Our Volunteers

VOLUNTEERS KEEP OUR PROGRAM GOING!

Are you looking for a not-so-ordinary volunteer opportunity?
We are looking for dedicated volunteers.

NEXT VOLUNTEER TRAINING IS SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2008, 9 AM TO NOON

Does working outdoors with horses and children appeal to you? As a non-profit organization, the Saddle Light Center relies heavily on volunteers. Each year, over 100 volunteers from all walks of life provide critical assistance in all areas of operations, including:

   Rider assistance by spotting and side walking    Horse care & barn chores
   Administrative assistance Photography Computer and Technology
   Assistance with special events    Fundraising and Marketing

We always welcome help. Volunteers who are at least 17 years old may assist with riders and learn to work with the horses. Volunteers 16 and older may assist with barn chores, grounds keeping and tack maintenance, as well as a variety of other tasks. Volunteers under 18 years old must have parental or guardian consent and our liability insurance carrier does not allow volunteers under 16.

Most volunteers choose to assist one evening per week for between 2-5 hours throughout a riding session (please see the riding calendar on our Home page). Consistency is beneficial to our riders, horses and the service we provide. As a result of volunteers, we are able to provide therapy for 50-60 riders each week.

Experience working with kids and horses is NOT needed. Volunteers receive both formal and on-the-job training to ensure they are assigned tasks best suited for them. New volunteers are asked to participate in a mandatory half-day training session at the beginning of each quarterly riding session.

Many of our best volunteers come to us with no previous horse experience. Successful volunteers possess a willingness to help and a desire to be part of a team, along with respect for animals and others. Our volunteers care for our horses and enjoy meeting and assisting our riders and their families.

In return, we support our volunteers through training, encouragement to further their knowledge of horses, assisting the disabled, and a real desire to help meet their expectations as volunteers. We value our volunteers and appreciate the very personal donation of their time.

In addition to our individual volunteers, we have formal connections to the volunteer service staffs of many local corporations and organizations:

United Way USAA Valero Diamond Shamrock Frost Bank SBC San Antonio Community College UTSA

To learn more about volunteer opportunities, or to sign up for volunteer training, please contact us at 210-651-9574 or e-mail us

We hope to see you soon!

♥ Honorary Member of the Saddle Club♥
Awarded to Nathan Eric Lutich
By the Board Members of The Saddle Light Center
June 2006

Nathan had planned on becoming a volunteer at The Saddle Light Center. A very young man whose untimely death kept him from reaching his goal of combining his enthusiasm and love for horses and children. Nathan's family graciously requested that donations be made to The Saddle Light Center in Nathan's honor. We have received 17 donations from Nathan's family and friends all over the Nation: from New York to New Mexico from Georgia to North Carolina and Texas. These generous donations will be used to keep our program going and we are very grateful. His neighbor has recently volunteered.

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