Volunteer Yard Assistant

As a Volunteer Yard Assistant, you will help the Farm team keep the yard running smoothly by supporting with day-to-day tasks which frees up our expert grooms to spend time focusing on rehabilitating the horses, before being found loving new homes through our rehoming scheme.

This is a physically active role where you'll be part of a friendly, supportive and inclusive team, enjoy the satisfaction of making a real difference, and stay active with hands on tasks. There are also opportunities to join in with other charity activities, such as open days where you can meet new people. Whilst horse handling may be limited, the fun, friendship and sense of purpose are unlimited. 

You key tasks and activities include:

• Take part in general yard duties such as mucking out, bedding down, poo picking, making hay nets, laundry, sorting second hand tack donations and gathering and providing enrichment for the horses in our care.
• Help with pulling of Ragwort in paddocks
• Maintain general tidiness of the yard, including sweeping, cobwebbing and tidying
• Clean tack and support with fixing and waterproofing rugs
• Keep yard tools in good condition, such as cleaning buckets
• Where possible, assisting with the handling of horses/ponies (this will only be for the more experienced volunteer following competency assessments). 

If you’re reliable, enthusiastic and enjoy working as part of a team, we’d love to hear from you.