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Please Note that this position is now Temporarily Closed.
We will begin taking volunteers again in May 2027. However, if you are planning a trip to Scotland next Summer and enjoy horses and farm jobs keep us in mind.
Please make sure you read the info, have an outdoorsey mindset and have some experience with horses.
32 hours of help per week
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
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
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.
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.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Intermediate English
Over 18 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
When the calander is open (May-September) we look for people to volunteer with us in exchange for food(on work days) & board. We are an equine stunt teams, based in the Scottish borders, we have 5 full-time members (& 2 children) who live & work on the farm towards our passion(training animals). We look for enthusiastic volunteers to help us on our journey.
We look for volunteers during the Scottish Summer month only (May-September) Please contact us if you would like to volunteer during those months.
Also please note that this is a very outdoorsey experience, where you will be working with animals. Please only apply if you have experience working outdoors & with horses. Thanks.
(PS I cannot respond to everyone especially if you do not meet those requests, thank you for taking the time to read our profile)
We are an equestrian stunt team who have had volunteers for over 15 years! Our exchange is volunteer work for food(on work days) , board, travel opportunities (UK) and the chance to perform(groundcrew in costume) in live performance stunt shows. We also live as a community & aim to be as eco friendly as possible (constantly improving this). Volunteering with us is a great way to experience a different way of living in Scotland.
Daily animal care, feeding dogs, horses, chickens etc cleaning out stables.
Help with odd farm jobs like fixing fences, track repairs etc
Other jobs such as ground crew when we are jousting, trick riding & preparing for stunt shows.
Help us pack costumes & tack before heading off for weekend of performance. During a weekend away we will be camping & everyone takes on tasks for the duration.
Maintenance of communal areas, such as painting & repair work.
General cleaning of communal areas & washrooms. We are on a private water supply which is pumped up our steep hill, so we ask that people only shower once per week. (we all do this)
As our horses are specially trained stunt horses (some of which rear up, lay down and perform different tricks) we do not always allow volunteers to ride them, they are not riding school/trekking horses so hacking is also not always possible.
We are an extremely hard working team and our home team will be working longer than worldpacker hours, (its our life) some people get the most out of an experience with us when jumping in with 2 enthusiastic feet and experiencing our life to the fullest!!
Have fun & be enthusiastic!
We like people to have a 1 week trial before committing to the rest of their stay. We like to make sure we are suited to each other to work happily together.
Full stay is to be arranged before hand, but after the first week we have a chat to ensure everyone is happy. I always suggest that you check out some other UK & Scottish hosts as well just in case our way of life dose not suit you.
Only apply if you have experience working(or volunteering) outdoors and with horses.
PS food is only supplied on work days.
