Horse experience with our family in the Rocky Mountains, Canada

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Details

  • Description

    Description

    Our farm is family owned and operated by myself (Nancy), my husband (Bill). We have one adult son (23) living at home and another (22) 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 43 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 as well as help handle mares for breeding. April to the end of July is very busy , but at the same time there is always relaxed moments and time to tour the mountains. 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.

    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

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    All Workawayers have been brought into our home and treated like family. We have a wide variety of interests including rugby, football and drama so there is never a shortage of experiences to be had. We also live only an hour from the mountains so there is the opportunity to see some amazing scenery! COVID has changed a lot of our social activities but we will try to accomodate with some fun activities.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    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.
    Most of our horses are young and just need groomed and handled.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Bedroom in our home

  • What else ...

    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.

  • 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?

    One

Host ref number: 317362559218

Website Safety

Feedback (10)



Photos

The image shows a horse with a long mane and tail, standing in a field, with a body of water in the background, and a clear sky above. The horse is white with a black mane and tail.
A woman stands in front of a house, with a large tree to her left and a fence behind her, set against a bright and sunny day. The scene is peaceful and idyllic.
The image shows a person standing in front of a body of water, with a large rock formation in the background and a small island in the distance. The water is calm and peaceful.
A person is standing next to a horse, with the horse\'s head visible in the background. The person is wearing a hat and has a mustache. The horse is brown.
The image depicts two individuals standing in front of a body of water, with a large rock formation and a tree in the background, set against a natural outdoor setting.
The image depicts a horse with a white face and black ears, standing in front of a saddle and bridle, set against a blue sky with clouds.

Feedback

These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.

Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(5.0)

Communication:
(5.0)