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The Shane Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship

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Volunteer Jobs Available:

Prior experience working with horses and/or people with disabilities is helpful but not necessary if you are eager to learn. All volunteers are required to attend training sessions to review and learn safety policies and procedures used by The Shane Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship. Duties may include: Assisting with lesson preparation and/or clean up, leading horses, assisting with the mounting & dismounting of participants, walking and jogging next to participants, etc.

Lesson Volunteers: (ages 14+) Lesson volunteers need to have some degree of physical fitness to be able to walk and jog for a sixty-minute lesson. Duties may include preparing the horses or arena for lessons, leading horses, assisting with mounting and dismounting, walking next to riders, assisting with clean up after lessons. Lesson volunteers must be able to commit to an 8 week session generally the same day/time each week for a minimum on 1 lesson per week.

Stable Mate Volunteers: (ages 12+) work alongside Shane Center staff. Duties may include: Cleaning stalls, grooming horses, cleaning tack, sweeping, dusting, raking, etc., helping prepare the horses or facilities for lessons, feeding horses, and turning horses in and out.

Stable Buddies: For those under the age of 12 or those who are differently abled and need to be directly supervised for their safety. A parent or caregiver must participate also. This program has a cost to participate in due to the need for Shane Center staff to set up, supervise, and teach this program.

Special Event Volunteers: (ages 16+) Duties may include helping with the marketing, promotion, and fundraising efforts of The Shane Center board of directors and special event committees.
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Lesson VolunteerStable MatesStable BuddiesFacility MaintenanceSpecial EventFundraisingMarketingBoard Membership
All volunteers over the age of 18 must complete a BCI&I fingerprint background check from your local law enforcement agency. (CODE: 5123 081 Employment with DoDD, county board of DD or contracting agency).
Please tell us why you are interested in volunteering at The Shane Center:
What skills, qualifications or experience do you have that you would like to share with us?
At The Shane Center, we value all employees and volunteers as unique individuals, and we welcome the variety of experiences they bring to our company. As such, we have a strict non-discrimination policy. We believe everyone should be treated equally regardless of race, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, national origin, native language, religion, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
THANK YOU so much for your interest in volunteering with us! The Shane Center's Program Director will get back to you in the next 48 hours to schedule a visit to the center and explore opportunities for you to get involved.
If under the age of 18, please provide the name and phone number of your parent(s) and/or guardian.

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