You can make a difference! Volunteer to help out at Return to Freedom.

Youth Volunteer Program

Return to Freedom welcomes young people who want to lend a hand to help the horses at the wild horse sanctuary. We offer a variety of ways that kids, classrooms, or youth organizations can get involved in the day to day tasks at the ranch. You or you groups can be part of a very important effort to preserve America’s wild horses!

Come for a Volunteer Work Weekend and go for a special hike into our hills to see the wild horses, then camp out with your family or group at the wild horse sanctuary. Check our calendar to view upcoming youth volunteer opportunities, and Volunteer Work Weekends!

Hands-On Projects

There’s always something to do at the American Wild Horse Sanctuary. So come and bring your enthusiasm and team spirit! Whether you’re here for a day or a weekend, you can help us with projects such as:

• Feeding horses
• Cleaning up pastures and barn areas
• Painting
• Landscaping and gardening
• Equine care
• Maintaining our Visitor Center
• Stream bank & habitat restoration

Come as a Group

Are you looking for a meaningful project that your class or organization can work on together? Volunteer work days and weekends at the wild horse sanctuary are a wonderful way to participate as a team, while helping to preserve our living history – the American wild horse!

How to Apply

To apply as a volunteer here at the Sanctuary, fill out the Preliminary Volunteer Application Form and mail it or fax it to us. If you are a minor, your parent/guardian, teacher, or group leader must complete the application. If you have additional questions, please contact us at 805 737-9246 or via email at programs@returntofreedom.org We hope to see you soon!