Paid Work with Horses in Australia

Working with the horses and the livery clients has been incredibly fun and the flexible working hours have meant it’s been really easy to do some exploring in my downtime! The horses are all really sweet and I’ve been able to ride in my free time as well. The local area is beautiful and the beach is only 5 minutes down the road. There are shops close by and amazing beaches all along the peninsulas coast, plus it’s close to Phillip Island so we’ve seen lots of adorable penguins in their natural habitat! My employers have been so incredibly welcoming and you really feel like part of the family working here, I would throughly recommending it to anyone looking for a working holiday with horses. The two dogs on site are also really fun and love to have cuddles and explore the beach with you!

I have had an amazing time with Oyster doing the paid horse training and horsemanship course in Australia. I had the best time in Sydney making loads of new friends and creating lots of memories, whilst also getting set up to start working straight away. Travelling to my job was also very easy and I am currently really enjoying my time working at a pre-training thoroughbred yard and learning lots. The project manager Georgie has been super helpful and supportive throughout my whole experience and is always happy to answer any questions big or small about my time in Australia. Would highly recommend this course to anybody thinking of doing it!

You won’t find anything else like this in Australia. If you’re an international traveller and want a dream year abroad with horses, these are the people to make it happen. From the staff in the office, to the trainers, to the Sydney team – nothing is a problem. I loved learning how Australians do horses, you don’t necessarily expect it to be that different but it’s the small things like using rope halters, stepping down off young green horses instead of jumping, riding in stock saddles correctly and then there is so much we learned from watching mind-blowing breaking and educating clinics. This is something I have paid lots of money for before and we had so many clinics – talk about value for money! I loved it, wish I could have stayed longer at this beautiful homestead – my riding style as changed already. My job at one of the top yearling prep thoroughbred studs in Australia however is just as exciting – we’re off to the Magic Millions sales in January – a once in a lifetime experience! – THANK YOU!!!