Want to be a member of our board? Download and fill out an application.
TROT Board Application
Mail to: TROT, P.O. Box 5108 • Pasco, WA 99302 or email to: info@trot3ities.org
Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes… there are many ways you can join and help TROT!
“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
— Ghandi
RIDING LESSON VOLUNTEER
Being an active part of the lesson program and be “hands-on” with the courageous students as a side-walker or horse leader. Training workshops will be provided periodically.
FUNDRAISING
If special events are your forte, you can help in the planning, preparation, and execution of our fundraising events held throughout the year.
SIDEWALKER
- Greet rider & rider’s family
- Get rider’s helmet and assist with putting it on
- Support rider while mounting the horse
- Communicate with rider during lesson
- Ensure safety of rider before, during, and after the lesson
STABLE HANDS
- Equine feeding
- Check, clean, and fill all water troughs
- Muck and assist with trash disposal
- Special projects (i.e. raking, setting up pasture trails, mending fences, fixing gates, etc.)
PHOTOGRAPHY
- Take pictures at classes and events (i.e. Mane Event, Harvest Hoedown, etc.)
BOARD MEMBER
SPECIAL PROJECTS
HISTORIAN
STABLE MAINTENANCE, HORSE CARE AND TRAINING
Care and maintenance of the horses and facility as a stable volunteer.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Help providing general office assistance, answering phone calls, mailings, computer or social media marketing and manning booths at community functions.
HORSE LEADER
- Prepare horses for classes – groom, warm up and tack
- Assure safety for horses and riders during lessons
OFFICE/ADMINISTRATION
- Assist the administrator once a week for two hours
- Cleaning
FUNDRAISING, SPECIAL CAMPAIGNS, COMMUNITY AWARENESS
- Participate on committees for events (i.e. Mane Event, Harvest Hoedown, etc.)
- Grant Writing
- Ambassador
TROTTER
- Between the ages of 9 – 16
- Help check-in riders
- Help groom and tack horses for the adaptive riding sessions
- Assist the horse instructor during the adaptive riding sessions
SOCIAL MEDIA
- Daily updates to Facebook and Instagram