VOLUNTEERING AND LIFE RESTORATION ON A WORKING RANCH
Volunteering at Roughout Ranch
Interested in working with horses, becoming a ranch volunteer or both? Come by the ranch, meet the herd, and learn more about Roughout Ranch!
We are a volunteer, charitable organization run ranch. You will also gain rewarding skills and enjoyment from assisting the clients and students. Most of all, you will touch many lives by lending a helping hand.
Volunteer duties may include:
- Lead walker or side walker
- Grooming and tacking
- Barn and Critter Chores – Morning chores of a working horse ranch include feeding horses and other critters, leading horses to pastures, scrubbing water buckets wheelbarrow poop pickup, etc.
- Help during equine activities and riding sessions
- Photographers – Novice or professional to photograph the horses, activities and the ranch for our website and marketing material or your class or other projects
- Fundraisers – to help raise funds for the ranch, organize, direct and/or participate in fundraisers
- Outreach – to help handout flyers, business cards, and to bring awareness to the organization and our programs
- General Handyman – to help with general ranch maintenance on a regular basis (no experience needed).
- Activities Coordinators – to help organize, direct and participant in activities
- Landscaping – Weed eating, mowing, trimming, cleaning up flower beds, watering, etc.
- Gardening – Working and taking care of the vegetable garden plus you will get to pick your own vegetables to take home.
- Experienced Horse People/Wranglers – to help with during equine-assisted activities
How to Become a Volunteer at Roughout Ranch
Youth volunteers must have parent approval and complete volunteer training. All side walkers, lead walkers, and horse handlers must attend training.
Background check consent for adult volunteers since we work with many children. Physical requirements must match the task/activity. A volunteer form must be filled out entirely.