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Live in stablehand/groom/rider

5.0
(2 reviews)2

The experience

Help with performance horses on our property in Victoria, Australia
We are a family of three and we are owners/ managers of a performance horse property in Victoria, specialising primarily in dressage and we are looking for experienced horse enthusiasts to assist us as stable hands/ grooms / riders.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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 Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are based in a lovely location in the Victorian countryside but also in proximity to the capital city of Victoria, Melbourne, so that you can enjoy exploring Victoria.
Our property is approximately 1 hour from Melbourne CBD in a semi rural location and is close to beaches and wineries. On this property of 8 hectares we have 3 houses and we usually have 14 horses. The horse facilities include a flood lit all weather dressage arena, a round yard, riding paddock, show jumps, stables, undercover tie up stalls and a tack room.
This is a great opportunity for horse enthusiasts to build on their knowledge and horse experience through working with experienced horse professionals.

Activities & Shift

We are looking for motivated, mature, proactive non smokers - (females or couples preferred) who have extensive experience with horses to assist us with daily activities on the properties including feeding, rugging, lunging and riding horses as well as undertaking general property maintenance . Previous experience with performance horses, stallions and young horses

Rules

We provide a relaxed supportive family environment with the opportunity to be involved in taking horses to clinics and competitions. Past backpackers have found it to be one of their best and most educational experiences.
We have many excellent references/ reviews from past backpackers who have stayed with us and we are happy to share these with you. We generally have 3 girls helping out at our property and some have stayed with us for long periods of time (from 6 months to 2 years). We prefer to take backpackers who are going to stay a minimum of 2 months or more.
In addition to our own house there are 2 other 2 BR houses on the main property which are fully self contained so you have your own space, ability to cook and socialise with others. We also have a swimming pool on the property which is used regularly by everyone on the property over the summer months.