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I have a small farm located approx 40mins south of Christchurch. I have been part of workaway since 2018 and enjoy sharing my home and appreciate help as it enables me to focus on working with the horses I have bred as well as other work and volunteering roles. Spring is my busiest time as I provide a foaling service for mares and raise orphan lambs. Although year round there is always something to do.
I can provide accommodation in my older but warm character home and good home cooked meals in exchange for help. My family farm nearby so there is the opportunity to experience different types of farming if wished. As well as horses I also have 2 dogs and 2 cats so it will help if you are a animal lover. We are close to lots of great places from mountain to sea to explore or if you just need to rest and reset with some quiet time, all good. I can accommodate 1 or 2 people at a time but also happy to help with any request. If you are keen, don't mind some hardwork, have commonsense and like to laugh you will fit in well.
Equine Internship - This is aimed at 1 or 2 participants at a time who have some experience with horses and are wanting to develop their understanding and skill level. I am an experienced rider although have been away from the competitive scene for awhile but want focus on my own young horses training. I also really enjoy teaching and passing on my knowledge especially in ethical training, equine learning theory and biomechanics.
Suitable candidates would need to have some basic handling skills/knowledge and a passion to learn. I can offer training in Groundwork/Handling, Dressage, Jumping in exchange for help with my horses and associated tasks.- contact me for further details. Terms of internship to be negotiated prior to stay.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Charity work
Farming
Music
History
Books
Gardening
Cooking & food
Drawing & painting
Animals
Nature
Beach
Hiking
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be treated as one of the family and likely get dragged along to the pub quiz I go to weekly. Alternatively, happy for you to have time to go exploring/skiing etc. Happy to share my equestrian knowledge and Equitation Science training principles (Ethical Horse training) . For Equestrians there is often a opportunity to attend a horse show.
Help
There is always plenty of work/projects to do around the house and property from painting, fencing, gardening, feeding animals, building projects and maintenance. Opportunity to ride horses for suitably experienced or help with grooming/care.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
Own bedroom with a shared bathroom. House is warm with 2 living areas. It is partially renovated but still comfortable. Home cooked meals provided using mainly local produce, can cater for some food requirements. Breakfast you can help yourself from the pantry - toast/cereal/fruit etc.
What else ...
A car would be helpful as public transport is limited but happy to help out with travel when I can. Small township 10mins drive from farm with supermarket, pharmacy, atm, cafes, pub, Medical centre. Lots to do within 1-1.5hrs drive. Great walks, ecological sites.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Good consistent wifi
Space for parking camper vans
Plenty of space, access to power
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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The place itself was nice and comfortable, and I enjoyed the atmosphere a lot. I also appreciated the trust and flexibility… read more
We helped her with few tasks as… read more
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The place itself was nice and comfortable, and I enjoyed the atmosphere a lot. I also appreciated the trust and flexibility… read more
We helped her with few tasks as… read more
We had a lovely dynamic with her and the other Workaways. it almost felt like we were at home with family ☺️
The work she asked us to do hardly felt like work as we were surrounded by horses all day.
Tracy… read more
The place was very peaceful and had beautiful sunsets.
I loved helping with the animals. It was also nice to work with the horses and learn Tracy's point of… read more
My job was mainly to feed animals 2 times a days (which doesn't take a lot of time), and accomplish some small tasks like cleaning barns and around the farm, planting trees, etc (it's a farm, you can… read more
The work we had to do was not hard at all. We fed the horses every morning and evening. We did some wood chopping and stacking.
We also did some fencing.… read more
I definitely need to come back !
Moreover we had many different tasks and learned a lot about farm life. We already miss our pet lambs and the dogs.
We’ re looking forward to see you in Australia.:))
Sometimes I was helping Tracy on her farm as well which was a great experience too. She even took me for a short ride with her and… read more
The family Mc Alistair welcomed us very well, we felt home and we had great time among this kiwis with heart in gold.
Most of the work was feeding the animals (lovely dogs and horses), but we enjoyed to do also cooking, painting, gardening, storing the… read more
