THE Equipeople Irish Agricultural Work Experience Programme are running the Grow Abroad World Alliance conference in September at The Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.

The free to attend conference will have equine internship organisations from USA, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, India, Tanzania, Nepal and all of Europe.

If you’re interested in a placement riding horses on a ranch in Texas, working with show jumpers or dressage horses in Canada, or maybe rounding up sheep in Australia for six months, this is where you can get all the information, in one place, at one time.

Talk directly

Equipeople are inviting anyone interested to come to meet them in Portlaoise on Thursday, September 11 from 2pm – 4.30pm and to take a look at the many opportunities on offer.

There is no charge and no commitment, it is simply an opportunity for potential young horse people to meet these organisations and learn more about internship opportunities abroad. Attendees can talk directly to the people who organise the placements and ask any questions they might have. Placements are for a maximum of a year, but could be as short as four or six weeks. The internship organisations also help with visas, insurance and whatever else is needed.