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Help us on our charming horse ranch in Steinhöring, Germany :)

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The experience

You'll assist with general tasks around the farm, including horse care, stable maintenance, and helping with our riding and archery school. In your free time, explore the beautiful Bavarian countryside, enjoy horseback riding, or learn archery. Live the authentic ranch life, gain confidence. We ensure a welcoming, safe, and enriching environment for all.
Minimum 4h Work/Day for food & accomodation. Not guaranteed to have a day off every week.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

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

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

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.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate German

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Hey there, we are Sabine and Hannah (Mother and Daughter) we own a small archery, horseback archery and horse riding school in Bavaria, Germany. 10 horses, 2 cats and 14 chicken live under our roof.
The well-being of our horses and our customers is the most important thing for us.
Our horses live in an open stable system with lots of room for them to walk around and play.
If you want to learn about archery and horseback riding, help around the farm, take care of our horses and do all kind of tasks around the farm we are exactly the right place for you to visit.

Activities & Shift

Feeding the horses at 7 am and cleaning the peddocks/stable
Feeding the horses at 2 pm
Cleaning the peddocks/stable in the afternoon and letting the horses on the field.
Cleaning kitchen, vacuuming, helping in the household, helping with riding lessons, fixing fences, cutting gras and many other things.
Attention! 3-4h/day minimum for food & accomodation. Half days off and full days off are possible, has to be communicated and agreed on. Riding and archery lessons are possible in exchange for additional work.

We require you to be flexible and adaptable. You cannot have a full time job while volunteering for us. If you work digitally it has to be flexible. Please communicate beforehand if you are planning to work while you stay with us.
Attention! The work can be physically demanding! Please only apply if you have gerneal fitness and are healthy. Please communicate in advance if you have any kind of health issues.

Rules

RESPECT: All beings, horses, animals, us, yourself, the Environment, Equipment, Believes, Religions, ...

You should:
- Like animals in general
- not mind to get your hands dirty
- Be healthy, fit and strong
- Speak English or German
- Be kind
- Openminded
- Open and good with communication!!!
- not have any animal allergies
- not have hay allergy or be very senstive to dust
- be relieable!
- be flexible and adabtable