Join the Mane Stream team…become a Volunteer!

Volunteers are the heartbeat of Mane Stream and are a vital part of the team that makes our program so successful. As a non-profit organization, Mane Stream is always in need of volunteers (must be 14 years of age or older) to help in a variety of ways. In order to work hands on with the horses, volunteers must attend an orientation and training.

Why Should I become an Mane Stream Volunteer?

There is a special bond that forms between the volunteers, riders and horses here at Mane Stream. Watching the riders grow and knowing that you’ve played a part in their progress is an incredibly rewarding experience. There is a poem by Jonathan Anthony Davies which conveys the effect interaction with a horse can have upon an individual with a disability.

“I saw a child who couldn’t walk,
Sit on a horse, laugh and talk.
Then ride it through a field of daisies
And yet he could not walk unaided.
I saw a child, no legs below,
Sit on a horse, and make it go
Through woods of green
And places he had never been
To sit and stare
Except from a chair.
I saw a child who could only crawl,
Mount a horse and sit up tall.
Put it through degrees of paces
And laugh at the wonder in our faces.
I saw a child born into strife
Take up and hold the reins of life.”

Many Mane Stream volunteers feel that they gain as much from working with our riders as the riders benefit from the help of the volunteers! Lasting friendships, a sense of pride in helping riders achieve goals, community service hours for high school students…all of these are reasons to become an Mane Stream volunteer. Mane Stream volunteers play an extremely important role, and are greatly appreciated by staff, riders and their families alike. Come join the Mane Stream team and make a difference in your life and the lives of others!

For information on becoming an Mane Stream volunteer, please contact Carol Ferris, Mane Stream Volunteer Coordinator, at 908-439-9636, or via email at Volunteer@manestreaminc.org