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HABITAT FOR HORSES

HABITAT FOR HORSES

About

What Is It?

A not-for-profit equine protection agency committed to the prevention, rescue, and rehabilitation of neglected, abused, and homeless equine. It operates a rehabilitation ranch, an adoption/education center, a 160-acre therapy center, and an equine retirement facility.

Help Needed:

Help with ranch work, yard work, or construction / repair projects, or collect needed items. Please contact Habitat for Horses for COVID-related updates.

Details

Minimum Age to Volunteer

13. Youth aged 13–17 must have a parent or guardian present and volunteer with them.

Time Commitment

Volunteers can help with ranch work from 8 AM-3 PM, 7 days a week.  Many people volunteer the entire day.

Training Needed

All volunteers must submit to a background check, and a payment of $10 per person is required in order for us to do the background check.

Help Needed

RANCH WORK

In the morning, we pen the horses for feeding, then release them, clean up the ranch (scoop poop, etc.), and interact with the animals (grooming, etc.) as weather and time permits.  The afternoon work varies. Volunteer hours for ranch work are 8 AM-3 PM, 7 days a week.  Many people volunteer the entire day.

YARD WORK

Yard work is a never-ending chore, but we do our best to try to make the ranch look inviting. Bring your lawn mower, weed eater, and clippers, and instead of grooming horses spend a day grooming the lawn.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

As with any ranch, there are always construction projects to be done.  We need help from repairing fences to building shelters. If you are handy with construction tools we need you!

DONATE NEEDED ITEMS

Habitat for Horses’ Amazon wish list includes a range of needed items, with prices starting at under $10.

Contact Details

Contact

Website

https://www.habitatforhorses.org/

Location

HABITAT FOR HORSES

6060 Habitatfor Horses Lane
Alvin, Texas 77511

Location Details

6060 Habitatfor Horses Lane
Alvin, Texas 77511

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Additional Information

Habitat for Horses: Every horse has a story (3 minutes 3 seconds) (2016)

Examples of past Scout projects

Eagle: Matt E. (Troop 870) designed and built a support system and pitched roof structure for a large pavilion on the property. (2016)

Silver Award: (Troop 557) Raised funds to buy supplies and made horse treats, which she delivered in baskets to Habitat for Horses, Sunscape, and the Houston SPCA. She also brought other volunteers to Habitat for Horses, where they groomed and fed horses, and helped tear down and rebuild fences. (2006)

 

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Amazon wish list donations
Amazon wish list donations
Amazon wish list donations
Amazon wish list donations
Munchie and friends at a Houston fundraising event
Munchie and friends at a Houston fundraising event
2018
2018
Munchie and friend
Munchie and friend
2020
2020
Amazon wish list donations
Amazon wish list donations
Munchie and friends at a Houston fundraising event
2018
Munchie and friend
2020

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