Volunteer opportunities are open to all members of the community, including retirees, teachers on summer break, horse enthusiasts, college interns, and high school students, with a variety of activities to get involved in, such as

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• assisting with lessons

• horse care

• feeding and feed preparation

• stable work, barn chores and stall cleaning

• fundraising and events

• admin tasks 

• and more!

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Volunteers usually make a 2 to 4 hour (or more!) weekly commitment to the program to ensure adequate staffing for lessons and other program/horse needs. This also creates continuity with the riders and horses. 

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No horse experience? No problem! We’ll provide training in safety and horse handling. Our experienced team will guide you as you learn and become more comfortable at the barn.

 

Volunteers are trained through a combination of hands-on/shadowing activities and lecture/readings and videos, over the course of 12-20 hours -  depending upon the incoming skill level of the volunteer. Our extensive training provides an overview of disabilities, horse handling techniques, adapted tack and equipment, role play of lesson situations and much more. We also provide on-going training opportunities for our volunteers.

 

Minimum age to volunteer with Equi-Ed is 14 years old. Contact us for more info about our Junior Volunteer Program.