Horse Handler/Animal Carer

Volunteering with us offers a wonderful opportunity to work with our amazingly beautiful ,friendly and intelligent Appaloosa horses and also to help us rescue abused and neglected horses and orphaned wildlife and to assist in their care and rehabilitation. As a volunteer you will be involved in all aspects of horse care from feeding to grooming, health checks, exercising and training. It will include working with some of our young untrained horses to get them used to different people and ready for trail riding. You may be required to assist in going on rescues to collect the animals and help with their subsequent care and rehabilitation. You will be able to release your inner cowboy/girl by using the horses for cattle herding and counting of game when required. Depending on the time of year you may get the chance to help us with the showing of the horses, both in hand and riding classes at various shows around the country if this interests you. The Ranch is a working farm and you will be able to help in the feeding and care of all the animals which include cattle, alpacas, ostriches, vervet monkey and sheep.  Wildlife on the Ranch include families of meerkats and ground squirrels, wart hogs, steenbok and springbok, regular patrolling of the Ranch and fences is necessary to ensure the welfare of the animals. 

Your day will start at 7.00 with feeding the horses, bottle feeding those that require it and the other animals on the farm. Breakfast will follow whilst all are happily eating. The morning will be spent first with health checks, then grooming and taking the horses out to their camps. Moving the cattle if needed.  Working and training with the horses will continue and finally a check of the Ranch and fences will complete the morning. Lunch is 12.00 to 2.00 (3.00) summer due to temperatures. After lunch its halter training and grooming for the babies. also spending some time with the Alpacas,  and the young ostriches. Trail riding.  After the afternoon feeding its time for you to relax before dinner. The evening is for you to enjoy as you wish. You are free to explore the Ranch and spot wildlife and birds or just chill out with a drink and watch the amazing African sunsets.

There is a nearby dam and resort that you can go to on weekends where you can enjoy many water activities including swimming,  jet boat rides and water bikes, take a packed lunch or if you prefer you can buy lunch at the resorts restaurant. There are shops in the local town and usually once a week we do a trip to the city if you want to visit malls or shop for some souvenirs.  There are day trips that can be arranged to places like Dusternbrook Farm where you can go for a game drive or the leopard and cheetah feeding experience. Okapuka lion farm is also reachable for a day trip. Namibia has a vast number of tourist attractions for you to visit such as Etosha National Park for a true African Safari and Sossusvlei where you can see and climb the highest sand dunes in the world, a truly unique and amazing site. We can arrange any day trip or tour you would like to do. These would be at your own expense.