Volunteering at a horse project in Spain

Location:
Your accommodation is located in a village in Andalusia. There is a bar where you can buy food and drinks or you can buy these things in the surrounding stores. The beach is an hour and a half's drive away. The village is surrounded by nature, so you can go for walks and hikes, recharge your batteries in the woods and rivers and relax. The walk to your place of work is 15 minutes.
As mentioned above, you can enjoy beautiful nature in Andalusia. But the region in southern Spain also has plenty to offer away from the hiking and forest trails. The traditional dance flamenco originates from this region, which is why you should definitely watch a performance and let yourself be carried away by the fiery temperament. Every year in February, Cadiz hosts a carnival that transforms the entire city into a colorful sea of dancing, singing and revelers. Then there are the impressive cave dwellings of Guadix, where people still live today.

A typical day:
You can have breakfast at the accommodation after getting up or you can take a picnic to the horses and eat your breakfast there later. After a nice 15-minute walk, you arrive at the animals and give them their food. This is followed by everyday tasks such as picking up droppings and fetching water, which take a few hours. This is followed by hoof care, grooming the horses, training with them, but also things like gardening and building fences or buildings. During the lunch break, you can read or take a siesta, for example. In the evenings at the accommodation, you can relax, use the internet, read, cook, listen to music, meet up with the other volunteers or go to the bar. You normally work 25 hours a week, 4-5 in the morning and then another 1-2 in the evening. As far as the days off are concerned, you are not fixed, but can choose them freely and flexibly in consultation with the team, even during the week.