Gypsies Lodge Equestrian Centre

26/07/2024

Gypsie Lodge is hiring and on the hunt for a motivated stable hand to join us at Gypsie Lodge Equestrian Centre at Kobble Creek (between Dayboro and Samford).

The role includes stable hand duties on weekend feed shifts, typically Saturday and Sundays, with weekday shifts available.

Agistment for one horse may be negotiable as part of the package, with full access to the facilities.

Each shift is approx 3 hours, and includes general horse care, stable duties, feeding up and some rural property tasks.

About you-
We are looking for someone with experience in horse care who has worked with a variety of horses. A qualification in the industry is a bonus but not a must, especially if you have proven skills and experience. The position involves working with our existing team of stable hands and agistees to ensure the best care of all our Gypsie horses.

A manual licence is desirable- (we can arrange training if you are willing to learn).

Hourly rate plus super is paid, relative to age and experience.

If this sounds like you-
please send an email with your information and skills via a short resume to [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss further.

Look forward to seeing your application!
Leasa Stephen, Gypsie Lodge Equestrian Centre

PS parents- if you have a superstar older teen who may fit this bill, please get them to reach out!

28/06/2024

Morning walk through the paddocks at Gypsie Lodge-

We now have another paddock ready to take on a new equine friend- if you are looking for Agistment please give us a call/text to discuss.

0412 753 512 (Leasa)

Stables- paddocks- arena- float parking- tack and feed shed- full care, part care or DIY options available.

08/06/2024

Gypsie Lodge (Kobble Creek) has an agistment placement coming available soon, as we finish our latest round of paddock renovations! We have room to add 2 or 3 more equine mates to our family, and have Individual and share paddocks from 1/4 acre to 3 acre paddocks for o choose from!

Along with:
⭐️ DIY, part or full care options
⭐️ Tailored Agistment from $70/week- $190/week
⭐️ 20x60m ELD arena (fenced)
⭐️ grass jumping/flatwork paddock
⭐️ space to ride in a lovely paddock with kobble creek flowing (sometimes)
⭐️ tackroom and feed shed
⭐️ float parking (open air) available
⭐️ stables and undercover saddle up area
⭐️ onsite EA coach available for occasional lessons

Please contact us to arrange a property visit to see if we are a good fit for you and your horse!

Contact Leasa on 0412 753 512 for enquires.

09/05/2024

Gypsie Lodge is hiring and on the hunt for a motivated stable hand to join us at Gypsie Lodge Equestrian Centre at Kobble Creek (between Dayboro and Samford).

The role includes stable hand duties on weekend feed shifts, typically Saturday and Sundays, with some weekday shifts possible to cover our existing team members' leave.

Agistment for one horse may be negotiable as part of the package, with full access to the facilities.

Each shift is approx 3 hours, and includes general horse care, stable duties, feeding up and some rural property tasks.

About you-
We are looking for someone with experience in horse care who has worked with a variety of horses. A qualification in the industry is a bonus but not a must, especially if you have proven skills and experience. The position involves working with our existing team of stable hands and agistees to ensure the best care of all our Gypsie horses.

A manual licence is desirable- (we can arrange training if you are willing to learn).

Hourly rate plus super is paid, relative to age and experience.

If this sounds like you-
please send an email with your information and skills via a short resume to [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss further.

Look forward to seeing your application!
Leasa Stephen, Gypsie Lodge Equestrian Centre

PS parents- if you have a superstar older teen who may fit this bill, please get them to reach out!

24/04/2024

Gypsie Lodge has an agistment placement coming available soon, in our individual 1/4 acre size paddocks. Most suited to a gelding. Please contact us to arrange a property visit to see if we are a good fit for you and your horse! Please note, we are unable to take windsuckers.

08/04/2023

Gypsie Lodge is hiring!

We are seeking a knowledgeable horse person to join our team at Gypsie Lodge Equestrian Centre at Kobble Creek (between Dayboro and Samford).

The role includes weekend feed shifts, typically Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with some weekday morning or afternoon shifts possible.

Each shift is approx 3 hours, and includes general horse care, stable duties, feeding up and some rural property tasks.

About you-
We are looking for someone experienced in horse care who has worked with a variety of horses. A qualification in the industry is a bonus but not a must-have if you have proven skills and experience. The position involves working with our existing team of stable hands and agistees to ensure the best care of all our Gypsie horses.

A manual licence is desirable- (we can arrange training if you are willing to learn).

Best suited to a uni student/ retiree or someone looking for some part time work.
Agistment may be negotiable as part of the package.

If this sounds like you-
please send your CV to email [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss further.

Look forward to seeing your application!

Leasa Stephen, Gypsie Lodge Equestrian Centre

03/08/2021

02/08/2021

Congrats Aussie eventing team on silver!!!

31/07/2021

𝗧𝗢𝗞𝗬𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 | Bring on cross country! 🐎

Today the horses will be transported 🚛 to the beautiful Sea Forest Cross Country course where they will stay overnight ready to start the competition bright and early tomorrow morning!

