Days needed: Sat (as of 03/20/2018)

Volunteer must be comfortable working with large animals. Volunteers should be comfortable working with individuals who have physical, cognitive and emotional challenges. Our students come to us with a variety of abilities, our program serves adults, youth, and children. Our volunteers are often used interchangeably between positions (see 2 positions below), depending on the experience level of the volunteer and the needs of the student and/or horse. Volunteer must be dependable, capable of focusing on one task at a time, capable and comfortable with being assigned a change of task at any given moment. Must be comfortable taking direction and instruction from management.

Volunteer positions:

*Sidewalker - volunteer will walk alongside the horse during a lesson. Ensure the safety of the student in the event that the student loses their balance.

*Leader - volunteer will lead the horse during a lesson, must be comfortable to walk and trot horse on lead.

Volunteers will receive Continuing Education training sessions while on-staff, new-hire training is available. All volunteers will be responsible for the following:

* groom horses (brushing, cleaning hooves, combing manes)
* tack horses (prepare the horse with saddle or saddle pad, adaptive equipment if needed, halter with clip on reins)
* turn horses out into the appropriate paddock
* collect horse from the appropriate paddock
* helping the student to accomplish lesson goals under the direction of the Riding Instructor