Brushing and preparing the horse and riding equipment (tack) for a rider, and/or taking off tack and caring for the horse after a ride is completed. Special training for this task is also provided.
Walking beside a rider who is mounted, helping to ensure his or her safety and security while in the saddle. Sidewalkers are specially trained to avoid injury in the event of a fall or emergency dismount. Generally, sidewalkers are not asked to walk in excess of two 50-minute sessions per morning and are given breaks…
Guiding a specially trained horse before, during and after a rider is mounted, as directed by the riding instructor. Volunteers undergo training to ensure their comfort and confidence in horse handling and leading prior to being assigned this duty.
Please donate to us through Amazon Smile, Ebay, or on our website. All funds are going to help students. We also have some custom t-shirts that we will accept donations for to help the cause. Our Help Line program helps the students get into a shelter as soon as possible and/or helping the student find…
We need volunteers to help in many areas! Examples include: expanding the depth of our board, helping with operations, building and maintaining technology infrastructure, expanding our trainer offerings, client advocacy, outreach, marketing, fundraising, writing, administration, book keeping, medical and mental health expertise, and many many more! If you are interested in working hands on with our…
ECHO is in desperate need of volunteers who will hep us serve in the month of August. Our student volunteers will be heading back to school and our normal standby retirees are still understandably a bit hesitant to come back to the front lines. We could really use your help any day of the week…
Once COVID-19 quarantines are lifted, Behavioral Health experts anticipate a surge of new and relapsing patients who will need mental health and substance abuse treatment. In large part, this is due to individuals struggling with the stressors of the coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to prepare for the future needs, we are seeking donations so…
With the current world wide crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic the single-mother families we serve have been effected financially. Shepherd’s Village provides affordable housing and life skill resources for working low income single-mothers. During this crisis more than half of our moms have experienced a job loss or significant decrease in wages, all while having…
Our new Safer at Home Fund is a resource for our community members facing financial hardships as a result of COVID-19. It is designed to provide those who are unable to care for their pets due to loss of income with an alternative to surrendering their animal to a shelter. We have partnered with Pet Food…
The core of our award-winning online safety program is presented in a classroom or group setting. With schools and businesses closed we are unable to provide our traditional programs. We are working now on developing a digital program that can be done at home. We are offering a reformatted online version of the Garfield cartoons…