ALLIKSAARE HORSE FARM 4 | EST AL4 | 2026-08-03 - 2026-08-30 | ANIM | Age: 18 - 68

Hiiumaa, according to the Nordic sagas, emerged from the Baltic Sea as a small islet more than 10 000 years ago. The island of Hiiumaa was first mentioned in historical documents as a deserted island called Dageida in 1228. The first inhabitants settled down at the end of the 13th century. Nowadays, Hiiumaa is the second largest island of Estonia with the area of 965 sq. km and a population of around 9 000. It has many historical and nature sights, and there are kind people known for their hospitality and good sense of humor. The island is referred to as a remote area of Europe, and EstYES feels proud developing international voluntary projects for over 20 years there. EstYES has been cooperating with eco-farms all over Estonia to show solidarity and give practical support to local people, who work in the agricultural sector keeping traditional lifestyle and developing new eco-farming despite all difficulties. Alliksaare Farm on Hiiumaa Island is one of such projects. This is a farm promoting sustainable lifestyle, and this camp is offered to volunteers who share its values, want to learn more about it and to help hard working people. Current speciality of Alliksaare Farm is preserving endangered breed of horses called Estonian Native Horse. Alliksaare Farm has also a task to take care of coastal meadows which are international birds migration area under protection of Natura Program. Video of past camp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEAc2Sch6f8

Work: Alliksaare Farm s main direction is horse breeding, and there are around 150 horses on the farm. Although the work may be diverse: taking care and maintain the pastures located by the sea - clearing around the pastures, building or removing fences, repairing fences, cleaning the stable. Another work is cleaning the coast nearby the farm from rubbish brought by storms. There can be some work for preparing food for horses for a winter time. However, the major and the most important one is work with horses directly - mostly training them. There are horses of any age but mostly young ones, so depending on your experience and willingness to learn more, it is possible to practice taking care of and training young horses. For example socializing and training foals, halter train yearlings and saddle and/or carriage train young horses. The work will be mainly outdoors. Working time is 6-7 hours a day. Work will be done mostly independently, still some supervision and initial guidance will be provided by the local host.

Accomodation and food: The accommodation conditions are very simple - in caravans, however beds are provided. Please bring your sleeping bag. Toilets and showers are available on site. There is a kitchen with all necessary equipment for cooking. Ingredients for food will be provided, but you need to cook by yourselves. We ask you to keep the living and common areas clean (washing dishes, cleaning the floors, etc.)

Location: NURSTEKULA

Location and Leisure: LocationAlliksaare farm is located in Nurste Kula, Emmaste parish, Hiiumaa island. Hiiumaa is situated in the western part of Estonia, 130km from Tallinn. More information available on the following websites: www.emmaste.ee, www.hiiumaa.ee, www.visitestonia.com TerminalAirport, harbour, bus station in Tallinn. You can get to the island by bus. For this take bus nr 2 or 15 going to the city centre. Buses stop at Tallinn Bus Station (Bussijaam). From there buses go to Hiiumaa two times per day taking you straight there (including ferry transportation from the mainland). Timetables are available at www.tpilet.ee and www.luxexpress.ee (bus from Tallinn to Hiiumaa).Leisure timeThere are a lot of natural picturesque sights on the island as well as good possibilities for swimming in the sea or hiking in the forest. It is planned to visit other parts of Hiiumaa Island on the week-end. Hiiumaa offers a lot of various cultural events in summer time and you will have a possibility to join them. In spring and autumn you can enjoy birds watching as their migration route goes over island. This camp is perfect for people who love horses, enjoy being close to the nature, and interested in traditional rural way living.

Airport: TLL

Train/Bus station: Nurste

Requirements: Special requirementsYou have to be open-minded and be able to adapt to the simple conditions of the common life in Estonian countryside. You can work independently staying without permanent supervision. The work can be demanding at some time. It is very important that you already have substantial experience with horses and are able to interact and train them. Please send a motivation letter explaining it. The host will do interviews with every applicant before accepting. It is helpful if you have some technical skills: repair machines, building, use chainsaws, and have a driving license. Smoking and drinking alcohol are not permitted on the farm. NB The dates or the projects are indicative. It is possible to adapt your arrival/ departure dates to your availability. You can combine periods if you wish to stay longer. This is not a camp but more individual service for 1 i 3 participants.Participation feeWe ask participants to contribute a single fee of 80 Euro towards the costs of general administration. Fee does not depend on the duration of your stay. This fee has to be paid by bank transfer before the beginning of the camp to the bank account. If you cannot make bank transfer, please contact your sending organization for a solution.

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Language: eng,eng

Extra Fee: 80 EUR