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Hello my name is Tom. We are operating guest ranch with Farm animals mostly horses, chickens, pigs, a friendly dog and cats and a backyard vegetable garden.
We are located in the humble and tiny Hamlet of Mackay, Niton Junction, AB. Just about an hour and 30 minutes West of Edmonton. We are situated about 45 minutes from Edson and two and half hours from the famous Jasper National Park, where you can find lots of majestic mountains to ski, go for a great hiking on the trails, see abundant wildlife and a lot more summer and winter activities.
We have about 20 heads of horses most of them are trained to ride and to drive.
We specialize in training horses to ride and to drive, we offer horse driving clinics, logging with horses clinics and farming with horses. We also do wagon and pony rides, trail rides, camp outs and horse tours by the lake.
We are looking for experienced horse riders with a solid background in handling horses and willing to learn new techniques and western riding and approaches. A willing candidate should be able to help with few or minimal work chores either in the garden or in the house.
Helpers should be able to stay at least 6 weeks to give you enough time to get acquainted with the chores and be able to learn something of what we do and learn a bit of our culture and country living in Alberta, Canada.
Horses are our way of Life! If you are the willing candidate, please contact us thru my email. We normally need helpers starting in March till October. You can contact us anytime for volunteer spots for the current years' operation or during the winter months (for the next years' operation) so we will be able to book you or answer all of your enquiries (if there's any) and hit the season in full force! :)
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
They will experience and learn a lot of western techniques in training horses to ride and to drive, to be expose and experience the western Canadian countryside way of living in a horse ranch, get to know and socialize with our community, friends and other volunteers around the area. We are very social and helpers will get to meet a lot of our friends.
The volunteer should be willing to help with horse activities, barn chores, fencing and carpentry work (when needed), gardening and minimal house chores.
Our horse activities start mostly from April till October.
English: Fluent
Private room accommodation is provided and wi-fi is available.
Edmonton or Jasper National Park offers lots of things to see and experience which is accessible by car or by bus (Ebus) or Sundog tours. There are rodeos and farm fairs within 40 miles radius of the ranch where we can take you or go with some of our friends.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
One
Maximum 5 hours a day,5 days a week
