River Road Farm is open seven days a week from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.
You do not need to have horse experience to volunteer (unless an opportunity indicates otherwise). The MSSPA will provide the training required to volunteer.
The MSSPA welcomes volunteers looking to fulfill most community service requirements for educational and/or legal purposes. Please contact the Community Programs Manager for more information.
There is no required number of hours/days to volunteer, and we try to meet the scheduling needs of volunteers to the best of our ability.
After 20 hours of service, volunteers are awarded an MSSPA volunteer t-shirt and have the opportunity to groom horses.
We ask that all volunteers wear closed-toed/heeled shoes, and long pants/leggings when they volunteer at the River Road Farm.
If you have a special skill that you would like to share with the MSSPA (i.e. photography, bookkeeping, fundraising, etc.), please talk with the Community Programs Manager.
There’s something for everyone interested in volunteering time with the MSSPA!
Washing feed buckets: No experience required; mornings preferred, but can be flexible.
Mucking stalls: No experience required. Mornings between 9:00am and 11:00am.
Picking paddocks: Need to have horse experience and feel comfortable using a heavy wheelbarrow to move manure. Any day of the week. **Minimum age and skill level requirement.
Grounds maintenance: Mowing and weed whacking. No experience required. Any day of the week.
Cleaning barns: Late morning / early afternoons. Scrubbing stall doors / walls.
Arena Maintenance: Raking down sides, dusting off kick walls, dusting metal piping, window washing, etc.
Carpentry: Checking/repairing fences, replacing nails with uniform hardware, shed repairs.
Scraping/Painting: Fences, barns, sheds, etc. Any day, any time.
