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Volunteer Handbook
We are very pleased that you want to become a volunteer at Rocky Top Therapy Center. Volunteers are the backbone of our riding program. Most of our students cannot ride without the physical and emotional support that the volunteers provide.
Our goal is to provide a volunteer team for each rider so both the riders and volunteers can benefit from a lasting relationship of trust and care for one another. Volunteers will be able to share their knowledge, guidance, patience and love with the rider.
As a volunteer, you will be part of a team creating a professional, safety-conscious environment for our riders, horses and everyone else here at Rocky Top Therapy Center. Therapeutic riding can bring feelings of accomplishment and joy to both you and the rider.
This handbook is designed as a reference for your orientation to our program. It includes safety information, tips on working with horses, tips for working with special needs riders and various other topics. We hope this information will be of benefit to you and that you refer back to it throughout your stay with us.
“For want of a nail a shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost.” This well-known line could be the watchword at Rocky Top, because every job in our operation is integral to the overall success. Your involvement is important to us. Thank you so much for your interest in becoming a volunteer here at Rocky Top Therapy Center.