Join our family on our beautiful farm on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

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  Description

  Join our family on our beautiful farm on Vancouver Island. We have horses that need exercising and love. Helping to look after our herd with us is the main focus of the farm. We have mares and foals as well as some therapy horses, working horses and retirees. There is a lovely trail that goes around the whole farm to ride or walk on. My husband and I both love to cook and entertain. Our 21 year old daughter lives with us and helps on the farm.
  
  We are looking for help in the business aspects of our farm. The breeding and kids days et. We have full time and part time staff to help with the business, we are looking for people that want to spend time with our mares, foals and young horses and the care of them. There is also the opportunity to ride if you want to.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  They will learn all about horse care and farm management

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  Help

  cleaning barns and paddocks, grooming horses, exercising horses, moving hay, some gardening around the farm.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Bedroom and shared bathroom in our family home.

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  What else ...

  we are directly on a bus route and if you have your drivers license we can provide a vehicle on occasion. We are 20 minutes from a small town and 35 minutes from Victoria which is the capital of British Columbia.
  
  We would prefer girls as I have a young daughter they would be sharing a bathroom with
  
  
  We would prefer girls due to accommodation. setup.

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  A little more information

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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?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week