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Description
Our farm is family owned and operated by myself (Nancy), my husband (Bill). We have one adult son (26) living at home and another (25) that has recently moved out but comes home on occasional weekends or when he is hungry ! LOL!
Our primary need at the moment is someone who will groom horses and love babies!! This is the most important during this season.
We have a herd of 42 horses that we care for. This includes feeding, grooming, fencing, breeding, trimming, showing, training, and riding using the beliefs of natural horsemanship. This year especially we need someone who is calm and patient to work a lot with the yearlings and babies. Riding is available on your own time and only if you are a confident rider. The horses we do have available for riding are only lightly trained and need patience and experience. There would be a HUGE bonus if you have experience training horses!!
We would love to have someone who can help maintain our website (but not necessary), take photos of the horses, help with some house keeping and we absolutely love someone who enjoys cooking. My husband eats meat....vegetarians are welcome but you must be comfortable around a man who loves his steak. :P Every day is different and you must be a self motivated person. Some times you will have help and sometimes you will have to work on your own. We also grow a very large garden every year so some gardening will be expected if crops are ripe while you are here.
A drivers license is preferred as we have quite a busy lifestyle. We also enjoy self starters and independent workers.
If you can handle lack of routine, every day being something different and working with little supervision then you will be a good fit :)
PS. I also acknowledge I am terrible for returning messages and I will apologize in advance if I don't get back to you as promptly as you would like. I mean no offense... I just get busy and forget that I need to respond. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Elderly Companionship
Light gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
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Interests
Farming
Movies & TV
Music
DIY & crafts
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
All Workawayers have been brought into our home and treated like family. Health has been an issue for us lately so we move a little slower than we used to. I also have elderly parents that love visits and cookies. They love to talk about your adventures and would live someone who like to drink coffee and chat with them. We also live only an hour from the mountains so there is the opportunity to see some amazing scenery! Our adult children like taking people out to the mountains for skiing /hiking and have campfires by the creek.
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Help
Assistance with horse operation as described above.
Will act as a representative of our business so will need to be professional, respectful in dealings with the public etc.
We are a farm, not a professional riding stable. If your only dream is to come hear and only ride please find a riding stable that can suit your needs. We are not trying to be rude but we have very few horses that are rideable...and they are for a very experienced rider only.
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
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Accommodation
Bedroom in our home
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What else ...
We are located near the Rocky Mountains which allows for hiking, skiing, camping, white water rafting, canoeing, fishing. Day trips to National Parks, West Edmonton Mall, Amusement Parks, Horse Shows, Calgary Zoo, Shopping, Tyrell Museum/Dinosaur Park
I have a friend that is an Equine Therapists that also has a host add, she lives 8 miles away. We have made arrangements that our workawayers can connect as this situation would provide opportunity for travelling/sightseeing with a friend.
Vehicle to use when required is possible with International Drivers Licence.
Stipulation - trial period of 7 days (for those wishing long stays) to ensure both host and workawayer comfort and compatibility. -
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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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How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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My animals / pets
Gryphon
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Recommended for everyone who likes horses and would like to explore the Canadian farmlife or who wants to escape buisy cities (doesn't mean farmlife isn't buisy, though). Thanks for everything again!
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Recommended for everyone who likes horses and would like to explore the Canadian farmlife or who wants to escape buisy cities (doesn't mean farmlife isn't buisy, though). Thanks for everything again!
Last year in October I arrived in Canada for my Work&Travel Experience. Till I came to the farm in late January 2017, I already gathered some experience with working on farms and working for accommodation and food, but their kindness, hospitality and open-mindedness made me instantly feel like a part of the … read more
It was my first workaway experience and I think it couldn't have been any better! The whole family made me feel very comfortable and like being part of the family :)
I really liked the farm work and loved to work with the horses (thank you that I could spent so much time with the babies!). I'm also thankful … read more
The horses are very beautiful, big, and full of hair !!!
If you come around March be prepared of a lot of mud and cute foals.
The Graham's have a full schedule and assist at events all the time so you will definitely be entertained your whole … read more
The horses are to fall in love with, and the people are just … read more
