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Be a Side Walker at Kids & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center!
ORGANIZATION: Kids & Horses, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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57 people are interested
Do you love horses and kids? Kids & Horses may be the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! Kids & Horses sessions are only a half-hour long Sunday-Thursdays, 9am-5pm. Volunteers can give as little as an hour on a session day or a whole day and can serve on a consistent schedule or be on-call to backup other volunteers. Kids & Horses is looking for side walkers and horse handlers to help in sessions ensuring the safety of the rider. All side walkers are trained and observe two sessions before they are asked to volunteer for a session. Those who are interested in becoming horse handlers receive additional training. Please email or call Kids & Horses with questions or interest in volunteering at info@kidsandhorses.org or call us at 775.267.1775. Find a map to our location at: http://kidsandhorses.org/contact/. Kids & Horses has a dedicated group of more than 100 volunteers who serve as horse handlers, side walkers, equine caretakers, and supporters of the organization - many of whom have worked with Kids & Horses for years.
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About Kids & Horses, Inc.
Location:
2869 Esaw Street, Minden, NV 89423, US
Mission Statement
Kids & Horses is a non-profit organization that serves children and adults with disabilities in Northern Nevada through the use of horses. Kids & Horses offers a variety of services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and adaptive riding lessons.
Description
Welcome to Kids & Horses, home of acceptance, fun and learning with HORSES!
Serving Those with Special Needs in OUR Community
Kids & Horses was founded in 1999 and is one of only two premier PATH certified therapeutic riding centers in Northern Nevada, an area where children and adults with special needs are under-served.
Education Resource for the Community
Classes in horsemanship and riding lessons are offered to all members of the community - providing an avenue to come together for fun, learning, growth, and to share our passion for horses and the outdoors.
Giving Horses a Second Chance
Many special horses have enjoyed a second chance with Kids & Horses when age, injury, or other circumstances necessitated a change in career.
Value
Kids & Horses delivers enormous value with modest financial resources.
The organization’s founder, Sam Waldman, believed so strongly in the value of equine therapy that he established Kids & Horses with his own funds, at his own ranch.
Approximately 50% of the students in the Kids & Horses program are on scholarship.
Students that can pay only pay a 1/4 the cost (or $35 a lesson) to the program because of generous donors, foundations, and fundraisers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2869 Esaw StreetMinden, NV 89423
DATE POSTED
October 15, 2019
SKILLS
- Child Care
- Elder care
- Animal Care / Handling
- Equestrian
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training