| Our mission | Helping underserved or at-risk youth and young adults develop life skills by working with horses in a peaceful, rural setting. Horse SenseAbility is a program of Wildstar Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapy, Inc. Horses and the lifestyle that goes along with caring for them provides opportunities to teach critical life and communication skills. |
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Horse SenseAbility
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Horsemanship LeadersAssist participants doing unmounted therapeutic activities such as grooming, learning about equine body language, doing arts and crafts and engaging in educational games. All volunteers must be at least 14 years old.Office HelpersAssist staff by doing administrative tasks, organizing an event, posting on social media, fundraising and networking with local organizations. Volunteers with special skills are encouraged to let us know about your talents. Office helpers must be at least 16 years old.Horse LeadersSteer and manage the horse during a lesson as needed. The horse leader is responsible for the horse not the rider and must pay attention not only to the instructor's directions but also be aware of the entire team. A leader must have significant, recent experience with horses. All volunteers must be at least 14 years old.Barn/Farm HelpersWork directly with staff to care for the horses and keep their environment safe and clean. All volunteers must be at least 14 years old.Stable Moment MentorsMeet 1-on-1 weekly for an hour with the same participant and horse for an entire school year. Horse SenseAbility provides special training, activities and ongoing support to mentors. Stable Moments mentors must be at least 21 years old. Experience with horses is not required.Side WalkersProvide physical and emotional support to the rider as needed. A side walker must have significant, recent experience with horses. All volunteers must be at least 14 years old. |
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| About us | Horse SenseAbility grew out of founder Polly Kornblith’s passions for working with kids at-risk and for being with animals. Starting in 2010, Polly and her Labrador Retrievers started making therapy visits through Dog B.O.N.E.S. of Massachusetts to schools, libraries, hospice patients and medical facilities. |
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