Become a Volunteer
Volunteer Roles
Sidewalking and Horse Leading
Requirements:
- 16 years old or older
- Have 1 yr horse experience / basic prerequisites
- Attend initial orientation
- Attend Sidewalking/Horse leading training
- Be able to commit for 1.5 hours per week
- Availability includes Monday and Wednesday
Horse Handler/Barn Chores/Tack Cleaning
Requirements:
- 16 years old or older
- Attend initial orientation and training
- Available approximately one hour per week, days or evenings
- Must demonstrate basic prerequisites
Horse Buddies
Horse buddies are horse experienced adult volunteers (posessing all of the prerequisite skills) who have an interest in being a buddy to one specific horse. This volunteer must be able and interested in helping provide the following to a favored horse:
- Any special attention the horse needs
- equine massage
- TTouch
- hoof care
- bathing
- clipping
- grooming
- feeding and medication as needed
- hand grazing
This person must agree to working with their buddy horse on a regular basis during regular barn hours. No riding, however, lots of loving is just fine and highly preferred.
Fundraising Committee
Requirements:
- Willing to meet with the committee
- Plan or assist with fundraising events and/or projects
- Execute event and/or projects
Gardner
Requirements:
- Flexible days and times
- Planting flowers and plants
- Maintaining garden
Basic Horsemanship Prerequisites
Requirements:
- Demonstrate horse saftey
- Tie a Safety Knot
- Catch a horse
- Halter a horse
- Lead a horse
- Demonstrate understanding of horse space
- Demonstrate understanding of horse communication
- Groom a horse
- Pick Hoofs
- Tack a horse
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