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Host rating
80 %
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7
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Description
We Own/operate of our Equestrian Horse & Guest Ranch Facility. We provides a verity of service such as Christian horse camps during the summer months July & Aug, riding lessons all year round, (western & English),Equine Birthday parties, woman's retreat, Youth retreats, Horse boarding, training of horses, we also Arabian breeders. During the spring you can see new baby foals. We have dogs, cats, chickens, horses, sheep. Some of the day to day activities that participants would be doing or may be involved in would be: Morning & Evening feeding/chores of our live stock and animals, if participants have horse riding experience they would help in working and training horses with me, stable management and barn cleaning, helping in lessons or camps, mowing lawns & lawn maintenance, Gardening spring clean up of our facility.
We are a Christian Home and Organization. We believe that the participants will gain and grow in great knowledge, Experience, Self worth, Understanding and a genuine love for all the animals and us as we work together as a family. We also believe in team work, having fun in all that we do. We intern also grow and learn many new things from our participants during their stay with us at our Ranch. We have our participants participate with us in our day to day activities, they are included in some of the holidays that we may go on such as going to the mountains to ride horses and other holidays experiences. We also allow all of our participants to ride our trained horses. If they are coming in with little experience i spend time teaching them how to ride if time permits, work with the horses so that they can learn and are able to work with me. We are looking for participants that desire to stay for 3 months plus. This allows our participants to truly have a chance to enjoy all that we have to offer.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They will learn our way of life, that is ranch living where town is not close, weather conditions and changes are unpredictable :) and life is lived at a slower pace. :)
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Help Required I have posted above, but in short terms, morning/evening chores of feeding live stock, ranch maintenance and care year round, keeping up with fences, lawn care, gardening, house duties, horse tack cleaning, barn & stable management, sheep pen cleaning. There is lots of verity :) You will have fun!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have rooms in our home for our participants. They share a room. We also have a quest house that they use. Our participant eat with our family. We have wifi for them to use, they have their own bathroom that they share as participants. We have an entertainment room for evening where everyone one can come together.
What else ...
We are a Christian Home, We pray before meal and also go to Church. However my participants are free to come with us or not. If they feel that they don't want to come they don't have to. Their Choice. On their free time they are free to ride, go sigh seeing, take pictures they can do what ever they want. If they need to go to town, I can drive them in as we do go to town a couple times a week for supply.
We prefer to have a non smokers participants and non Vegetarians.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (5)
When I arrived it was still very cold and we had a lot of snow. The difference of the temperatures in Germany were 40 degrees so Valerie decided that I just do the chores and nothing more because she was really worried that I could get sick.
When the… read more
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When I arrived it was still very cold and we had a lot of snow. The difference of the temperatures in Germany were 40 degrees so Valerie decided that I just do the chores and nothing more because she was really worried that I could get sick.
When the… read more
The work on the ranch can be tough but not the least of fun. I got to do all kinds of work: morning and evening chores, lawn maintenance, taking… read more
So I spent 7 weeks during this summer at Valerie's ranch and it was my best experience so far!! Valerie and Chuck are so welcoming and so nice with people, we really feel like a part of their awesome family. The summer months are very busy because of the christians summer camps, the riding lessons, the lawn… read more
