Natural Horsemanship Student

The Holiday Student Programme is designed for natural horsemanship and academic art of riding interested people, who want to combine an unique, inspiring learning and traveling experience with an unforgettable time in Costa Rica.

As a holiday student you will be part of our team and learn Natural Horsemanship as well as enjoy tours and trails and meet many new people from around the world. This is a great opportunity to learn new things to take home and experience real Costa Rica. On top the Holiday Student Program has founded a charity project to support locals in training their horses as well as taking on rescues. We also teach english in the local school. 

There is a wide range of activities you can get busy while beeing on our farm. You week will consist of: 

• natural horsemanship training & bitless art of riding
• trail rides and hikes with the horses 
• theory lessons
• tours and activities in the region (extra costs might occur)
• local festivities 
• spanish 
• and just relaxing at our pool (= 

The farm is a place where people from all over the world meet and share their passion for horses and traving. The team of Finca Soley loves to welcome guests and volunteers and consits of a professional horse trainer and volunteer coordinator.   

You will be living on site in a shared house. Volunteers have their own kittchen and prepare their food  Also their is a libary, study room, big living room, jungle terrace with hammoks, gardens. The farm is located on the edge of a small village called Chucuyo, within a 30 mins hike or 2 mins in car you arrive in Tucurrique with plenty of shops, restaurants a soccer field etc. 

What we require

• Minimum stay of 1 weeks
• 2 hr work help with around horses per day/5 days per weeks
• the will to learn
• a positive attitude
• teamplayer
• love for animals

What we offer

• room
• Natural Horsemanship lessons, learning in a group and access to our big libery of videos and books (4 group sessons per week)
• Spanish course every monday: 4 hours (an extra course is available on demand) 
• trail rides and hikes with the horses (2x week)
• theory lessons 
• tours (extra costs might occur, depeding the tour)
• an unique way to combine your travels with learning Natural Horsemanship

After breakfast  we head to the horses to care for them. Then we start with the training where you recieve a group session natural horsemanship. After lunchbreak we will eather head out on a trail, learn more in a theory lesson or discover Costa Ricas culture at one of the various tours that are offered (like kayak, sugar mill, coffeetour, river swim, jungle tour etc.) 

Swim with horses in the river, pool, libary, loads of educational material on Natural Horsemanship and academic art of riding, local markets, visit handcraft sugar factory, white water rafting, kayak tour, beach trips, waterfalls, local events etc.