Work With Horses in Australia Abroad

I have recently received my second working holiday visa after having an incredible first year in Australia. I was very lucky to have the opportunity to work at a pre-training farm in Sydney which was set up by Georgie which gained me invaluable experience. This was followed by travelling up the East Coast with one of my closet friends who I met at the job. We visited around 10 different places up the coast and it was definitely a once in a lifetime experience. I had so much fun, made so many friends and incredible memories all whilst discovering lots of beautiful places that Australia has to offer. I will never forget the memories that I made during that time. This opportunity that Georgie and Oyster provided me has allowed me to find a job myself in another pre-training yard where I am living the dream. I have been very lucky to receive lots of training from my boss on one of her retired racehorses in preparation to start riding the pre-trainers. I am so grateful to Georgie and the team who have allowed me to turn what was once a dream into my everyday reality.

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!!!

Today is my first day off and though I am sore I am so happy! The farm is great and I’m so thankful for everything you helped with to make this such a smooth transition ❤️ I have some pics of Sally and I from our week! Port Stephens was really fun! Sand boarding (and saw some horses galloping on the beach!) ..Sydney was great as well - we had a nice night with our group on Saturday before we ended! :D thank you for everything!

I always wanted to spend some time in Australia and it was my biggest dream to combine it with horse work. The programme helped me to make my dream come true! There was a lot to learn during the training week and the trainers really took their time to explain and show everything to us. We were taught in a small group and all of our questions were answered - and believe me, we had lots of them. ;) After the training week it was time for the real job - and the preparation week came in really handy for it. It's hard work and of course you get dirty, but I loved every second of it - the people, the horses, the landscape and the weather! If you love horses and have horse experience, then this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you shouldn't miss out on!

Learned a huge amount in the training week about the way horses are kept and trained in Australia while getting to experience the way they manage a working farm as well. Very kind people and very welcoming! Everything was organised and I got to work at a place where again I learned a huge amount while enjoying the Australian weather and the amazing people!

It’s an incredible opportunity that’s I’m so glad I’ve had. You get brilliant support the whole time you’re there and lots of experience working with horses which is always fun. It’s very exciting to be able to be abroad but also have the support of the program to help if you need it. I’ve had the best time and would highly recommend to anyone who’s interested!