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Looking for kind animal-loving helpers on our small horse farm

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The experience

We're looking for some help with the everyday work around the farm, mainly feeding the horses and cleaning up after them. Other task range from help with general upkeep, building and painting projects to picking weeds, gardening or mowing the lawn. And of course there is work all around the horses like cleaning the tack and tack room, taking care of the horses and help with training them depending on your knowledge and skills in that area.

What you offer

25 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.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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 or Intermediate German

Under 45 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Activities & Shift

We don't really have a set schedule, though we tend to work more in the afternoon or evening, during warm/ hot weather also rather late evening. So we would show you some tasks you can do independently, like for example feeding the horses, watering the garden, picking up horse poop. And then we would do some work together in the evening.

My mother is only here at the weekends, so often that's when we tackle bigger tasks/projects. For this reason we prefer volunteers who are willing to help at the weekends and take their free time during the week.

For food we provide ingredients and of course use of the kitchen so you can make your own meals. You're also welcome to join us for meals but our eating schedule is a bit 'creative'. My dad usually has a very late breakfast and I eat dinner more often than not around midnight.
We do try to have a few meals with everyone together, but it wont be everyday.

Rules

Please note that we can't really offer riding opportunity.
If you're lightweight and somewhat experienced (balanced seat and still hands) you could occasionally ride one of the ponys and help train them under the saddle, but they're still pretty green and get mostly worked on the ground.