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Laid back, friendly but hard-working couple looking for people that have experience with horses in Connacht, Ireland

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  • Last activity: 24 Mar 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a young couple. Kevin and I have a 4 bedroom house. With 3 dogs and 2 cats.

    We have 14 stables and about 20 horses. We do alot of schooling, beach rides, hacking and hunting

    We attend shows in summer and hunt horses in winter



    We take people all year round bit must have experience with horses

    We are a laid back friendly but hard-working

    Food will be supplied by us 3 times a day. Breakfast, packed lunch, and a home cooked dinner
    Any extras to be bought by yourself

    You will get yo explore the west countryside. Live 2mile from a small tourist town called Westport. With plenty of shops, pubs and restaurants

    You will benefit from the exchange as you'll learn a day to day life of a Irish young couple, improve your English language and ride and improve skills of the equine world by a qualified instructor

    We have plenty of hacking routes, beach rides and a outdoor arena

    We work with young horses so looking for someone that has knowledge of horses and been around them. We also show and hunt so opportunity to do this if a capable level

    2 days a week off
    5 days working

    Our horses aren't riding school horses they are all for sale and need good attention and care

    Thanks for looking 🙂

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    General Maintenance
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    Animal Care
    Language practice
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Travellers will learn an average Irish young couples life day to day
    You will learn to work well with horses and improve your skills
    Also as we don't speak any other language you will improve your English

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Working with horses to a high standard. General maintenance

    Our horses range from 12h-17h

    Jobs include
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️mucking out
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️brushing/washing horses
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️painting
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️lunging
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️feeding horses
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️lunging
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️training horses
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️breaking
    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️alot of riding

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Double bed with tv in home
    Or apartment with bunk beds

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live in a beautiful tourist town called Westport. Close to town and lots of restaurants, shops and pubs. Crough Patrick mountain is a famous tourist attraction. Boat rides and just a bus journey to Galway city.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    5 hours a day, 5 days a week (max 25 hours/week)

Host ref number: 274997429169

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