Live in nanny with horses

Are you still looking for someone for your family? :)

OK, I'm ready to start whenever you need me! might need a spare stable to lock my kids in while I'm out hacking!

Beautiful views!

This would be my dream job!
I'm sure you will be able to find a suitable nanny if you were offering free livery in return for yard jobs or if they were able to ride your horse in return for doing yard duties. I would also recommend trying Yard and Groom and Horse and Hound.
Congratulations on your pregnancy and hope it all works out well!

This sounds like an ideal job. My first nanny job had stables which they rented out to a lady with 3 horses. It was nothing to do with me but I got friendly with the lady (as she was in the garden every day!) and I ended up helping her muck out etc when she was away/ill/wanted company etc. I didn't have a clue about horses until then other than that I loved them, but it wasn't exactly difficult to learn how to scoop up a bit of poo and walk the horses to the field ;)
so although I'm not 'horsey' I would love another job that had horses I could help out with. Probably wouldn't ride them though.

I got my first nanny job via Horse and Hound. I didn't do the horses but they wanted a country nanny who was happy around horses as the child had ponies. I had plenty of horses to ride and they eventually bought me my own. When I moved on I went for two interviews where they had land and stables and were happy for me to bring my horse. However I opted to put my horse in full livery mainly due to working long hours and the family travelled a bit so would have needed care for dhorse anyway.

I'd suggest focusing on the nanny element first especially with a baby but I'm sure you'll find some one though who would love this job.

Sorry but I would not advise that. You risk getting someone who relies on you for their horses rather than the other way round, or someone who is messy or whatever and then you have to get rid of a livery.

You could also try advertising on your horse group on fb, will get lots of local interest. If you can't find a nanny you could always just offer free livery in exchange for dealing with your horses, im sure you'd get loads of offers! Then a separate nanny.

Yard and groom is where you want to advertise. The Lady is pointless for nanny/grooms and Nags and Nannies promise a lot and deliver little.

We advertised for a nanny/groom and got over 60 replies. Some were pointless, but most were reasonable applicants. We ended up with 5 people we interviewed on Skype, one person was invited for a paid trial week and she started a few weeks later (we live in the south of France). She is wonderful and has been with us for over a year now and will stay long term.

The most important thing is to clarify what you want from the person so that they can decide whether they are a good fit for the job. I am SAHM but do a bit of work from home if I have time. We have two DCs, four horses, two dogs and two cats - between us our nanny/groom and I look after everyone. For example, if the baby is having a grumpy day I keep him and cook while nanny rides the horses, if the baby is asleep nanny takes him for a walk with the dog and I ride, etc. Each day is different. We also work very closely so it is important to hire someone you think you can get along with at a personal level.

This would be my ideal job only I've got a dog and 4 horses!!! Good luck in finding someone op ??

www.nagsandnannies.co.uk/
This may be helpful

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childminders_nannies_au_pairs_etc/2307674-Unwaged-au-pair?msgid=all That thread...

I think it is a perk you can use to attract someone but it isn't something I would include as part of the payment.

You could try yard and groom. It's a website for horsey jobs. You get lots of horsey nannies

Clearly you need our interviewee .

We offered her the job actually but she rejected us because she didn't feel comfortable caring for children as old as ours. I reckon a 1 year old and a few horses would be heavenly for her. Except she is live out and local to me in the NE.

I think once you start looking then the livery might be a nice added extra if you find the right candidate but if you restrict your search to country/horsey type places then you might miss the perfect candidate for your family.

That said one of the potential nannies we interviewed had horses and had in fact fallen into nannying after being a groom/stablehand for a family so I suppose the potential is there to find someone who could help you out with both horses and children but I expect the pool of candidates would be rather small!

The "yummy roast dinners" thread was the one I was thinking of, Thingummy.

AuntieDee you'd be surprised at how many people think that way - there's been a thread on here about it only this week. Someone on gumtree thinking that roast dinners, a naice bedroom and free wifi was fair pay for a 20+ hour working week.

Anyway, yes you might find a nanny who loves horses, has one, or doesn't care about them but is happy to work for you because s/he likes the countryside. If the nanny has a horse of course it's a great opportunity and worth mentioning when you advertise.

AuntieDee you'd be surprised exactly what some nanny employers expect from their nannys!