Majestic Hills Ranch - Volunteers Needed

May – October, Weather Dependant

Dates of sessions (depending on weather)	Week days	Session times – maximum five riders per session
Spring Session (Session 1) May 7^th – June 21^st June 25^th – July 5^th Make Up Weeks	Monday – Thursday	4:00 pm, 5:30 pm, 7:00pm
Summer Session (Session 2) July 9^th – August 23^rd Aug. 27^th – Sept. 6^th Make Up Weeks	Monday – Thursday	9:00 am, 10:30 am 4:00 pm, 5:30 pm, 7:00pm
Fall Session (Session 3) September 10^th – October 25^th Oct. 29^th – Nov. 8^th Make Up Weeks	Monday – Thursday	4:00 pm, 5:30 pm, 7:00pm

Each session is 7 weeks in length, with 2 weeks between each for potential make up lessons. If you are able to commit to the entire 9 week length, it would be greatly appreciated.

The initial volunteer training will be held several weeks prior to the start of the program at a couple different times. Training will be anywhere from 2 to 6 hours depending on weather and size of group attending. Volunteers coming into the program after the start of the program will be trained on the first evening of their participation.

Each session will have 5 leaders that are experienced with handling horses and up to two sidewalkers per rider. Leaders and sidewalkers will be paired with the same rider as much as possible, so that they can work as a team each week in order to develop individual goals.

Additional ranch chores will be done between classes, which may include cleaning stalls and paddocks, scrubbing and filling water tanks, cleaning the petting zoo area, etc.

Volunteers will be asked to make a rain or shine commitment.

Morning shift is approximately 4 hours from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Afternoon shift is approximately 4.5 hours from 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM.

The ranch will be closed on the following days:

Memorial Day May 28^thMakeup date: June 25^th

Independence Day July 4^th Makeup date: Not available

Labor Day September 3^rd Makeup date: Not available

Positions and duties are:

Leads - These are the volunteers that are experienced with horses and they will be responsible for leading and controlling the horse during the therapy sessions.

Sidewalkers - These are the volunteers that are not experienced at handling horses. Sidewalkers are responsible to support the child in the saddle and guide them through their therapy sessions as outlined in their evaluation forms.

Between classes, volunteers may be asked to help our with general chores, such as cleaning stalls, picking out paddocks, feeding the petting zoo animals, scrubbing out and refilling water buckets, etc.

We request all volunteers be at least 16 years of age. If a parent / guardian / sibling at least 18 years old are also volunteering, then we can take volunteers as young as 14. For safety purposes volunteers cannot bring their smaller children or dogs with them while they are volunteering.

Volunteer training sessions will be held before the sessions begin, and volunteers should plan on a 2 - 6 hours of training (depending on weather and how many are in a class.) Volunteers signing up after the program starts in May will be trained during class times.

If you are interested in volunteering click here to download an application in .pdf format. You can also down load a brochure on volunteer opportunities by clicking here. Adobe reader is required.

To request a volunteer application contact Kris Zieska at 952-888-6077 or 952-426-5688 (cell), or by email: KZieska@MajesticHillsRanch.com.

The current schedule is still tentative. We will know our schedule better once we have spoken with the therapists from the VA medical center. The days may vary, so please let us know if you would be able to come with little notice.

TIMES	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Morning
Afternoon

If you are interested in volunteering please call and request an application or click here to download an application in .pdf format. You can also down load a brochure on volunteer opportunities by clicking here. Adobe reader is required.

To request a volunteer application contact Craig Swanson at 952-759-1840 (cell).