Greetings!
Unfortunately, I have to start off this month's newsletter with some bad news. For those of you who haven't read my blog, I was involved in a riding accident at the end of June that resulted in multiple fractures. That, combined with a subsequent diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms, will keep me out of the saddle for the remainder of the year. Not exactly the news that a horse professional wants to hear, but instead of being down about it, I've decided to learn to make lemonade out of the lemons that the accident has handed me! While being grounded isn't ideal, I'm here, alive, recovering and wanting to work! My plan for the fall is to pursue different aspects of my business since I will not be competing. You'll still see me at competitions with students, but most of my personal horses will be on vacation. As you all know, my primary business is sales and that will continue. We were lucky to have Anna Graves join us for the summer to help with riding. Anna is off to Virginia soon, so we are currently interviewing for a new full-time rider/assistant. Check out our ad on Yard & Groom for a full job description. We are still accepting horses in for training and consignment, and I will be training them from the ground daily. We've been successful in this process thus far, and have sold multiple horses already during my rehab. Along with the consignment horses, I will also be acting as an agent for people looking to purchase horses. I will be sourcing horses both nationally and internationally from young green horses to Advanced horses.. I will also be available for clinics, lessons and Skype/YouTube lessons. So if you would like to set something up, please let me know. For a more detailed report of the accident and the recovery plan, visit my blog. Until next time, Courtney and Neal |
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Before the accident, we were able to get to two competitions in June. We started at hometown event Plantation Field Horse Trials in Unionville on June 9-10. Courtney brought both Who's A Star ("Tag") and R Star ("Hope") at Preliminary. This was Tag's first complete event since returning to competition following his colic surgery in January. He was quite impressive all day, starting off the day with a 21.4 in dressage. He then jumped cleanly all day to win the Open Preliminary division. Go Tag!
Hope, who was in the same division, was just a few points behind her older brother all day. She scored a 26.8 in dressage and only added a little time on cross country to that score to finish 2nd behind Tag.
 | | Who's A Star strutting his stuff at Plantation. |
The next weekend we were off to Seneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trials in Poolesville, Maryland. It's a bit of a hike from the farm, but always worth the drive. Tag was competing in his first Intermediate since his colic surgery, and was more than thrilled to be jumping the big stuff again! He started the day in 3rd place after dressage, and with the ground being fairly hard, Courtney took her time on cross country to add some time to the score. But their score was good enough to hold onto their 3rd place. Hope had a similar day at Preliminary, but ended her day in 2nd place.
 | | Tag having fun out on cross country at Seneca. |
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Clinics & Lessons with Courtney
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 Courtney has gotten the okay to start traveling, and will be available for clinics around the country. She is a great teacher who is demanding but fair and her students learn a great deal. Her primary focus is helping the riders reach their goals by getting the most out of them and their horses.
To learn more about scheduling a clinic at your farm, or if you want to trailer in to our place, contact Courtney directly at csquarefarm@gmail.com.
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C Square Farm Alumni News
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Do you have a C Square Farm alum? Be sure to keep us updated throughout 2012. We love hearing about everyone!
Congrats to ...
The Mackin Family on the purchase of RIngwood Limerick for their daughter Katherine to event and horse show on.
Shari Hampton on the purchase of Rhetabenz to continue her eventing career.
Ariane Mermod on the purchase of Lazer Lavender.
Therese Evans on the purchase of Clover Joe. Therese took a chance with a horse that Courtney recommended from her trip to Ireland. She bought him based on a video and Courtney's advice. We are sure that she would be happy to tell you about her experience.
Virginia Strench on the purchase of PL Black Diamond. Special thanks to Melissa Hunsberger.
The Miller Family on the purchase of Nicholas for their daughter Katie to ride in the jumpers.
Diane Brown of New York on the purchase of Caspian C for her daughter MacCauley to ride in the hunters.
Kudos to ...
Kristen Turner and Lil' Albert on their 4th place finish at Chatahoochee Horse Trials.
Dale Eddy and Guypowder Valley on winning their Preliminary/Training division at Groton House Horse Trials and on their other win at Millbrook Horse Trials.
Erin Renfroe and Porter Creek on their 2nd place in a Training division at Groton House Horse Trials, and their win at the GMHA Training 3-Day Event.
Cornelia Dorr and Sir Patico on their 5th place in a Novice division at Groton House Horse Trials.
Jessica Blum and River Rock on their 5th place in a Novice division at Groton House Horse Trials and their 6th place at GMHA.
Liza Frazier and Providence's Maxwell on their 5th place in a Training division at New Jersey Horse Park Horse Trials.
Kayleigh Quinn and Toy Story on their 7th place in a Preliminary division at New Jersey Horse Park Horse Trials.
Jessica Hart and Zophie on winning their Beginner Novice division at South Farm Horse Trials.
Students Kim Russell and Virginia Frame on placing 2nd and 4th respectively in the Open Novice division at Bucks County.
Lauren Bigelow and Tullamore on their 8th place in a Beginner Novice division at GMHA.
Sasha Scott and Woodwork on winning their Training division at Otter Creek.
Kristine Burgess and BFF Tiara on their 4th place in a Training division at Otter Creek.
Gretchen Creesy and Tigerlily on their win at Millbrook.
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Asmar Equestrian All Weather Riding Jacket
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My tip this month is about enjoying every day. WIth our busy lives, Facebook, Twitter, emails, texts, etc. it's sometimes hard to focus on today and the moments that take place today. WIth my injury, I have been spending quite a lot of time reading through things and two comics pages illustrate this: One was a New Yorker piece showing a scene at someone's home with six people looking at their phones and the caption read, "I invited my friends over so they could play on their phones." The other comic was of Pooh and Piglet taking a walk holding hands and Pooh says, "What day is it?" "It's today," squeaked Piglet. "My favorite day," said Pooh. So here is to you making today your favorite day.
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CSquareFarm.com's
Blog Excerpt
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July 17, 2012:
Lemonade
I have being learning to make lemonade...life recently has given me some lemons and I am working on how to make lemonade, lemon chicken, lemon squares...things to stay busy and active ...
. . . To keep reading, click HERE.
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