How You Can Help - Volunteer

Volunteers get to socialize with the animals. This is fun for the volunteer, and also helps in the animal's training. The more humans they can have positive experiences with, the more secure and confident they are.

We match what people "like to do" with things that we "need to do" to keep the operation running smoothly. Most people enjoy petting and grooming the animals. They also enjoy leading them and taking them through the obstacle courses we set up. When someone comes out to the facility we try to make sure they get to do some of these things each time they come. We also ask them to spend some of their volunteer time doing the "chores" such as cleaning corrals, sweeping, cleaning tack and minor maintenance tasks.

Benefits of Volunteering

• Learn how to handle animals and spend time with animals
• Learn about horse/donkey tack
• Learn how to groom and care for the animals
• Help a worthy cause
• Learn operations of a working ranch
• Learn the techniques for gentling the animals and get exposure to the training process
• Learn to prep animals for events
• Learn Animal transport, including trailer loading and unloading