WORKING STUDENTS
C Square Farm offers working student opportunities that allow riders to gain an in depth view of the eventing world. Both summer and year-round positions are available.
Mucking, turning horses in and out, grooming, wrapping, cleaning tack, preparing for show travel, preparing horses to be shown for sale etc are some of the activities students will learn about.
Benefits include riding Courtney’s competition horses, riding sale horses, learning how, when and where to buy horses for resale, learning how to present horses to sale clients and at competitions, lessons, traveling to some of the top events in the country, spending part of the winter in the South getting a leg up on competitions, and a possibility exists to compete some of C Square Farm’s Event Horses. We also can provide housing, board, and lessons depending on the individual agreement between students and C Square Farm.
Student must be reliable, responsible, and willing to take instruction. Students are preferred to be at least 16 years old with transportation available, but, younger students will be considered on an individual basis.
CURRENT & PAST STUDENTS
2008
| Jesse Marden | |
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An Equine Studies major at the University of Massachusetts, Jesse joined us for the Summer to gain both riding and horsemanship experience. |
| Macy Ann Carman | |
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After meeting the C Square Farm team in Aiken, SC and purchasing Peek A Boo ICU, Macy decided to come all the way from her home in Billings, MT and join us for a couple weeks in PA to ride and gain exposure to the industry. Macy competed Hanna while she was with us and the pair ended up finishing 2nd in novice a couple days before she left! |
2007
| Emily Hamel | |
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A college student from Wisconsin, Emily joined us with her Irish Sport Horse Grenadier Guard (Declan) again in January through May of 2007. They spent the winter with Courtney in Aiken before returning to Nottingham with us. Prior to returning home, they won their Preliminary division at the Plantation Field Horse Trials and finished 2nd at Fair Hill. |
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Dellsie Polomski |
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A graduate of the Garrison Forest School outside Baltimore where she competed on the Equestrian Team, Dellsie joined us for the Summer following her first year at Leeds University in England. |
| Becca Golian |
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A college student at the nearby University of Delaware, majoring in pre-veterinary medicine, Becca is competing Patty Moshanko's the Color of Kells at Preliminary Eventing and in Jumper Rallies as she prepared for her Pony Club A-rating in August. She also frequently rides our two-year-old, Simon, and four-year old, Tag. |
| Brittany Rhodes |
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Living in nearby Peach Bottom, PA, Brittany has been riding for several years. She has been competing her 9-year old Thoroughbred, Gator in Beginner Novice horse Trials.. |
2006
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A college student from Wisconsin, Emily joined us with her Irish Sport Horse Grenadier Guard (Declan) in January of 2006. She completed her first Preliminary Event in April before returning home. She is returning in 2007 to continue towards her goal of competing in a CCI. |
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Kathy Bell |
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Kathy returned for her third summer with C Square Farm. Having purchased Toy Master in 2005, Kathy and "Tucker" were ready for summer competitions in Area II. Highlights included 1st place at the Maryland Horse Trials and two other 2nd place finishes. |
| Emily Eck |
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One of Courtney's and Neal's nieces, Emily spent a month over the summer at C Square Farm. Leasing a horse at home near Boston, Emily has been working on her riding and horsemanship. She plans to return in future years to gain more experience. Emily also competes in 4H hippology and Horse Bowl. |
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A college student at the nearby University of Delaware, majoring in pre-veterinary medicine, Becca is planning to test for her Pony Club A-rating in 2007. She is gaining experience helping back our two-year-old, Simon, as well as working with the sales and competition horses. |
| Brittany Rhodes |
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Living in nearby Peach Bottom, PA, Brittany has been riding for several years. She started training over jumps with Courtney and recently purchased an 8-year old Thoroughbred, Gator. |
2005
| Nikki Gregory | |
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C Square Farm's neighbor and long term barn help, Nikki spent more time at the farm this summer with lots of riding. She competed for the first time, riding Affaire to a 4th place finish at the beginner novice level at the Pleasant Hollow Horse Trials. She has continued to work and ride on a more part-time basis since returning to school. |
Kiri Kopcke |
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From New York City, Kiri relished spending time in the country as well as the normal farm activities. She rode Joy Busbice's Chester Street, while Joy was recuperating from an injury. Kiri and Chester competed in her first horse trials, jumping clean and finishing fifth at the beginner novice level at the Pleasant Hollow Horse Trials. |
