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Mentoring Horses and Kids in Littleton CO

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ORGANIZATION: Zuma's

Help us Help them
Abandon, Neglected, and Abused animals depend on us, Help us help them....

Help Zuma's by caring for our Equine Therapy Partners once destined for a slaughter plant.

Join a Committee - Events, Fundraising, Facilities, Mental Health

Mentor an At-Risk Child in our Experiential Learning Center.

Bulid/repair Fencing or Shelters for our Equine Therapy Partners.

Make mechanical repairs on our Tractor, 4-Wheeler, or Skidsteer.

Build Gardens for our Experiential Learning Kids.

Run a mower or a weed whipper, 146 acres to maintain.

Craft Our Zuma's Luck Horse Shoes. See our website for details

We have 45 horses and many, many chidren that look to Zuma's every day for assistance in our complicated world.

We have several buildings, miles of fencing, and lots of mechanical equipment that we need help maintaining.

The ranch is located near Chatfield State Park, just 7 miles south of the Mineral Light Rail Station.

Come out for an hour or come for a day, we will have plenty of ways for you to get involved in giving back.

7 Shifts

  • morning / 07:00 AM to 08:30 AM MST
    Feeding the Horses
  • 07:00 AM to 09:00 AM MST
    Morning Feeding Shift
  • morning / 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM MST
    Caring for the horses
  • afternoon / 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM MST
    Senior Horse Care
  • afternoon / 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM MST
    Feeding Special Needs Horses and Cleaning Paddocks
  • 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM MST
    Afternoon Cleaning and Feeding Shift
  • evening / 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM MST
    Cleaning Paddocks and Filling Feed Bags
  • NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About Zuma's

Location:

7745 N. Moore Rd., Littleton, CO 80125, US

Mission Statement

To pair at risk children and families with rescue horses. Together, with the help of Equine Assisted Experiential Learning we will teach both horse and child how to live, love and trust again.

Description

Over the past years Zuma’s has developed a great sense of community; the beautiful iron gates remain open throughout the day, welcoming all that enter. It is truly a place for the nurturing of souls.

Most of the horses arrive with a history tarnished by abuse and neglect, completely stripped of their trust. Over time, the horses we rescue regain their health while mending their broken faith in the kindness of human beings.

In 2004, my husband Paul and I decided it was time to repay the horses for all they gave us in love and memories. We decided to take our corporation, American Sport Horses, and turn it into a non-profit horse rescue. At that time, Paul was working for a successful telecommunications company and we knew his income could provide for the rescue horses. Little did we know that just two years into our journey, Paul’s career, as countless others, had vanished. We were prepared to maintain ourselves with or without his salary...the 20+ hungry rescued horses were another story.

Our undertaking has not come without a tremendous amount of effort. Often, we are asked, "How do you do it all with just the two of you?" I answer, "I don’t know how not to do it." The horses need us, and we do what is required to provide for them. Neither Paul nor I ride at all anymore; there is no time to ride when caring for 40 horses.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Animals, Children & Youth, Education & Literacy

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 7 shifts

WHERE

7745 N. Moore Rd.Littleton, CO 80125

(39.472836,-105.03151)
 

DATE POSTED

December 14, 2021

SKILLS

  • Executive Admin
  • Animal Therapy
  • Child Welfare
  • Animal Care / Handling
  • Gardening
  • Veterinary

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 7
  • Orientation or Training
  • 4 hours per month.

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