Day 1:
Katherine and I decided to carpool out to the ranch. It was a major struggle to get up before 6 am -__-. The ranch is in very rural Missouri, a part us city slickers do not get to visit very often. Location wise, someone would really have to be searching for this place if they were to find it, much unlike the other humane society locations in Saint Louis.
We started the day with a brief session with our sponsor, Linda, to talk about rules, policies, horse safety, and the classic "we are not liable for any injuries incurred from volunteering" statement. After watching a short horse care and safety film, we went out to muck stalls, a daily activity all staff and volunteers participate in. As more advanced volunteers with a significant amount of horse experience, Katherine and I got the opportunity to help lead horses during morning turn in/out. The horses were well trained, sweet, and, for the most part, easily leadable, each with personalities of their own. Apparently this is a far cry from the creatures that came in when they were first rescued. After cleaning the stables and bringing in horses, Linda sent us down to another barn called "Playhouse" where they keep the bird rescues. There were ducks, roosters, hens, and turkeys down there. "Stray" turkeys is what they were classified as, however I suspect they are simply wild turkeys someone turned in. But the Humane Society has a policy requiring them to take in all animals brought in. Down there we cleaned the trailer before it was time to leave at 1:30 for practice.
First day: cleaning, horse care, cleaning, manual labor, and cleaning, and you know...some more cleaning
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