Volunteer on a horse farm in Lower Saxony, Germany 🇩🇪

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4 years ago

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Lower Saxony surrounded by Horses

Volunteer on a horse farm in Germany – I live since 2017 on my new horse farm with 6 horses (Andalusian, Lusitano, Haflinger, Noriker, Welsh Pony, Shetland Pony) and 2 dogs (Podenco Canario). I have a big house (380 qm) with many guest rooms where you can live in while you are working on my farm and use your own kitchen (or like we usually do, share my kitchen) and bathroom (you only have to share when there are other guests too).

In my farm, there is much work to take care of the horses and dogs and to build things in the stable and house. I work for a company which works with youths. Most of the time there are children and young people who come to my farm for Therapeutic Riding (Occupational Therapy), sometimes I have to work also in the organization. I am also often on tour in giving dressage/ liberty work lessons and clinics, horse shows or for film productions.

What type of host are you?

Private/Individual/family

What are you looking for help with?

Animal keeping
Farming/Gardening
General Help

What’s the mission of your community?

I’m looking for volunteers because I need help to take care of my horses and, at the same time, I love to get in contact with other cultures and people. I’ve been hosting volunteers for a couple of years via different pages, so I know how it works and I’m used to living with people from different countries.

How many volunteers could you host?

A couple of volunteers

When would you need volunteers?

All year long

How many hours of help per day?

4-5 hours of help per day

How many days of help per week?

6 days per week – 1 day off

Note about the volunteer work and other expectations

I mainly need help to feed my horses, clean the paddocks and the boxes

Are accommodation and food included?

Yes, we offer food and accommodation

What type of accommodation can you provide?

Private Room

Diet – nutrition information

I’m vegetarian, but you can also eat meat at my place

Volunteers’ benefits:

If you stay at my place, you’ll have the opportunity to discover Lower Saxony and the German lifestyle. I can give dressage riding lessons for those who is interested. Additionally, I need someone for a minimum of half a year to clean boxes every day. For this person, I offer a room and organise a Job in the village to earn money.

What to do in your free time

I live in a small village in lower Saxony, Germany, 6 km from Nienburg/ Weser. it´s located between Hanover and Bremen, in both directions 60 km. You can go easily from our village by bus or bicycle to Nienburg/ Weser and then by train. By car, it´s also easy to reach the cities by the highway. The village is really near to the famous “Weserradweg” where many tourists love to do a trip. our landscape is fantastic to ride by horse or bike.

Language

English – German

How to get to your site

You can take an aeroplane to Hanover or Bremen and then a train to Nienburg Weser 📍 usually, I pick up the volunteers at the station.

Is there internet access?

Yes!

CONTACT DETAILS🔍📧

If you’re interested in this hospitality exchange, please reach out to us! Send an email to voluntouring.freelist@gmail.com and include a brief introduction about yourself. Make sure to use “Volunteer on a Horse Farm in Lower Saxony, Germany” as the subject of your email. This will allow us to quickly send you the contact information of the host.