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Help Needed from NOW. 2 places from now toll mid Feb. One place mid Feb to late March. 2 places from March 20th.
I am Janet. I live in a beautiful rural area in County Cork Ireland.
Horses and Ponies are out passion and our life. I work as a riding Instructor and also breed and produce young Horses.
My Daughters have Ponies and Horses that they compete In Show Jumping/ Eventing and showing. My adult sons are Jockeys, My Adult daughter show jumps and events. My youngest Daughter lives with me most of the time. There will be an opportunity to ride for those who are experienced, and to accompany us to competitions.
Help is needed with the general house/ yard tasks.
Hedging/ weeding/ spraying weeds/ sweeping many areas.
Washing vehicles and cleaning inside.
There will be regular house hold chores.
Also sweeping, hedging and weeding.
Tidying, cleaning and organising storage areas, help take items to recycling. Lots of reorganisation, so that more space is fit for purpose and there is a lot less clutter around the place.
We have 4 dogs. One comes in the lorry to competitions.
NOTE: We live in the countryside, 5km form the Village of Meelin, which is the Highest Village in Ireland. It is 8km to the nearest town of Newmarket, Co.Cork. There are NO busses passing our house, I would however be able to drop you to the Bus in Newmarket sometimes. This is an opportunity to suit, someone who is happy in a rural location. Suitable for someone who enjoys peace and quiet, The local Pub in Meelin (5km) is a popular place. People travel from surrounding areas to go there. They show matches and races on the big screen, and have music some weekends.
We are NOT near the City. This is NOT a tourist area. If you have your own Car this would be an advantage.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Oppertunity to Ride horses for EXPERIENCED riders only. Ideal for someone who also needs time to study. Experience living in a very beautiful and peaceful area in rural Ireland, ideal area to walk/jog/run. (NOT for a City person or someone who wants to be in a tourist area .). If you do like time to yourself, and just being is a peaceful and rural area this location will suit you. . We are at a competition most Sundays, during the season, and also some times on week evenings too. . You can come for some days out to the competitions with us. We are only half an hour from Millstreet and will travel to the International Horse show and International events there. We are also half hr from Kilguilkey where there are national and International Events.
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Help
In the house there is cleaning and tidying, sweeping floors, vacuuming, and laundry.
Some cooking. Outside there is also sweeping and tidying.
Help is needed with the general house/ yard .
Currently I need help to tidy and reorganize some rooms in the house to make things function better.
There will be regular house hold chores.
Tidy, Clean, organize and make some spaces fit for purpose again.
help take items to recycling.
Powerhosing yard and walls.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Small Appartment located over the family home, accessed by outside steps. Small kitchenette - Fridge, kettle, toaster, microwave. Toilet/shower. Bedroom with 2 beds which will be shared with another helper at times. There is a wardrobe, two chests of drawers. Radio. TV. DVD player. Selection of DVD,s and books. If I happen to have 3 workaways, I can use a bedroom in the family home.
What else ...
If you are interested in Horses, this is a great place to be. For EXPERIENCED riders, there will be some oppertunity to ride. We go to various competitions most Sundays and often during the week too in the Summer months. Previous girls have got to go to see the International Show and International Event on Several Days in Millstreet/ Ballindenisk/ kilguilkey. and also have got to watch other National Events.
This is a rural location, so will suit someone who likes living in the country side. The roads are quiet, so ideal for Walking/ jogging/ running. There is beautiful scenery.
There is a bus to Cork from the local town of Newmarket. I could drop and collect you on some days off. It would then be possible to connect to many areas and two days off together can be arranged if you wish to travel somewhere.
NO SMOKERS. NO DRUG USERS.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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We started the days by feeding all the ponies and horses. Afterwards we cleaned all the stables. In the afternoon if Janet had horse riding lessons we used to tack and untack the ponies.
Janet made me ride a lot and I’m… read more
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We started the days by feeding all the ponies and horses. Afterwards we cleaned all the stables. In the afternoon if Janet had horse riding lessons we used to tack and untack the ponies.
Janet made me ride a lot and I’m… read more
The work was very balanced between yard work, work with the horses and some riding. Janet always explained what she expected and showed us how to do the tasks so the work was never to hard and we always knew what to do. We could usually ride at least once a day (sometimes in the arena,… read more
My tasks were never too difficult and the balance between leisure and work was good.
It was great that I was also allowed to come along to different events such as competitions or a horse sale, which were new experiences for me. I had some nice experiences at this… read more
The family and other people there are very friendly and always open for a talk :)
I… read more
Janet's children are very lovely, well-behaved and really cute. I got lots of opportunities to ride. The ponies are really lovely, too. Some of them are excellent showjumpers. For me living… read more
