Looking for a new experience: Canadian Ranch Adventure! 🐴🇨🇦

The experience

Looking for adventure in Canada that involves ranching and nature? Helpers on our ranch in north-west Saskatchewan will have the opportunity to assist with all the animals including horses, sheep, cattle, chickens, Wilbur the pig, Buffy the bison, Ebony the dog, and many cats. Yard chores take half an hour to an hour depending on who is helping. All visitors/volunteers will be asked to help with household duties, including cooking and cleaning.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

What you get

1 day 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 Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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!

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities 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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 75 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

I hope that visiting me can offer a visitor some unique experiences and opportunities to learn about Western Canadian culture and hospitality. I try to make sure that volunteers get to do fun things nearly every day (something they enjoy--like riding, hiking, sky watching, photography), frequently while we are doing our everyday errands.

I am also glad to help with English as a second language and have frequently organized a white board filled with words to increase English fluency and vocabulary. I do require a certain level of English competency from helpers for their own safety. If you are learning about animals AND the English language at the same time, you can misunderstand our warning about an animal and find yourself in grave danger.

Activities & Shift

Everyone is encouraged to have breakfast since we cannot be absolutely sure when lunch will be. There is a schedule for the day, but this may be preempted by the escape of some animals or illness of one of the humans. Morning chores are usually done after breakfast, then there may be another task to complete or free time. Meals are communal affairs with all volunteers, visitors and Kelly. A short nap maybe necessary right after lunch. Afternoon activities may vary from riding, trip to Meadow Lake, baking or other food preparation, building/repairing fences or other infrastructure, assisting with lessons to computer work. The afternoon chores are usually done around 5, just before supper at 6 p.m. After supper in the spring/summer there is generally time to ride, hike or do other outdoor activities. In the fall and winter, darkness closes in earlier, then games & reading occur indoors.

Rules

Visiting dogs must be tied or under supervision at all times. When we are absolutely sure they will not disturb the resident animals they may be allowed to roam more freely.