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Assist participants during Adaptive / Therapeutic Equine Lessons!

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ORGANIZATION: Faith Equestrian Therapeutic Center

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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Faith Equestrian needs YOUR help! We need volunteers to assist with adaptive / therapeutic riding lessons on week day afternoons/ evenings and Saturday mornings as Sidewalkers and Horse Leaders. Lessons are mildly physical with walking up to 30 minutes at a time (with some breaks of course) and some jogging possible for short distances. Must be able to physically lift 25 lbs and must be at least 14 years old.

*Our Monthly Volunteer Trainings occur the second Saturday of each month at 10:30am onsite at FETC. Please check our Facebook page for monthly Volunteer Training events/ updates!

Sidewalker - A person who walks beside the horse next to the student's knee area while the rider is mounted. They offer moral support as well as look out for the students balance. Ensuring the rider is not shifting too far over one side or the other on the horses back. Their focus is on the rider, not the horse. No horse experience needed.

Horse leader - A person who controls the horse's movement on a lead line while the student is mounted. The horse leader is responsible for watching to see that the horse is comfortable and responding in a relaxed manner to the student. Their focus is on the horse. Horse experience required.

Other needs: Barn maintenance, cleaning stalls, turning out horses, gardening/landscape maintenance, building maintenance

**We do require a background check for anyone 18 or older who assist the students with lessons. You'll need to go to the website below and enter this code in the 'package code' field on the top right corner of the screen: FF41bg https://mycb.castlebranch.com/ Please reach out with any questions and many thanks in advance for considering our organization when donating your precious volunteer time! Reach more about us on our website!

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About Faith Equestrian Therapeutic Center

Location:

243 Appaloosa Way, Guyton, GA 31312, US

Mission Statement

Faith Equestrian Therapeutic Center's (FETC) mission is to offer equine-assisted therapeutic and educational activities (EAAT) to help improve physical, behavioral, cognitive and emotional functioning in individuals with disabilities in a family-friendly recreational and educational environment. FETC offers its program to people with disabilities regardless of race, creed or financial need.

Description

We are a member of PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) International with the Premier Accreditation.

We provide riding lessons, ground work, and other equine assisted activities for individuals with special needs & disabilities.

Volunteers are an integral part of our organization! We are always looking for volunteers in the following areas: horse leaders, sidewalkers, Barn chores, event assistance, summer camp assistance, grounds/maintenance, groups looking to do a project, and more!


CAUSE AREAS

Animals
Children & Youth
People with Disabilities
Animals, Children & Youth, People with Disabilities

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

243 Appaloosa WayGuyton, GA 31312

(32.27753,-81.31821)
 

SKILLS

  • Mentoring
  • Teaching / Instruction
  • Youth Services
  • Animal Care / Handling
  • Animal Therapy
  • Special Needs

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups
  • Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 14
  • Orientation or Training
  • Each lesson is 40 - 45 minutes. We ask each volunteer to plan on roughly an hour of their time as the horses will need to be brushed and tacked for each lesson and put back in their stall or field afterwards.
  • **Background checks are only required for those age 18+

Private Group Details

  • Group Size Range 1 - 10
  • Event can be held at organization location(s)
  • Donation Requested
  • As a non-profit 501(c)(3), all donations are tax deductible.

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