Volunteer – Kentucky Horse Park Foundation

KHP Volunteer Program

The Kentucky Horse Park Foundation is proud to support the KHP Volunteer Program, hosting nearly 400 active volunteers! Duties include equine care, staff support, tour guides, docents, museum assistants, shuttle drivers, special event support – and so much more! The program has donated over 195,000 hours of volunteer time since 2001, and new volunteers keep the Park running every day of the year. For more information on becoming a volunteer, contact sidneyk.barnett@ky.gov or visit kyhorsepark.com/about-us/volunteer

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Volunteer Opportunities

Equine

Get up close and personal with our beloved horses! Help is needed with general stable duties such as washing, mucking, grooming, tack preparation, harnessing and more! These are busy and hardworking barns. You will get your boots dirty! Before volunteers may begin volunteering in the barns, all volunteers are required to participate in the hands-on training.

Breeds Barn

Live performances are held twice a day during the show seasons (mid March thru October) which educate visitors about the history and diversity of various breeds of horses and disciplines. This barn is very fast paced in requires volunteers with extensive horse experience.

Big Barn

This is where our gentle giants reside. There is a lot to groom, but it’s worth it after seeing them well turned out drawing a trolley load of visitors around the Park! There are even opportunities to narrate carriage tours!

Kids Barn

Assist in the Kids’ Barn with activities, the groom and shine and teaching children and guests about the wonders of horses!

Hall of Champions

Here you can find our celebrity horses who have retired from the racetrack or the show ring. Each day they relive some of their former glory through presentations to the public. Come help them look their best for their fans!

Mounted Police

Help bring horses in, groom, feed, bathe and clean tack and stalls. The unit holds mounted clinics and symposiums throughout the year; volunteers are needed to assist with these clinics.

Park Representative

Volunteers advise and direct guests on how to best enjoy their time at the Kentucky Horse Park. Representatives must be positive, outgoing and dedicated to having a broad knowledge of the Park and its rich history. Volunteers are required to shadow an experienced volunteer or staff before signing up for Park Representative shifts alone.

Shuttle Driving

Drive one of the parks 6 or 8-seater golf carts throughout the Park, shuttling guests to various areas of the park.

Tour Guide

There are thousands of adult and school group visitors coming to the Park every year. Tour guides give interpretive tours of the Museum, Park grounds, Mounted Police barn and to various VIP and media groups. The Volunteer office has multiple scripts and history books if you are interested!

Field Trip Tours

Work with the education department and guide school groups throughout the Park, answering questions, encouraging learning and involvement with horses.

Information Host

Hosts can be placed at the Visitor Center, Museum desk and in the barns to welcome guests, provide information about activities and programs, monitor security cameras, answer phones, directing visitors, assisting with props and to notify staff in an emergency.

International Museum of the Horse

Work at the front desk of the largest equine museum in North America! Greet guests, answer questions and facilitate tours throughout the IMH. There are also opportunities to work in the IMH Library and with IMH Education.

Campground

Greet and register the campers, check sites, help in the shop and drive the golf cart shuttle from the campsite to the Park.

Special Events

Volunteers are needed for various events to help with the preparation for and during events. Duties may include advising and directing visitors, ticket taking, registration, package stuffing, t-shirt sorting, shuttle driving and traffic control.

Behind the Scenes

Volunteers are needed to help with office duties, cleaning and general maintenance around the grounds.

Museum Assistant

Volunteers will work directly with museum staff on a variety of projects requiring different levels of knowledge and expertise. Projects areas include archive, library, research, conservation and exhibitions.

Clerical

Duties may include filing, mailings, inventory, processing requests and data entry. Maintenance/Landscaping: Help to keep the grounds looking immaculate by planting trees, picking up trash, cleaning the arenas and more!

Special Events

Volunteers help with the vital preparation that goes on behind the scenes for events such as gallery openings and Southern Lights.

Contact

Volunteer Center Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

859-259-4267

KHP Volunteer Program

Volunteer Opportunities

Equine

Breeds Barn

Big Barn

Kids Barn

Hall of Champions

Mounted Police

Park Representative

Shuttle Driving

Tour Guide

Field Trip Tours

Information Host

International Museum of the Horse

Campground

Special Events

Behind the Scenes

Museum Assistant

Clerical

Special Events

Contact

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