Volunteers
Volunteers are vital to the program and without them we do not vault! We need volunteers to groom and tack horses, walk beside disabled riders with poor balance or help longe horses.
• No previous experience is necessary to volunteer - you will be taught everything you need to know. We will show you the basics in horse care, safety procedures, stable management, and disability awareness.
If interested, please call 818-302-0153 to set up a time to come visit and learn more about equestrian vaulting.
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Volunteers are vital to the program and without them we do not vault! We need volunteers to groom and tack horses, walk beside disabled riders with poor balance or help longe horses.
• No previous experience is necessary to volunteer - you will be taught everything you need to know. We will show you the basics in horse care, safety procedures, stable management, and disability awareness.
If interested, please call 818-302-0153 to set up a time to come visit and learn more about equestrian vaulting.
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Heather Nony
California Lutheran University B.S. Exercise Science (Health Professions) Class of 2016 I have been affiliated with the Valley View Vaulters for 18 years. I began vaulting at the age of 3 competing with them for 8 years. I am currently a senior at California Lutheran University earning my Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, and pursuing my Doctorate in Physical Therapy. |
When time permits, I volunteer my Saturday’s to help out with whatever is needed; from grooming horses to spotting a vaulter on the horse. My heart fills with joy every time I am able to help and see kids and adults build their confidence. Through the years, school and school sports took me away from vaulting but somehow I always found my way back to Valley View!
Rick and Virginia have changed my life along with the lives of many others. I am so blessed to have this opportunity to work with them and help them continue their commitment to help provide a therapeutic and rewarding activity for some very special people.
Rick and Virginia have changed my life along with the lives of many others. I am so blessed to have this opportunity to work with them and help them continue their commitment to help provide a therapeutic and rewarding activity for some very special people.
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Steve Sullivan
Steve Sullivan has been a vaulter, coach, clinician, and judge during his career. He began vaulting in 1968 at the age of 13 with the Woodland Hills Pony Club and became a member of the Hidden Hills Horsemen Vaulters when it formed the following year. Steve grew with the team as membership expanded to over 200. He achieved a Gold Medal rating with honors in 1972 when fewer than 20 gold medals had been awarded in the nation. Steve was a team member of their “A” level team |
including the five consecutive year reign between 1972 and 1976 as national champions. He was a member of the first international vaulting exchange team in 1974, placed third in pairs (pas de deux) competition in the 1980 World Cup competition in Paris, France. He was a co-coach with Rick Hawthorne and member of the exhibition team at the 1984 Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles before retiring from competition.
Steve is a graduate of UCLA where he researched innovations in learning and memory. He has spent nearly four decades in the emergency services field. Steve has one daughter, Megan, a former VVV vaulter who is currently completing her graduate studies in psychotherapy with an emphasis on equine intervention. Her goal is to follow in Rick and Steve’s footsteps.
Steve is a graduate of UCLA where he researched innovations in learning and memory. He has spent nearly four decades in the emergency services field. Steve has one daughter, Megan, a former VVV vaulter who is currently completing her graduate studies in psychotherapy with an emphasis on equine intervention. Her goal is to follow in Rick and Steve’s footsteps.
Volunteers | Photography by Robin Spurs