Donating A Horse
As a horse owner, parting with your beloved
friend is one of the toughest decisions you can face. Until now, your options have been to sell or give away your horse,
without knowing if he/she would be loved and cared for.Adoption is a wonderful option, and you've come to the right place!
- Adopters
are not people who buy on impulse or on a whim. They fill out a lengthy application and subject themselves to interviews
and possible home visits. As a safeguard, adopters have the option to return their horse if things don't work out. We
make every effort to place your horse in a loving home.To ensure adoptions are successful, we impose restrictions concerning
the health and behavior of donated horses.
- In
some cases, we may be able to provide rehabilitation and training to facilitate a horse’s transition to a new career
or home. A riding horse is any horse that doesn't have any physical limitations and is able to walk/trot/canter/jump
under saddle safely with a rider matching their training level (beginner, intermediate or advanced). This horse may need some
retraining, but is safe to handle on the ground. It can be placed from the donor's home or our main facility.
- There are beginner safe horses who are still sound for
light riding or therapeutic work in hand. These horses have some physical limitations such as age, blindness, partial
blindness, or soundness issues that limit them to walk or walk/trot in hand or under saddle. We will gladly accept these
horses with the understanding that it does take time to find horses with physical limitations a permanent home.
- Please provide photographs of
your horse. The photographs along with a description of your horse will be posted on our website to help prospective adopters
make their initial selection of a horse.
- We carefully screen adopters and make every effort to match the horse and adopter in terms of
temperament, training level/riding ability, and interests. Adopters must abide by strict regulations concerning horse care,
and we will track the horse for life to ensure the adopters are abiding by these regulations. Please feel free to review the
adoption application, the adoption contract, and the regulations for adopters to satisfy yourself that they meet your requirements.
- You must indicate
whether you want to keep the horse at your facility or move it to our main adoption facility,
- If
you indicate on the donation application you would like to be contacted by the adopter, we will give the prospective adopter
your name and telephone number.
- We would also like to mention we are an officially recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
and the donation of your horse may be tax deductible. It is recommended that you contact a tax professional for more information
about this type of donation.
