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Min stay requested: 1 month or more
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Description
My name is Kathy and I live on a beautiful 60 acre rural property in the hinterland of the NSW Mid North Coast, in Lorne near Kendall (between Port Macquarie and Taree - 45 minute drive to both, 35 minutes to the beach) with 14 horses and 2 dogs. I'm 58 years old and originally from The Netherlands (lived in Australia for 27 years). My horses are mostly Arabians and Brumbies (Australian captured wild horses).
I need help with horse care and property and garden maintenance.
We would do the horse care mostly together. In return I provide a beautiful private place to live in a self-contained 2 bedroom cabin surrounded by nature, meals or a meal allowance (whatever is preferred) and a learning experience about living on a rural property and lots and lots about horses. It's all about the horses most of the time here!
I have a horse holiday business but you don't have to help with that. You would be caring for my 9 private horses, who are not used in the business (rescued horses and old retired horses) and work in my home garden and general property maintenance.
Depending on your horse riding background, experienced horse rider helpers have to opportunity for some horse riding in their time off at suitable times. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Animal Care
Help around the house
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Helpers will learn more about life on a rural property with horses and the Australian nature. We will work together most of the time, in particular if we attend to the horses and you will be able to learn about caring and handling horses. My horses live outside in a herd in large fields and many helpers enjoy seeing how horses live in a natural way and communicate with each other. Helpers experience living in the Australian countryside, close to nature. It is not a very social life here so if you like having a lot of people around, it's not the place for you. People who enjoy physical work and a quiet lifestyle surrounded by nature and animals will love it here! If you are a good horse rider and have your own insurance cover (I can explain to you how to get this but most International travellers will have this), I can take you out riding in the nearby forest. I enjoy having helpers from all around the world and learning more about life in their part of the world and the horse culture and background they come from.
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Help
Help with all everyday tasks on a rural horse property. Helpers must have experience with horses.
Feeding and caring for horses, pick up horse poo from paddocks, weeding, property cleanup, sweeping, pick up branches, painting fences.
Helpers may have the opportunity to ride the horses in their free time, providing that they are good horse riders and have accident insurance. Minimum age 20 years old. Minimum stay 2 months or longer.
This is a private property. A horse holiday business is operating from this address but helpers are not required to be involved in business related activities. -
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
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Accommodation
New and clean 2 bedroom self-contained cabin, free Wifi, but limited mobile phone network. Helpers are expected to keep their accommodation and the direct outside area clean and tidy.
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What else ...
The location is isolated, but town and beaches can be visited on the days off. A car is available for those who don't have one.
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A little more information
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Internet access
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Limited internet access
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We have pets
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We are smokers
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Can host families
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Can host digital nomads
The self-contained cabin is perfect for digital nomads because you have your own private space to live and work and there is free wifi. There is no mobile network on the property, except for txt msg. but calls can be done via wifi. The Wifi is working well but not top speed like in cities.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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My animals / pets
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Feedback (3)
The property is beautiful - large paddocks for the horses and a pool for an occasional swim for the humans included. ;)
The cabin I stayed in was very clean and comfortable with horses and wallabies … read more
Sorry for my late feedback.
I spent two weeks with Kathy, Jedda, Bowie and the horses. The first week I enjoyed the great horse-trekkings as a guest. After this week I asked Kathy if I could extend for another week as a volunteer. General work was feeding the horses, grooming, mucking out, raking the leaves and picking up sticks. If … read more
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Feedback
The property is beautiful - large paddocks for the horses and a pool for an occasional swim for the humans included. ;)
The cabin I stayed in was very clean and comfortable with horses and wallabies … read more
Sorry for my late feedback.
I spent two weeks with Kathy, Jedda, Bowie and the horses. The first week I enjoyed the great horse-trekkings as a guest. After this week I asked Kathy if I could extend for another week as a volunteer. General work was feeding the horses, grooming, mucking out, raking the leaves and picking up sticks. If … read more
