I have volunteered here for a year now and everyone here is amazing. And the horses are so sweet, friendly and amazing. Some of my favorite things so far this past year was spending and making great memories with one pony (Glory), meeting a lot of the OTTBS (off the track thoroughbreds), and watching their progress while they rehab. I love coming to the barn every week and seeing Bambi, Thunder, Evil (aka Eve), Ireland, Kacy and Zen. I like meeting all of the OTTBS, because I enjoy getting to know them and their personalities and knowing that they will get a better future and a great new life. I also love helping out with some of the extra barn chores, my favorites are grooming and picking out their hooves, I like grooming because I get to know the horse better and we get more comfortable with each other, I also like picking out their hooves because there is just something about it that is fun. But I still like mucking out, because I can get to interact with the horses more and when I also do a few of the stalls and there are horses in them there are a few that are pretty curious with seeing how far they can push the limits when they try to push the stall door open. The horses are very well cared for and very loved. The horses have access to hay out in the paddocks and in their stall. The get all day turn out. The horses are also friendly with each other. In the summer they get fresh grass and access to hay and water in the paddocks, they also get hay and buckets of water in their stall as well. Jess and Ashley have taught me so much this past year and they don't know how luck and grateful I am to have them teach me a lot of the stuff that I know, and let me expand my horse world Thank you guys so much! when the horses are injured they get care right away. And no matter what other people think about this place they honestly don't know how wonderful and unique this barn is, the horses might think that the horses are dirty (which they are sometimes) but it is just part of a horse being a horse. I love volunteering there it is so much fun and I have really enjoy being part of the stable I honestly couldn't have asked for better. I can't wait to keep coming back for many years yet to come. Violet Hill is honestly my happy place, no matter how bad of a week I have had seeing all the horses in the paddocks makes me very happy! If there was the option I would definitely give Violet Hill a 100/5. read more