Volunteer and Horse Training Levels | Orientation | DEFHR Training Team

Volunteer orientations are held on the second Saturday of every month at the DEFHR facility. (Check our Events Calendar for the next orientation!) All people interested in volunteering are required to attend. The orientation is held from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and we ask that you wear either tennis shoes or boots to participate in the hands on segment. If you are under the age of 18 you must attend the volunteer orientation with a parent or LEGAL guardian so they may understand the rules and benefits of volunteering before you start. See some volunteers working and having fun at Days End and see the list of 2004 Volunteers through 8/14/2004!

Volunteer hours at DEFHR can be used to satisfy community service hours required for graduating high school students. Volunteers must be 12 years old or older to volunteer, unless accompanied by a parent. Parents of Youths under the age of 12 must work along side their child and supervise them.

• No horse experience is required.
• No pre-registration is required.

Here is the link to our Volunteer Application and our Release Form - You may print these forms and bring them with you to orientation. Youths under the age of 18 will need their parents signature on the forms as well as their own to begin volunteering. It is a requirement of our Insurance Company that both forms are filled out completely in order to begin volunteering. (You may download Adobe Acrobat here!) If you are unable to download the forms, they will be given to you at the orientation and you can bring them with you on your first volunteer day.

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION SCHEDULE:

• Tour of DEFHR
• History of DEFHR
• Farm Rules
• Days End Programs Available
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Body Language of the horses
• Handling of horses
• Grooming of horses

Following the orientation program, volunteers are asked how many hours and what days they have available to commit to DEFHR.

Our hours of operation are:
Monday - Saturday: 8AM to 5PM
Sundays: 9AM to 5PM

All new volunteers should arrive on their first day either at or after 10am. In the early mornings, staff will be busy feeding the animals and will not be available to help you begin your volunteer experience.

We require a minimum commitment of three (3) hours per visit. Volunteers may come as many as seven times a week or as little as just working on special projects or programs.

We hope you will join us in helping abused and neglected horses towards a new beginning...

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

• Farm Tech: Involves working in the barns and helping to assure that the horses lives in a clean and safe environment.
• Maintenance Engineers: Ensure that the building and other structures and fencing are sound and safe for the animals.
• Data Entry Clerks: Help in the office doing filling, data entry and miscellaneous office duties.
• Educations Program Tech: Help in the educational programs by holding horses and assuring the safety of the participants in that program.
• Marketing and Public Relation Volunteers: Help to promote DEFHR to the public by manning booths, distributing flyers, helping with our yearly fund-raisers by soliciting businesses.
• Computer Techs: Help by promoting DEFHR on our web site or helping out with data entry in the office.
• Barn Check Volunteers: Help to follow up on the horses that DEFHR has adopted to make sure they are working out well in their new home.
• Equestrian Volunteers: Help with the training or sometimes retraining of new horses to help assure them a good home.
• Photographer Volunteers: Help to document the conditions of the horses when they arrive, during their rehabilitation and once they have recovered.

No matter what you skill is, there is a place at DEFHR where your talents are needed and many of our positions do not require that you have previous experience.

Why Volunteer at Days End Farm Horse Rescue?

• To help horses in need.
• To help make a difference.
• To help correct instances of neglect and abuse of horses within your community.
• To earn community service hours needed for graduation.
• To learn the basics of horse care.
• To expand your knowledge of horse care.
• To enjoy the companionship of others.
• To meet others who share similar interests.
• Because you love animals.
• Because you have free time.
• Because you have knowledge you wish to share.
• Because you want to teach your children about giving of oneself.

Benefits of Volunteering:

• Horse handling clinics
• Horse care clinics Horse health clinics
• Cookouts
• Awards and incentives
• Clinics offered free to volunteers with a minimum number of service hours

Days End Farm Horse Rescue Training Team Information

Enjoy a wonderful feeling of satisfaction by helping an animal who depends solely on your help to survive and thrive. Become a part of the team and help make a in the lives of abused, neglected or unwanted horses.

For additional information you may contact;
our Volunteer Coordinator at 410-442-1564 or 301-854-5037. The horses need YOUR help!

If you are a DEFHR volunteer, or thinking about becoming one, check out our Yahoo!Group! We keep a current list of DEFHR Events, Volunteer Opportunities and other news. The Yahoo!Group also hosts moderated chats, discussion boards and a cyber-place for DEFHR folk to hang out.

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For more information call:
301/854-5037 or 410/442-1564
E-Mail: info@defhr.org

Physical Address:
1372 Woodbine Road
Woodbine, MD 21797

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 309
Lisbon, Maryland 21765

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Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer based humane organization whose mission is Fostering compassion and responsibility for horses through intervention, education, and outreach.