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Looking for an experienced horse person to help in our stables

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The experience

We need an entusiatic and knowledgeble person that is able to work comfortably around our horses, some of task you will be caring: Clean paddocks, prepare horses for riders and clean them up after riding, help with maintenance and daily care for horses you may be required to move horses between fields/stables.
There may be the opportunity to ride and exercise our horses depending on the level of your riding.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

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

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

What you get

2 days off per week

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

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 Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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.

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.

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Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

Between 20 and 32 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

This its a grooming position

We Require

A video of yourself performing ridding and/or ground work
A minimum stay of three months, being somewhat flexible with persons that have specific experiences to share with us.
Some experience working with horses
Good physical conditions, as many of the jobs require strength
Basic-medium Spanish is highly required, as big part of the team is Spanish. So, knowledge of it is a plus!



Activities & Shift

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

Cleaning the Outdoor Paddocks from the horse/donkeys poop (1.5 hour a day)
Preparing horses for riders
Helping to move the horses on fields
Cleaning the used materials/equipment from the day/ the riding arena each afternoon (all stable team does it together)
Riding the horses as needed for training (horses for hacks / school horses) depending on the volunteer riding skills, the head of stable will take a decision after a skill check on site - Ridding it’s not regular - volunteers are mostly grooming and assisting our riders and trainers.