Volunteers help with everything from fund-raising to ground maintenance. Volunteers are needed to take an active part in making the program work. Some students need as many as three volunteers to assist them during the lesson. Volunteers who want to work in the ring with the students don't need to have horse experience but they should like horses and not be afraid. Volunteers should be willing to follow through on procedures and techniques requested by the instructor.
Volunteers are the most important factor in our program outside of the students.
Volunteers are the backbone of the program and without them the program would not exist. A volunteer may want to perform a specific job, may commit for a week, a month, for special needs or events, or to perform a specific part of the overall picture. However, for volunteers working with the horses or students we expect a commitment for a specific time frame. Children with special needs need to be able to count on their leaders, instructor, or sidewalker. Therefore, volunteers for these positions must be willing to be at the lessons on time, and be reliable.