HHK is run on the power of our volunteers! If you would like to spend time with our horses and kids, give us a call or an email at hhkauai@gmail.com

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Here are some of the ways you can help:

Riding Session Volunteers Help our riders groom and tack, and by leading and side-walking in our lessons!

Feeding Shifts Help us feed, fill water buckets and muck paddocks, mornings and evenings. 

Facility / Program maintenance Mowing, weed-wacking, keeping fence lines clear, painting, and repair projects. 

Event planning If you are good at events or fundraising, we could use your help!!

Community Service HHK is a registered community service agency.

Become an Instructor Certified Mentoring center and are happy to train you to become a Certified therapeutic riding instructor!​

 

​​​​​Volunteer Requirements

Volunteers must be at least 12 years of age. Exceptions may be made for current intermediate/advanced riders at HHK or other barns. Volunteers must be physically and emotionally able to be safe around horses and follow directions of staff at all times. Working outdoors with horses is physically demanding.

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Volunteer/Staff Application print & complete; bring on day one and email

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Volunteer Manual / Quick Start Guide for more training look below

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Policy Manual read in entirety, print and sign the last page

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                                                             Want to Volunteer? 

Drop by (when our gate is open or call /Text (808) 634-3896 to make sure we will be there, since our hours vary)

                                                           Wednesdays & Fridays

                                                                   12 pm – 4 pm

                                                                            OR

                                                           Saturdays & Sundays

                                                                   9 am – 12 pm. 

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            Volunteer Orientation & Training "THE BASICS" & "REFINING":

                                   

                                           Sundays from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

                                                                   Dates:

                                                             March 2, 2025 

                                                                            June 1, 2025

                                                                           September 7, 2025

                                                                           December 7, 2025

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​                                           HHK Online Training Program (currently under construction)

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      Ranch Clean-up Days (come with Shovels, Weed-Wackers, Gloves, rakes, lopers, wear closed toe shoes, Sunscreen , Hats, bring your Water, Lunch,  Muscles & a Smile)

                                           Saturdays 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
                                                                            January 18, 2025

                                                                            April 19, 2025

                                                                            July 19, 2025

                                                                            October 18, 2025

                                                                            January 17, 2026

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Books to refer to include: Pony Club Manuals: D, C, HB/A; and Certified Horsemanship Horsemanship Manuals Level 1-4

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• Haltering at HHK

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• Leading Method at HHK 

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• Tying a Horse

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• Grooming at HHK- identify and explain each of the tools

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• Grooming at HHK- how to bath a horse

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• Grooming at HHK- how to cool down a horse following work

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• Grooming – advance grooming skills – body/mane clip, mane and tail pulling

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• Tacking (English/Western) – the parts and how to

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• Safety Procedures at HHK: helmets, footwear, tack: stirrups, saddle position, girth, 

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• Tacking: cleaning, care and maintenance

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• Tacking: Advanced – Identify and know the purpose, use and function of bits (snaffle and curb), adaptive equipment, bitless bridles, breast plates and collars, bridles, safety stirrups, saddles (english and western), safety helmets, saddle pads, surcingles, bareback pad

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• Tacking: Advanced – selecting and evaluating equipment needs for riders and horses including: types of saddles and bridles, how saddle affects rider position, how bridle and saddle affects the horse, and adaptive equipment

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• Tacking: Advanced – how to fit tack to horses and rider

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• Balanced Seat, Leading, Side-walking, Mounting & Dismounting

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• Side-walker Role

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• Horse Leader Role

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• The Gaits – identifying foot falls and beats of the walk, trot/jog, canter/lope – gallop

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• Feeding at HHK

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• Horsemanship:  The Horse – Types, Breeds, Colors, Markings Powerpoint

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• Horsemanship: The Horse – Types, Breeds, Colors, Markings Word Doc​

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• Horsemanship:  The Horse – Parts of the Horse

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• Horsemanship: Sense & Behavior – Senses of the Horse, Behavior, and Herd Dynamics Powerpoint

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• Horsemanship: Sense & Behavior – Characteristics of Horse Behavior

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• Horsemanship:  Sense & Behavior -Horse senses & behavior as they affect riding safety

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• Horsemanship:  Sense & Behavior – Identifying stable vices and how to mitigate them

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• Horsemanship: Feeding & Watering – General Feed Requirements & Recognizing Poor Quality Feed

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• Horsemanship: Stable Management – Stall bedding material, cleaning, and hazards

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• Horsemanship: Stable Management – Manure handling for sanitary conditions

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• Horsemanship: Stable Management – horse protections : fly masks/bonnets, shelters, fly repellents

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• Horsemanship: Health and Sickness – Vital Signs  

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• Horsemanship: Health and Sickness – Recognizing signs of good health, illness, and behavior change; Lameness, Unsoundness, & Blemishes

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• Horsemanship: Health and Sickness – Conformation (Form & Function)

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• Horsemanship: Health and Sickness – Maintenance medications (deworming, vaccinations, hoof and teeth care programs)

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• Horsemanship: Health and Sickness – First Aid 

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• Selection and Training: explaining the characteristics of a therapy horse

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• Selection and Training: know how to train a horse to accept – leaders and sidewalkers, ambulation aids, mounting ramps and blocks, game equipment, mounting procedures

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• Selection and Training: conditioning and maintenance program for therapeutic riding horses including – lunging, schooling, and record keeping​

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• Human CPR & First Aid Basics Refresher

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• Why The Program Is Therapeutic

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• Lesson Planning:  Writing the Objective

• Lesson Planning: Lesson Plan Advanced Template   /  Basic Template

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