Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program
P. O. Box 27,
South Hero, VT 05486
E-Mail CHAMP Volunteers

802-372-4087

Your extra time can be fun and rewarding

VOLUNTEER Now!

The CHAMP Program needs your help!

Sue being adjusted on Simon at the begining of her ride.

Simon is a pure-bred Morgan horse.

He is gentle and obedient boy who loves children and enjoys the CHAMP exercises.

CHAMP provides horseback riding experiences for those with special challenges. Many volunteers are needed to help tack up the horses and then be either a horse leader or a sidewalker. Experience with horses is beneficial but not necessary, we will train you.

This is an opportunity for you to give time to those who have physical and/or psychological challenges and to work with horses. It also provides exercise for you as you need to be able to walk or run in the sandy surface of the arena floor. If this is not possible, your services may be used in other ways such as organizing and recording lesson results, fundraising and other necessary tasks.

CHAMP Volunteers may apply their hours towards their high school community service requirements.

The smiles on the faces of the riders will be more than rewarding for your efforts. Please join us to help the riders and have fun with them. Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age.

Let us know when you'd like to help.

Jean - 802-372-4087
Bob - 802-878-1290

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Download the required forms to become a Volunteer

Download the Volunteer Handbook

This .pdf takes awhile to open be patient

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Directions to CHAMP at Good Hope Farm

Take 89 to Exit 17 (9.4 miles north of Burlington)
exit West (to Champlain Islands), merge on to US2 for 7.1 miles
turn left onto Landon Rd (towards Allenholm Farms) at 0.7 mile
turn left onto E. Shore Rd (portions unpaved) for 0.5 mile to
Good Hope Farm on your left.

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Champ is a Special Place.

The thing I really like about CHAMP is that we are all so different, yet we come together and really serve a common goal. A selfless one. I’ve never done anything like this before and I take much more away from CHAMP than I give. There are no attitudes or competitiveness, just people coming together to help others with less ability. There are lots of ways to do this, but combining the helping of others with one of the world’s most majestic creatures is pretty cool. I am going to stay with CHAMP for as long as I can. I’m grateful it has filled my life as it has.

Mike Olson, CHAMP Instructor/Volunteer

To volunteer at events e-mail:

Bob Essman

or call 802-878-1290

For additional information: 802-372-4087