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🐎🌿 Horses, Garden & Hostel Life in Uruguay

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The experience

We’re looking for volunteers in Salinas to help with horse care and feeding, as well as supporting the kitchen, garden, and hostel cleaning. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to take part in horse sessions and learn about grooming, handling, and building connection with the animals. A beautiful experience for nature and animal lovers. ✨


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

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.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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


Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

Between 27 and 60 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

We are an equestrian center and hostel; we offer lessons ranging from the absolute basics, grounded in human development and respect for the horse. Volunteers receive one weekly lesson tailored to their skill level and have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of horses.
We are currently developing a garden using the *hügelkultur* method.
Other activities involve daily tasks such as caring for pets, watering plants, mowing the grass, and performing necessary maintenance


Activities & Shift

Shifts - feeding the horses - 6:30; 12:30; 18:30
Horse facilities cleaning - morning period
Garden - morning period
Hostel cleaning - morning period


Rules

Appropriate clothing for handling the horses, boots and long pants, hair tied back.
No noise after 10 PM.
Respect for the owners of the house - the pets!
Kitchen use limited to authorized equipment and materials