Love Horses? Volunteer with a Local Horse Rescue!

Virginia Equine Welfare Society (VEWS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit horse rescue located in Hanover County, Virginia. We are a 100% volunteer-run organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homeing horses in need. VEWS is solely funded via donations and all dollars raised go towards the care of our rescue horses.

Our Mission is to rescue and rehabilitate equines in need and to prevent equine abuse and neglect through education and community awareness. We provide safe housing and medical and rehabilitative services to abused, neglected, abandoned, unwanted,and other at-risk equines and, at the appropriate time, place them into caring, compatible, adoptive homes. This Mission is our heartbeat. It propels us to passionately do what we do every day. We dedicate ourselves to providing second chances to deserving horses.

We are currently seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help with the daily care of our horses and light farm maintenance tasks. This includes (but is not limited to): feeding, grooming, and field maintenance. No experience is required, but volunteers must be at least 18 years old and should be in good physical health (able to lift a 50 lb bale of hay). In addition to a weekly 2-hour shift in our rehab barn, there are other opportunities for folks to help out on our fundraising and social media teams as well. Please note: we are not a riding barn.

Private Group Details:

• Group Size Range: 5 - 10
• Event can be held at organization location(s)
• No Donation

2 shifts available:

• Shift start times range from 8:30-9:30am: 09:00 to 10:30 EST
• Start time for PM shift ranges from 4:00-5:30.: 17:00 to 18:30 EST