Walk Alongside a Horse and Rider: Adaptive Riding Volunteer Team

What is Adaptive Riding: The Adaptive Riding program invites youth who have a unique physical or mental health diagnosis. Youth build core strength, communication skills, and social skills as well as benefit from emotional enrichment of therapeutic riding and equine-assisted learning. What to Expect:Volunteers walk alongside the horse and rider to give them physical stability and verbal encouragement. ·Gain an understanding of the horse-human connection and the benefit of adaptive riding. ·Gain comfort in relating to others with special needs.·Experience the benefit of encouraging others and see progress in their rider.·Learn individual roles and responsibilities within the team.·Practice healthy boundaries, self-awareness, and situational awareness.No horse experience required. Trinity provides a 2-hour beginner training prior to participating in sessions. Apply to become a volunteer at https://www.trinity-ec.com/givebackVolunteers must be able to:Be emotionally aware and situationally aware of their surroundings to contribute to a healthy and safe therapeutic environment. ·Walk for 50 minutes in deep sand, and jog/run for short periods of time·Lift 50lbs ·Pass a background check Be at least 18 years of age·Keep an arm extended from their side for 50 minutes ·Contribute to a healthy and safe therapeutic environment·Be a reliable, consistent contributor ·Follow directions, be flexible and responsive to changes in schedules, be patient, kind, and caringComplete an Application https://www.trinity-ec.com/giveback1 shift available:Choose 2-4 days of service each week, Mon-Thurs, for 4 weeks at a time or more: Tuesday August 05, 2025 - 15:45 to 16:45 CST