Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary

What types of chores do volunteers perform?

Here’s a summary of the types of jobs that volunteers fill at the Sanctuary. A complete list is provided on the volunteer application:

• Ranch chores: There never is a shortage of ranch work and as you see from the list on the application, chores are hard physical labor and can involve heavy lifting.

• Gift Shop & Visitor Center: This involves meeting the public, retail sales and keeping the Shop and Center in tip-top shape.

• Tour guide: Drive a school bus and give a talk on the Sanctuary and the wild horses.

• Office work: Since the office serves as the administration and communication center of the ranch, a wide range of duties are needed.

• It is important to note that, in order to protect the natural environment for our wild horses, we don’t ride horses. Although there are a few exceptions, volunteers do not work directly with the wild horses.