Mountain Farm Experience with Horses & Nature🐴🇫🇷🌿

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The experience

Join a mountain farm surrounded by forests, rocks and open landscapes, where horses live freely in nature. Volunteers help with physical outdoor tasks such as cleaning and preparing steep pastures, removing brambles, repairing fences, cutting trees and assisting with excavation work. In exchange, enjoy shared meals, a private room, good internet and meaningful cultural exchange in a stunning natural environment.

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What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

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Requirements

Beginner French or Beginner English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Program Details

The farm is nestled in a breathtaking mountain setting, surrounded by forests, rocks, springs and wide open landscapes. Nature is everywhere, offering a deep sense of calm and connection. The area is rich in history, with Celtic vestiges, Gallo-Roman sites and medieval castles nearby. Thanks to affordable bus connections, volunteers can easily visit charming villages and vibrant cities like Strasbourg, Saverne and Molsheim, blending nature, culture and exploration.

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Activities & Shift

- Cleaning and preparing mountain pastures
- Removing brambles and invasive plants
- Repairing and installing fences
- Cutting trees and clearing wooded areas
- Assisting with excavation and ground work
- General outdoor maintenance on steep terrain
- Helping with tasks related to horse areas
- Participating in shared meals and daily life at the farm

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Rules

- This position requires comfort with outdoor work.

- Tasks take place on steep, rocky mountain terrain.

- Volunteers live in the host’s house and have a private room.

- Shared meals are taken together with the hosts.

- Respect for the house, nature, horses and tools is essential.

- Ability to work independently and follow instructions is expected.

- Good attitude, openness to cultural exchange and teamwork are important.

- Public bus connections are available to nearby towns and villages.