The ride times for the Australian Team members for cross country are:

Sunday 1st August
• Shane Rose Eventing and Virgil, 8:00 JST (9:00 AEST)
• Kevin McNab Eventing and Don Quidam, 09:12 JST (10:12 AEST)
• Andrew Hoy and Vassily de Lassos, 10:18 JST (11:18 AEST)

Catch all the action live streamed on 7plus

Full schedule for the equestrian events at Tokyo 2020 can be found at https://www.equestrian.org.au/content/equestrian-olympic-schedule

FULL draw can be found athttps://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/EQU/OG2020-_EQU_C51(C)D_EQUOEVENINDV----------XC--000100--.pdf

23/07/2021

Omg this made me laugh!

Railbirds- nice phrase for the ever present side line riders!

And we’ve all obsessed and ruminated over the paid critics comments!

This is so true yet we keep coming back! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🙄

Do you like dressage shows 😆 ?
credits: The Idea of Order

23/07/2021

Here we go everyone!!!!! Olympic time!

𝗧𝗢𝗞𝗬𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 | Get ready, mark your calendars, set your alarms!
Our Dressage Team are all set to ride at ⏰

The ride times for the Grand Prix Team & Individual Qualifier are:

Saturday 24th July
• Mary Hanna and Calanta, 17:36 JST (18:36 AEST)

Sunday 25th July
• Simone Pearce and Destano, 18:03 JST (19:03 AEST)
• Kelly Layne and Samhitas, 19:21 JST (20:21 AEST)

Catch all the action live streamed on 7plus

Full schedule for the equestrian events at Tokyo 2020 can be found at https://www.equestrian.org.au/content/equestrian-olympic-schedule

Dressage NSW Inc Dressage Queensland Dressage South Australia Dressage Tasmania Dressage Western Australia Dressage Victoria Equestrian Northern Territory Simone Pearce Dressage Statene Park

22/07/2021

Found this via a friend’s page- pretty true to life I do believe!

“Farm work doesn’t make you stronger. It doesn’t make you anything. It reveals you.
There’s gym strong and then there’s farm strong. They’re mutually exclusive. The toughest women you’ll ever meet spend their days on a farm.

There are more uses for twine than you can possibly imagine. You can tie up a hole in a slow feeder, fashion a tail strap for a horse’s blanket, mend a broken fence and use it as a belt.

“Well that certainly didn’t go as planned,” is one thing you’ll say quite a bit.
Control is a mere illusion. The thought that you have any, at any given time, is utterly false.
Sometimes sleep is a luxury. So are lunch and dinner. And brushing your hair.

If you’ve never felt your obliques contract, then you’ve never tried stopping an overly full wheelbarrow of horse manure from tipping over sideways. Trust me, you’ll find muscles that you never knew existed on the human skeleton to prevent this from happening.

When one of the animals is ill, you’ll go to heroic lengths to minimize their discomfort.
Their needs come first. In summer heat and coldest winter days. Clean water, clean bed, and plenty of feed. Before you have your first meal, they all eat.

When you lose one of them, even though you know that day is inevitable, you still feel sadness, angst and emotional pain from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. And it’s a heaviness that lingers even though you must regroup and press on.
You’ll cry a lot. But you’ll never live more fully. You’ll remain present no matter what because you must. There is no other option.
You’ll ask for so many miracles and hold out hope until the very last.

You will, at least once, face-plant in the manure pile. You’ll find yourself saying things like, “we have maybe twenty minutes of daylight left to git ‘er done” whilst gazing up at a nonspecific place in the sky.
You’ll become weirdly obsessive about the weather.
You’ll go out in public wearing filthy clothes and smelling of dirt, sweat and p**p. People will look at you sideways and krinkle their noses but you won’t care.
Your entire day can derail within ten seconds of the rising sun.
You can wash your coveralls. They won’t look any cleaner, but they will smell much nicer.

Farm work is difficult in its simplicity.
You’ll always notice just how beautiful sunrises and sunsets really are.
Should you ever have the opportunity to work on a farm, take the chance! You will never do anything more satisfying in your entire life.”

-Author Unknown

20/07/2021

Olympic equestrian times !

Olympics schedule for 7plus and Nbc, thanks to snaffle travel for making the schedules! ! Kate

16/07/2021

This!!!!!

The saddest thing I’ve ever seen…
Is a woman on a horse
that does not believe she is good enough to be there.

Do not compare yourself. There is only this moment, this horse. Your hands, seat, voice and leg, define the parameters of the entire world for this horse.

What anyone else is doing, or has ever done, does NOT matter.
Whomever it is that you look up to — or feel less than —
Is in turn, looking up to another rider, wishing to aspire to that level. So be content where you are… You are blessed!

YOU are your only competition… Just be better today than you were yesterday. Try hard for this horse you ride and try hard for yourself. Most of all, enjoy this time; Every moment. Every stride. Every cue that is answered with a response.

Cherish this partnership…
Know, that you are exactly where you are supposed to be…

--Amye

Photo credit Lee Willis