Equine Farrier, Dentistry, VetEastern Cape

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The Job

Job No:
18577
Status:
Looking
Title:
Equine Farrier, Dentistry, Vet
Type:
Blacksmith/Dentist, Rider-English, Vet.-Vet, Volunteer
Work type:
Full Time
Salary:
One weeks work for one weeks holiday.
Min. education:
Equine Farrier, Dentist or Vet qualifications.
Live In:
tick
Bring own horse:
cross
Training available:
tick
Posted:
16 Jan 12
Updated:
18 Apr 12

The Yard

Yard No:
1031512
Name:
Cintsa Horses And Newhampshire Equine Rehab Centre
Location:
East London, Eastern Cape South Africa
Website
Type:
Breeding/Foaling, Conditioning/Handling, Holiday/Hacking Centre, Other, Private, Training

Job Description

Come help with 45 horses at a well known SA Rehab Centre we desperately need an equine dentist and a farrier for March and June, work for a week and join us for a week of fun. If you're English it's called a 'busmans holiday'!!! If you're qualified in any of these departments you can really help us and at the same time visit our beautiful country. Don't expect to find a surgery or anything elaborate we work on the basics, we're just three girls trying to make a difference to the animal abuse in this country. We have 'Horses working for Horses' what we rescue and rehab here works for the less fortunate doing beach trails go to our website for more details. We really need your help for 'all creatures great and small'.

Requirements

We need your help at our rehab centre, if you're an equine farrier, dentist or vet anytime I've loads of space. If you are comeing to SA on holiday stop off and work on our 45 horses, 80% of them are rescued. We also rescue donkeys and any animal in need and try and get them to have trust in us humans, us humans are usually the ones who caused the problems in the first place.

Required Skills

Riding; Driving license; Equine First-Aid.

Required Expertise

Driving; Trekking.

Accommodation

Accommodation is not 5***** but the company is priceless. We stay on a farm in the Eastern Cape you would be staying at the farm either in cottage or rondavel, if you want a tent we can provide or sleep under the stars. If your a dentist you can help Sassy and a few others like her. Take a look on Facebook or Youtube to see some of our horses just put in Cintsa Horses, have a look at our posotive feedback here on Yard and Groom.

Benefits

We'll pick you up from the airport, provide full board and lodging for two weeks if you will help us in these fields for one week. Lots of things to do ride next to the Indian Ocean on some of the nicest horses you will ever meet, not to mention all the other fun things in the area.The best part is the satisfation of helping our equine friends and seeing the changes you have helped us make. We rescued a t/bred last week 16h's and 426kg's take a look at 'facebook' to see hthe shocking state.

The Facility

'Take A Ride On The Wild Side'.
We have been running trails for 14 years and rehab centre for 11, trails on the beach next to the Indian Ocean is an income for the rescue centre.
"Horses Working for Horses", most of our trail horses are previously rescued, abused or unwanted, They have been through rehab and work for the other guys. All our trail horses are turned out in their social groups, we have 17 working horses the other 27 are at the centre.
We need help with training young horses to harness and experience in driving tandem.
Your contribution as a volunteer covers your stay and whats left over helps to transpot rescue horses, it pay vets, medication, farrier and dentist. Very often we pay the owners be able to rescue these horses.
Bypass the agents and spend time with us riding the beach or working with youngsters and oldies, we need the financial assistance of volunteers and the extra hands. Please Help

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