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7 people are interested
Horse/Barn Care Fall/Winter
ORGANIZATION: Spring Reins of Life - Horses, Humans & Healing
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7 people are interested
We need superstar volunteers who have ample horse experience to assist our Equine Specialist with basic barn chores. If you enjoy taking care of horses, we invite you to come and help care for a very special herd of 3 horses (and 3 donkeys) who change and save lives for a living.
Duties include:
- Taking GREAT care of the herd of 4-legged therapists who save lives and help trauma survivors heal.
- This includes washing water buckets, maintaining outside water sources, filling hay nets, sweeping, and cleaning stalls daily (shavings).
- Cleaning up manure/hay from the dry lot, indoor/outdoor arenas, and smaller paddocks close to the barn.
Barn volunteers are taught the patterns, the tools and the specific chores needed in the SRoL barn.
All barn volunteers on a trial run in the beginning to determine fit. Once committed we ask for one (1) shift per week.
Fall and Winter Shifts are Midday or Afternoon (November through April):
Autumn and Winter Barn Shifts are either midday (12 to 3 pm) or afternoon/evening (3 to 6 pm) as the horses are outside during the daytime and the barn/stalls get cleaned then. There are also outside chores to maintain water and hay supply, as well as clean up manure in the smaller paddocks close to the barn. In the afternoon shift there is time to bring in the horses for daily check, grooming, and dinner. There is availability for midday shifts for 1 person weekdays. There is availability for afternoon shifts on M-Tu-Th during the week.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS COUNT: SRoL will verify/validate service hours for those who come here and give their heart and hard work to the herd that heals. This counts for NHS, Boy/Girl Scouts, 4-H School Service Hours, Church Groups, and more.
Because of the AMAZING work these horses do and the miracles they set forth, we are picky about their care. If you are detail-oriented, this will be a fit. :)
See our 4-legged trainers in action on our YouTube Channel
We hope to see you at the farm!
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About Spring Reins of Life - Horses, Humans & Healing
Location:
c/o: Hunt Cap Farms, 401 Main Street, Three Bridges, NJ 08887, US
Mission Statement
Spring Reins of Life (Horses, Humans & Healing). Our mission is to provide a safe, healing and empowered pathway to peace for trauma survivors in New Jersey. The assistance of horses on this journey provides options for self-guided recovery in unique ways of personalized coping skills. This is all accomplished without any previous horse experience and without having to "talk about it". There have been more than 3,000 clients through with the Herd since opening our arena gates in June 2012.
Description
Spring Reins of Life (SRoL) is a non-profit 501c3 volunteer-run organization. We are an EAGALA Model program offering Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) incorporating the use of horses for therapeutic intervention toward promoting emotional growth and healing. We do not offer any riding or mounted work in our program and there is no horse experience needed to gain full benefits. The EAGALA model is an experiential, solution focused base that utilizes a team facilitation approach (licensed mental health professional, certified horse expert, and horses (and/or donkeys!) that allows clients to find their own unique best answers to complex and layered trauma based issues.
Animal assisted therapy with horses combines the positive emotional effects gained from the human/horse bond with opportunities to challenge and explore one's thoughts and internal struggles during activities with an equine partner. It is a therapeutic intervention that defeats the stigma often associated with traditional counseling, but more importantly, it is an intervention that works.
Visitors and Volunteers Welcome! Contact us about Group Volunteering. We do have a strict policy of keeping all visits to a scheduled appointment or meeting time. No walk-ins are allowed, this is for your safety, the safety of the horses and the farm - as well as the privacy of our client groups. Thank you for understanding.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Hunt Cap Farms401 Main StreetThree Bridges, NJ 08887
DATE POSTED
September 25, 2024
SKILLS
- Farming
- Animal Care / Handling
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 15
- Orientation or Training
- If a fit and committing to the Fall Winter season we ask for one (1) shift per week.
- We can work with your schedule