In a nutshell
As a Finca Soley horse intern you will be fully involved into the daily activites around the horses, farmanimlas, kittchen and guest interactions. This internship is for individuals who consider to take a professional career around animals or specially horses or who are reall interested in horses. You should love to be around animals and care for them. Mucking out, taken care of feeding and water and giving a hand when needed will be expected as well as helping in the training, grooming and care. You can learn a lot about; herd behavior, horse and animal keeping, training, barefood trimming etc. You will be joining in the offered courses or help to train the horses depending on what is happening on the farm.
You should love horses!!! Have a positive attitude!!! And be physically fit in order to perform physical work.
I am excited to welcome you into my intern team and share my love and passion for horses with you.
Volunteers need to help with dishes and sometimes heat up their meals.
Please bring a: I can do it attitude (=
A 25% deposit has to be paid at registration.
The booking system requires to pay add ons at booking. Nevertheless the add ons are refundable at 75% till the arrival day as well as the whole programm fee.
Payment plans can be offered.
We have a strong no refund policy.
The remaining 75% is due at your arrival day. Since we need long-term planning your registration for the booked time is binding. The fee for the entire period specified by you is due upon your arrival at the farm. In case of early departure, no refund of the fee project is possible. This is true even if we have to exclude you because of a violation of our house and community rules on the further project work. If you wish to terminate your participation, we provide you free to find a suitable matching participant.
If you cannot arrive we are happy to find an alternative date for your stay with us within one year.
Welcome to Finca Soley. We are excited to welcome you and share a wonderful experience with you here in Costa Rica. Since we are a community of many different people, we want to respect each other's individual needs. Let us live together in respect and peace. Finca Soley is an ecological farm. We want to reduce, recycle and make best use of all materials. We want to keep our grounds and home clean from toxic or harmful things. Please do not use chemical products, if you need information don’t hesitate to ask us!
Please try to bring as less as possible plastic packaging and make sure all your care products are made of natural ingredients as we are an ecological farm.
Riding pants
Long trousers to work (Jeans, Leggings, etc.)
Comfortable clothes for the evenings (It can get cold)
Clothes for trips
Everyday clothes
Closed shoes for riding (Paddock Boots)
Sneakers or hiking boots for working and hiking
Flip Flops, Sandals or something similar
Light longs-leave shirts to protect against sun and insects
Cap or sunhat
Working gloves
Long Raincoat and/or umbrella
Riding helmet (We have some on the farm too)
Towel (there are some towels here too)
Swimsuit
Sunscreen and repellent
Flash light - ideally head light
Water bottle to refill
Toiletries
Camera
Small backpack
Booklet and pen to make notes (For Spanish- and Theory lessons)
Maybe bum bag
Credit card (Mastercard or Visa. Some banks also accept debit cards)
Spanish dictionary
First Aid (Plaster, ointment, charcoal tablets, etc.)
Our number(isa): 00506 83694339 (=
· On the farm there are costa rican ladies offering laundry service for 1000 Colones per basket.
· IF YOU HAVE SPACE LEFT IN YOUR SUITCASE, please let us know. A lot of things you can get easily in your country are difficult, very expensive or impossible to get in Costa Rica.
· We are always happy about any donations for the horses like leather care products, brushes, fly maks, hay nets or everything that is needed in a horse stable.
Arrival info: At the airport check for the “Finca Soley” sign.
At Finca Soley there is washing service offered for 4$ US per load.
add as many weeks as you want to stay to the 3 weeks.
Example you want to book 10 weeks select the 3 weeks plus 7 add on weeks.
Stays longer then 12 weeks: choose the basic package of 3 weeks, add 9 weeks from the option 4-12 weeks. Then add more weeks from here.
Different Location is available, a price difference might occur
Different Location is available, a price difference might occur
Please select the number of weeks you like to book the course.
Course includes 9 lessons a 40mins per week.
Courses can be mixed.