Essential Criteria:

• Own transport or capacity to organise
• Working with children check (Over 18’s)
• Completed volunteer form and undertaken volunteer induction
• Check-in/sign in to centre upon arrival and departure EACH time they attend the centre.
• Undertaken RDA appropriate training in horse handling, preparation and leading (ongoing)

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous horse handling experience
• Prior horse ownership (Non-essential)
• Availability to attend the centre on an ongoing weekly basis

Skills and Attributes:

• Horse handling skills (training provided)
• Ability to remain self-motivated
• Ability to follow instructions
• Capacity to assess horse behaviour and communicate to Coach or Horse Manager when a horse does not seem to be acting completely “normal”.
• Be able to walk unaided on uneven ground

Duties & Task Examples:

• Leading multiple types of horses during RDA program sessions
• Assisting in the preparation of horses prior to sessions (Grooming & tacking up)
• If leading is not required, walking alongside participants during sessions
• Assist with handing out equipment during sessions (where required)
• Packing down of arena
• Assistance to take horses back to paddocks once sessions have finished.
• Clean manure in horse yards (where necessary)

We have a COVIDSafe plan and training in place. This includes the use QR codes, social distancing and attendance protocols

Benefits: Come along and join our centre as a Volunteer to find enjoyment by working alongside our horses and participants. We work in a fun, rural outdoor setting located in the Hawkesbury District, NSW.