Make a difference in someone's life - Volunteer!
Something for Everyone
Whether you put your skills to good use or are interested in learning something new, your support will help our students thrive and grow.
You will not only share in someone else's success, but you will also become a part of a community focused on creating a positive and inclusive environment, experience true camaraderie with other volunteers, and, of course, get to spend time with horses!
How to Become a Volunteer
Step One: Read about our volunteer opportunities to decide how you want to get involved.
Step Two: Decide whether your schedule allows for a consistent, weekly commitment or if you would like to become involved in projects or as a substitute as your schedule allows.
Step Three: Fill out the Volunteer Application Form
Step Four: Email your completed form to volunteer@three-gaits.org or by mail to 3741 State Rd 138, Stoughton, WI 53589
Step Five: Attend a volunteer orientation and sign up to volunteer!
Volunteer Roles and Opportunities
Like people and horses? Lessons are for you!
In addition to our therapists, instructors, and horses, our riders depend on our volunteers to help get their horses ready for their lessons, lead their horses during lessons, and walk beside them to provide physical support and encouragement. Volunteers do not need prior experience working with horses or people with disabilities. Our trained staff will provide all the support you need to help our students achieve their goals! All we ask is that you can walk for 45 minutes at a time, jog a short distance, have sufficient strength to support a child or adult, and have a kind and compassionate character!
Our riders enjoy getting to know the volunteers in their lessons, so ideally, your schedule would allow you to commit to multiple lessons during each lesson term.
Benefits: Share in our students’ successes, meet new people, get your steps in, and use and expand your horse handling skills.
Have experience with horses? Horse and Barn Chores are for you!
Our barn comprises our amazing program horses and a few lucky boarded horses, all with a calm, easy-going personality. Experience with horses, ability to work in a positive, team environment, ability to lift 50 pounds, and a willingness to adapt to the Three Gaits way are requirements.
Benefits: Provide the foundation for our programs, be active, spend time around horses, and become a part of a friendly team.
Main roles include:
- Turn out in the morning, turn in at night, and close the barn replenishing hay and water.
- Setting up feed and water.
- Cleaning stalls.
- Caring for tack and horse equipment.
Do you like to fix things or take care of a farm? Facility Care and Projects are for you!
Pastures and farms always need attention, and we welcome the help of our community! Experience with tractors, yard equipment, and power tools is ideal but not necessary.
Examples of tasks:
- Fence line maintenance.
- Yard and pasture care.
- Repair and building projects of all kinds.
- Spring and fall clean-ups.
- Indoor and outdoor arena maintenance
Benefits: Spend time outdoors, see the benefits of your work firsthand, be a part of a fun team, and know that your support allows our programs to thrive!
And last but never least – Join a Committee!
As a board-guided organization, we count on talented people to help with strategy, event planning, and policy development. Your support allows our small staff to stay focused on growing our programs and ensuring we work to the best of our abilities!
- Program Development Committee
- Finance Committee
- Event Planning & Development
- Volunteer Committee
- Facility Committee
So, let's get started!
Click to complete your Volunteer Application form.
To learn more, contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Sue Schneider, at 608-877-9086 or email us at volunteer@three-gaits.org. We can't wait to hear from you!
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