GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD
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August 24, 2011
I first heard about Gentle Giants back early in 2008. I'd been looking for a horse rescue where I could volunteer and they seemed like a pretty cool choice, since they focused on draft horses. I ended up volunteering there for right at three years (would still be there, but moved out of state, so now I just support them from afar :) ).
Gentle Giants is one of the most amazing, well-run, caring rescues I've had the privilege of knowing. Everyone there truly cares about doing right by the horses, their adoption fees are more than reasonable, and EVERY horse gets rehabilitated, evaluated, and retrained. They do their best to accurately describe the horses in their care and match them up with the best potential home.
The facilities are safe and well-tended with happy, friendly horses.
They're very cognizant of doing wisely with donations, this is NOT a rescue that begs for funds to feed the horses every week!
Volunteers and visitors are both welcome, and that's a great thing, too. Some rescues I've seen don't tend to welcome visitors but someone at Gentle Giants always seems to make the time to greet a visitor and introduce them to the horses or make a new volunteer feel welcome.
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Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue 2010 Drill Team at Montgomery County Fair Rescue Expo
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I've personally been to the facilities (hundreds of times), met the horses and staff, and been involved in helping with events.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Build them an outdoor ring! Also, donate a few millions dollars for a nice, big farm and full-time staff (Did I mention GG is pretty much exclusively run by volunteers? Everyone on the board of directors volunteers their time.)
More feedback...
Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
n/a
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
Definitely made a whole group of new friends that I miss terribly now that I'm no longer in Maryland!
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
Happy.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
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