Volunteer!
Volunteer Training coming up on Wednesday, May 15th at 5:30 pm at the barn. Please join us!
Hours Available: During the school year, our program (and thus, volunteer hours) are daytime: 9/10:00am until about 5/5:30pm. During the summer we run evening lessons as well, and go until about 8:30pm.
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We have Volunteer Training sessions frequently. Please watch this page for announcements of upcoming training sessions, held at the HorsePower barn 1/4 mile west of Wild Water West! Call 251-1685 for more info. You don’t have to work, just see and learn more about who we are and what we do. It’s fun, safe and easy! All you do is walk beside a horse and help a rider. Horse experience is great, but not necessary. Smiles are free! Come experience love of people and horses “HorsePower style”!
Barn Address: 26659 Blue Sage Lane, Sioux Falls, SD (west of Hwy 17/466th Ave. on W. 41st St. – near Wild Water West)
This is the job that pays you so much more than money. HorsePower pays our volunteers with smiles, and knowing that what you are doing is changing lives of people you can touch, laugh with, and mentor.
We need people of all walks in life. Seniors, retirees, students, family, medical professionals, equine experts; the only requirement is that you be 14 and over and have a willing heart to share.
We have periodic volunteer training sessions so you will be confident in what your role is. Most needed are horse leaders and “side-walkers” – people who walk alongside the horse and keep riders seated. But many other opportunitys to help abound. Some examples of needs are grounds keeping, mowing, painting, planting and nurturing flowers, grooming and helping with horses, cleaning up after horses (it can be very therapuetic for you too!), making phone calls, helping schedule other volunteers, helping with special promotions like dances and benefit auctions, helping with communications, the list is endless. Bring your skill to us and we can use it to help others
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If you think this is for you, please contact our staff today – contact information is on our “contact us” page if you would like to phone, or just email today: Rachel.Schafer@HorsePowerSF.com.
Hello,
I am a student from USD and the president of the Pre Occupational Therapy Club on campus, I am looking to see if there are any volunteering opportunities that our group could come and help with?
look forward to hearing from you
Thank you
Kelsey Halstead
Hi Kelsey, sorry I am slow to reply. We have opportunity for volunteering all year round, and really can use your help! Just click on the “Volunteer” link for ideas on how you can help. I will send your contact information to our Riding Instructor so she can advise you when our next volunteer trianing will be. We just need you to come to a training session and you are ready to help! Thanks again so much. SK
I am so excited to help out in the community. especially in this way!
Thank you so much! We appreciate you!
I would like to volunteer to be a helper. I am a teacher of special needs students and love working with horses. How do I go about volunteering and meeting with someone to get this all set up?
Hi Darbie, we will contact you and set up a time for you to come out to the barn. Thanks so much!
Hi!
I am interested in volunteering with Handi-Riders!
I am a nurse at Sanford and have had experience riding/working with horses! Let me know what I need to do to get involved!!
I would love to volunteer. This seems like an amazing program. I have some experience with horses and with special needs children. I will be there on Saturday.
Hi,
My name is Janet. I am 53 and have an 11 year old daughter who has been riding for the last 5 years. She loves horses and kids. I know your volunteer age requirement is 14. I would like her to experience “giving back” and thought this would be the perfect fit. Is this something she and I could possibly do together? We would love to volunteer.
Hi Janet, we would absolutely love to have you come out and help. It is so much fun and we have several parents and daughters/sons working together! You will truly experience “giving back” and earn lots of smiles and hugs. Please call 605 251 1685 and visit with Head Instructor Kelsey Barker about setting up a time to come out. Thanks so much!
When is your next volunteer training program? I have a 15 year old daughter who would love this! We live two hours away from Sioux Falls, but I would make it work for her to experience this opportunity.