WE live in a 150 year old farmhouse on a working farm five miles outside the historic and beautiful city of York. We need someone primarily to look after our two dogs (an English pointer and a very elderly Jack Russell) while we are away on a family holiday. We also need someone who will keep an eye on our thoroughbred horses and be knowledgable enough to recognise signs of illness in horses and to call the vet if required. Half a dozen hens and a couple of call ducks complete the menagerie. Castle Howard (the film location of Brideshead Revisited) and the Yorkshire Moors are within easy reach as are Captain Cook's haunt of Whitby and the enchanting smuggler's cove of Robin Hoods Bay. A car is available if required.