Equinoterapia Volunteer Application

Thank you for wanting to join our team! Please fill out the application in full. Equinoterapia SMA will not share your information; all information is kept confidential.

Basic Info

First, let's get your basic info. We use Wranglr for helping to schedule our volunteers. Please enter your name, email and mobile number. This info will be used to communicate openings, your schedule and important info from Equinoterapia. Make sure you have access to both the email account and the mobile for texts.

Additional Info

Why do we need this info? Some volunteering roles and duties might require you to work with larger horses, carry heavier things, etc. We also work with Participants that have many different needs and the below information helps us make more informed decisions for our Participants and Volunteers. Please fill out whatever info you are comfortable sharing with us.

Parent/Guardian/Caregiver Info

If you are a minor or an adult with legal guardians/caregivers, or are filling out this application on behalf of someone else, please include Parent or Guardian/Caregiver info below.

Contact Info

Emergency Contact

Experience and Health Info

Volunteering

Volunteers are the heart and soul of our program and critical to the success of our mission. Equinoterapia SMA is able to provide its program because of the donations of time and talent of specially trained community volunteers. The volunteer jobs available at Equinoterapia SMA are the "sidewalker" and "leader" positions that support our participants in their lessons. SIDEWALKER: Works with our participants in the arena. A Sidewalker's job is to empower the participant in all phases of the lesson. Sidewalkers interact with and guide the client, and also serve as an extra set of eyes and ears for the instructor. Sidewalkers are responsible for the participant's safety, comfort, learning, and interaction with the horse. LEADER: Works with the horse during the lesson. A Leader's job is to retrieve the horse from the paddock, bring the horse into the barn before the lesson, help with grooming and tacking, and handle the horse during all phases of the lesson. Leaders are primarily responsible for addressing the comfort and safety of the horse, and will interact with and observe the horse at all times to ensure the safety of the participant. No experience is necessary to begin helping as a lesson volunteer at Equinoterapia SMA.* We provide all the training necessary for you to be successful at the barn. All trained volunteers are automatically eligible to work as sidewalkers helping participants in the arena. *Volunteers who wish to become leaders must show competency in handling equines.























Important Information and Acceptances

Confidentiality

Equinoterapia SMA shall preserve the right of confidentiality for all individuals in its program. 1.The staff shall keep confidential all medical, social, referral, personal and financial information regarding a person and his/her family. 2.The staff will not disclose information to outside agencies or individuals without specific written consent of the rider or parent/guardian. 3. The volunteer will keep confidential all information about rider, family, parent/guardian. In the case of a breach of this confidentiality the volunteer will be reprimanded. If this occurs again, the volunteer will be terminated.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Equinoterapia SMA! We will get back to you as soon as we can with any additional questions and next steps.
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