Peacful rural property with two horses.

Introduction

I am an ultrasonographer who teaches vets how to ultrasound scan animals. I am an animal lover and enjoy riding and walking our dog. My husband Nick is a landscaper. We have two teenage boys who also ride. They are outdoorsy boys who love playing in our woods and mountain biking.

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Home & location

We live on a 4 acre smallholding in the middle of the Cheshire countryside. The cottage is up a no through road with beautiful rural walks. Jodrell Bank the national heritage site is across the fields and has a visitors centre. We are 10 mins drive from Holmes Chapel the nearest town with an Aldi and a train station. There are several rural local pubs within 40 mins walk, The Red Lion in Lower Withington and The Dog in Over Peover. Alderley Edge 11 minutes drive away has a Waitrose. Knutsford 17 minutes drive away has an Aldi and a Booths. These are two famous picturesque towns with many pubs and restaurants.

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Responsibilities

Watson the dog will only be at the house for the second week as the first week we will take him with us to Cornwall. He is fed morning and evening and needs two 30 min walks per day or one 60 min walk. He free ranges outside if we are at home but the property is not completely fenced in. He does not wander. Watson is very friendly and has good recall. He is clipped so has short hair to help keep him mudfree. He is not on the lead very much and does pull a bit if on a lead. He is not allowed upstairs in the house and he is a bit of a food stealer so we can't leave food on the kitchen counter! We are looking for a knowledgeable horsey person to lookagter our two lovely horses. Red is a chestnut mare, she is 15.3hh. Breeze is a grey gelding, he is 15hh. The two horses each have a shelter with a hard standing coral where they are locked in at night. These open onto their paddocks where they are let out into during the day. They get fed morning and evening and get hay in their shelters overnight. They need mucking out each morning. They are kept separate as they are protective over their food. If its hot they need flyspray and flymasks on during the day. We have four hens who get locked in a coop at night but free range during the day. They get fed and eggs collected in morning. They get cleaned out once a week.

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Meet the pets

Photo of Watson

Watson

5 years

Photo of Red

Red

18 years

Photo of Breeze

Breeze

18 years

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Gilly
Last time sitter needed: 8 months 12 days ago