Get Involved!
Heart of Horse Sense needs volunteers to help in a variety of ways, both with and without horses. There are so many ways you can help! This is an opportunity to work with an organization providing important and often life-changing services to our local community.
Our volunteers help at HOHS-funded farms with things like barn and farm support, horse care and support. Our volunteers also help the organization with events, fundraising, outreach & education, and more!
Our New Volunteer Pre-Application is Here!
Saturdays on the Farm
Volunteering starts in mid March and continues until December each year. We meet most Saturdays from 9:30-12:30pm. Volunteers do farm service from 9:30-11:00pm and then practice horsemanship from 11:00-12:30pm with an equine specialist.
Our New Volunteer Pre-Application is Here!
Our volunteer coordinator after applications are processed. Volunteers will be required to attend a live or virtual orientation followed by a demonstration. We also require viewing 3 educational virtual lectures as part of the volunteer process. When all requirements have been met you will become an "active volunteer!" At that time you will be invited to join a private Facebook group to get notified about volunteer activities and events!
On Saturdays we do Service including:
scrubbing buckets
weeding labyrinth
cleaning arena office
projects to keep the farm shipshape
whatever else needs doing!
we also do Learning, including:
Assisting Our Monthly Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning Tours and Demonstrations: Helping move horses and assist in the delivery of tours/demonstrations.
Learning Natural Horsemanship and Equine Assisted Therapy/Learning with Shannon and Richard Knapp and the Horse Sense of the Carolinas Herd.
Horse Grooming: Offer grooming or special treatments & vitamins & minerals, take a horse to a sweet spot of clover and hang out, or whatever!
Starting in mid-March and running through December each year, we meet most Saturdays for volunteers to do some good, & get and give some horse loving!
Remember:
to volunteer, you need to complete the following 3 steps:1. Fill out NEW Online Volunteer Application!
2. Answer and submit the follow-up questions that will be emailed to you.
3. Sign up for and complete our Volunteer Training Program. Information for how to register will be emailed to you once you complete the follow-up questions.
Upon arrival for your first class you will be asked to sign our Volunteer Liability and Release Waiver. Signature of this waiver is required in order to attend class and volunteer with us.
Questions? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@HeartofHorseSense.org. Technology challenges with the pre-application? Contact Deb Beckman, our administrative assistant at admin@HeartofHorseSense.org for assistance!
We look forward to seeing you on
Saturdays on the FarmIF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME VISITING THE FARM, WE RECOMMEND COMING VIA LEICESTER HIGHWAY. DO NOT FOLLOW GPS DIRECTIONS; THEY ARE OFTEN WRONG AND/OR PEOPLE OFTEN LOSE SERVICE IN THE TWISTS OF THE MOUNTAIN ROADS!
From Downtown Asheville
Take 240 towards W Asheville. Take the "19/23 South" exit to West Patton Avenue. Stay on W Patton for several lights, looking for double right turn with signs saying "Leicester". Take that right onto New Leicester Hwy/63.
Stay on New Leicester Hwy/63 for about 12 miles, looking for Meadows Town Road (also known as 1001). Meadows Town is a right turn only. You will also see signs for "Piney Grove Baptist Church" and sign that says "To Marshall". Make that right onto Meadows Town Road. *(Meadows Town is 2 miles past the Trading Post Grocery at N. Turkey Creek Road).
Go 3 miles in; just across the street from Piney Grove Baptist Church you'll see barns with green tin roofs; that's us. Make a right into driveway with double green mailboxes: 7041 Meadows Town Road.
From Weaverville/Marshall (19/23)
Take Marshall exit 25/70 toward Marshall. Go to courthouse (old 25/70, not bypass), cross French Broad (you'll be on Bailey's Branch). Follow for several miles.
At intersection w/ Bear Creek, Bailey's Branch becomes Meadows Town Road. Approx. 3 miles from Bear Creek intersection you'll come to another intersection w/ Teague Road on your left and Graham Road on your right. A few houses from that intersection there is a double green mailbox: 7041 Meadows Town Road; turn in there! If you pass the Piney Grove Baptist Church on your right, you've just missed us.
From Asheville Airport
Take 240 towards Asheville. Take the "19/23 South" exit to West Patton Avenue (it is a left exit off highway). Stay on W Patton for several lights, looking for double right turn with signs saying "Leicester". Take that right onto New Leicester Hwy/63.
Stay on New Leicester Hwy/63 for about 12 miles, looking for Meadows Town Road (also known as 1001). Meadows Town is a right turn only. You will also see signs for "Piney Grove Baptist Church" and sign that says "To Marshall". Make that right onto Meadows Town Road. *(Meadows Town is 2 miles past the Trading Post Grocery at N. Turkey Creek Road).
Go 3 miles in; just across the street from Piney Grove Baptist Church you'll see barns with green tin roofs; that's us. Make a right into driveway with double green mailboxes: 7041 Meadows Town Road.