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Hi travelers
Looking for an enthusiastic horse person! Must be competent enough to work alone at times.
Physically capable person is what I need!
Lots of outside work. Prefer an enthusiastic horsey person who can work unsupervised.
Jobs would include:
- Riding (depending on your size and experience will dictate how many you can ride)
- Mucking out paddocks
- Grooming
- Cleaning tack
- Cutting the grass around my house
- The right person is welcome to stay as long as they want!
Anyone is welcome to stay (young, not so young, male or female)
We have a variety of chores so most skills can be utilised!
We live on a small lifestyle block near Masterton, NZ.
Its a relaxed household and very flexible hours!
We have 2 children (boy 15yr & girl 17yr). We live on a block (60 hectares) near Masterton. We have 7x ponies , a dog and a parrot. There is tramping (bush walking), beach is an hour away, we are only 1.5hrs north of Wellington. We like energetic people who want to be part of our small family. We are a very busy family so you have to be an motivated person who can work on your own.
All ponies, no horses
Please contact me if you are interested.
NO smokers please.
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
House sitting
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The big thing you will learn is how a busy NZ family live!
Lots of time for improving your english (if required) and learning how to be super helpful
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Help may include:
Horse related tasks
Cooking/ preparing meals
Outside tasks
and just helping me!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Own room.
Shared bathroom with our 2 children.
(or in a container room on own)
What else ...
Local activities:
Bush walking
Beaches (45mins away)
Horse riding
Enjoy staying with a NZ family and learning about our local area
Horse riding
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Any size van will fit
Can possibly accept pets
Any pets are fine, but will probably stay outside.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Bubba the Goat
Naughty very quiet goat
Tikka
A recent addition - rescue dog
Heaps of energy and he loves life and people
Lily
A gentle old lady
Freddy
An old boy with more energy than any other pony
12'2" and a games pony
Popeye
5yrs old and a recent addition
Learning to be a kids pony 13'2
Banjo
Full wire hunter
14'
Rio
Only 4 and recently broken in
13'3"
Cricket
13'2"
Games pony
Minnie & Macie
14'
Minnie is a games pony and Macie is learning (but a marvelous pony for me!)
Jack (2 years)
Alexandrine male parrot - very friendly
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Also we loved to make our own peanut butter and really enjoyed cooking for them.
We we're helping out in the garden with trimming and weeding, and also did some indoor work when it rained. They even drove us to… read more
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Also we loved to make our own peanut butter and really enjoyed cooking for them.
We we're helping out in the garden with trimming and weeding, and also did some indoor work when it rained. They even drove us to… read more
