VOLUNTEER
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
We'd love to have you join us to make a difference in the lives of horses and the people who love them!
Community service - Students welcome.
Farm volunteers - No experience is needed.
We will teach you everything you need to know!
Children under 10 yrs old may only volunteer with a parent or adult.
Our farm volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of 1 weekly 3 hour shift, same day/time for 3 months or more.
Adults and seniors wishing to volunteer that may have physical limitations or prefer to help the rescue in other ways besides farm chores and direct animal care are always welcome too.
Occasional volunteer activities include gardening, office work, logging in and organizing donated items, cleaning donated tack to prepare for use or sale, working events sales tables, decorating, set up/tear down, cooking, etc, graphics, photography, serving on a committee for fundraisers and more.
Sign up Below! You will be contacted within 24 hours by our team and sent a release form in preparation for your farm visit.
Events Volunteers
We are always in need of volunteers to help run our various events throughout the year. If you are interested in signing up to volunteer at an event like Party With a Purpose, Hoedown for Horses, etc. Please click the button below to sign up.
Volunteer Of the Month - May 2025
Volunteer of the Month for May - Emmy Sauter!
Emmy Sauter has been part of the SHEW family since she was just 8 years old.
As a child, she was completely devoted to all things horse-related. Emmy and her mom, Mary, spent countless hours each week helping care for the horses, and Emmy participated in the lesson program as well.
As the years passed and Emmy grew, so did her passion for horses. She climbed the competitive ladder, earning blue ribbons first with Butterball, then Diego, and finally her very own adopted horse, Chino.
Now, more than 20 years later, Emmy is grown, married, and a mom to little Hannah. Despite the responsibilities of adulthood, she continues to serve as our lead every Sunday morning and volunteers at nearly every event.
Emmy embodies the true essence of dedication and passion for the SHEW mission.
Thank you, Emmy, for two decades of service!
Volunteer Hours Milestone - 1000 Hours!
Congratulations to Pat Walraven! Pat does much of the behind-the-scenes work for SHEW and is Tina's right-hand gal! She has reached the incredible milestone of volunteering over 1,000 hours for SHEW and gets to name the next rescue!
INCREDIBLE and well deserved!
Track Your Volunteer Hours!
It is important to track your volunteer hours. For those currently volunteering with SHEW don’t forget to track your volunteer hours!
Anyone interested in volunteering, there are incentives for Volunteering!
New Incentives starting January 1, 2024:
Volunteers who complete 40 hrs receive a SHEW t-shirt or hat.
70 hrs you get to attend the Equine Agility class taught by Tina.
200 hours you get a free ticket to Hoedown (must be completed prior to hoedown).
1000 hours and you get to name the next rescue!
