Learning horse care in Argentina

Activity/Tour

We offer different programs which are depending on your capacities and our seasonal work. For novices you have to apply in "General Care". If you stay less than 1 month you can choose only 1 program.
Assistant trainer : tacking/untacking, showers; warming up, cooling down, bringing horses from paddocks, horse-walker function; the closest spot to get advices for riding.

Reproduction : bringing mares and foals, checking seasons, foaling, teasing and covering even try ultra-sound palpation; all you want to know about reproduction! Only between November and March (dates to be confirmed for this season).

Working with foals and yearlings : all the tricks! and the animals to practice! How to put a head collar, make them follow, give legs, turn around, get their hooves done. Course on horse-whispering technics. Only from November to June.


Treatments and general horse care : how to cure different wounds, skins desease, mud fever, hooves problems, ticks, how to de-worm, shower, feed etc; you'll never get bewildered if your vet is not at hand!

General stable management : care of horses in stables, mucking out, bandaging, exercizing, feeding, hooves care etc... ready to have your own horse at home!

Trimming and general hooves care : course with professional farrier, practice during 4 weeks , course to finish, eventually shoeing.

Starting young horses : horse-whispering method., long reining, riding your horse in 3 days, and after..... How to face some difficulties like loading a horse, backing up, crossing water, a horse which bites etc...

Apprentice Gaucho: all day with the gauchos, weither bringing cows, branding calves, or doing sanitary treatments, lassooing etc. The experience of one life! (good level horse-riding required).

General care : you want to do a little bit of every thing, depending on your capacities and time, (can be for example one week for each, an overview of all the ranch.

Typical Day

Depending on the program you choose you may start by feeding mares and foals then doing some treatments walking amongs the 43 paddocks or prepare the horses for the trainer, warm them, then shower them. Few times a week the gauchos need help to take care of the cows : a nice way to ride in open fields

Age range, type of group

We accept horse lovers from 18 to 65.

Sleeping and meals

Meals are prepared by the cook, homemade, balanced and of good quality.
The rooms are for 2 persons.

Restrictions

Smoking is not permitted during the activities and inside the buildings.
Alcohol and drugs are totally prohibited
Devices to listen music are not permitted during the activities.
A correct clothing and behavior is asked

Rates

a minimum of 3 weeks is asked for a rate of Euros 135 per week. For 2 weeks Euros 200. per week.
After 4 weeks the following are Euros 85.
Rates cover food and lodging, laundry; teaching and riding are an exchange against help in the different tasks concerning the care of horses, cows, maintenance of the premisses

Other Information

We ask insurance and medical certificate; a disclaimer and contract, and the acknowledgement of the general rules (alcohol, drugs, smoking, respect of people and animals...)