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Join the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary Volunteer Program! Call 1-800-252-6652 Share your skills and resources! The Sanctuary is a working ranch. Chores range from outdoor jobs such as animal care, ranch maintenance and gardening to indoor tasks that involve running the Gift Shop and Visitor Center. We welcome volunteers throughout the year, not just during the summer months. Part of IRAM’s mission for the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary is to provide a research area dedicated to solving the problems of wild horse herd management. Volunteers have the opportunity to contribute to this goal by sharing their skills and resources. Volunteer work, however, can be hard, grubby and hot. Along with the beauty of the Black Hills come hot, dry and dusty conditions, especially during the summer when temperatures often exceed one-hundred degrees There are many benefits! Hands-on experience at a working ranch, the satisfaction of personally contributing time and effort to the Sanctuary, a taste of life in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. Volunteers also benefit by furthering their education in animal and environmental welfare. Our volunteers commit for a minimum of one month. We accept volunteer applications until December 31 for the following year, although early applicants are given priority.

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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.