Come and have fun with us, at our non-profit well-being centre for horses in Citta della Pieve, Umbria

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 1 month

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello everybody,
    We are a non-Profit organization!

    WE ARE IN URGENT NEED OF HELP NOW!

    We are a German family and live with our four-legged work colleagues (14 of them) in Umbria, the green heart of Italy.
    We are based in the countryside, surrounded by 500 olive trees and about 20 hectares of land for our horses.

    We are a kind of Well-being Centre for horses and for people, children and handicapped people who come to us.
    We teach respect and love for all beings, without competition and stress for anybody, two-legged or four-legged.

    My name is Ina Mainusch and I teach classic riding style, influenced by Philipp Karl, Cavaliere of the Cadre Noir (France).

    We would love you to get in touch if you love horses,nature,dogs, cats,and a peaceful state of mind.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Teaching
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We offer:

    Horse-comunication
    Dressage riding lessons
    Free-work with horses
    Amazing Vegan cousine and the chance to learn from it
    Bio gardening
    Qigong practice that typically involves moving meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm meditative state of mind.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    URGENT CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM NOW FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH.



    We are looking for a horse-lover who wants to be part in making our horses and children feel good.
    If you can teach beginners, that would be great.

    Our daily activities are:

    Preparing Hay on a daily basis for the 3 meals
    Feding the horses for breakfast/lunch/dinner
    Clean the stables
    Preparing horses for work
    Teaching classical riding (dressage)
    Horse language lessons
    Free work with horses
    Walking with horses
    Trekking
    Acrobatics on the Horse
    Riding therapy
    Sometimes we also need help with babysitting

    If you are a horse person and you like nature, animals and children, and the idea of having fun with us in a beautiful countryside with wonderful weather in the summer, then please contact us

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Every volunteer has their own room. One of the 2 rooms has a kitchen inside which in case of 2 people needs to be shared for breakfast and dinner.
    Every day we share a good organic vegan meal prepared by us for lunch.
    For the basic grocery need we will do the shopping for you.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The nearest town is Città della Pieve and we are 40 km away from Perugia (a university town).
    The closest train station is Fabro-Ficulle or Chiusi Chianciano Terme that is cobbected to the all the cities such as Siena,Firenze,Roma.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    max 5 hours per day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 988568896532

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