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Volunteer with Horses and Kids
ORGANIZATION: Empowering Strides
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Volunteers are an essential part of the Empowering Strides team. Volunteers are utilized in every lesson to maintain the utmost safety of each horse and rider. Volunteers support riders by helping them to groom and tack their horses, to mount and dismount, and to learn new things and complete tasks during a lesson.
Empowering Strides Volunteer Qualifications
- Volunteers must be at least 14 years old. (12 with a parent)
- Be able to lift up to 20 lbs
- Be able to walk and jog on uneven ground during a one-hour lesson
- Enjoy working with kids
- Have good communication skills
- Be open to constructive feedback
- Be willing to learn and follow procedures
- Dress in appropriate barn attire
- *Horse knowledge and experience is extremely helpful but not necessary.
Empowering Strides is open to working with teenagers that need to fullfill volunteer hours for school, senior projects, 4H or extra curricular activities! Our instructor has mentored high school students who were completing horse related senior projects and is happy to do so again. *Empowering Strides is willing to work with people who would like to volunteer but do not have horse handling experience. Please be honest about your level of horse experience as this can be a safety issue for yourself and our students.
32 Shifts
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Sat Nov 30, 2024 - 08:45 AM to 01:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Mon Dec 02, 2024 - afternoon / 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 03, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 03, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Dec 04, 2024 - 01:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Sat Dec 07, 2024 - 08:45 AM to 01:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Mon Dec 09, 2024 - afternoon / 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 10, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 10, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Dec 11, 2024 - 01:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Sat Dec 14, 2024 - 08:45 AM to 01:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Mon Dec 16, 2024 - afternoon / 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 17, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 17, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Dec 18, 2024 - 01:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 19, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 19, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Sat Dec 21, 2024 - 08:45 AM to 01:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Mon Dec 23, 2024 - afternoon / 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 24, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 24, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Dec 25, 2024 - 01:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 26, 2024 - evening / 11:45 AM to 03:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 26, 2024 - 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Sat Dec 28, 2024 - 08:45 AM to 01:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Mon Dec 30, 2024 - afternoon / 02:45 PM to 07:15 PM PST - Spots available: 2
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About Empowering Strides
Location:
13525 Lost Lake Rd, Snohomish, WA 98296, US
Mission Statement
Empowering Strides strives to empower children through the use of therapeutic equine activities.
Description
Empowering Strides non-profit organization providing therapeutic horsemanship to children who face behavioral, emotional and/or cognitive challenges. Through the use of horses we can offer youth a different perspective. Horses often mirror the emotions of their handler which allows the horse to teach a child far easier than an authoritative figure. Horses gently encourage a new awareness and connection in people that grows a person’s self-awareness and leadership abilities.
CAUSE AREAS
Animals,
Children & Youth,
People with Disabilities
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 32 shifts
WHERE
17919 Fales RoadSnohomish, WA 98296
(47.83507 ,-122.074814 )
DATE POSTED
October 2, 2024
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Child Care
- Animal Care / Handling
- Animal Therapy
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training
- 2+ hours weekly
- 12 yrs with a parent.