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Be part of our family and learn about horses close to Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Fiona and I are looking for a Strong cowboy/girl to help with the horses, chickens and dogs,, pool, the help cosists mostly on cleaning after the horses, feedign them , making sure they =have water, brushing them plus running errands etc. The work mainly consists of: help with the house, horses, dogs, chickens and if you like to cook we';d love to taste your dishes :) we have 13 horses so horse experience is preferred.

    You will be cleaning horses and lots of manure, it's heavy manual help, if you don't like this kind of task this may not be your place.

    Fiona and I are roomates, I am from Mexico and she is from Switzerland, Don't expect and American family, but you coudl improve your English, German and Spanish if they're not your primary language, you can also learn more about Mexican and Swedish culture and natural horsemanship. We eat mostly European style and not many processed foods, so if you want to eat something different than what we eat, you have to cook it. We are both vegetarians, but others eat meat at the house so there's variety of foods, you're also welcome to cook meat for yourself and others who might enjoy it that day, including my daughter Daniela. Fiona works doing massage theraphy and I travel and play a lot, dancing Salsa and Bachata is my hobby. My biussiness i s Real estate so I spend some time out checkign on houses etc.
    Fiona is in charge of managing the farm.

    If you like horses and know how to ride, we can have you as a riding buddy. To qualify as a riding buddy you need to be able to: Halter your horse, groom the horse, saddle the horse and then unsaddle, bathe the horse and turn it out again. My horses are not for beginners: most of them are large, young, and energetic, some Friesian Shire mixes, Several Stallions and mares. If you're lucky maybe we will have a baby when you come to help us and you can also learn about caring for baby horses and the Mom. there's not one dead broke easy to ride horse and we do not offer riding lessons or horse boarding. My daughter Daniela is a veterinarian.

    You will be in the house with us, and be like a part of our family, when I am not out at some event I like to have dinner together and we can help with your English, German and Spanish: I Speak Spanish and English Fiona speaks German and English.

    We are very active and like to include people from all over the world as part of our family and learn from their cultures and country. We have a pool, a home gym you can use, lots of recreation areas plus a bus stop nearby.

    The pool is nice on hot summer days

    It will be very hot in the summer and there will be lots of flies,
    This is a small ranch so ranch work is what we require.

    I also would also really like someone who knows how to train horses with natural horsemanship and/or a professional latin dancer to go to events with.

    none of the tasks required are related to my business activities.

    Rita

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Interests

    Interests

    Self development
    Culture
    Events & social
    Vegetarian or vegan
    Pets
    Animals
    Gardening
    Cooking & food
    Music
    Hiking
    Yoga / Wellness
    Nature
    Fitness
    Camping
    Mountain
    Dancing
    Beach
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    you can learn about horses, life in USA, business opportunities, Learn about Real Estate investing and also English , German and Spanish language, we are very active and like to include people from all over the world as part of our family and learn from their culture and country.

  • Help

    Help

    Feeding horses, Cleaning after horses (stalls, fields), You can learn propper horse care and management in warm weathers, depending of the time of the year you could learn about birthing process and care of newborn horses and the mom, weed pulling, we have a very small garden you can help with if you like growing vegetables and flowers, cooking, shopping for food, cleaning the house. oiling saddles, you can learn about tack and the names of the tack in English and Spanish plus western saddles etc, we do have English saddles if you prefer to ride English. house paint and maintenance, pool care.

    No smokers, of any kind please.

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A room on your own with bunk queen beds and a sliding glass door with acces to a green area, , two workawayers can share a room with bunk queens. shared bathroom.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    There is a bus stop close to the house, Phoenix has many many choices for entertainment , the library offers many culture passes for free, lots of shopping and close by visits include Sedona, Las Vegas, Lake pleasant, Saguaro Lake, the Grand Canyon etc.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Yes we can host digital Nomads, We have internet, just not very fast.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have full hookups for RV's and place for vans

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

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