If your volunteer base is similar to ours, people form all walks of life apply to volunteer at your program. Our program has had over two hundred volunteers pass through since 1989, when the program began. We attract volunteers by advertising the dates and times of upcoming program sessions, as well as volunteer training sessions via radio, newspapers and flyers. As the University of New Hampshire's Therapeutic Riding Program, we have a large number of students who volunteer.
Some students volunteer to fill a requirement in their course curriculum.
Other students volunteer to learn, give back to the community, or enlarge their circle of friends. We accept high school students seeking to fulfill community service requirements in their curriculum. We have also had an occasional volunteer remanded by the court system to serve community service. Lawyers, teachers, doctors, nurses, RTs, OTs, PTs, SEPs, social workers, as well as moms and dads round out our volunteer base. These volunteers have big hearts and a little free time to offer their services to our program.