Calling all animal lovers! ResqRanch needs your help to care for our rescued horses and make our facility even better!



Volunteer Opportunities:


Love horses? Become a Volunteer Horse Trainer and gain valuable experience while working with these amazing animals! Learn more and sign up today at https://www.resqranch.org/volunteer-horse-trainers



Donation Needs:


Your generous donations make a huge difference in the lives of our rescued animals. Here's how you can help:

  • Monetary donations: Help us purchase much-needed food and bedding and continue to upgrade our facilities.
  • Material donations: We need a manure spreader, doggy poop bag dispensers, security cameras, insulation for the horse barn, and building materials (see our Master Projects List below for details).
  • We also welcome gently used horse equipment, buckets, feeders, blankets, halters, and lead ropes. Any items not used by our rescues will be offered for sale at our onsite Tack Shop. Local businesses and generous donors are invited to sponsor the purchase of items like doggy poop bag dispensers, feeders, troughs, and more!

Please contact us to make a material donation or discuss the specifics of your donation. Email [email protected] or call 303-838-3771 (Aspen Park Vet Hospital).

Together, we can make a difference! Your support allows us to provide the best care for our rescued animals and continue our mission. Thank you!



Master Projects List with most urgent needs highlighted
Updated June 2024

  1. Build a trail around the perimeter of the property, best something that is good for ATV’s/wheelchairs/baby strollers. Bring chainsaws, shovels, rakes, or saws to clear brush, limbs, etc. Make it so wide yet near the perimeters that ATV’s can access all the fence lines for repairs and maintenance.
  2. We need to find and work with a barn designer who can help us design the perfect indoor arena that we are clearing the space for now.
  3. We have a lot of slash that needs to be cleared. Bring a chipper, or a truck and trailer to haul off the slash piles.
  4. We need folks with metal detectors (could be a great project for families with little kids) or large magnets to run along the ground to help ensure there are no hidden nails/other metal dangers.
  5. We need help building jumps and natural obstacles for the horses to jump around the property
  6. Doggie poop bag dispenser (at least 2)
  7. The doors to the tack room need to be weatherproofed and secure.
  8.  We need the classroom cleaned up, finished, drywall and painted.
  9.  A manure spreader, 
  10. Additional security cameras. We have them purchased, we need them installed right away. 
  11. A working automatic front gate (gate and electrical are there) with the entrance redone with new lighting, and a new sign
  12. Sand brought in for outdoor arena, and appropriately fenced to make a safe working area, with lighting, for the horses.
  13. A wash rack area built in front of the barn with pavers or brick and a drain
  14. We need a bathroom/laundry area with a toilet and washer dryer in the barn.
  15. We need a sink and tankless hot water heater installed in the tack room.
  16. The barbed wire fence along the rear of the property (the I-70 side) needs to be removed and replaced with a much more secure fence.  Also to be removed is the barbed wire fence along the neighbor side of the property, and assist the neighbor with installing a privacy fence (they are working on obtaining the materials for this and having the fence materials available).


Tool & Equipment Needs - Please bring with you on Volunteer Day

  1. Shovels, rakes, and other dirt-moving hand tools.
  2. Backhoe or any other heavy equipment capable of grading & dirt moving.
  3. Wood chipper for brush/slash piles.
  4. Wheelbarrows and/or utility wagons for moving dirt, wood chips, etc…
  5. General carpentry tools, as needed for general handyman work.


Material Needs - either donated materials or donated funds for purchasing

  1. Gravel, Sand, and other aggregate material for paths, arenas, etc…
  2. Drywall and paint


Work Completed since March 2023

  1. We need help with picking up old wood, shingles, trash, old carpet remnants, trash, etc. all around the entire property and place into waste bins for disposal.
  2. We need stacks of wood and building materials inside the barn moved and the area around cleaned, swept, and reorganized
  3. We need repair of a  barn shed door that was likely pulled open by a bear, and damaged the door. We need help to either replace the door or at least reinforce it and replace the latch so the door stays shut.
  4. We have metal sheeting that has been pulled off sheds that needs to be taken care of for safety of people and animals.
  5.  We need plans to work with the county to improve access to the property for horse trucks, trailers, and semi loads of hay, including possibly creating a new driveway with a gentler grade.
  6. Parking direction signs and signs pointing to the horse barn
  7. No smoking, no trespassing, and another liability sign put up
  8.  We need the tack room cleaned up, refinished, tack and saddles shelves built.
  9. The grade around the barn needs to corrected so water does not run in the tack room and make a skating rink on the floor in the tack room
  10. The porch area to the tack room repaired/made safe so no broken boards with nails are sticking up and it’s safe for pets and people
  11. A barrier installed in the ground, and the footing replaced inside the small indoor area 
  12. We need help taking down the old broken fence, moving and stacking anything usable and helping to discard any posts or wood not reusable.
  13. The dirt part of the circular driveway graded, and paved or gravel added
  14. The indoor horse area in the barn needs to be weatherproofed and insulated before winter. 
  15. Landscaping and retaining walls and pathways built for stroller/wheelchair access to the horse corral