With a degree in equine management from Cazenovia College (N.Y.) in her hand, Amy DeVisser was on the hunt for a position at a show barn. She thought maybe somewhere smaller, a local place that focused on jumpers.

One of her former professors, Karin Bump, heard about an internship offered by the John Madden Sales, Inc., team, luckily right down the road in Cazenovia, N.Y., and recommended DeVisser take the position.