Horse loving person to help with horses in beautiful Donegal, Ireland

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  Beschreibung

  Horse lover wanted to help out on small farm beside the Sea in beautiful North West Ireland. We are located right beside the sea in Donegal, we have a small farm and stables where we keep our own horses. We are looking for an animal lover with good equestrian experience and able to ride to give a little help around the farm. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate couples or families- there is only space for 1 person to stay in our home.
  
  We have 2 friendly family dogs 2 cats and 4 horses.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We can help you improve your english and you will learn about the Irish culture, we live in a very touristic scenic area. You can improve your knowledge of horses and have the opportunity to improve your riding . There is Hunting locally every weekend during the winter which we sometimes attend, the opportunity to come along and watch the Irish hunt is also possible -if we are attending . Some weekends we may attend local shows (showjumping/dressage) with our horses, you will be very welcome to travel and meet lots of new people at the shows. There are lots of lovely beaches and mountains nearby.

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  Arbeit

  We would welcome someone who is able to help out comfortably around our horses and is knowledgeable about horse care.
  
  The work would consist of some of the following, depending on time of year :
  
  Cleaning stables
  Cleaning shed/barn
  Fixing fences in field
  Moving horses from stables to fields
  Putting on/removing rugs from horse
  Holding horse for vet/farrier
  Cleaning wounds, dressing wounds and bandaging etc on injured horses
  Grooming horses/washing horses
  Painting showjumps
  Painting Cross Country jumps
  Gardening work, weeding, cutting grass etc
  Exercising horses (depends on level of riding ability)
  
  
  There may be the opportunity to ride and exercise our horses depending on the level of your riding ability, we can access your level of riding when you arrive. You can also walk our friendly family dogs down to the beach next to our house if you wish.
  
  We would also welcome a craftsperson with experience in carpentry/construction/ plastering as we are currently creating an attic living area with 2 bedrooms upstairs in our bungalow. You can fly to either Dublin or Belfast airports. From Dublin Airport there are 2 bus services Bus Eireann and John McGinley Buses that travel to Donegal. From Belfast Airport there is an airporter bus service that runs to Derry bus station, from here you can get another bus to Letterkenny where we can meet you.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  We can offer one private bedroom with a double bed in our traditional bungalow. Our bungalow is situated in a quiet peaceful area just outside a small village, which is a 5 -10 minute walk. In the village there is a supermarket, post office, credit union, chemist, gift shop, doctors surgery, cafe, take away, 2 bars and a restaurant. You will have full access to our home and kitchen area- fridge/freezer/cooker to prepare your food. You can use our washing machine for your laundry. We will provide all food/drink etc, we eat mostly
  vegetarian food, if you can cook for us this is even better as we enjoy trying new dishes from other countries. We have good wi fi access in the house. Our dogs live in the house so it is important that you are a dog lover, we also do not permit any smoking in our home or around the farm,stables etc.

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  Was noch ...

  There is a bus that goes in to our nearest big town Letterkenny daily from our village(10 mins walk) at three different times. We can drive you into the village to catch the bus if you wish to go in to Letterkenny, there is a large bus Bus Eireann station in Letterkenny where you can get buses to lots of different places to visit.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  eine(n)

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  Arbeitszeiten

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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