- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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74 people are interested
Volunteer at therapeutic horseback riding facility
ORGANIZATION: Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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74 people are interested
HOLISTIC RIDING EQUESTRIAN THERAPY (HRET) is passionately committed to empowering the lives of individuals with varied physical, emotional, cognitive, and social abilities through the spirit of the horse! HRET offers a variety of skill appropriate classes meeting the needs of riders from preschoolers on our ponies to independent riders on our program safe horses. We teach both mounted, unmounted, and farm experience classes.
We require volunteers to commit to a regular schedule of a minimum of four hours weekly. We need consistent volunteers who will act as side walkers (walking next to the rider at all times), horse leaders, helpers with the morning farm experience classes, and helpers in various other admin positions. This is a rewarding experience for everyone involved. Please consider joining our organization, as the more volunteers we have, the more participants we can teach! You do NOT need experience with horses to volunteer! We will teach you everything you need to know!
We have evening riding classes and we have morning/early afternoon school group classes. Daytime classes consist of both riding and a "farm experience" portion.
We also need help with marketing, graphic design, fundraising, grant writing, event coordination, website design, property repair and maintenance, gardening/landscaping, legal services, barn chores, electrician/HVAC/plumbing, and much more. If you have talent to share and time to give, we can use your help!
Training is required to be PATH Intl (Professional Assoc. of Therapeutic Horsemanship) compliant.
We generally having trainings monthly, which we provide free of charge! Our next training is tentatively scheduled for 3/23/24. We offer additional horse leader and herd care trainings, to those who show an aptitude and interest.
PLEASE RSVP to hold your SPOT and get paperwork and information: hretvolunteer@gmail.com
https://www.holisticridingtherapy.org/
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1 Shift
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09:00 AM to 07:30 PM
Volunteer shifts are 2-4 hours on weekdays and/or Saturdays (fall/spring)
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
More opportunities with Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy
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About Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy
Location:
14437 Lemont Road, Homer Glen, IL 60491, US
Mission Statement
HRET is passionately committed to empowering the lives of individuals with varied physical, emotional, cognitive, and social abilities through the spirit of the horse. HRET offers a variety of skill appropriate classes meeting the needs of preschoolers on our ponies to independent riders on our program safe horses. We are an equine assisted services (EAS) program that provides horse and pony therapeutic riding and activities. Our classes are approximately an hour long and incorporate grooming and bonding time with horses or ponies, in addition to riding.
Description
HOLISTIC RIDING EQUESTRIAN THERAPY (HRET) PROGRAM is designed to improve the quality of life physically, emotionally, and socially for individuals with varied abilities, as well as veterans. HRET offers a variety of skill appropriate classes meeting the needs of preschoolers on our ponies to independent riders on our horses. We also offer a farm experience program for groups, as well as summer camps, field trips and special events.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
14437 Lemont RoadHomer Glen, IL 60491
DATE POSTED
February 9, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training
- Volunteer 4 hours/week. We have classes Mon. thru Thurs. evenings (spring/summer/fall), as well as Mon. thru Fri. mornings, Tues./Thurs. early afternoon, and Saturday afternoons (spring/fall only). We do summer camps and field trips/events also.
- Must be age 14+. Adults 18+ must submit to a background check. Attend volunteer orientation and side walker training annually. Additional training (provided by HRET) is required to be a horse leader or herd care helper, by invitation only.