Horse and stable care volunteers help with grooming and caring for our horses on a daily basis.  Roles may  include helping clean stalls, feeding hay and water and general care of the horse and stable area.

Volunteers for Horse Handlers + Side Walkers are asked to be as consistent as possible as our students rely on the consistency of the people helping during their sessions. Horse Handlers + Side Walkers' responsibilities include helping groom, tack up, untack and then lead the horse during sessions.  They may also be asked to side walk next to the student for extra support.  We do require all of these volunteers to go through an orientation for training and will continue to educate as their volunteer career continues.  These opportunities are currently on Wednesday mornings and afternoons, Thursday mornings and Saturday mornings.  Opportunities are generally in 3 hour shifts, however if you have availability to stay longer for the remaining session you are welcome!

Orientation is a chance to learn all the ins and outs of how Volunteers can make a huge impact on our community!  Volunteers will learn how to horse handle, groom, tack up the horse and side walk during orientation.  We value developing our volunteers skills and confidence just as much as our students.  We are all always growing and learning and whether you have years of horse knowledge or not, we are happy to have you and grateful for your willingness to help others!