Volunteer Opportunities

Main Stay is a volunteer based organization.  Without the many wonderful volunteers who choose to make a difference, our program would not exist.  For most areas of the program you will not need a special skill.  You just need the desire to give your time... we can almost guarantee you will receive more than you give!

Ring Volunteers:
Ring volunteers work in the arena with students on a weekly or "substitute" basis from April through Thanksgiving.  Responsibilities include leading horses (if you have horse experience) or walking alongside the rider to add assistance.  Ring volunteers need to be physically capable of walking on uneven hilly terrain, and be able to walk for a minimum of 1 hour.  We are also looking for speech, physical, and occupational therapists to become involved on a weekly ring volunteer or volunteer consultant basis.

Project Volunteers:
Project volunteers can assist in many areas.  Building projects, barn maintenance, property maintenance, office, and administrative activities are some of the areas we can use volunteer help.

Horse Volunteers:
Occasionally Main Stay is in need of skilled, professional horsemen to assist with training and exercising horses. This is not an opportunity for people to ride for recreational purposes... riders need a high degree of skill and will be tested before they are allowed to ride.

Fundraising Volunteers:
Throughout the year, Main Stay hosts several fundraisers where good volunteer participation means the difference between success & failure.  Please check the calendar for the next event.  If you have any ideas for fundraising events or would like to host an event, please don't hesitate to contact us or call the farm.

Board & Committee Members:
Board members meet monthly generally on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM.   Areas of need are legal, marketing, business, medical educational & all people who want to make a difference!   Committee members generally meet on an as needed basis.