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We are a British family who have set up a horse-riding holiday centre in Sicily. Although throughout the years our place has turned into not only horse riding holidays, but opened doors to many other kind of tailor-made holidays, family holidays. adventure holidays, yoga and zumba holidays and the list goes on.
However it is the rescuing of animals that have brought us all stronger together. We have rescued countless dogs, cats and horses from potentially horrible deaths through the many years here and are proud of such achievements.
Our place is small and friendly and we would expect anyone here, be they workers or guests, to be happy and part of the family.
NOTE - SINCE COVID STRUCK WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES. I HAVE FAILED TO ANSWER MANY QUERIES AND APOLOGISE FOR THE STRESS I HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSED. I AM HOPING WE ARE ON THE CASP OF RESTARTING... GOOD LUCK TO US ALL. (MARK)Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
One can learn many things from staying at us. Running a ranch like this means having to understand in everything, from horses to plumbing to gardening to woodwork. Never a dull moment.
Apart from which learning the way of the Sicilian is an absolute delight. Fresh food produce and way of cooking, relaxing at bars sipping coffees and tasting their gorgeous almond sweets. Also learning their language and culture is an amazing experience.
All of which we are more than happy to share with you all.Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
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Hi to all.
Below is a list of requirements asked from volunteers :
- Part of the work at us is to keep taking care of all our beloved pets. ( feeding them and taking care of their daily needs 7 days a week if possible )
- We are always looking, especially March onwards, for people with any horse handling experience to help with horse riding, tacking up horses to help ease our clients and us and also to bring on horses throughout the non riding month. In return we will offer free stay with accommodation and food and a number of excursions. We expect you to enjoy your stay as well as help us sort out our horses....
- We currently really need Carpenters who can help improve and expand on our already existing structures in wood.
- Skilled workmen are also welcomed as we are looking to expand.
- Gardeners are also a joy to have due too all the greenery around our ranch.
- November time we would love to have volunteers to help us Olive pick to make our amazing Olive Oil
- light cleaning is sometimes required.
Basically we welcome all hard workers to keep our beloved family run ranch up and going.Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Italienisch: Fließend
Maltese: Fließend
Französisch: Gute KenntnisseUnterkunft
At the holiday centre. In a lovely converted barn guestroom...
Note our place is small and we sometimes have to move workaways to a very close by farmhouse for nights when we need to utilise all the rooms for guests.Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.
Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen
We have 5 dogs of our own. They are all female but caution may be required initially till they get used to new arrivals. We have a comfortable dog pen to help with this.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
zwei
Arbeitszeiten
maximum 25 hours a week
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I would happily recommend her for almost any task she applies for.
They are so funny and full of energy, and you can see their love for their animals. Their… read more
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I would happily recommend her for almost any task she applies for.
They are so funny and full of energy, and you can see their love for their animals. Their… read more
If everyone was more like them the world would be a better place and no animal would be without a home.
It was a wonderful… read more
They are excellent hosts, and have a stunning farm in the Sicilian countryside. If you love horses you will really love it here, but if not, you’ll still have a great time.
Some of the things we did are: taking care of the horses, gardening, taking care of the property, helping with online marketing… read more
And great company too....
The ranch is 10 minutes drive from Alia which… read more
Thank you for everything (!!!!!), Erik and Céline
Staying at Mark's place was a great experience! He is a very kind and humble man you can share long talks with. He needed some help building a little stable, feeding horses, choping some wood for the winter, etc. and I was more than happy to do it :)
Pippa (his daugther) is a very nice person as well as her mom Andrea!!
I… read more
Highly recommend...
Thank you and best of luck with your future.
Mark
Sicily is beautiful.
Mark and Pippa have done a gorgeous job on their farm. Sicilian food cannot be beat. Ask to stay at the bed and breakfast in Palermo for a couple nights, you wont regret it!
The excursions are beautiful and interesting. My favorite ones were these next-to… read more
cheers,
Ben, Kris and Sam
Love you all :)
-Avery
I really recommand that place… We had wonderful experiences with the animals and also working in such a beautiful landscape!
We really felt part of the family, spending our nights talking all together! Deep conversations wich never stopped ?
Marc, Andrea and Pippa... you will always remain… read more