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Horses, pets and live in a lovely area surrounded by nature in Manitoba, Canada

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello! We are looking for a responsible person to help look after pets, and horses, and helping with garden or yard maintenance. Baking is my hobby, now that I don't have to work with the cattle 24/7, and attending Market fests in surrounding towns is fun. Lawrence has taken on gardening as his hobby, now that he's retired from 46 years of living everywhere and working in the Diamond Drilling Industry.

    We live on our farm with 7 horses. We've had to sell our cattle, due to health problems, which forced us to sell and semi-retire, and we sold some of the farm land. In summer we make hay but we do it ourselves because volunteers don’t have experience to use the machinery.
    We are in a lovely area surrounded by nature. We have farmed here for 43 years and are still living here on the farm, but we rent most of our land out. We still have 7 horses that could use a loving hand and attention, such as brushing, bridle and saddle training the youngest stallion, or riding some of the other horses, for those that are experienced riders. Our horses are not in stables, they are free in a pasture but close to the house and this is their forever home. Usually we plant a vegetable garden in summer for ourselves, and we usually have extra for other people. We also have cats and dogs. I, Christine, do a lot of baking. It's nice to see travellers , and I like having someone else in the house to talk with. And I've been a DJ for dances and weddings for 39 years and still do it on occasional weekends. I have hosted foreign exchange students for many years, and hundreds of wwoofers & workawayers, and can help with teaching English if wanted.

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Compagnie pour pers. âgée
    Jardinage
    S’occuper des animaux
    Aide dans une ferme
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
    Home sitting
  • Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de l’ONU
    Pas de pauvreté
    Faim «zéro»
    Bonne santé et bien-être
    Éducation de qualité
    Égalité entre les sexes
    Eau propre et assainissement
    Énergie propre et d'un coût abordable
    Travail décent et croissance économique
    Industrie, innovation et infrastructure
    Inégalités réduites
    Villes et communautés durables
    Consommation et production responsables
    Mesures relatives à la lutte contre les changements climatiques
    Vie aquatique
    Vie terrestre
    Paix, justice et institutions efficaces
    Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Nice, peaceful country living. Horses to ride for free time, for those that are experienced riders, and wish to do so, a lake nearby for swimming in summer, we have bikes available, nature all around. If you know how to entertain yourself and want to enjoy your time with the animals, this is your chance to do that. Experience the Manitoba Prairie Life. We had foreign exchange students some years ago. So we're very familiar with having people from many different countries here. Large self-landscaped yard and deck outside. Our area is quite multi cultural, immigrants from alot of European countries have settled here many years ago, so we have all nationalities of people living in Manitoba. Coming with me to the markets, you'll meet a large variety of people, and they'll ask you questions about your country :) If you want to improve your English, we can help with that too.

  • Aide

    Aide

    Semi-retired couple would like help with pets , horses, or yard maintenance. Some chores, help in the house, and yard/ garden, maintenance, as well. People with experience and love of horses are very welcome to work with ours, but even if you don't have horse riding experience, just spending time with them is helpful to keep them happy.
    Certain times of the year, we might need someone to look after the house and pets while we go to the city for medical appointments, or a few days or so, on a trip, for family events etc. If you are a reliable, respectful, and responsible person, and interested in something like this, contact us. We have a lake nearby for swimming and bikes to ride as well. Must like large dogs. And hopefully you have no allergies to the cats inside the house. The cats aren't allowed in the bedroom helpers stay in but are in other parts of the house.

  • Langues parlées

    Anglais: Courant

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    Shared room /two beds, unless you're the only one here at the time.
    Only one guest bedroom upstairs, with two beds, suitable for 2-3 people, of same gender. In summer, we have our family camper trailer available occasionally. No heat in it during the winter months so we don't use it during winter.

    Clean bedding and towel provided upon arrival. We enjoy playing cards or board games sometimes, and you can join us to watch tv too, if you don't mind watching what we watch sometimes!

    We provide over 100 channels from Satellite TV as well as streaming Primetime TV. We have WIFI. The helpers would be expected to help with cleaning. Food is provided, usually self serve at breakfast and lunch, with the main meal in evening made by us, at suppertime. We eat meat here as well. We are fine with vegetarians but we don't cook special vegetarian meals, so you'd be eating whatever side dishes we have with our meal. You are welcome to buy yourself whatever specialty groceries you want however! In late summer, there are vegetables available off our garden but in winter, we have to buy everything. So if you're very fussy with your food, this might not be ideal for you. We also have pets that need to be inside the house, as well as some outdoor ones. Not ideal if you are afraid of large dogs though. They are Husky/German Shepherd/Mix so fairly large. They are the farm Guard Dogs. But they are friendly as can be to people that treat them nice.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    Wifi available as well as Satellite tv with over 100 channels, but plenty of things to do outside, such as horse riding, if you are an experienced rider, or just going for walks, having a campfire, biking to the lake, swimming in summer, skating on the lake in winter...sports! There are also other local events that they can be taken to, like hockey games in winter, festivals in the area, rodeos in summer, a Bingo game if you're interested. Or just enjoy and relax in the countryside. Since we're not that close to town, it's nice if you can entertain yourself in the spare time. We have lovely sunrises and sunsets here in the Prairies too. The Northern Lights can be quite impressive at times here too, if you get up in the middle of the night to see them!

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    There’s a lot of room as we have a big yard.

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Un

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L'image représente une scène hivernale sereine depuis une terrasse, avec un jardin enneigé, des arbres et un ciel rose et violet au coucher du soleil.
L'image représente un jardin avec des rangées de plantes, dont des tomates, du maïs et d'autres légumes, entouré d'arbres et d'une pelouse en arrière-plan.

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