ARGENTINA / Estancia Los Potreros
Estancia Los Potreros is a world-renowned horse-riding/hospitality establishment in the heart of rural Argentina. With over 100 horses, we welcome guests from across the world to experience our beautiful trail riding, and also offer beginner/novice polo. We are a working cattle/stud farm.
We are looking for volunteers from mid-June 2015, minimum period 3 months. We are only looking for this time period at the moment.
Volunteers form an important part of our team, as we entrust the safety and well-being of both our horses and our guests into their hands, and guides become an important part of the guest experience.
Horse duties can include: back up rider, horse care, tack cleaning, assisting at polo sessions, handling young stock, treatment of ailments. Guides normally ride at least once per day. Guest duties can include: hosting guests at meal times, cooking breakfast, serving tea/meals, pool cleaning etc.
Minimum requirements are:
– 21 years old and over
– 13 stone and under
– competent and confident riders with a secure seat and soft hands, able to mount from the ground
– fluent in English
– non-smokers and meat-eaters
Successful guides are also generally:
– hard working and flexible
– independent, resilient and resourceful by nature
– highly sociable, comfortable in all types of company
– have previous experience of the service/tourism industry
Speaking some Spanish is advantageous, but not essential.
We provide full board and lodging; transport to/from Buenos Aires to Cordoba; weekly Spanish lessons; chance to learn/improve polo; share of tips; share of shop sales. Volunteers must finance their own travel to Argentina/personal insurance.
Providing you meet ALL of the above minimum requirements, please e-mail us at bookings@estancialospotreros.com with a brief outline of previous riding/service industry experience, why you are interested in the position, plus a current CV/resume.
Expires: Apr 30, 2015
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