Ranch work, Horses and Animal care in the Peruvian Andes 🐴🌄

L'expérience

Join us in the stunning Peruvian Andes and help care for our animals in a peaceful mountain setting. Daily tasks include feeding and cleaning the animals and stables, helping prepare the horses before rides, supporting equine therapy sessions for children with disabilities, and general maintenance such as watering the yard or light house cleaning.

Ce que vous offrez

25 heures d'aide par semaine

Construction & Réparation: Aider à diverses réparations ou constructions.

Nettoyage: Aider à nettoyer la cuisine, les chambres, les salles de bain et les espaces communs.

Soins aux animaux: Aider à surveiller et prendre soin des animaux.

Travail social: Aider au travail bénévole dans des projets locaux et des communautés.

Ce que vous recevez

2 jours de congé par semaine

Chambre privée: Vous aurez un lit dans une chambre privée. En d'autres termes, une chambre rien que pour vous.

Dortoir de l'équipe: Vous aurez un lit dans une chambre partagée, ce qui signifie que vous partagerez la même chambre avec d'autres personnes.

Petit-déjeuner: Vous avez droit à un petit-déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Dîner: Vous avez droit à un dîner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Réductions sur les Visites: Obtenez des réductions pour les visites et excursions dans la ville.

Laverie Gratuite: Vous pouvez utiliser notre buanderie librement.

Visites gratuites: Nous vous emmènerons faire des visites et des balades en ville. Gratuitement !

Utilisez notre cuisine équipée: N'hésitez pas à utiliser notre cuisine et préparer vos propres délicieux repas.

Accès Internet Rapide: Internet haut débit pour travailler à distance

Espace de Travail Dédié: Espace spécifique pour travailler à distance

Exigences

Intermédiaire Anglais ou Intermédiaire Espagnol

Entre 18 et 50 ans

Accueille les volontaires solo, les couples et les partenaires de volontaires

Ce qui n'est pas inclus

Vols, assurance voyage, transport interne et visa

Détails du programme

We are a couple Karina Stijnen from The Netherlands and Yojan Boza from Peru and we have two daughters Gabriela and Daniela. We run a professional Horseback riding organization with 30 years of experience with horse rides for tourists in the Sacred Valley of the Inkas in Cusco - Peru with Peruvian Paso Horses. The high period of tourism is between March till November and we have lots of tourists coming to ride with us from 2 hours till 6 days.
We have 15 horses, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks and guinea pigs, so it is like a farm.
Apart from the horseback riding tours which Yojan does for our income, Karina also does: bible clubs, practical help for a small school and Equine therapy for disabled children.

What you will get:
- Comfortable Housing with all services included (hot water, drinking water, unlimited WiFi, wash-machine, smart- screen, privacy).
- We give you a small amount of money per week so you can buy some basic food expenses and you can prepare and take your breakfast, dinner/tea and cook your Lunch (main meal) in the volunteer kitchen or you can buy it in the nice towns in very cheap and nice places.
- Training in the area of horses/animals and tourism.
- Participation in several horseback riding tours.
- Lots of fun.
- Flexible Free time to explore the tourist attractions and natural reserves of the region and our help with planning your trips.
We have 2 spacious visitor rooms where you can stay at home: one with a double bed and one with 2 bunk-beds, both with table and chairs.
Volunteer Kitchen/diningroom, livingroom with couch and smart-screen and bathroom.

We are located in the hearth of the most touristic area from Cusco Perú "SACRED VALLEY OF THE INKAS" Urubamba. We are willing to help you plan your days/weekends off for cultural or natural visits.

Activités et horaires

Tasks:
- Feeding the horses and other animals.
- Cleaning and saddle horses before tours.
- Rake and water the yard.
- Clean the stables and cat litters.
- Assist by foot during tours with children or elderly passengers (if necessary).
- Help when the horse food comes: carrying hay bales, cutting or carrying grass packages, etc.
- Help with general maintenance (outside).
- Help with general home care (inside: sweep, hang clothes, clean bathroom, etc).
- Assist during sessions of equine therapy (one morning a week).
- Participate in the horse rides to break new/young horses (only sometimes and only if you are experienced horse riding).
- Some marketing (if you know about it).

Usually our working load is based on two volunteers (couple) and usually you work in the mornings approximately from 6 or 7 to 8 and from 9 to 11 and in the afternoon from 5 to 6. Some days are more busy, other days less busy, but there is a lot of flexibility in your work and you can mainly make your own time-schedule and have a lot of free time during the day to go to explore the nature and culture around. Most volunteers prefer to do the morning and afternoon feeding 7 days a week and take more free time during the days and others prefer to really take their 2 days off in coordination with us.

Règles

Preferred Requirements (not necessarily all of them):
- ONLY COUPLES (by exception a men alone), because you will be a lot on your own, also in the evenings which is not good for a girl alone here.
- Independence of preparing and cooking your own meals in the volunteer kitchen.
- Knowledge of languages: English and/or Spanish is a must.
- Experience working on a farm or stables with animals / horses.
- Availability for several months.
- Independence and responsibility for your tasks after being taught.
- Age average: 20 - 40 years.
- Average weight: 60 - 80 kg / 130 - 175 lb.
- Good state of health (physical and mental).
- Knowledge of informatics, social media, and marketing could be practical.
- Flexibility and Readiness to deal with uncomfortable or difficult situations.