Volunteers n eeded at Upreach t herapeutic e questrian Center

upReach Therapeutic equestrian Center is looking for volunteers to help facilitate therapeutic riding and driving lessons for 2022. Whether you already have horse experience or you would like to gain horse experience while helping to improve the lives of the people in your community, upReach needs your help.

u pcoming trainings are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, Tuesday, Feb. 15, and Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the upReach barn, 153 Paige Hill Road in Goffstown.

While horse experience is not a requirement for volunteering, the organization is currently in need of volunteers with horse experience to lead horses during participant lessons. A typical one-hour lesson includes walking, sometimes up to one or more miles, and may include brief periods of jogging at the trot.

If you have experience with horses, including grooming, riding, and car- ing for horses, or if you have no horse experience and would like to learn while you help connect people with horses, upReach wants you! upReach Therapeutic equestrian Center is a nonprofit organization on a mission to inspire hope, foster independence, and improve the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of individuals with and without disabilities by partnering with the power of the horse. For over 28 years, upReach has been delivering excellence in programming with the very best staff, horses and volunteers. For more information on volunteering, or to register to attend a training, contact kathryn@upreachtec. org or call 497-2343.

Volunteer training sessions are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon oR Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Supplemental Taking the Lead training is required for all horse leaders. Taking the Lead trainings are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. oR Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m.

All trainings take place at upReach Therapeutic equestrian Center, 153 Paige Hill Road in Goffstown.