Cecil's Horse Sanctuary

CHALFONT ST PETER - PONY SESSION VOLUNTEERS

We are currently looking for volunteers to support our pony sessions on Sundays in Chalfont St. Peter. Our visitors pre-book to meet and groom the ponies and take them for a (supervised) walk.

Focus: Public engagement and pony interaction

Role includes:

Setting up for pony sessions
Catching the working ponies and leading to them to the pony paddock for the session
Grooming: Help visitors groom ponies and explain their stories.
Leading: Lead ponies and guests through trails.
Agility Assistants: Support pony agility sessions and clean up after them

When: Usually Sunday afternoons 13:00 to 16:00 subject to change due to weather/GMT

Requirements:

Age: 14 years and over
All volunteers aged 16 and under will need to have their parent/guardians permission (signature on the form). We may ask that parent/guardian will also need to volunteer with their charge for the first few sessions so that all parties know what the voluntary work entails.
Be able to travel to/from the site

CHALFONT ST PETER - ADULT VOLUNTEERS FOR YARD DUTIES

Focus: Pony care and site/ground maintenance

Role includes:

filling water buckets
checking fence lines
changing batteries if necessary
moving hay and straw
mucking out
poo picking
observing the ponies & reporting any unusual signs to the Founder or Core Volunteers.

Requirements:

18 yrs and above
Own transport or ability to get to/from our site is essential.
Stamina!

CHALFONT ST PETER - VOLUNTEER HANDYPEOPLE

Looking for volunteer handypeople to join us. We have a talented handyman with us already however, he only has one pair of hands and there is much to do! If you can help out regularly, have your own transport, don’t mind travelling between our sites and are capable of carrying out stable repairs, building shelters, fencing, digging, chopping, fixing please get in touch!

RADLETT - VOLUNTEER HANDYPEOPLE

RADLETT - VOLUNTEERS FOR YARD DUTIES

Focus: Pony care and site/ground maintenance

Role includes:

filling water buckets
checking fence lines
changing batteries if necessary
moving hay
Filling hay nets/bags
mucking out shelters
poo picking
observing the ponies & reporting unusual signs to the Core Volunteers.
Feeding

When:

Saturday and Sunday afternoons
Some weekday afternoons
Adhoc

Requirements:

14 yrs and above (Adults only during weekdays)
Own transport or ability to get to/from our site is essential.
Stamina!

RADLETT - SALES SUPPORT

Focus: Raising money by selling horsey items donated to us

Role Includes

Collecting donations in and around Hertfordshire and possibly Buckinghamshire
Sorting donations into various categories
Labelling items - size and price
Researching items and pricing
Manage listings, track sales, organise postage and liaise with buyers
Photographing items and advertising on sites such as marketplace, ebay and Gumtree
Helping to keep our storage (Hertfordshire) unit tidy and stocked
investigate setting up an online shop

When:

Anytime to suit

Requirements:

Adults only
Own transport

RADLETT/CHALFONT - EVENT SUPPORT/PONY HANDLERS

During the Spring/Summer months we attend various country shows, school fetes and other events with the Miniature Shetlands and we need your help. Visitors donate a small sum to groom and lead the ponies.

Focus: Fundraising, public interaction and pony handling

Role Includes

possible transporting of event equipment to event site
assisting in setting up our gazebo and desk on site prior to show opening
assisting set of area for the ponies, filling water buckets and setting out grooming kits prior to show opening
taking responsibility for a pony and showing visitors how to groom and taking the ponies for a walk.
interacting with visitors
tidying up at the end of the event, cleaning out grooming kits, loading equipment back into cars and loading ponies