The Working Student Program is designed for natural horsemanship and academic art of riding interested people, who want to combine an unique, inspiring learning and working experience with an unforgettable time in Costa Rica.
As a working student you will be part of our team and learn Natural Horsemanship, support us on our farm in all means and meet many new people. This is a great opportunity to learn new things to take home and experience real Costa Rica.
There is a wide range of activities you can get busy while working on our farm. After our weekly meeting Volunteers can choose their jobs from the following areas:
The farm is a place where people from all over the world meet and share their passion for horses and traveling. The team of Finca Soley loves to welcome guests and volunteers. We are a family run farm.
You will be living on site in the volunteer house. Volunteers have a kittchen. Also there is a libary with books and DVDs about horses, big living room, gardens with hammoks, organic gardens and fruit trees and loads of jungle mountains around. We have good cellphone conection. To use the internet you can use a national SIM card for a small fee you have internet.
The farm is located on top of a small mountain within a 30min. walk you are in the peaceful town of Tucurrique with shops, sodas, cafes, bars and a soccer field. From here you can take a bus to Cartago o Turrialba. There are cheap taxis to take you around.
What we require
What we offer
Short Term Stay (Natural Horsemanship Holiday)
For those volunteers interested in a shorter commitment than 4 weeks, we also offer an more compacted version of this program on Volunteer World. Please search for our Natural Horsemanship Holiday program in Costa Rica.
In the morning we had out to take care of the horses. Here we feed hay, muck out the paddock and groom the horses.
After breakfast we will start with the grooming, feeding, training or trails depends the day.
After training we will be doing projects or work the land, depends what is needed.
Swim with horses in the river,, library, loads of educational material on Natural Horsemanship, local markets, visit handcraft sugar factory, white water rafting, beach trips, waterfalls, local events, birs watching, YOGA , latin dance etc.
Accomandation, Natural Horsemanship lessons, trail rides, tours (not entry fees), project work, organisation, help by flight search, certifications, donation for kids project and horse welfare project
Arrival day counts as the first day in the project.
Shared room with bathroom, big living room, kittchen, terrace, gardens with hammock
We can arrange for you to be picked up at the airport.
Arrival can be every day.
Natural Horsemanship Guestranch
Learn NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP and art of riding on a Costa Rican horse farm. Work hands on with our horses, barehoof trimming, farm work, gardening, building and guestshouse
$258/week
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