WILDFIRE RANCH SPIRITUAL RETREAT (wildfireranch.org) is located in Spring Mills, Pa., just 25 minutes from State College, PA and the Pennsylvania State University. We are famous for our equine therapy retreat center, using horses to heal humans of depression (wildfireranch.org).
We have an opening for a RANCH FOREMAN. This job is working as an independent contractor 15-40 hours/week. You have the option of living at the ranch in a spacious fully-furnished guestroom for $550/month all utilities included as part of your pay. Or you can commute 5 days/week mornings at 9am and return each evening at 5pm for another hour of work bringing the herd of horses in for the night.
Winter time (December 1st - April 1st) duties include letting the herd of 14 horses out each morning to pasture; throwing 4 bales of hay; filling water tubs; mucking out 10 horse stalls; using the tractor to muck out the front and back run- in shelters and plow snow when needed; laying pine shavings in each stall; stuffing hay nets; filling water buckets in each stall; bringing horses into their stalls for the evening. Barn maintenance duties take about 3-4 hours daily. During the winter months you will only be working 3-4 hours/daily five days/week doing these barn chores. Pay during the winter months is $1,000/month (CASH) + $550/month for your fully-furnished room, bathroom and laundry room = $1,550/month. This comes out to $387.50/week and $22.14/hour.
Spring-Summer-Fall (April 1st - December 1st): In addition to barn maintenance your duties will include taking city slickers out on horseback trail rides (tremendous fun!) - and teaching horse-riding lessons (we can train you). You will also be operating the lawnmower, weed-eater and tractor for property maintenance. During our busy season your duties will take 6-7 hours/day = 30-35 hours/week. During the Spring-Summer-Fall months your pay of $1600/month+$550/month for fully-furnished room (laundry room and full bath) = $537.50/week and averages out to $16.53/hour.
Because you are only working 15-35 hours week you can work another part-time job to supplement your income. This is the perfect job for cowboys, cowgirls and horse lovers in general.
We are seeking a hard-working (don't complain about mucking stalls), responsible (don't neglect the horses with laziness), honest (don't steal) individual. We will give greater priority to those who are willing to live here on our beautiful horse ranch. Dogs and cats allowed on a case by case basis.
Text/Call: 814.574.9942, Cynthia.