Experienced Horse Woman To Help On Warmblood StudWestern Australia

Job Description

DvZ Stud in Western Australia is looking for a female to help the owner on her warmblood horse stud. We have some 10 broodmares, some my own others are agisted here for foaling down. There are also young horses here that require handling. Duties include, feeding, handling foals, yrlings and 2 yr olds. All up there are some 30+ horses here.
General duties also are picking up fallen branches, harrowing paddocks and other farm jobs.
This position is ideal for travellers who require a couple of month break from travelling. The property is pictoresque with large trees and 2 dams. We are 75 kms north of Perth.

Your accommodation is a large comfortable room and your won seperate bathroom, all in the main house. Food is provided and meals are taken together. Basically you will be companion as well as worker and most of the work is done together. A lot of time it is half days with break in afternoon and finish feeding in the afternoon.

We will go to events and see horses compete and there will be plenty of time for yourself.

As I provide everything there will be no pay but depending on the length of stay I'm happy to assist with tourist ventures.


Dolly van Zaane owner DvZ Stud

Requirements

As this position is live in and I live alone, I prefer female applicant. No offence to the undoubtedly very nice men out there :)
When the situation change and I can take men as well I will let you know!

Required Skills

Driving license; Handling Youngstock; Lunging; Starting/Breaking; Natural Horsemanship.

Required Expertise

Stud.

Accommodation

Live in house with nice bedroom with double bed and seperate own bathroom. Meals taken together.

Benefits

Friendly atmosphere, working with quality warmblood horses, some of the best in Western Australia. Meeting other horse people, being part of the family, going on short tourist trips if so required.

The Facility

It is a 170 acres farm. I breed warmblood sport horses of mainly Holsteiner x Dutch breeding. We breed for the 3 disciplines: jumping, dressage and eventing.
There are most of the time some 30+horses here both my own and some agisting here. We are a breeding stud farm and there is no riding involved. Most of the work, depending on the time of year, involves assisting in the breeding season: foaling down and caring for foals and taking mares to the vetclinic. Handling of weanling, yearlings and 2 yr olds.

I offer free in house accommodation & all meals provided with a spacious bedroom and your own seperate bathroom. This is the ideal farm for horse people travelling aorund Australia seeking a 4-6 week break and get some country air while working with horses.