Volunteer Application

Must be at least 8 years old to volunteer

Volunteers under 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

You do not need equine or non profit experience to volunteer

Volunteer duties include the following:

Daily care of the horses: feeding, mucking, grooming, wound management, rehab of our most critical animals
Groundskeeping: Repairing fences, mowing, dragging fields, maintaining equipment, landscaping
Training: Onsite training mainly consists of preparing our horses for our training partners, we will sometimes haveone or two horses to ride, but our primary focus at our main facility is critical care and rehab. We work on halter breaking, basic ground manners, tying, bathing, and standing for the vet and farrier

Fundraisers: Volunteering at various fundraising events throughout the year.

SVERN has a non discrimination policy and both welcomes and encourages volunteers from all walks of life.

Initial orientation scheduling will be done via email

Name

Phone

Text communication is preferred for volunteer scheduling do you have the ability to text?

Yes

Do you have any physical or medical limitations?

Do you have any allergies:?

Emergency contact name & number:

Have you volunteered for another nonprofit? If yes please describe your duties:

Do you have horse experience: If yes please give a brief description of your horse experience? If yes please describe your experience:

Do you have reliable transportation to and from the barn?

Yes

Can you lift 25 pounds and walk up to 2 miles unassisted?

Yes

Will you be having any children under the age of 13 volunteering with you? If yes please list the name and ages of all children:

If they have allergies please list here:

Do they have horse experience? If yes please give a brief description of their experience:

Are you volunteering for community service, and if so what is your offense? If yes please list your offense:

How many hours do you need to fulfill?

When do these hours need to be completed by?

What are you interested in doing?

Basic horse care (grooming, barn chores)

Working hands on with difficult horses

Helping at our fundraising events

Helping behind the scenes with marketing, social media, etc