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We are a couple living in one of the most beautiful places of Germany, the Eifel. We share our little farm with two cats and six horses, two of them seniors, two adults and two youngsters .
Farm and horses are solely private use, no business nor riding facility.
We are looking for someone to help us with all the work around the animals, including stablework, education of the young horses, excercising the old ones and playing and cuddling the cats. We also need help around the house and garden.
Our farm is located in the literal "middle of nowhere". The village consists of two farmhouses, the next villages, not very much bigger, are about two km away through the forest. So living here is very relaxing, but never boring.
For our and your own safety, we can only accept guests who are fully vaccinated against Covid.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn a lot about horses, and experience to live with horses as friends and partners, not as tools for sports.
If you want to improve your German, it will be helpful that I used to work as a teacher for German as a foreign language.
I work as a hoofcare practitioner and saddle fitter, and if you are interested in learning about it, I can teach you everything you want to know.
Projects involving children
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Help
Daily feeding of the horses, cleaning stable and paddock, fence building and repairing. Help with housekeeping and cleaning.
We grow our own vegetables for private use, so we need help for gardening, lawn mowing, cutting hedges etc. Also picking fruits and cooking jam.
The firewood for the winter has to be sawed and chopped (by help of machines of course).
Like every old house, our house is always under construction, so there are still rooms to be papered and painted, wooden floor to be laid etc.
Of course you will not have to do all of these things, it is all dependend on your skills and interest.
Our adult horses are mostly retired and the young ones are in a difficiult phase. We don't have a horse for unexperienced riders at the moment so we cannot promise you an opportunity to ride.
If you are a very experienced rider with a soft hand maybe you can help us educating the young horses. Experience in Natural Horsemanship, groundwork and dressage would be great.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis 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.
Accommodation
You will have your own room in the first floor, and as long as there are no other guests in the house, you will have a bathroom for your own.
We do cooking and housework together and have all meals together, if possible.
What else ...
The region Eifel offers a lot of opportunities for outdoor sports like hiking, cycling, trail riding. The landscape is quite montainous and full of varieties: forest, heath, moors, volcanic lakes etc.
Especially our district has got a very low density of population, that's why people call it "Little Canada".
The next town (Ahrbrück) with supermarkets and a train station is 10 km away. From there you can reach the bigger cities Bonn and Cologne.
Update 2021: due to the Ahr flood there is no train between Ahrbrück and Bonn anymore. Closest train stations are Ahrweiler, Bonn or Koblenz.
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?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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If there was one reason to not recommend… read more
Going into the experience I was pretty anxious/ overwhelmed, considering it was my first WorkAway stay.
Nevertheless, it still didn’t take long for me to feel comfortable and welcomed living on their farm. I got the chance to learn a lot about animals and especially hoofcare which was completely new to me… read more
Melina spent 3 weeks at our place and helped with gardening, horsecare, training of the horses, painting fences, housekeeping, and everything else you can think of (like the saarländisch way of cooking with lots of… read more
Once instructed, Esmeé took the responsability for the horses completely by herself, I never had to ask twice, I could easily rely on her and was free to concentrate on other tasks.
She also showed that she is a very good and gentle rider and did a very good job riding one of the… read more
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If there was one reason to not recommend… read more
Going into the experience I was pretty anxious/ overwhelmed, considering it was my first WorkAway stay.
Nevertheless, it still didn’t take long for me to feel comfortable and welcomed living on their farm. I got the chance to learn a lot about animals and especially hoofcare which was completely new to me… read more
Melina spent 3 weeks at our place and helped with gardening, horsecare, training of the horses, painting fences, housekeeping, and everything else you can think of (like the saarländisch way of cooking with lots of… read more
Once instructed, Esmeé took the responsability for the horses completely by herself, I never had to ask twice, I could easily rely on her and was free to concentrate on other tasks.
She also showed that she is a very good and gentle rider and did a very good job riding one of the… read more
We had so much fun with Salina, she did a wonderful working job, cared lovingly for the animals and told us… read more
I had a wonderful experience in Der Eifel and would highly recommend this Workaway if you are looking to get away from the city, learn more about horse care and experience the outstanding nature of Der Eifel.
The Accommodation was very comfortable and clean.
The Food was great and plentiful which included some… read more
He works indepenently with great accuracy.
Though he is not a rider, he is very good at handling horses and knows a lot about horsekeeping, always interested in learning more about it.
Unforgettable his help when we had to… read more
We are really looking foreward to Elena to come back because she has become part of our family right from the first moment.
thank you so much for the two beautiful weeks here. I felt at home from the very beginning of my stay. Thanks for letting me ride your amazing horses (esp. Ionas!!). Thank you Anke, for the great meals you have created... still miss your tasty pumpkin dishes :'(.
Thanks for all the great stories you have shared with me.… read more
They work incredibly hard, thoroughly and quickly. Within one day they finished the work that we had planned for the whole week.
We cannot express how grateful we are for their work cleaning the attic of the barn, a work that was dirty and dusty, but they never lost… read more
The room and the… read more
We hope to see you again one day, here or there!
I had a truly lovely time staying with Anke and Stefan! The animals here are all extremely respected and well cared for, and during my time here I was able to learn lots of new horse training and care techniques. Although the farmhouse is rather isolated, this shouldn’t bother any nature lover because it’s in the most… read more
Anything she does, she does with fun, she can really brighten up your day.
People say, our horses look all the same. Zannah could distinguish them right from the start, because she looked them in the eyes and in their hearts. The affection was defititely from both sides.
We… read more
Vielen dank fur meine Erfahrung !!! I had a great stay with Anke and Stephan, they have a beautiful home which I feel very lucky to have shared for the 20 days I spent with them. The work was easy but sometimes tiring (mucking a bit) but it was only 1/2 hours in the morning after a delightful breakfast which featured THE… read more
The fences and gates are painted, the horse trailer looks like new and the firewood for the winter is split and stacked. We owe this to the hard-working workawayers who visited us this summer. One of them was Eneko, who had a big part in it.
Moreover,… read more
She's very into sports and knows everything about it, so it was a pleasure to watch the football worldcup with such an… read more
She learns quickly and never… read more
Outstanding experience! Much better than expected! I’m almost considering to move there and increase the number of inhabitants per square meter, which currently leaves lots of space for astonishment, tranquility, discovery, and much more!
RECEPTION AND HOSPITALITY
Very welcoming people, Anke and Stefan both came with sincere… read more
Even though he had few experience with horses, he had a good… read more
