08/03/2023
Private Farmhouse Living Quarters - ISO Experienced Horse Farm Employee with a Vision
About You/Lifestyle on this Farm
Are you social justice oriented and an experienced horseperson, knowledgeable in natural horsemanship? LGBTQ+ and BIPOC inclusive, neurodivergent affirming unschooling 25 acre farm located in central New Hampshire seeks a perfect fit, individual or partners/family. If you DO NOT know what any of those terms mean, please search and learn to ensure that our principles align.
All applicants must provide a resume, 3 references (personal, housing, and/or professional), and a letter of interest/intent… that means you, and any partner(s) must EACH provide this information, and all interested parties must undergo a criminal background check… any children excluded from this expectation, of course! This farm is my home, and where I run my business, and it is vital that we enter this arrangement with clear communication and all parties interested. I am looking for successful long-term arrangements.
While there are numerous clients who visit the farm each day, my family and I are friendly but quiet people who mostly keep to ourselves, and do not participate in or expect high levels of social engagement. Late nights and loud parties are not part of life here. This is a nonsmoking property, and zero tolerance for drug use on premises.
Pets will be considered by situation only. I have a senior dog that roams the yard, and we have numerous children here daily. Pets need to be safe, and have their needs met… I’m not willing to have an animal left alone for several hours a day, or have messes/property damage that is not tended to immediately by the pet owner. Horses can be boarded either full board, or in exchange for an additional 10 hours per week of designated farm labor. Other livestock will be considered on a case by case basis. There is plenty of space available if high standards of care are kept.
Other business ventures or income-earning activities are enthusiastically considered. In addition to horses and agriculture, we host therapeutic programming. We are completing a large finished inside space, and with town approval of any ventures, would love to expand into opportunities for affirming alternative educational and/or therapeutic programming.
About the Living Quarters
These are furnished and private separate quarters in a large farmhouse, originally renovated for a (now failed) coparenting agreement. There is a large upstairs bedroom, ¾ bathroom, and optional second bedroom (available only with caveats for noise as the second bedroom is directly above my kitchen, and as such better suited to an office space!). The downstairs is the only area where living spaces are connected, and kept separate with a closed door. The downstairs has a full bathroom, kitchen, and dining/living area. Gorgeous farmers porch with a view. Laundry (also private) is in the basement, and there is a small finished room in the basement that could be used for storage, an office, music, or similar. Includes a garage parking space for one small car. Central air (oil heat and A/C), electric, internet, hot water, and weekly dump runs are all included. Although this is a furnished space, there is plenty of storage for things on site, if there are things you do not want to use. This space and amenities are valued at $2200-$2500 per month, and short term rental will be considered while waiting for the right employee/professional to be available.
About the work
30 hours per week covers all of the above. These 30 hours must be tracked on a timesheet, and includes work like turning in/out and blanketing horses, feeding hay and grain, cleaning stalls and paddocks, leading for hippotherapy sessions, and other work in keeping with maintaining and improving a farm. Must have extensive prior equine experience, and experience driving a tractor. Must work with other team members to provide care within established timeframes, but beyond that is largely flexible. Ideal candidate(s) will have additional trades or maintenance experience. Must be able to lift 50 lbs repeatedly… we get drop trailers of hay delivered, but you need to be able to unload to feed. We also have an electric muck cart, so while farm work IS hard work, we do everything possible to make it easier.
There are generally additional projects for separate/paid income, based on your skillsets. Also very open to folks who have a solid business plan and are interested in working with the abundant resources on site to create their vision, be that with horses or another form of agriculture.
This space will be available around the end of August / beginning of September. I’m not in a rush to fill this space, and will be waiting for the right candidate(s).
For more information on the farm, please visit ancora-imparo-equine.com. To enquire, please email [email protected], and include your letter of interest and resume. If you ask me a question that has been clearly answered in this post, your inquiry will be ignored.
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