Help at a Fun Horse Stable here in Alberta, only 30min from Red Deer, Canada

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2021

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Would you like to spend the most fun time with horses, being around horses all day, learning everything about these amazing creatures, connecting with them and understanding their language? McKendrick Stable on the lake gives you that opportunity!!

I am Meggi and have been a workawayer myself starting at Alicia's Stable here in Alberta, only 30min from Red Deer. She is one of the best and most knowledgeable horse person I have ever met. With the aim of connecting with the horse, she has no trouble teaching a horse anything, from simple riding basic to liberty lunging, riding and jumping with only a neck rope!

I liked it so much that I decided I want to stay here and now I am running the stable together with Alicia. We train horses in differnent level, from young horses which have never been touched before, very experienced horses in different disciplines like western, barrel racing, reining, jumping, dressage... Come, join our wonderful barn! With amazing boarders and people coming out every day our barn has the best atmosphere with the least amount of conflicts and drama I've ever experienced at a stable.

You will be able to work with horses, make your own experiences a long with learning how to care for our best friends and keeping the barn in good shape to make it the place everyone wants to be.

You are welcome to stay how ever long you want. We do prefer a minimum stay of two months.
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
Teaching
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Getting to know the country side of Canada. We have a lots of people coming out to the barn and enjoying our fun life with us together. There will be lots of possibilities to get to know lots of other people.
Help
Helping out looking after the horses, maintaining the place, working with horses, helping with our current projects, building and of course making sure to join our fun times together...we have all sorts of activities going on at the farm, it never gets boring!!
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will be living together with my friend Alicia who owns the place and me in the house on the farm.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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14/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Simone) for host

What a amazing place! Alicia and Meggi are one of the most kind, inspiring and hard working people I have met. I learned so much from them during my time at Mckendrick stable and I am really grateful for that! I didn't just increased my riding knowledge I also learned about life and business and have a different view on certain things know.
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21/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Lysanne) for host

Horses all day long, I guess that’s the best description for this awesome horsey dream place. I spent four and a half month with Alicia and Meggi, and it was the most fun time! I’m super sad I had to leave now. If I could, I’d have stayed longer. However, This barn has impacted me a lot. I’m a townie and love cities, but right now I’m missing the… read more country side. Surrounded by fields which are endless and you can canter over, with your hair flying in the air while you’re riding into the sunset. It’s just you, your horse and the beautiful sky! I’ll never forget this feeling.
It was a pleasure to live with those two lovely women! During the week we trained a lot horses and gave lessons. Every person I met at the barn or around the area were super kind and more than heart warmed and open minded! They always had time for a chat and as soon as people turned on the yard their mood changed immediately and they had the biggest smile on their face, literally! No seriously, this place is more than just a stable you can ride at! It became my second home! For example, I spent christmas and NYE with them together and I never even regreted one second I wasn’t home for those special days!

At the weekend we did a lot of other fun stuff. Whenever there was a rodeo near by we went to it, we had a lot of funny kidscamps, we cut our own christmas tree and pulled it back with horses, we went out for supper, we hopped on horses in the night because we wanted to do a race in the snow, we went to competitions and showed them how great our barn riders are! Even I was allowed to compete, it was amazing! Especially my first western competition, when I look back I still have the biggest smile on earth, I‘ll never forget it. Just recently we did skijoring, what an amazing way to spend family day, so many people came around and joined us! It was more than fun! It was amazing!
We did so much more and I enjoyed every single second I was with them, I really did! This place has shown me what true happiness feels like.

To sum up, I can say this place is awesome! Not just because I love horses, no this place is awesome because of the atmosphere and the kind people and for sure because of horses :-) I really hope I‘ll make it back some day because I‘m Alberta bound for the rest of my life!

Unfortunately, I‘ve to say goodbye now but I learnt from a lady at the barn it’s never a goodbye the world is too small for that, it’s just a see you later! And that’s what I hope, hopefully we‘ll meet again but I‘m super sure I‘ll be back soon!

So, whoever has read so far, should text Meggi and apply! I promise you, you won’t regret it!

Thanks Alicia!
Thanks Meggi!

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