Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Groups
Minimum Age: 14
Volunteer groups are welcome to help with many on-site projects, including: painting, landscaping, cleaning, rejuvenating the indoor and outdoor arenas, adding activity sites to our Sensory Trail.

Lesson Side Aide
Minimum Age: 14
Side aides are primarily responsible for the safety of the riders during lessons. Side aides must work as a team member, follow instructors' directions, and have a calm, enthusiastic, and kind energy around our riders. Attendance at a New Volunteer clinic and completion of all paperwork is required prior to volunteering.

Barn Volunteers
Minimum Age: 14
Help groom and tack horses for lessons and assist barn staff with numerous tasks, including: general horse care, mucking out stalls, replenishing stall bedding, cleaning and filling water buckets, cleaning feed buckets, and keeping the barn sparkling. Attendance at a New Volunteer clinic and completion of all paperwork is required prior to volunteering.

Lesson Leader
Minimum Age: 14
Leaders are totally responsible for the horse during lessons. Leaders must understand horse behavior, have a calm and assertive energy, work as a team member, and follow instructors' directions. Attendance at a New Volunteer clinic and completion of all paperwork is required prior to volunteering.

Wish List Items

GARDEN SUPPLIES
Lopping & pruning shears
Grass seed
Mulch and garden supplies
Step ladder 8"

FACILITY SUPPLIES
Circular saw
Bow saw
Industrial size exhaust fans
Box fans
Ratchet/socket set
Wrench set
Hex driver
Drill bit set
Cordless power drill 18v with battery charger
Portable air compressor, tire pump, hose nozzle

BARN SUPPLIES
Heavy-duty corn brooms
Double-end snaps
Muck buckets
4 x 8 peg board
Dump truck load of stone screenings
Heavy-duty wheelbarrow
Trash can liners--33 gallon
Mop and mop heads
Gift cards to local tack shops, State Line Tack or other online horse stores

HORSE SUPPLIES
Body clippers
Small clippers
Paste wormer (Ivermectin, Panacaur or Strongid)
Horse shampoo and conditioner
Gauze 4 X 4s
Latex gloves
Vet wrap
Epsom salts
Fly Spray--concentrated
Fly masks with ears--horse/full size
Cross-ties
Davis bell boots--all sizes
Fleece girths 46, 48, 50, 54
Sore-No-More poultice
Cough-Free
Hoof Oil

OFFICE SUPPLIES
High-capacity printer
Office chairs
High-capacity copier
Office Supplies (paper, stamps, white out, etc)
Gift cards to Staples
Gift cards to Costco, Sam’s Club or BJ’s