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Jen Bell |
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Jen returned to C Square Farm for a few weeks before the start of her Sophomore year at Rice University. Jen competed twice on Hanna, including riding in her first novice level competition at Fair Hill, where she finished without any jumping faults in stadium or cross county. |
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Kathy Bell |
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Kathy returned for another summer with C Square Farm. This year she spent a lot of time competing on her own Snowy and on Toy Master, who she leased for the summer before purchasing him in the fall. Kathy had a great deal of success, including wins at Bucks County, Seneca, and the prestigious Stuart Horse Trials. |
2004
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A student at Sweet Briar College, Tey became an indispensable part of C Square Farm in the Summer of 2004. She helped at home and traveled to groom at shows. She was also able to compete herself for the first time at eventing. |
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Jen Bell |
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A student at Rice University, Jen and her sister, Kathy first met Courtney and Neal at Thanksgiving 2003 when their family came and looked and then purchased Snowy. Jen was here for about a month and was able to lease Patty Moshanko’s The Color of Kells. She competed “Paul” in her first eventing competitions, finishing 3rd at the Bucks County Horse Park Horse Trials. She was a great asset to the team with her ability to manage many things. |
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Kathy Bell |
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Kathy and her family own Snowy, who they purchased from C Square Farm last fall. Kathy came and spent a month this summer fine-tuning their relationship. Much was learned and results were plenty as Kathy and Snowy won two of their three competitions up North. We look forward to welcoming them back in the future. |
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Emily Southworth |
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Emily returned again this summer to C Square Farm with Irish. She had already had a successful summer winning at Pony Club Nationals, and she continued her education at C Square Farm with more lessons. |
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Christine Weir |
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Christine was also a returning student from 2003. Christine had a big summer planned that included testing for her Pony Club B. Borrowing a couple of horses from Courtney’s students, Christine was successful in her quest and is now a “B” Pony Clubber. |
2003
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Andrea Thomas and her thoroughbred gelding, In Your Dreams, visited the farm for 5 weeks this summer. She was exposed to many new theories and ideas. Andrea competed with the team locally in Unionville, finishing second in the Training division at DVCTA. In addition, she also came with us to Kentucky, riding her own horse, "Dream", and also helping groom the other competition horses. |
Anthony Thorton
| Anthony began riding a few years ago with C Square Farm. In spending a week with us this summer, he furthered his horsemanship and riding skills. We wish him the best of luck with football this fall. |
Emily Eck
| Courtney's niece, Emily, spent two weeks at the farm this summer furthering her promising equestrian career. She was a joy to have around and enjoyed riding many of Courtney's sale and competition horses. |
Christine Weir
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A C3 pony clubber from Brookville, MD joined us for July and August of this summer with her horse Code of Ethics. She recently moved up to Training. She finished 3rd at her first start in Kentucky, and followed that with a second and third place finish at her next two competitions. These results qualify Christine for the Area II championships as well as the national training level championships. She plans on doing her first Preliminary at Pleasant Hollow at the end of August. |
Chloe Ota
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Chloe Ota, a returning summer student, brought her horse Begley back to the farm. Unfortunately, she had to return to Hawaii for several months, and so missed out on competing. She is now off to Cornell, and so Begley is leased to a local family who will keep him at the farm, using him for eventing. |
Emily Southworth
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Emily, a C2 Pony Clubber, and her horse, Black Irish, came to the farm for 2 weeks in July. While here, they competed in their first Training and finished third. This qualified them for the Area II Championships. |
2002
C Square Farm welcomes help from all corners of the world. In the summer of 2002, in addition to help from around the neighborhood, C Square Farm was staffed with three working students from California, Hawaii, and France. Katie Harrington and Chloe Ota were at the farm for their summer breaks from college. Chloe purchased Ever Clever from C Square Farm in the Fall of 2002 . Soraya is a university student from France, who is studying equine economy and trade in the US. Soraya owns a grey Andalusian dressage horse.