VOLUNTEER

Volunteer

Volunteers are essential to fulfilling the mission of nonprofit agencies. HorseLink has many opportunities for volunteers to help. Whether you assist with horse handling during our programs and grooming days or helping with our fundraising events and efforts, we always love to find enthusiastic people who can lend a hand to help us accomplish our mission. We know having dedicated volunteers is the only way to make HorseLink happen.

Here are some of ongoing volunteer opportunities.

Horse Leader*

Provide help with set-up and take down and with horse handling during our veterans and trauma programs as well as periodic grooming days we host with different populations. These are full-day or half-day jobs which require significant horse handling experience.

*The above volunteer position will require attendance at a short training session before conducting a volunteer assignment.

Barn Buddy*

Help out with barn chores and general farm upkeep. Duties include things such as feeding, grooming, cleaning stalls and water troughs, and other miscellaneous barn chores.  Again, experience with and knowledge of horses is helpful.

*The above volunteer position will require attendance at a short training session before conducting a volunteer assignment.

Special Events

Helping at special events, such as our annual fundraiser, Saddle Up Austin! and other events throughout the year.

Fundraising

Helping with administrative duties central to fundraising campaigns—things such as stuffing envelopes, record keeping, thank you phone calls, etc.

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“God bless you and HorseLink for caring for these horses in such a humane and altruistic way.”
–Janet, Previous Owner