Riding High Farm (Animal Assisted Therapy)

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Overview



Riding High Farm incorporated as Handicapped High Riders Club, Inc., is a 10 ½ acre farm, indoor riding facility and stable, organized in 1979 as a not-for-profit 501c(3) corporation, dedicated to providing special needs riders with recreational and therapeutic instruction. Riding High Farm is situated on 145 Route 526, Allentown, New Jersey on the border of eastern Mercer and western Monmouth County, midway between the City Trenton and Township of Freehold in Central New Jersey. The organization seeks to enrich the lives of physically, cognitively and emotionally challenged persons through riding instructions that engage special needs individuals in a mainstream recreational and athletic activity and by improving therapeutically through the modality of the horse both physical and cognitive functioning.

Learn more about volunteering/interning here.



Duties


-Assisting with lessons
-Animal care
-Administrative work
-Fund raising


Requirements


--complete volunteer consent form
--attend training


How to Apply


Call The Volunteer Coordinator @ 609-259-3884x 4




Contact Information


Riding High Farm
145 County Rd 526
Allentown, NJ 08501
609-259-3884



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