Part-Time or Internship Equine Extraordinaire for Therapeutic Riding Facility

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Shining Hope Farms is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to enable children and adults with disabilities to achieve functional goals through the use of equine assisted activities and Hippotherapy.

A program like ours relies on amazing volunteers to keep serving children and adults in the capacity that we do, and to be able to serve more.

We are looking for someone with horse experience to be our Equine Extraordinaire during our operating hours M-F. This opportunity can also be structured as an internship if desired.

Our operating hours are currently:

Monday - 10-6

Tuesday - 10-6

Wednesday - 9 - 6:30

Thursday - 9 - 6

Friday - 9:30 - 12

The Equine Extroidinare will do the following:

• Assist with horse-care
• Assist with turn in/out
• Groom and tack up horses
• Work directly with the Barn Manager and Program Director to learn about general horse care, training and horse selection process
• Assist with barn chores (i.e. mucking out stalls, filling water buckets, etc.)
• Perform horse-leading and/or side-walking during sessions
• Learn and follow PATH Intl. (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) and AHA (American Hippotherapy Association) guidelines and standards.

Please note, applicants must have horse experience. When contacting us please specify your experience. This position may also require a brief interview process.

If you are interested in becoming our Equine Extroidinare please contact us via the form or contact our volunteer coordinator Jessamyn Dib via email at jessamyndib.shf@gmail.com.

Note: This is an unpaid internship/opportunity.