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" Judith Abigail Gille passed away peacefully at her home in Huntly, Virginia on Thursday 30th May surrounded by her two beloved dogs, Root and Slip, and her cousin Paul Cooper with his wife Pamela Reynolds. Abigail was born in Birmingham, England in 1949 and was a lifelong equestrian. Her kindness and generosity to family, friends and her drive for perfection in equestrianism, had no bounds. She started riding in the mid-1950s at her home at The Old Vicarage in Middleton, Warwickshire, U.K. And, after completing training at Crabbet Park in Crawley, Sussex, she relocated to Canada before moving to The Potomac Horse Center in Maryland, USA. Abigail then moved to Rappahannock county in Virginia where she created her own equine business, "Sandy Hook Stables". As District Commissioner of the Old Rag Mountain Pony Club, "Miss Abigail", created a sense of responsibility and values, shaping the lives of many a young person.



Abigail is survived by her cousin, Paul Cooper and his wife Pamela Reynolds; her cousin Roger Cooper and his wife Linda Cooper and their son Nicholas Cooper and his wife Alejandra and their children Sam Cooper-Sanchez and Oliver Cooper-Sanchez.



In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Abigail are welcome to Rappahannock Animal Welfare League (RAWL) at https://www.rawldogs.org/donate/ or by mail to RAWL P.O. Box 396, Amissville, VA 20106 (540-937-3336)



A celebration of life will be held at a later date. "