagues in the mainstream media to stay on the story with the same bulldog determination that Sarah would have. Meanwhile, knowing Sarah, although her
story fi nally made the front page of T e Wash- ington Post ( July 20, 2012), that still would not have been good enough – and she would have been right. Sarah’s story deserves to be above the fold.
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