Blue Sky Moments Program Team

Horses can play a huge part in the healing process after trauma. Our equine mentorship program is the first of its kind in our area. We pair each participant with a trained volunteer mentor and a horse, allowing them to build resilience through a committed relationship in order to move beyond the trauma they faced early in life.

A person with short dark hair in a white shirt gently holding a brown horse's face outdoors in a fenced pasture, with a background of green fields and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Could God use YOU to help change a life?

What does a Mentor do?

  • Models a consistent meaningful relationship

  • Offers encouragement & support during sessions

  • Helps create a safe environment where participants can ask questions, talk openly and experience the healing love of Jesus

  • Listens to the Holy Spirit and follow his lead into every conversation and activity

  • Provides opportunities to build resiliency skills through connection with a horse, arts & crafts, games, gardening, and more

  • Guides the time together toward what the participant needs in that moment

John 15:12 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

The heart of our program is hope, healing and the redeeming love of Christ.

Mentors walk alongside participants who have experienced foster care, adoption, hardship, or instability.

Many of the children & families we serve simply need someone in their corner.

Program Team Requirements:

(Blue Sky Moments Mentors, Greeters)

  • Complete Volunteer Foundations Course, Application and Tour

  • Must be at least 21 years old and show great spiritual maturity

  • Must agree with the BSA Statement of Faith - these are leadership positions and we require everyone in leadership with our organization to complete a statement of faith form

  • Should be comfortable sharing your Christian testimony and faith journey with others if given the opportunity

  • Must complete trauma trainings provided

  • Conscious of safety precautions and willing to follow BSA rules

  • Both the Basic Volunteer and Program Volunteer applications must be completed and accepted by Program Director and Executive Director.

  • Upon application acceptance, schedule an interview meeting with Program Director.

Mentor Specific Training:

  1. Must complete the Basic Horsemanship Class

  2. Must commit to at least 12 weeks per semester, 1 hour weekly

  3. High level horsemanship groundwork skills are not required but are helpful

  4. Intermediate horsemanship training provided throughout the year

  5. Ability to lead a session independently with minimal input from a Session Leader

To join the Program Team and begin the pathway to become a BSM Mentor or Greeter you must complete the Volunteer Foundations Course found at the link below.

Begin Volunteer Foundations Course Here

Please do not fill out the form below until you have spoken with a staff member about this program.

Program Volunteer Application