Volunteer
3 steps to apply to volunteer
Review the Volunteer Manual and sign the
Fill out the online
Once you hear back from us, schedule a tour of the farm.
I know my time spent at Horse SenseAbility helps bring joy to others. The participants have the opportunity to challenge themselves, grow their skills and feel successful!
--Nikki Patruno
We generally need volunteers to be:
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BARN HELPERS work with staff to care for the horses and keep their environment safe and clean.
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HORSE LEADERS steer and manage the horse during a lesson as needed. The horse leader is responsible for the horse not the rider and must have significant, recent experience with horses.
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SIDE WALKERS provide physical and emotional support to the rider as needed. A side walker must have significant, recent experience with horses.
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HORSEMANSHIP HELPERS assist participants doing unmounted therapeutic activities such as grooming, learning equine body language and engaging in educational games. Horsemanship helpers must have significant, recent experience with horses.
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OFFICE VOLUNTEERS assist the Executive Director with tasks such as fundraising, logging lessons and creating social media posts.
All volunteers receive one-on-one training before starting. Volunteers must be 18 or older.