We accept volunteers on a rolling basis, so as soon as you know when you'd like to volunteer, fill out an application.
Required Qualifications:
Must love animals!
A minimum of 2 years experience with horses: you must know
how to lead, lunge, tack up and groom OR
A willingness to work around horses in a maintenance capacity
Must pay for transportation to Corfu
Must have an up-to-date tetnus shot
Must be 21 or older
Must commit to at least one month of volunteer time
Helpful (but not required) Qualifications:
It would be ideal for you to be under 5'5" and weigh
less that 130 pounds so that you can ride our ponies as part of their training.
Knowledge of modern Greek is a huge plus.
Responsibilities:
Mucking, feeding, cleaning, barn maintenance, animal care, etc. Assisting our head trainer in giving lessons to Greek children and pony training.
Important Note of Information:
Our therapeutic riding program is in its early stages of development, which means there are very few therapeutic riding lessons currently being given--we mostly give normal lessons to young Greek children. However, with the construction of the Silva Center (hopefully in 2009), we will have the resources to develop the therapeutic riding program.
Hours:
6 to 7 hours per day, one day off each week
Benefits:
Room & board including three meals per day at a Greek homestay
Introduction to Greek culture
Free wireless internet 24 hours per day
Free horse-back riding
A unique experience at the Silva Project
Application:
The horse barn application can be downloaded here. Completed applications should be e-mailed to thesilvaproject@gmail.com. (If you have problems accessing the application, please let us know.)
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