Ride horses near Mullingar, Ireland

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2019

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We're a long established family run stud farm in the middle of Ireland. We breed Traditional Irish horses; Irish Draughts, Connemara ponies and National Hunt race horses.

We also have some beautiful traditional Irish horses for riding.

We're a large family. The children range from 18-29. Only two of the children live at home full time. The others are regularly at home on weekends which is loads of fun!

We have dogs and some pet lambs also.
Type of help
General Maintenance
Farmstay
Animal care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Enjoy learning about our national horses. See what it's like to live with a busy Irish farming family. Meet local people.
Help
*️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️ For the Spring, we welcome experienced riders. All our horses are traditional Irish breeds, and mostly bred at home. Our young horses are broken and riding. They need some schooling and experience now. We also have more experienced riding horses. *️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️

We have a large indoor arena to ride, outdoor trails, and an 8 horse walker for added exercise.

If you're a confident rider, please email me.

For summer: We are searching for people who want to learn about horse reproduction. We foal mares, breed them naturally and also artificially (A.I.) You can assist in all parts of this.

We have wonderful facilities; 30 stables, a large indoor arena, a large 8 horse walker, stocks and laboratory.

There's always loads of things to do in summer, with mares foaling and breeding.

*️*️It is a great learning opportunity for anyone studying Veterinary, Ag Science etc.*️*️

It will work best if you come from a farming or horse background and have a genuine interest.
Languages spoken
English
Accommodation
We live in a farmhouse on the property. Stay with us as part of the family. Have meals with us. Our kitchen is your kitchen!
What else ...
Come to local horse shows with us to see horses competing. We live in a beautiful rural area. The farm is quiet and secluded. Wake up to foals and lambs playing in the fields. It is on a cycle trail; we have bikes for you! Visit nearby lakes and villages. As we're central in Ireland, Dublin, Galway, Cork are easily accessed by near by buses and trains.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (10)

04/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Petra )

Petra stayed with us during the summer to enhance her skills as a veterinarian. She was delightful to have around. She is bright, enthusiastic, intuitive and always smiling! No task was too big or small. She was quick to learn new things. She was great fun to be around. She joined our family at events like horse shows, racing, sales and a country… read more

(Excellent )

10/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Petra ) for host

My time at this farm could not have been better! The family made me feel welcome from the very first day. They are absolutely great hosts. Not only did I learn a lot about horse breeding, I also got to do a lot of veterinary treatments. It was a great hands-on experience. This is defenetly going to help me in my future work life as a veterinary.… read more

(Excellent )

04/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Mariam)

Mariam stayed with us for 5 weeks to experience the Irish horse and farm life. She instantly made herself at home and integrated perfectly with our family. We very quickly saw we could rely on her. We were able to give her many responsibilities, which ordinarily we would not do. She never needed to be asked to do something; she would always be… read more

(Excellent )

18/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Mariam) for host

I had the most amazing time at Tullaghansleek Stud. I spend about 5 weeks with this great family but it felt like 5 days since the time flew. They were lovely and made me feel like the adopted 7th daughter fair quick. The work was fair and never too hard as a lot of horse riding was involved (my favourite task:sunglasses:) and I enjoyed the time… read more

(Excellent )

03/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Pia)

Pia stayed with us in the winter to experience the Irish horse and farm life. She is an enthusiastic young woman who gives her all to a task. She helped with riding and physical work like cleaning stables and feeding. She is also very good in the kitchen! She made beautiful cakes. We enjoyed having her stay as part of our family.

Claire

(Excellent )

03/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Meike)

Meike stayed with us in the winter to experience the Irish horse and culture. She's a very bright and capable young woman. She is dependable and interested in new experiences. I hope she will come back to see us.

Claire

(Excellent )

13/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Meike) for host

It was my first experience on the farm and it was a really great time. I could ride and school their horses a lot. I was allowed to ride a horse on a sale and also to go hunting with Claire. I learned a lot about breeding. We had a perfect balance about give-and-take and everybody learned from each other. I am so grateful for all these experiences… read more

(Excellent )

03/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Cecilie)

Cecilie joined us in the summer to help and learn during the foaling and breeding season. She was a big addition to our farm and household. She was energetic and eager to learn. I know she will do well in all her endeavours. She will hopefully be back to see us.

Claire

(Excellent )

06/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Cecilie) for host

I had an absolutely wonderful experience staying with them! I spend 5 weeks at the farm and felt welcome in their home from day one. I spend most of my time working in the yard feeding, leading and driving horses, but I also participated in loads of reproductive work such as flushing mares and administering drugs. So there is plenty of oppotunity… read more

(Excellent )

06/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Luise) for host

I had the perfect experience on the farm. The family integrated me very nice. I learned a lot about breeding and horses in general. Thanks a million for everything.

(Excellent )

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