Horse Acreage, Alberta, Canada

Kanada

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12.12.2019
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Beschreibung
We have a country home with 15 horses, 1 dog and 3 cats. We have a 17 year old son and a 15 year old daughter and we have a part-time horse business at home. My husband and I work full-time outside of our home. We have hosted students in the past and really enjoy it. We are a very active family and enjoy many outdoor activities. We are looking for females only please who have horse experience to help run our horse programs. We also like our volunteers to help with cooking, light housework and gardening.
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Kochen/einkaufen
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Betreuung von Tieren
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Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Travellers will benefit from learning about our horse business and learning what Alberta Canada is about. You will learn how to cook Canadian food also. We are very friendly and love hosting.
Arbeit
We have a part-time business with our horses that teaches people life skills. HORSE EXPERIENCE IS MANDATORY. We would like help working with the horses and cooking, cleaning and yard work. Females only please.
Gesprochene Sprachen
English
Unterkunft
House in a beautiful country setting. The bed is in a large room with a TV. You will have your own bathroom with a shower and a bath. Shared laundry and shared kitchen. We have internet also.
Was noch ...
We are 30 minutes to West Edmonton Mall, 45 minutes to the University of Alberta. Edmonton is a large city with 1 million people. We have the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Alberta that are 3 hours away (Jasper, Alberta).
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- Wir besitzen Tiere
- Wir sind Raucher
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Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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27.11.2019

Vom Workawayer (Veronika) für Host

I really enjoied the stay with Val and her family. The trail rides were always fun and they would also help me with my problems, especially Val. Thanks to Reg and Gammy, too, who took me fishing with them. Not to forget Thanksgiving, which I hadn't celebrated before, so it was a very special experience to me, thank you so much.

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10.04.2019

Vom Workawayer (Emma) für Host

I had an awesome time at Val´s place. The family welcomed me very kindly. Though I only stayed for 2 weeks over silvester I experienced a lot of cool new things like skidooing, seing a real canadian handmade woodhouse or helping Roger doing ferrier work. It was really nice of them to take me with them every time they went out for dinner, ice… read more

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17.04.2018

Vom Workawayer (Lucie) für Host

I had a amazing time staying with Val and Roger and I really enjoyed working with them. They are friendly and welcoming people, and provided you everything: food, drinks, patience, trips and fun. Val uses to buy healthy food; it was a pleasure for me to cook in their kitchen.

The house is cozy, clean and confortable, I felt like I was home. I… read more

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17.02.2018

Vom Workawayer (Mareike) für Host

I totally forgot to leave a comment here about my stay, so here it comes a bit late!
I stayed with Val and her family for almost 3 months, in june - august, it was my first workaway experience and turned out to be a wonderful time. They are very welcoming and you will feel like you are part of the family!

Since I was there in summer time, most of… read more my work was around the house and garden, caring for all the animals, especially the horses and also working with them in the arena. The yearlings Nabs and Josh needed lots of basic training, teaching them different things from the ground, and also getting them used to having a pad and a light saddle on their back. This was a very interesting and fun experience, cause I never worked with such young horses before :)
Usually Val wrote down a list of things to do in the morning. Sometimes it was a lot to do, sometimes it was not much, it varied everyday and so the free time I had was also different every day. If I didn't know how to do something, I could always text her while she was away, or ask Roger, when he was around.
However, the best part for me was the horse therapy program Val is doing besides her other work. I was lucky to be part of several sessions with different patients, assisting during them by taking notes, moving objects that were needed for the exercises and taking care of the horses before and after. I could see the positive progress patients made after several sessions and it was super interesting to witness, also I learned a lot about how the horses reacted and to notice little things the horses do, like a specific sigh or body movement and the meanings behind them. And Molly, the big star therapy horse, is such a sweety!! I hope she is doing well and continues to help people. :)
Working with the horses was different then what I was used to from home, you gotta get a little creative when it comes to catching some of them on the field ;) But I got used to it after some time.

When the family was doing activities together, I was often invited to join them, it was up to me if I wanted to come or not. For example we went swimming in a lake, watching the kids soccer games, going shopping in Edmonton, visiting Vals friends, watching movies together in the evening and much more. A few times we went for a horse ride around the area and in my free time I could go ride in the arena next to the house, it was just my own choice to not do that often, because I don't enjoy riding in the arena much, but if you do, you will get lots of chances. :) One time I could even come along to a trailride not very far away, we took some horses with us in a trailer and had to drive to the place, it was a park with lakes and trails especially for riding, biking etc, and that ride was very exciting and fun!

I also loved to care for the lovely cats and I miss them a lot, they were so cute always wanting to be petted and taking a nap on my lap :D Frankie gave me a hard time and sneaked into the house so many times, really need to watch out for him haha. And their dog Hershey is very good boy and addicted to playing ball games!

I have so much more I could say and talk about, but that would spam the whole page.. All in all I can tell you, if you get a chance to stay at Val's place, then take it! I don't think I could have had a better first workaway experience. I had a great time and would do it again anytime, it was quite hard when I had to leave and go back to germany.

Greetings and a big hug,
Mary

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05.01.2018

Vom Workawayer (Anna Elena) für Host

Hello!

I stayed wonderful three months at Valory and Rogers home. These months were the happiest time of my life! With Rogers’s jokes and Valorys warmth, this place became my home.

They took me with them whenever they could, so we went to a hockey game, Canmore, Granche Cash, Ice fishing, .. I was able to get to know the Canadian culture which… read more

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17.03.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (Elise)

Elise, we had so much fun with you! Thank you for all your help and I hope you are enjoying BC as much as Alberta!!

Love Val

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09.01.2017

Vom Workawayer (Elise) für Host

I have been here now for 5 weeks, and still have 3 weeks left. What can I say.. Val is the best host you can imagine. You are really a part of the family and invited to every single event they attend. For example I went ice fishing, skating, skidooing and tobogganing and even to Val's weekly yoga classes! If you're not up for it, that's also fine.… read more

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17.03.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (Anna)

Anna, we hope you will come back some day! Roger asks about how you are doing all the time. Best wishes to you girl!

Love Val

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26.12.2016

Vom Workawayer (Anna) für Host

Hello! I stayed one month with Val and her family in November/December. And the weather and temperature was not bad! You just need to dress in layers:)
My time there was over too early but I enjoyed every single day! The family is really welcoming and opens up their arms and home.
Tasks we (usually two workawayers are there) did during the… read more

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15.10.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Elsa)

Thank you Elsa! We too are very happy you have come to stay with us. You are a wonderful addition to our family while you are here and we will always have fond memories of your stay.

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14.10.2016

Vom Workawayer (Elsa) für Host

Hi Everyone! I’m staying at Val’s right now and i am enjoying every single day out here :D Val and her family are incredible in so many ways, i felt welcomed and included from the start and I truly feel lucky to have come here!

This is the perfect place for animal lovers since we have 15 beautiful horses on the land who needs loving care and… read more

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15.10.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Katarina)

Thanks Kat! I'm so grateful you are here also and we will indeed be sad to see you leave!

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15.10.2016

Vom Workawayer (Katarina) für Host

I arrived at this place three weeks ago and I cant wait for the next four to come.
Right from the beginning I felt comfortable in this family. They welcomed me with open arms and made me feel like an old friend.
All the tasks in and around the house as well as with the horses are always fun.
I always feel safe when we work with the horses,… read more

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