Our Volunteers
DO YOU LOVE HORSES, FRESH AIR, WIDE OPEN SPACES, AND HELPING OTHERS?
BECOME A RIDING UNLIMITED VOLUNTEER!
Volunteer Opportunities
Riding Unlimited offers many exciting volunteer opportunities. Whether you like working with children, schooling horses, or soliciting items for an auction, we have the perfect opportunity for you. We welcome individual volunteers or groups looking for a volunteer project. We also have many couples who volunteer together and parents who volunteer with their teenage children.
At the Ranch
For hands-on interaction and physical exercise you might want to be a...
Sidewalker – The primary responsibility of a sidewalker is to maintain constant safety awareness, while providing physical and motivational support to the rider.
• Qualifications for Sidewalker – Minimum age is 14. Be able to walk and jog for short periods of time while the horse is trotting. Attend Volunteer Training and be
committed to your weekly class assignment throughout the session.
If you have experience with horses you might want to be a...
Horse Handler – The horse handler is directly responsible for the horse before, during and after each lesson. It is the leader who must help in guiding, stopping and starting without making the rider feel that heor she is simply a passenger.
• Qualifications for Horse Handler - Minimum age is 14. Must have experience with horses and complete Handler Certification. Must attend hands-on training and be responsible for continued training as needed. Should be able to walk at a fast pace and jog intermittently during the lesson.
Driving Volunteer – Header and spotters
• Headers (trained horse handlers) and spotters must attend additional training. It is necessary to have operating knowledge of all securing mechanisms and be familiar with loading and unloading procedures.
For the younger generation
Junior Volunteeer – 11 – 13 years old
• Juniors do not work in the arena with the riders. The Junior Volunteer’s primary responsibility is to assist with grooming and tacking. Junior volunteers must attend Volunteer Training.
Do you like ranch work? If so, we have a spot for you!
Ranch Hand - As a working ranch we always have fence to fix, pastures to maintain, building repairs and electrical and carpentry needs. The list is endless….
Off the Ranch
• Join our Board of Directors
• Join our Development Committee
• Help plan Special Events
• Set up Riding Unlimited tables at community events
• Solicit donations
• Media and communication
• Design brochures, fliers
• Manage the newsletter
• Join our Speakers Bureau
• Join our Finance Committee
For more details contact Pat Dellemann at 940-479-2016 or email volunteer@ridingunlimited.org
Click here to download the Volunteer Registration Forms and the Volunteer Manual to get started.
To volunteer, call the Ranch at 940-479-2016 or email us at volunteer@ridingunlimited.org.
Charlie Wagner
Charlie is friends to all and enemies with none and that is hard to find in one individual. Charlie can do it all from pulling off a shoe that is just barely hanging on, repairing the facilities if in need, grooming and tacking some of our most stubborn mounts, and bringing a smile to everyone's faces. He is there in a pinch. One would find him working with new volunteers and showing them the ropes or lending a hand during mounting or in the arena when we are short. Charlie Wagner has a fantastic work ethic and lets it shine at all moments when at Riding Unlimited. He has riders that call him by name and even one that requests a hug from him. He is always ready to comply with the demands (larger and small) from our riders and horses. He may look kind of rugged on the outside but if you watch he will sneak a horse a scratch in one of their favorite spots or a treat if there happens to be one around. Charlie attends almost all of our extra activities and those staff meetings that we don't always want to know about. He is always at volunteer training and any one that has ever attended knows it's either scorching hot or freezing cold, but he never fails to show. He is a wonderful liaison between volunteers and instructors since we don't have x-ray eyes or even the ones in the back or our heads that we often wished we had. We are so proud of all the work Charlie Wagner has done with Riding Unlimited.
Thanks, Charlie, you make a difference.
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